It's about time...

[Schwert]

I'll just leave this here after a long absence...



Always felt weird posting when I didn't even have my hunter yet.
Lookit' that tiger. Starting zone pets have never been sweeter.

[Nachtwulf]

I do like the chuffy pandarian tigers... but I also wish they hadn't made cats worthless until 80. Sure, I mean, I remember the old days when it was 'cat or gtfo' and that wasn't any good either, but to give them a buff you can't even -use- until 80 is kind of blah.

[TygerDarkstorm]

I do like the chuffy pandarian tigers... but I also wish they hadn't made cats worthless until 80. Sure, I mean, I remember the old days when it was 'cat or gtfo' and that wasn't any good either, but to give them a buff you can't even -use- until 80 is kind of blah.

I couldn't agree more. I was so disappointed when I learned all my cat friends were useless to my low level hunters.

However, congrats on your lovely new friend, Kraai. Love the new tiger models.

[Maunkitten]

Congratulations, you guys look perfect together.

[Sukurachi]

I apparently haven't been keeping up... which cat ability is not available until level 80?

[Kalliope]

Roar of Courage and other similar abilities (blessing of might) don't show up until 81.

[Sukurachi]

ahh, ok, thanks.

in all honesty, the change to pet abilities and talents has confused me considerably.

I don't know what to expect anymore.

[GormanGhaste]

Just think of it this way: low-level cats are more useful than basilisks

[Kalliope]

Just think of it this way: low-level cats are more useful than basilisks

That's a matter of opinion. Cats don't have an ability that can stun an off-target. However, they do have bonus damage on the cat's first hit from stealth. One's utility, the other's an infrequent damage bonus. Both are situational.

[Nachtwulf]

To clarify: Roar of Courage is a buff that increases Mastery. Roar used to duplicate Blessing of Kings/Mark of the Wild (well, in ghetto version), boosting str/agi/(int?) depending on class. With MoP, Roar (and Blessing of Might) now boost Mastery, which is a stat that does not appear until you learn it at 80.

I suppose I had forgotten about the stealth thing, but... I'll be honest, the constant 'BRWOOOWWWWW' noise and the fact that it makes my cat's attack speed annoyingly slow means the first thing I do upon taming a cat is disable Prowl and leave it off autocast forever.

YMMV if you PVP though.

[Schwert]

Ah~
I'm not much for my alts being maximized while leveling.

I'll use my kitty until I run into something I like just as much.
Afterall - I rolled a hunter to collect pets.

[Sukurachi]

Ah~
I'm not much for my alts being maximized while leveling.

I'll use my kitty until I run into something I like just as much.
Afterall - I rolled a hunter to collect pets.

/thumbs up

seconded.

agree completely.

well, not "agree", as it's not something to agree or disagree on, but rather... I think the same way.

[Schwert]

The only time I feel you need that kind of mind-set where you do need to push out as much as you can is when you're going to be doing things with others that aren't exactly "super-casual" - ala; Leveling.

I'll be watching what pet I'm using and learning my rotations once I'm in LFR but for now it's all in good fun.
Gonna go flip and see what pets I can get sub 20 tomorrow morning before doing my morning farming sessions on my Warlock and Death Knight.

[GormanGhaste]

Just think of it this way: low-level cats are more useful than basilisks

That's a matter of opinion. Cats don't have an ability that can stun an off-target. However, they do have bonus damage on the cat's first hit from stealth. One's utility, the other's an infrequent damage bonus. Both are situational.

Oh I know. Just my poor attempt at humor.

[Kalliope]

Just think of it this way: low-level cats are more useful than basilisks

That's a matter of opinion. Cats don't have an ability that can stun an off-target. However, they do have bonus damage on the cat's first hit from stealth. One's utility, the other's an infrequent damage bonus. Both are situational.

Oh I know. Just my poor attempt at humor.

Ahhh, missed it completely, due to all of the earlier complaints on the forum about basilisks being "useless."

[Nachtwulf]

I... um. I totally use a basilisk for questing-tank. >.> (No, I don't leave the banish on autocast, like stealth I sort of turn it off and forget about it...)

I just like basilisks. DON'T JUDGE ME ! /cry
(Though I do REALLY wish they had a better special.)

[Sukurachi]

basilisks are totally useless.
I tried to teach mine to fetch me a beer....

you know how hard it is to drink a Dwarven stout that's been petrified?