Skarr

[SgtSplacker]

Finally got Skarr last night. I just really think the mechanic they used to make him a challenge tame really sucks. He's no challenge at all to Marks specced hunters. And almost impossible for anyone else to tame. I really think they should have made the challenge in such a way that any spec can go in and get him done with a little skill. Forcing someone to respec or stack haste gear is not really a challenge to me. Why not do things like make him the prize for a won chess game or something similar? Maybe make him ask a riddle? Timed event? Use of frost traps in particular order that is random with every time he spawns? I dunno just some ideas there.

[Acherontia]

I had no problem as BM taming Karkin, which I think is the same mechanic. I snagged the Convalescence of Winds buff, Deterranced the Fieroclast Barrage and nabbed him on the first try. It may be too easy for MM--I don't know--but you certainly don't NEED to be MM to do it.

[SgtSplacker]

I still havent figured out how to consistently get that buff. And after hours of waiting for the spawn the last thing I want to do is run around hoping I get the buff risking some marks specced hunter comes along and snaches him up. On my server that ridge gets alot of traffic, it's like a hunter club they should have a DJ there. But alas i'm finished pet hunting for now, I have everyhting I want...

Except the flaming pig but i heard that the macro tame doesnt work any more so whatever...

[Royi]

I did the corehound / deterrance method myself as BM. I don't know what I would have done as SV though, would have taken a lot of luck.

I havent played MM since I detested the mechanics of it early on in Vanilla and I have never looked back. But hey even though it could have been done "better" perhaps to make it more fair for all specs, Blizz still did a heck of a job mixing things up a bit with new rare pets.

Better a crazy mechanic like this with crazy Fireballs than a big scorpion that can get 3 shotted in a very traffic'd area of Uldum.

[SgtSplacker]

LOL my first try was bloodlust and deterrence and it didnt work. So I don't know how you did it. Maybe you had the covalecence buff or maybe you stack haste way higher than the plateau. But that sure didnt work for me on Skarr or Karkin

[CrystalKitten]

From what I've heard, only one of the gusts gives the buff. For me, it was the one I naturally found while going up the rocks (I took a right, and then a left, I believe). I also had no problem getting it, and it lasts more than long enough to go find skarr after getting it. I got Skarr as BM with JUST the haste buff from the wind. He didn't even get his first cast off. So.. It's "more than fair" to get it as BM, or any spec. I didn't even have any other haste buffs other than the winds. It just takes a different challenge/mechanic than the others. From what I've seen, they seem to be more ability use. Whereas this is more finding the right tools in your environment, and just doing stuff in time. I like that all of the challenge tames aren't based on the same things.

[Royi]

LOL my first try was bloodlust and deterrence and it didnt work. So I don't know how you did it. Maybe you had the covalecence buff or maybe you stack haste way higher than the plateau. But that sure didnt work for me on Skarr or Karkin

The trick I used was (luckily no other hunters were there so I had several attempts available), Hit Bloodlust, hit tame, once Skarr starts casting the Fireball, jump (to cancel tame) and hit detterance (to make sure that Det is up when the fireball is cast) then hit tame beast again.

From what I've heard, only one of the gusts gives the buff. For me, it was the one I naturally found while going up the rocks (I took a right, and then a left, I believe). I also had no problem getting it, and it lasts more than long enough to go find skarr after getting it. I got Skarr as BM with JUST the haste buff from the wind. He didn't even get his first cast off. So.. It's "more than fair" to get it as BM, or any spec. I didn't even have any other haste buffs other than the winds. It just takes a different challenge/mechanic than the others. From what I've seen, they seem to be more ability use. Whereas this is more finding the right tools in your environment, and just doing stuff in time. I like that all of the challenge tames aren't based on the same things.

Congrats! I'm happy that you got him

[CrystalKitten]

Congrats! I'm happy that you got him

Thanks Yeah, the story is over in the taming stories, but.. short version.. I logged in one day and Molten front was SURPRISINGLY dead... It's almost like she was waiting for me Waiting to come back home.

[SgtSplacker]

I miss Dante tho.. lol