Petoholics Anonymous

Some thoughts (and patch 2.3)

// November 16th, 2007 // 2 Comments » // Hunters and Pets, Random Stuff

I apologize for the gobbly-gook that was at the top of the site for a day or two. I had tried to fix something in the ItemStats plugin and it just mucked things up even more. I couldn’t even fix it because silly me didn’t have a copy of the original somewhere and the computers at school don’t have the software to extract a RAR file so I could get the original.

Other than that, I’m pleased to say that Fhionn has finally reached level 20 and so now all of my characters have made it to that all important benchmark. (Aspect of the Cheetah FTW!)

Except that…not all of my hunters have really reached level 20. Because I created a new one. *grin* I’ll introduce her later.

I’m greatly enjoying the new patch, with the dead zone being gone, the awesome new tracking, and the streamlined leveling from level 20-60. A lot of other hunters are complaining about the double trapping gone and the no-FD on dungeon bosses. But none of that affects me because a) I barely use traps and if I do, it’s for one target and b) I avoid dungeons like the plague. Unless Tty and I run through an instance that’s all grey to Nicora (like Scarlet Monastery), in which case I can smash everything into the ground with ease.

If you haven’t already played your hunter on the new patch, do it now! I command you!

Patch 2.2.0, how I loathe thee

// August 21st, 2007 // No Comments » // Gripe

I will admit that patch 2.2.0 does have it’s pros, like dash for raptors. But I don’t know if there is anything that can make up for what we are losing: the dismiss-and-tame bug. If you’re a hunter and you haven’t heard of this before, use a lot before it’s gone. What happens is that you can dismiss your current pet and tame another pet without having to stable or abandon your initial one. Even if you don’t tame random creatures that you come across and decide that you want, it is extremely useful when getting that temporary pet to learn new skills.

You know what I’m talking about. It’s when your cat reaches level 16 and can now learn Claw 3. So you run to Loch Modan with your Fluffy and as soon as you see a black bear patriarch, you dismiss Fluffy and tame the bear. Once you’ve learned Claw 3, you head back to a stable master, abandon the bear, shuffle your pets around a bit, and then Fluffy is once again by your side. So simple, so easy.

*sigh* Bug or not, this little trick is incredibly useful for any hunter. Oh, how I will miss thee.