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by Mike Schramm 
May 7th 2008 at 8:00PM
Ever since it was reported that in 2.4.2, threat generated by Growl would no longer scale with pet attack power, Hunters have been trying to figure out what that means. Will it only scale with Hunter attack power? Is there any way to get Growl's threat up? Just what is the relationship between the threat generated by Growl and the stats listed on both Hunter and pet? The Mystic Hunter has been working to try and figure things out, but the stats he's found have actually been more confusing than clarifying -- he did a series of tests on the Live server and then on the Test server... and found them to be the same.Say wha? Mystic found that threat is clearly scaling with Pet AP, and not with Ranged AP (he shot RAP way high using the Core of Ar'kelos and a few other gear pieces, and had no noticeable affect on threat generated by Growl).
So not so fast on that Growl change -- if it is going to be implemented in 2.4.2, it hasn't been put out there yet (which, considering that the 2.4.2 testing is supposed to be almost over, makes us think it won't happen this patch at all). Of course, if the fix doesn't come out, then the original problem is still there. These Growl issues are turning out to be a huge headache for both Hunters and Blizzard.
Filed under: Hunter, Patches, Analysis / Opinion, Buffs
Reader Comments (Page 3 of 3)
Pucelle May 8th 2008 3:45PM
Intimidate is a BM hunter talent.
MechChef May 8th 2008 1:20PM
I think it was Harry Truman who said, "EZmode is lost one piece at a time."
darian May 8th 2008 2:15PM
I posted this in the last topic here on this subject, but it obviously didn't sink in.
Quoth the Hortus:
"The only change to pet threat in 2.4.2 is that growl no longer gets bonus threat from buffs to your pets AP (such as charge or blessing of might)."
You'll note from the testing that IHM (Improved Hunter's Mark) does nothing for the pet's aggro. That's because it, like Might and Charge, counts as an external buff to the pet's attack power and thus isn't factored in for threat.
In terms of uncovering the esoteric machinations of hunter pet threat this testing is useful, but the answer to the question of "What changed?" should be obvious.
Manatank May 8th 2008 4:38PM
You can't say that it does nothing for the pet's agro. It just doesn't do anything for growl. More attack power = more agro from straight damage.
csarcops May 10th 2008 5:24AM
I'm a 70 BM hunter and I solo with a plain ol' bear. Snuffy has absolutely no trouble holding aggro for me with my auto/steady rotation. I do have to MD to him on certain mobs that are immune to taunt/growl (the arcane guardian guys on QD for example), but past that he's an awesome tank.