Entries from July 2007

Echeyakee, Humar's Understudy

It has been my intention to use Humar the Pridelord as my DPS pet. As you may (or may not) know, Humar is a unique black male lion. As if his uniqueness was not enough, he is also an extremely rare spawn. The general consensus is that his spawn time is between 8 and 12 [...]

Categories: Pets

Elder Mystic Razorsnout - We Barely Knew Thee

It's not clear to me what sort of position Elder Mystic Razorsnout holds within the Razormane Quillboar clan (Perhaps a cultural or religious leader?), but this Rare Elite is not a pushover. Fights like this highlight the solo PVE power of the hunter class, even at low levels. I've fought this same mob with multiple [...]

Categories: Mobs

Would A Pig By Any Other Name...

Reader stephen asked me the other day what I had named my pet boar. At the time, I hadn't give him a name, and had absolutely no clever ideas. After a lot of thought and consideration (you can only do this once per pet), I've renamed him... Gullinbursti! In a nutshell, Gullinbursti was the mechanical [...]

Categories: Pets

Tourist Attraction: Shrine of the Fallen Hero

Since I was in the area of Regthar Deathgate's hut west of Crossroads, I decided to stop by the Shrine of the Fallen Hero. The Shrine is a memorial to Michel Koiter, an artist for World of Warcraft and twin brother of current Blizzard artist, René Koiter. Michel passed away in March 2004 due to [...]

Categories: Locations

Level 10 - The Joys of Petophilia

Reaching level 10 means two major milestones for the hunter: the beginning of talent points, and the Taming the Beast quest line. My first five talent points are going into Endurance Training which will increase my pet's health by 10% and my own health by 5%. This was a no-brainer, really. I've known from the [...]

Categories: General