tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post8754868897370525426..comments2023-09-11T05:48:21.914-06:00Comments on Aspect of the Hare: Pike's World of WarCraft Blog: And so it begins...Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249690585703986146noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-79302604758832581502008-02-27T13:03:00.000-07:002008-02-27T13:03:00.000-07:00Gratz, Pike! I too went to Kara for my first time...Gratz, Pike! I too went to Kara for my first time two nights ago. I joined with a former guildmate who needed a healer. It turned out it was a saved instance so I didn't even get to see the beginning, only Nightbane and Prince Malchezar. I did get a nice healing ring out of it though. Now I've really got the Kara bug!<BR/><BR/>I am part of a small guild, that unfortunately I didn't level with, but most of us are fairly "new". I did come over with several, including the GM, of our previous guild recently. We aren't quite all geared up, although several of us are itching to go anyway just for fun. I too feel a little restraint in that I want to go to Kara with certain other guildmates of mine and experience it for the first time with them.<BR/><BR/>Good luck in Kara!Kyrileanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190483831052669658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-6103617717729360882008-02-25T10:34:00.000-07:002008-02-25T10:34:00.000-07:00Grats on the key, Pike!It is awesome that you guys...Grats on the key, Pike!<BR/><BR/>It is awesome that you guys are getting ready to take this new step as a guild and is also great that you all are enjoying the process. After all, that is what it is all about, having a great time in-game with friends.Don't worry about how 'far' your guild is behind. What is more important, as you said, are the people you are comfortable playing with! Good luck and keep us updated with your first attempts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-77305436733833045802008-02-22T11:59:00.000-07:002008-02-22T11:59:00.000-07:00My guild is a step or two behind yours in progress...My guild is a step or two behind yours in progression.<BR/>Of course, there are only 12 people in it =)<BR/><BR/>Gratz on getting Keyed!<BR/><BR/>-Stupid MageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-4728427067857563032008-02-20T23:02:00.000-07:002008-02-20T23:02:00.000-07:00Get ready to a lot -- A LOT -- of chain-trapping t...Get ready to a lot -- A LOT -- of chain-trapping throughout the first half of Karazhan. Your trap and Shackle Undead from whatever priests you happen to run with are going to be your only forms of working crowd control. Through your entire raid, if you can manage it, bring at least three forms of crowd control -- meaning two hunters and one priest or two priests and one hunter -- to each Kara run. It will make your lives SO. MUCH. EASIER. You can handle it with two CCs -- especially if your tanks and healers are on the ball -- but three makes it pretty simple as long as you establish a kill order and stick to it.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and have a backup plan if your traps break or get resisted. Because those mobs are level 71 and 72, they are not happy to see you, and they will tear you to pieces if they aren't kept at range. This will happen even more often if you have no points in the Survival trap talents -- which I know you don't. That's okay, though, there's no need to spec SV just for Kara. Talk it out with your raid leaders about the nature of the hunter trap, tell them that it gets resisted sometimes and there's not much you can do about it, and establish a backup plan if one of those big nasty smelly undead horses decides he doesn't like being frozen and would rather dig his (surprisingly sharp) hooves into your face-bones.<BR/><BR/>Other than that, your job as a hunter will be pretty much the same as usual -- trap when you're needed and provide that same butt-kickin' utility and (MQoSR)DPS that hunters bring to every party they attend. :D Good luck in Kara; I can't wait to hear your impressions on the bosses, as it's such an incredibly atmospheric and lore-rich place.<BR/><BR/>--Sadejester, 70 hunter of Proudmoore...<BR/><BR/>Who's really in the same boat as Pike, just about 3 months earlier.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-70383259296290538752008-02-19T11:18:00.000-07:002008-02-19T11:18:00.000-07:00Gratz on getting into kara. Surprised you were ab...Gratz on getting into kara. Surprised you were able to chain trap as I constantly have my traps get resisted or break early in there. It almost makes me want to respec survival but it normally does last enough time that we can get to it. Attumen the Huntsman has at least a few pieces of gear you'll see as a pve upgrade. After that hunter wise its Opera and Maiden. Moroes doesn't have any drops hunters would typically use but we do play a CC role in it typically. If your guild is already doing heroics and is geared from it downing curator shouldn't be an issue once you have the strategy down which is a simple one at that. Once you get beyond that its even more fun! Prince is a mostly a luck fight though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-67260242748710635682008-02-19T10:38:00.000-07:002008-02-19T10:38:00.000-07:00There ya go Pike! Whatever you do, don't get dishe...There ya go Pike! Whatever you do, don't get disheartened. It's going to be frustrating especially in the early weeks. But once you kill a boss, mmm, it's such an awesome feeling.Matticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187814987595415787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-18242570011676490732008-02-19T10:01:00.000-07:002008-02-19T10:01:00.000-07:00That's pretty much what we did. We decided our lit...That's pretty much what we did. We decided our little guild (and our little sister guild) were going to do Kara, with all of one raider.<BR/><BR/>It's easier than heroics, really- and it's a BLAST.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm all excited because we killed Prince for the first time last night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-27702128849641769482008-02-19T09:18:00.000-07:002008-02-19T09:18:00.000-07:00Grats! Oddly enough we did this on our little gui...Grats! Oddly enough we did this on our little guild yesterday too. Now to get our allied guild keyed...Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577775813360031108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-40103970302510750212008-02-19T07:10:00.000-07:002008-02-19T07:10:00.000-07:00Grats Pike, I'm looking forward to hearing of your...Grats Pike, I'm looking forward to hearing of your adventures there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-63284503342362048992008-02-19T05:27:00.000-07:002008-02-19T05:27:00.000-07:00Grats on the keyage, Pike!Grats on the keyage, Pike!Ratshaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111084510465688124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1497957720007651405.post-51491106776935580592008-02-19T03:42:00.000-07:002008-02-19T03:42:00.000-07:00You might get some strange looks, but its quite a ...You might get some strange looks, but its quite a valid response, especially if you are a guild/raid leader, I've heard stories of companies having a company raiding team to help people work together!<BR/><BR/>Good luck getting people together to go to Kara, we're trying to do the same in my guild, were slowly getting more people who are ready, but we still only have around 4-5 70's on at any one time in the eveningAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08447679926644054101noreply@blogger.com