Ask a Wrath Player: From the ashes
by Alex Ziebart 
Nov 14th 2008 at 1:00PM
We're definitely here to stay, though. We're going to continue using the Q&A format for AAWP or AABT or AAGoGS or AASS or whatever bizarre acronym we end up with, so if you have any questions about Wrath or even the game in general, please ask! We have a very diverse crew here at WoW Insider, so if there's something I don't know personally, there's a big team I can ask. We don't have a lot of questions to answer from yesterday because everyone was busy partying hard to celebrate (mourn?) the end of AABT, but we'll answer what we have
Brill asked...
Is there a macro I can use to summon a random mount/noncombat pet no matter how many I have? I already know /castrandom (item names), but eventually you'll run out of room in your macro and some will be left out.
Unfortunately, I'm terrible with figuring out macros. Fortunately, we have some fantastic folk that read the site. Chris Anthony has the answer you're looking for:
/run c=GetNumCompanions("CRITTER");n=math.random(c);CallCompanion("CRITTER",n);
Replace both instances of the word "CRITTER" with "MOUNT" and it will summon a random mount instead of a random pet. Voila!
mizatt asked...
What ever happened with the ability to switch quickly between two specs? Is that implemented in the expansion? Or is that something they're going to patch into the game later?
That didn't make it in for Wrath of the Lich King's launch, but it is something that's still coming our way, and something I'm personally looking forward to. The most recent information we've heard about dual specs is that it will hopefully be made available in patch 3.1, Wrath's first full content patch. We haven't heard any super recent information about that, but it's probably our best bet right now.
And that's really all we have today! I know you have questions though, so ask them in the comments section below and we'll be here to answer. Like before, if we have a massive amount of questions in one day we may not be able to get to them all the very next day, but we'll certainly do our best to get to them all eventually.
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Expansions, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Ianto Nov 14th 2008 1:08PM
As a holy priest grinding my way to 80 in Northrend, all I can say about dual specs is.... Please....
Xtian Nov 14th 2008 1:36PM
Holy Priests can put together a rather impressive DPS spec that will still leave you well equipped to handle healing 5-mans. I'm using this one: http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=bVcbkhxdrhZsxt0cbqbZh
You ultimately want to stack Crit and Spirit (assuming you're keeping other stuff decently balanced - stam is important!). High crit rates help out your SoL procs, and the spirit buffs both your damage and your regen (Spirit Tap is delicious). Plus most of the talent points are spent in talents that also buff your healing. You won't have fancy Disc tricks or CoH, but Renew, GHeal, FHeal, PoM, and PoH will get your party through just fine.
I intend to spend later points in Disc, aiming for PI and the Rapture. Going for Spiritual Healing and HC in Holy is also legit. But don't knock Holy/Disc leveling options - it's sustainable solid single target DPS that works great for leveling!
Jason Nov 14th 2008 1:06PM
With the random mount cast, I have several mounts because of the 50 mounts achievement - is there any way for me to specify which types of mounts to summon, like perhaps an epic ground mount instead of 60% speed, and a flying one when I unlock Northrend flying?
Gnosh Nov 14th 2008 1:12PM
Download Mounted.
Talita Nov 14th 2008 1:15PM
I've been using the Mounted addon, which was covered in Addon Spotlight a week ago.
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/11/05/addon-spotlight-new-old-and-outdated/
calaf Nov 14th 2008 1:28PM
I use this one... replace the a,b,c, (etc) portion with the number slot from your mount tab the first page being 1,2,3-12 and the second page being 12,13,14 etc... its kind of tedious and is still iffy with WotLK (because currently Northrend is viewed by the macro to be a flyable area even if you dont have the skill...
run if IsMounted() then Dismount() return end local t=IsFlyableArea() and {a,b,c,d} or {e,f,g,h} CallCompanion("MOUNT",t[random(#t)])
andruism Nov 14th 2008 1:34PM
Anybody else feel a little overwhelmed with this new continent? As a mage I had people asking me to join them in nexus but to get there from howling fjord I had to port to org, get zepplin to borean tundra, then find my way around. I never got my quests for said instance (never got in because my computer crashed anyways) but all I can say is that when everything is so crowded, with so many people crammed in, and constantly jumping between zones, I found my Death Knight far more appealing.
Has anyb0dy else had this problem? Or are you all just taking it in stride?
Ken Nov 14th 2008 2:54PM
I feel a bit overwhelmed, but I love it. That's the fun of new stuff.
Chris Anthony Nov 14th 2008 10:40PM
I can't find a better way to do it than the macro calaf uses, without the use of add-ons. (You could do it pretty easily in an add-on, but it'd require too many characters for a macro.)
T-Dogg Nov 14th 2008 1:06PM
Im at work at the moment so I can't test the macro given above. Does it take into account the Flying/Running mount situations and different speeds??
Gnosh Nov 14th 2008 1:13PM
No, it attempts to cast a RANDOM mount from your entire collection. Expect to see "You can't fly here" and dismount from 60% speed mounts a LOT.
Chris Anthony Nov 14th 2008 10:28PM
Yeah, that was a quick and dirty "summon a random pet" macro; it's not the best for mounting. I'm working on a better solution. (Half-hour queue on Drenden, so...)
Bakuryu Nov 14th 2008 1:08PM
I'm semi-desperate to level my warrior in Outland; any recommendations for that, to hit the icy north ASAP? (Also, what starting zone should a Titan's Grip warrior hit up?)
RogueJedi86 Nov 14th 2008 3:12PM
Blizzard didn't design the starting zones of Northrend to be designed for specific specs. They didn't sit down and go "Well we want Fury Warriors in Howling Fjord, and Arms Warriors in Borean Tundra, and Prot Warriors in either one". It's entirely up to you. The quest rewards and dungeon loots in both zones are similar, the quests similar enough(enough that you don't need to be a specific class/spec to do them). They put in 2 starting zones in WotLK to settle some of the lag BC had with everyone in Hellfire. So it's entirely up to you where to go.
J-Frog Nov 14th 2008 1:12PM
Welcome back. I really enjoyed AABT for it's combination of humour and information. I'd like to know a little about instances. Specifically, what is available. I've heard a lot about The Nexus, Utguard Keep, and Halls of lightening, but I've got to believe there is a bit more than that. What have you heard?
Sesquame Nov 14th 2008 1:10PM
Ask a WoW Junkie!
arrogance Nov 14th 2008 11:01PM
Ask a Wrath Veteran
Negas Nov 14th 2008 1:10PM
Get the "Mounted" Addon. It allows you to specify what mounts get what priority in the random number generator and is smart enough to pick the best mount for the situation you're in (fastes flying if available).
David Nov 14th 2008 1:11PM
In response to the pet/mount summon questions, there is a great add-on called gogomount (and gogopet) that lets you summon a random pet or mount using a keybind. It's really just a macro as an addon, but it works well. I believe there are some more advanced options as well to play around with (to favor a fast ground mount over a slow flying, for example)
daisu Nov 14th 2008 1:12PM
/run if IsMounted() then Dismount() return end local t if IsFlyableArea() then t={a,b,c,d} else t={e,f,g,h} end CallCompanion("MOUNT",t[random(#t)])
Replace the letters with the position of the mount in your mount interface. IE: first mount on first screen is 1. Then enjoy.