tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post3045745687741774229..comments2023-09-11T05:48:21.914-06:00Comments on Aspect of the Hare: Pike's World of WarCraft Blog: Pet Taming: A Story Told in PicturesPikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-77600149331530436252008-05-09T14:58:00.000-06:002008-05-09T14:58:00.000-06:00Well gratz on the effort taken towards getting the...Well gratz on the effort taken towards getting the pet. Personally for me if I tamed a Windserpent again it would be between this one in the outlands http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/mobs/mob_swiftwingshredder.php or this white one http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/skins/skin_windserpentskinwhite.php. The part that bothers me about is that to get a windserpent again means I must disown the kitty I leveled to 70 with. And to do so stops me everytime. Even though I don't use that kitty anymore it still has that sentimental value.<BR/><BR/>As far as Locke's cat model goes I've only seen him on my server with two other hunters. An orc hunter and oddly enough another draenei hunter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-4039047866967204392008-05-07T22:50:00.000-06:002008-05-07T22:50:00.000-06:00Nice story, Pike. :)Cool with the use of chain tra...Nice story, Pike. :)<BR/><BR/>Cool with the use of chain trapping, as well; what I've started doing in the HFP instances is waiting until the trap cooldown has 5-10 seconds left before sending my pet to the first mob. I've started getting into the habit to a degree of doing that even if I think I'm only going to have a single target; sometimes I can get adds, and often if I pull late threat it's good to have a free Snake Trap if I need to kite for a bit to finish up.<BR/><BR/>Don't worry too much about having died, either; there is at least one pull in ramps where the only way I know how to get past it solo is to sacrifice the pet; it's an initial 3 mob pull where the beastmaster then summons two additional hounds. What I tend to try and do is put a Snake Trap near the boar, misdirect Aimed, Multi, and Arcane onto him, and focus on simply burning down the Beastmaster as quickly as I can. I then feign, the boar dies, and once I've rezzed the boar I can kill the other two fairly easily.Mirshalakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04223199207262646414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-27137569354652094222008-05-07T18:43:00.000-06:002008-05-07T18:43:00.000-06:00Very nice!I had one of those serpents back before ...Very nice!<BR/><BR/>I had one of those serpents back before TBC came out. ^_^<BR/><BR/>One neat thing, which is unfortunately no longer part of the pet, is the fact that it used to appear in a different color whenever you summoned it. I don't know why they removed that. :/<BR/><BR/>In any case, congratulations! ^_^Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16948919071843952391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-9069271705159522792008-05-07T16:48:00.000-06:002008-05-07T16:48:00.000-06:00heh, nice story, and top effort for obtaining this...heh, nice story, and top effort for obtaining this wind serpent! So good that it has version 6 of LB too! I suppose you don't have the option of having him on passive tagging along in instances to level as a BM tho eh :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-15326608207608678922008-05-07T13:03:00.000-06:002008-05-07T13:03:00.000-06:00Grats on the raid instance tame. Getting my spide...Grats on the raid instance tame. Getting my spider and bat from KZ was some of the most fun I've had on the project.<BR/><BR/>If you're interested in adding to your macro, the line you want is:<BR/>/cast [target=pettarget,exists] Lightning Breath<BR/><BR/>Personally, I didn't like pulling from ranged with Screwtape, for the same reason I don't like having a pet without dash or dive for grinding. It just just takes too long for the first growl to go off.<BR/><BR/>Wormwood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-22775164323992349732008-05-07T13:00:00.000-06:002008-05-07T13:00:00.000-06:00Grats on the new Windserpent!! and the new Boots!T...Grats on the new Windserpent!! and the new Boots!<BR/>Thanks for another good read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-60288777773668995522008-05-07T11:55:00.000-06:002008-05-07T11:55:00.000-06:00Wonderful story, Pike :) I like the way the pictur...Wonderful story, Pike :) I like the way the pictures and your style of writing made it very entertaining. And that windserpent skin is the most beautiful one of them.Faeldrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11144815682821758206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-63259606820544237812008-05-07T11:38:00.000-06:002008-05-07T11:38:00.000-06:00Wind Serpents are a great pet whenever you have Go...Wind Serpents are a great pet whenever you have Go for the Throat and Lightning Breath & Bite on autocast...<BR/><BR/>With more crit, you gain more focus which will be dumped on the easily spammable LB (no CD other than global, and it IGNORES armor!), albeit the pathing glitch with it wanting to fly back a bit to use it still puts me off when raiding with mine... <BR/><BR/>Having a lot more fun and breaking 1600+ DPS consistently nowadays with my lovable wind serpent. Just wish I had my t5 2 piece bonus to make grinding with him easier (since now I need to learn I have a skill called 'Mend Pet' again.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-48111562098092877162008-05-07T10:43:00.000-06:002008-05-07T10:43:00.000-06:00Pike I love you!! He's awesome.Pike I love you!! He's awesome.Rayarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00028403525749699602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-71933506992727170192008-05-07T10:00:00.000-06:002008-05-07T10:00:00.000-06:00I'll be showing this to my girlfriend; I think she...I'll be showing this to my girlfriend; I think she'll get a kick out of it. I love your stories and your choice of words, Pike; don't ever stop, please!<BR/><BR/>I tried a wind serpent once -- I tamed a level 49 elite rare spawn White Wind Serpent in Feralas, named her after my significant other, and levelled her aaaaaall the way to 70 BEFORE the pet-leveling changes, and then decided that the WS was not for me. :( It was a rather tearful goodbye, to say the least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-83590511386747171052008-05-07T09:49:00.000-06:002008-05-07T09:49:00.000-06:00What a fabulous story! Great job! Thank you for ...What a fabulous story! Great job! Thank you for posting this in such great detail :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01861174873770400518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-38788518106118957082008-05-07T09:44:00.000-06:002008-05-07T09:44:00.000-06:00Congrats! Good work, and a great choice for a win...Congrats! Good work, and a great choice for a windserpent. I have never seen a hunter with a WS of this model on my server; you will really stand out from those with the Outlands skins. <BR/><BR/>As a long time beneficiary of a WS companion, let me offer a couple of suggestions:<BR/><BR/>1. A lot of hunters don't like the "bug" with Lightning Breath, where if you leave it on auto-cast the WS will sometimes try to move away from its target to cast. You can get around this with a macro, but I would encourage you to play with it (like when you are grinding). You will soon get a feel for it, and I find it to be situationally useful, especially in PvP.<BR/><BR/>2. Practice using ranged pulls. If you prefer to engage a mob at about 30 yards, start 40 yards out and send your WS. It will zap 20 yards from the target, then they will close with each other meeting about 30 yards from you. This feels wierd at first if you are used to melee type pets, but can be very useful in crowded areas, and in instances.Hulfnarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238752023539912055noreply@blogger.com