I'm going to continue gearing up my Warrior while I play my Hunter, but the changes coming in 2.3 have given me hope for my class again. I'm confident that the changes that are currently in the PTR build, combined with the changes Kalgan has been teasing us with and the few things we've datamined (Disarming Shot, Dead Zone Removal, Aimed Shot MS and other Aimed Shot changes) will give Hunters what they need to be played on a competitive level.
I still feel that Warrior is and will be a more powerful class, but mastering a new class is just such a large feat that I'm reluctant to fully pursue it. When S3 hits, I'll have enough honor for (probably) the S1 Sword and a piece or two of S1 gear, combined with the S3 gear I'll be able to get from Arena points (on alt teams). Meanwhile, my Hunter should be capped on Arena points and will be grabbing the Chest, Helm, and WarAxe on day 1, and should be close to honor capped for the S3 Honor rewards.
I'm hoping that once I finish gearing up my Warrior, I'll be able to find a sufficient enough healer for 2v2, mostly just to learn the class as well as I'd like to, but knowing my Hunter and being effective at it is a large step in the direction of the Hunter in this self-debate.
By the second month of Season 3, I'll have probably finalized my decision, it's just a matter of the 2.3 changes and how good Warrior burst is, and the demand for both classes. There's also a great chance I'll end up playing both classes nearly full-time.
'Til next time,
-Treisk
Monday, October 15, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Warrior Dings 70, Day One
Using full greens tonight (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Illidan&n=Abydos gear has not changed since ding) with the Paladin from my 5's (http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Illidan&n=Eloreck), we managed to beat two other teams with full-Merc Warriors and PvE-geared Paladins that hovered around 1700, a feat that I could've never accomplished on a Hunter. Albeit, Eloreck is an incredible Paladin, being a Warrior means I have options. The healing reduction is great, as is having spell lockout on an interrupt. With Blessing of Freedom, being kited isn't a problem.
I took some advice from Dahis (shadow-gaming.com , worldofming.com) and Noktyn's armory and picked up Imp Slam and Imp Demo Shout. I couldn't be happier. Imp Slam is great if I have extra Rage to burn on some burst, and Imp Demo Shout minimizes a lot of damage done by melee classes (especially Hunter pets that were hitting me for 90). While I miss Booming Voice from 60-68, I think Imp Demo Shout goes a long way towards making up the difference. But you didn't come to a Hunter blog to read about Warrior talent builds.
Just know, folks, that the player that many major players called one of the best Hunters in the world (second, in the eyes of some, only to Hamchook) is now having almost as much success as a Warrior in greens than on his Hunter in epics. If this is not a testament to class balance, I don't know what is.
The grass truly is greener, thus far, on the other side. Now all that's left is to wait for Season 3 to deck myself out in S1 gear (from Honor), and in the meantime, grab a PvE weapon and get as many Arena points as possible. I can only imagine how dominant this class's performance will be for me once my gear is on par with my other potential competition.
I took some advice from Dahis (shadow-gaming.com , worldofming.com) and Noktyn's armory and picked up Imp Slam and Imp Demo Shout. I couldn't be happier. Imp Slam is great if I have extra Rage to burn on some burst, and Imp Demo Shout minimizes a lot of damage done by melee classes (especially Hunter pets that were hitting me for 90). While I miss Booming Voice from 60-68, I think Imp Demo Shout goes a long way towards making up the difference. But you didn't come to a Hunter blog to read about Warrior talent builds.
Just know, folks, that the player that many major players called one of the best Hunters in the world (second, in the eyes of some, only to Hamchook) is now having almost as much success as a Warrior in greens than on his Hunter in epics. If this is not a testament to class balance, I don't know what is.
The grass truly is greener, thus far, on the other side. Now all that's left is to wait for Season 3 to deck myself out in S1 gear (from Honor), and in the meantime, grab a PvE weapon and get as many Arena points as possible. I can only imagine how dominant this class's performance will be for me once my gear is on par with my other potential competition.
Friday, October 5, 2007
Nerf Treisk 2 Canceled, Reroll Time
With the release of the 2.3 patch notes, combined with 2.2 providing a multitude of technical problems, Nerf Treisk 2 has been canceled. I may, at some point, pick this project up again in the future, but for now, I'm finishing the leveling process on my Warrior and continuing on with that project. The frustrations that the Hunter class has bestowed upon me has forced me, ultimately, to give up on my Hunter as a PvP class.
It's a shame, too. So many players have given me major props and praise for doing well on my Hunter. Players like Dahis, Evertras, and other very popular players have toted me as their favorite Hunter and the best Hunter they'd seen. However, thanks to Blizzard, I no longer have any choice but to begin playing another class. The Hunter class has been butchered entirely since patch 2.0.1 (the TBC Primer Patch that hit in December) when Blizzard revoked the Hunter buffs completely, and ruined the scaling of our DPS entirely. They gave every class that didn't rely on mobility more mobility options, while the most mobility-based class in the game (for PvP) got nothing. It has been two full patches and one set of patch notes since this occurred, and we have been given nothing.
I apologize to any and all of my fans that were awaiting the completion of this project. I'm frustrated and disappointed with the Development team right now, and it's never been more obvious that they are giving me the shaft.
I also have another announcement to make. I was hired by Curse Gaming to write an extensive PvP guide for their upcoming PvP portal. While this was a HUGE deal for me that would've greatly promoted my video project, there's no longer a reason for me to promote anything, so I will continue writing for this project simply to fill my obligation. I can now, truly and honestly, say that I hate my class. I hate the Hunter class. I hate a lot of the people that play it. I hate our itemization. I hate how weak our class is. I hate how we have to deal with the most ridiculous crap that any community in this game has ever had to put up with. I hate Blizzard for doing this to me. To us.
It was very hard for me to come to this decision, but I've already shelled out the money to transfer my Warrior to my current server, and have almost finished leveling him. I can now be found either on my Hunter (Treisk@Illidan) fulfilling my obligation to the rest of my 5v5 team for Season 2, or on my Warrior (Abydos@Illidan), completing the leveling process and starting to gear up.
I want to finish this post with one thing, very simply, to the entire Hunter community that supported me and my work, and were hoping for an outstanding video project. I'm sorry. I can't say that enough. I'm sorry to all of you. I did all that I could to get our class the support it needed, but it simply was not enough. In giving up on this class, I feel nothing but regret. I wasted so much time learning, mastering, and flat-out playing this Class that re-learning and re-mastering a Warrior is going to be a major pain in the ass, but I'm hoping that it will be worth it.
Wish me luck, fans. I'm sorry, again, that things didn't work out with my video or with this class. I'm going on, now, to play a class that hasn't been shafted for three years.
Thank you all.
-JD
It's a shame, too. So many players have given me major props and praise for doing well on my Hunter. Players like Dahis, Evertras, and other very popular players have toted me as their favorite Hunter and the best Hunter they'd seen. However, thanks to Blizzard, I no longer have any choice but to begin playing another class. The Hunter class has been butchered entirely since patch 2.0.1 (the TBC Primer Patch that hit in December) when Blizzard revoked the Hunter buffs completely, and ruined the scaling of our DPS entirely. They gave every class that didn't rely on mobility more mobility options, while the most mobility-based class in the game (for PvP) got nothing. It has been two full patches and one set of patch notes since this occurred, and we have been given nothing.
I apologize to any and all of my fans that were awaiting the completion of this project. I'm frustrated and disappointed with the Development team right now, and it's never been more obvious that they are giving me the shaft.
I also have another announcement to make. I was hired by Curse Gaming to write an extensive PvP guide for their upcoming PvP portal. While this was a HUGE deal for me that would've greatly promoted my video project, there's no longer a reason for me to promote anything, so I will continue writing for this project simply to fill my obligation. I can now, truly and honestly, say that I hate my class. I hate the Hunter class. I hate a lot of the people that play it. I hate our itemization. I hate how weak our class is. I hate how we have to deal with the most ridiculous crap that any community in this game has ever had to put up with. I hate Blizzard for doing this to me. To us.
It was very hard for me to come to this decision, but I've already shelled out the money to transfer my Warrior to my current server, and have almost finished leveling him. I can now be found either on my Hunter (Treisk@Illidan) fulfilling my obligation to the rest of my 5v5 team for Season 2, or on my Warrior (Abydos@Illidan), completing the leveling process and starting to gear up.
I want to finish this post with one thing, very simply, to the entire Hunter community that supported me and my work, and were hoping for an outstanding video project. I'm sorry. I can't say that enough. I'm sorry to all of you. I did all that I could to get our class the support it needed, but it simply was not enough. In giving up on this class, I feel nothing but regret. I wasted so much time learning, mastering, and flat-out playing this Class that re-learning and re-mastering a Warrior is going to be a major pain in the ass, but I'm hoping that it will be worth it.
Wish me luck, fans. I'm sorry, again, that things didn't work out with my video or with this class. I'm going on, now, to play a class that hasn't been shafted for three years.
Thank you all.
-JD
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