Obvious point is obvious, but this also works for beast-type beasts of fable. I used a zandalari raptor for the shattered defenses / black claw, then nuked with the Darkmoon Tonk - Ion Cannon. I hit gorespine last night for a bit over +1200.

As a potential counter for this guy, what do you folks think about the Pandarian Dragon/Serpent Hatchlings? [url=http://www.wowhead.com/npc=65313]Thundering[/url], [url=http://www.wowhead.com/npc=65324]Golden[/url] and [url=http://www.wowhead.com/npc=65323]Jade[/url] in particular, due to their know...

I could see the critter ability change benefiting Red Cricket. It's slow (249@25) but has a very high power (370@25). Definitely gonna experiment with him.

I despise PVP in all it's forms, so for blizz to lock a pet away behind it (along with heroic raids and massive grinds, but that's another issue) is a poke in the eye. TLDR: Paraphrasing the Pandaren philosophy - "Slow down, enjoy the journey." I understand your frustration, I love the collecting a...

Do you get less XP if it there aren't 3 wild pets to battle in an encounter?

For example, the shade near karazhan only has 1 pet per battle. It would seem that that might make leveling with this method a lot more streamlined.

I find life exchange very useful on my Nether Fairie Dragon. Pairing that with Slicing Wind works wonders on aquatics. I don't think that sunlight benefits life exchange, since it "equalizes" the health between you and the opponent. What sunlight DOES benefit though is the % of health moves. For exa...

Question for you Poofah, brought to mind by your mention of anubisath idol: 1. Do shields work together? For example, Sandstorm and Shell Shield. 2. If they do work together, do we see any of the funky multiplicative behavior, or is it just additive? I can imagine at least one other scenario were a ...

I love your posts and analysis! Puts common sense things into a quantitative form. Not to be too nit-picky, but in "8.VI" you overestimate the benefit of the shield and human passive. With Shield 5 - (0.5+0)+0.2 - (1+1+0)+0.2 - (0.75+0)+0.2 - (0.75)+0.2 - (0.75)+0.2 - (0.5+0)+0.2 - (1+1+0) = -1.05 n...

I can confirm that Flayer Youngling's Focus seems to be bugged or at least "changed" in the way it works.

Used Focus against one of the legendaries, and subsequently used Triple Snap. Pre 5.2 it would have hit all three times, post 5.2 it only hit once (so normal random behavior.)

I think the "Veiled Stair" area has a large amount of 3 critter teams. That would be around Wrathion's and the black market auction house.

Because it amuses me. If you don't like it, that amuses me even more. I must be Alliance, cause I really dislike trolls. I haven't pvped much, but this abuse of the timer mechanics is something I'd love to see fixed. Anytime that people can game the system to ruin the game for others is inappropria...

I know Flyers have a great speed boost while over half HP, but with abilities like Alpha Strike and Cocoon Strike.. wouldn't more Speed still be preferable on Moths? Yellow Moth has 244 speed as a (P/P), which the flying family bonus boosts to (244 * 1.5) = 366. My thinking is, there are only 5 pet...

I agree that moths are pretty awesome, and you should take a look at the highest attack moth of them all! Yellow Moth has 341 power and 244 speed (366 with the Flying type bonus!). The only downside is that you have to use a battle stone to upgrade it to rare, since it's a vendor pet. It also might ...

I imagine it would take quite the overhaul. It could be cool, but it could also be done very badly, and make some combos all the more powerful and imbalanced. A lot of the things you have to switch pets to take advantage, become all the more overpowered. For Example: Tiny snowman + kun-lai runt out ...

Zaelo, which would you recommend breedwise for the scourged whelpling? 6/16 (H/H) or 8/18 (P/S)? I could see benefits to either, more health is great for longevity and has lower speed for tailswipe, but more power is more power. In addition, what move set would you use? Tail swipe and Plagued Blood ...

Am I the only one that thinks fighting 10(!) elite pets per day for a daily is a bit over the top??? :cry: Not necessarily. The rewards are limited, 3 panda variations from the bags and after that, there isn't a reward from the bags, unless they drop battle-stones as well. The real benefit in havin...

Just to bring it to your attention, there are 2 cats that have 4/14 (P/P). One is the aforementioned Snow Cub , which tops out at 1400H 325P 260S. The other one would be the Cornish Rex Cat , which tops out at 1237H 341P 276S. A little bit less health, but higher speed and power. They both have the ...

aha! acronyms! didn't think of that term when I was searching the forums.

I suppose you could, but green quality is still a big stat drop from blue. And you know you're gonna get a dragonkin stone as soon as you sink the JP. Supposedly, elemental pets are bugged and dropping dragonkin stones instead of elemental stones, and I hear folks are having decent luck farming the ...

Pet Battle Stones are pretty rare, and there are a few ways you can acquire them. 1. Wild pet battles . The higher the level of the wild pets, the higher the drop chance. The pet that you see, the first pet is the type of stone that might be dropped. So if you battle a level 25 wild Leopard Frog (an...