Patch 4.3 PTR: Hunters, do not be alarmed
by Brian Wood 
Sep 27th 2011 at 11:10PM
Do not be alarmed -- these aren't really happening.
What you're seeing in the datamined files are tooltip updates. Steady Shot and Cobra Shot have always been 2-second casts. They are right now. Aimed Shot is indeed currently a 2.9-second base cast. And Chimera Shot does indeed do nature damage already. These are not changes to hunter abilities, but just the files finally catching up to report correctly on the way it's always been. Also the Kill Shot change is also a tooltip update rather than a buff.
The only change so far is the increased attack power for melee folks from our Trueshot Aura buff, as well as from all the other classes that provide it -- oh, and the addition of a nice endgame raiding gun, at long last. Assuming it doesn't later turn into a crossbow or daggers or something.
Brace yourselves for what could be some of most exciting updates to the game recently with patch 4.3. Look at what's ahead: new item storage options, cross-realm raiding, cosmetic armor skinning and your chance to battle the mighty Deathwing -- from astride his back! Filed under: Hunter
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Connor Sep 27th 2011 11:22PM
You know your a huntard when you don't know the cast time for your core abilities...
Snuzzle Sep 28th 2011 12:08AM
Hi. My name is haste. I change the cast time of abilities sometimes.
I'm sure you don't have the cast times of all your spells memorized, either. Especially if the tooltips are currently incorrectly stating a lower number, as is the ase here.
cronos12 Sep 28th 2011 8:27AM
Gonna have to disagree with you Snuzzle. I have all my cast times memorized, as a rogue.
Almost everything - Instant
Throw - Too long
:)
Sarahjane Sep 28th 2011 12:37PM
Hard for some people who rely on tooltips to know these things when the tooltips themselves have been wrong since 4.0.
MusedMoose Sep 27th 2011 11:19PM
"Horrific Gun"?
If it doesn't say "Death Ray" on the side, I'm going to be disappointed. ^_^
Cephas Sep 27th 2011 11:31PM
All of the weapons are called "Horrific fill-in-the-blank". I assume the names are temporary. The model is also temporary and it doesn't have any Stamina or secondary stats on it, so it definitely needs to get updated.
loop_not_defined Sep 27th 2011 11:40PM
Cephas is right, a lot of the datamined PVE weapons are using Firelands models, atm.
Bapo Sep 27th 2011 11:44PM
Only if the gun can explode and do major aoe dmg to tanks to make them feel self conscious.
briker Sep 28th 2011 12:15AM
Inscription on the side:
"All the birds are singing that you're going to die."
Skarn Sep 28th 2011 3:12AM
Speculation: Horrific Gladiator.
MusedMoose Sep 28th 2011 8:10AM
Thank you, briker, for getting the joke. ^_^
bertjohnson401 Sep 27th 2011 11:25PM
Really? WInged pallies, creepy super-priests, time creeping mages, and bat-rouges, and we get this guy? Nerf me. Just make me not the lamest tier set...
Kevin Sep 27th 2011 11:32PM
Well at least the gun will match the horrific tier 13 set...
loop_not_defined Sep 27th 2011 11:55PM
That set looks pretty damned amazing, too me. o_O
loop_not_defined Sep 27th 2011 11:55PM
Shit, to me. GRAMMAR FAIL! /wrists
Narshe Sep 27th 2011 11:34PM
No disrespect to Hunters, but it shows the lack of common knowledge on WoW players to begin with when they cant understand the base casting time for any spell or ability in the game. Use common sense, people, sheesh.
Brett Porter Sep 28th 2011 12:26AM
You do realize that saying "no disrespect" followed by something that is, well, disrespectful, doesn't nullify that fact... right?
SR Sep 28th 2011 2:53AM
"I don't mean to call you a dumbass, but you're a dumbass."
That's pretty much what you just said.
Bobby Earl Sep 28th 2011 2:31PM
I believe this poster meant that there was no "special" disrespect intended toward hunters, as they went on to comment on the state of the playerbase as a whole.
Brock Sep 27th 2011 11:35PM
Should we be alarmed that GC said our dps may be a little high? The raid parses don't agree.