{"id":10574,"date":"2011-09-24T19:50:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-25T03:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/huntsmanslodge.flywheelsites.com\/?p=10574"},"modified":"2012-09-03T12:28:26","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T20:28:26","slug":"interview-with-a-beast-master","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huntsmanslodge.com\/staging\/10574\/interview-with-a-beast-master\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with a Beast Master"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Garxz,<\/a><\/p>\n

…and not just any Beast Master, but Garxz, one of the top ranked Hunter PvP’ers in all of WoW. His 3v3 team is currently ranked just shy of 3k, and at the time of this post, Garxz is holding down the #3 slot on the ArenaJunkies hunter class leaderboard<\/a>. Did I mention #3, as in #3 in the world<\/strong><\/em>…<\/p>\n

Yeah, I know… pretty impressive.<\/p>\n

For starters, I have to thank Kazador of Emberstorm for suggesting I contact Garxz. Kaz has been a regular here at The Lodge for the past few years, as well as a hunter PvP enthusiast and all-around devotee of the class<\/a>. Kaz discovered Garxz when doing some online searches for the top hunters in the world.<\/p>\n

Anyway… Kaz sent me an email a few weeks back…<\/p>\n

Hey Gar,
\nI was looking up top hunters today, and stumbled across the top BM PVP hunter in the world<\/a>, currently at just under 3K rating.\u00a0This player must be your long lost twin. Hugely successful in BM PVP, and clearly has a thing for taming rares, especially spirit beasts. And named Gar. Weird.
\nAnyway, seems to be a very cool person, active on forums, etc. I’d strongly suggest you get a hold of this person, and interview them. BM macros, strategy, etc. I’d love to see you lead the community in a good discussion of BM PVP, with the best there is.
\nI hope you can tackle this project!
\nKaz<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, tackle it I did!
\n
\nI sent Garxz a message to his ArenaJunkies profile, asking if he’d be kind enough to share a bit of hunter PvP wisdom with all of the nice folks here at The Lodge. He quickly and most graciously replied, saying, “sure! I’m up for an interview”<\/em>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

For convenience sake, I chose to throw together an email Q&A to which he could reply at his leisure. The interview consisted of questions that I compiled from your comments to this post<\/a>, as well as a few questions of my own.<\/p>\n

Here’s the interview…<\/p>\n

Garwulf:<\/strong> How long have you been playing a hunter, and why do you think hunters are so much more fantastic than all of the other classes in World of Warcraft? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Garxz:<\/strong><\/span> I have been playing hunter since classic, and I like how hunter is unique from all casters and melee classes, also being a pet class.<\/p>\n

Garwulf:<\/strong> You’re known for being one of the top rated Beast Mastery hunters in the world. Is Beast Mastery your favorite spec for PvP?<\/p>\n

Garxz:<\/strong><\/span> Yes it is. In season 8 I used to play MM when I first started PvPing at a high level, but when Cataclysm was released it felt so strange playing MM. I lvled as BM and ended up PvPing as BM as I didn\u2019t like Survival or MM.\u00a0Also, I played BM a lot in Classic, TBC and in WOTLK.<\/p>\n

Garwulf:<\/strong> If another hunter asked you what it takes to be successful in arena, what would you tell them? I\u2019m talking about the basics\u2026 i.e., team composition, knowledge of your class, talents, gear, communication with teammates, etc\u2026 Hunters are arguably the least \u2018arena friendly\u2019 class, so what things would you stress when trying to mentor other hunters who wish to try and succeed in arena?<\/p>\n

Garxz:<\/strong><\/span> You need to take one step at a time and progress, find the right arena partners, and practice a lot. Making mistakes as a hunter is not very forgiving, and you need a decent combo and good partners to try and get a high rating.<\/p>\n

Garwulf:<\/strong> Does your build, gear and play style for Rated Battlegrounds differ from what you typically run with in arena?<\/p>\n

Garxz:<\/strong><\/span> No. I use the same build, gear and play style in arena.<\/p>\n

Garwulf:<\/strong> What are your favorite PvP pets, and does your pet choice differ depending upon whether you\u2019re competing in BG\u2019s or arena?<\/p>\n

Garxz:<\/strong><\/span> In arena and rated battlegrounds I use Spirit Beast, but if I can save our tank by using a Silithid for the crit immunity buff (i.e., Roar of Sacrifice)\u00a0I will swap pet.<\/p>\n

Garwulf:<\/strong> I have a lot of macros that I use for PvP and I know that you do as well. Would you mind sharing some of the macros that you find useful as a top arena hunter?<\/p>\n

Garxz:<\/strong><\/span> From my post in the EU Forums<\/a>.\u00a0I posted my macros there earlier because everyone kept asking me about macros \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Garxz PvP Hunter Macros<\/h4>\n
#showtooltip Scatter Shot\r\n\/cast [target=focus,exists][harm] Scatter Shot<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Kill Shot\r\n\/cancelaura Hand of Protection\r\n\/cancelaura Deterrence\r\n\/cast Kill Shot\r\n\/use 10\r\n\/use Blood Fury<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Feign Death\r\n\/stopcasting\r\n\/stopcasting\r\n\/cast Feign Death<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Flare\r\n\/use !Flare<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Cobra Shot\r\n\/cast Focus Fire\r\n\/cast Cobra Shot<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Master's Call\r\n\/use [@mouseover,help][@player] Master's Call\r\n\/use 6<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Master's Call\r\n\/cast [target=Thehatex] Master's Call<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Bestial Wrath\r\n\/stopcasting\r\n\/stopcasting\r\n\/cast Bestial Wrath\r\n\/cast Focus Fire\r\n\/use Ruthless Gladiator's Badge of Conquest\r\n\/cast Call of the Wild\r\n\/cast Roar of Recovery\r\n\/use Unsolvable Riddle<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Roar of Sacrifice\r\n\/cast Ancient Hysteria\r\n\/use [@mouseover,help][@player] Spirit Mend\r\n\/use [@mouseover,help][@player] Roar of Sacrifice<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Freezing Trap\r\n\/cast !Freezing Trap\r\n\/cast [target=pettarget] Growl<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Aspect of the Fox\r\n\/cast !Aspect of the Fox<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Aspect of the Hawk\r\n\/cast !Aspect of the Hawk<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Disengage\r\n\/cast Disengage\r\n\/use 15<\/pre>\n
#showtooltip Tranquilizing Shot\r\n\/cast [target=focus] Tranquilizing Shot<\/pre>\n
\/stopcasting\r\n\/stopcasting\r\n\/cast Deterrence\r\n\/use item:58489\r\n\/use item:64361\r\n\/use item:64881\r\n\/use item:28788\r\n\/use item:44430\r\n\/use item:64383\r\n\/use item:64358\r\n\/use [target=Garxz] the heartbreaker\r\n\/use item:64399\r\n\/use item:63359<\/pre>\n
Enjoy.<\/p>\n
Failed a bit on having Bestial Wrath and Focus Fire in same earlier but everyone makes mistakes ^^.<\/p>\n
If you’re not sure what a macro is, please visit my hunter macros page<\/a>. If you’re familiar with macros but have some questions concerning Garxz’s Hunter PvP Macros, then post them in the comments section below. Either Garxz or myself will try and assist you.<\/p>\n
Garwulf:<\/strong> What specific addons do you use for PvP and why..?<\/p>\n
Garxz:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n