The Hunter's Mark blog posts

Welcome to the New Dungeon Play!

Welcome to the new (and hopefully improved) Dungeon Play site! The old site was designed primarily with ease of use in mind, but the theory upon which the structure was based ultimately proved to be flawed and clunky to use. Visitors weren’t quite

Hunter changes in patch 4.0

Let’s keep the hits rolling with some in-depth coverage of the changes 4.0 has brought to the Hunter class. As with our other posts on class changes in 4.0, this post will give us a point of reference for discussing the changes in play style now

Hunter changes in patch 4.0

Let’s keep the hits rolling with some in-depth coverage of the changes 4.0 has brought to the Hunter class. As with our other posts on class changes in 4.0, this post will give us a point of reference for discussing the changes in play style now

Mana vs Focus: Rotation changes and first impressions

Let me begin by saying that I actually like the switch to focus; it’s how things should have been from the very beginning. Hunters are not melee DPS and therefore were not given energy or rage, but neither are we casters and mana should never have

Mana vs Focus: Rotation changes and first impressions

Let me begin by saying that I actually like the switch to focus; it’s how things should have been from the very beginning. Hunters are not melee DPS and therefore were not given energy or rage, but neither are we casters and mana should never have

Mana vs Focus: Rotation changes and first impressions

Let me begin by saying that I actually like the switch to focus; it’s how things should have been from the very beginning. Hunters are not melee DPS and therefore were not given energy or rage, but neither are we casters and mana should never have

One Door Closes, Another Door Opens

No doubt many of you have noticed an extreme lack of updates here recently. Part of that is, as I mentioned in a previous post, due to a relative lack of interesting things to talk about. Cataclysm news, while still … Continue reading →Rating:

Making sure your pet holds aggro while soloing

Taking another cue from the THM inbox, I recently received a question from a player that was having aggro issues with their pet while soloing. There are a few different tricks players can use to make their soloing experience easier, so we’ll be

Making sure your pet holds aggro while soloing

Taking another cue from the THM inbox, I recently received a question from a player that was having aggro issues with their pet while soloing. There are a few different tricks players can use to make their soloing experience easier, so we’ll be

Making sure your pet holds aggro while soloing

Taking another cue from the THM inbox, I recently received a question from a player that was having aggro issues with their pet while soloing. There are a few different tricks players can use to make their soloing experience easier, so we’ll be

Questions about taming Spirit Beasts and stable slots

I recently received an email over at THM regarding the taming and storage of Spirit Beasts that I think deserves a bit of attention, as it’s something I see asked fairly frequently and touches on some game-play attitudes that I believe should receive

Questions about taming Spirit Beasts and stable slots

I recently received an email over at THM regarding the taming and storage of Spirit Beasts that I think deserves a bit of attention, as it’s something I see asked fairly frequently and touches on some game-play attitudes that I believe should receive

Questions about taming Spirit Beasts and stable slots

I recently received an email over at THM regarding the taming and storage of Spirit Beasts that I think deserves a bit of attention, as it’s something I see asked fairly frequently and touches on some game-play attitudes that I believe should receive

Hunter Hall of Fame: Nyghtwasp, Vek’nilash-US

Congratulations to our latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Nyghtwasp of the Vek’nilash-US server. Nyghtwasp, Vek’nilash-US I wasn’t planning on joining this elite group of hunters, being completely satisfied with my ghost saber

Hunter Hall of Fame: Brucin, Silver Hand-US

Congratulations to our latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Brucin of the Silver Hand-US server and Army of the Lost guild. Brucin <Army of the Lost> Silver Hand-US Guild Shout out: “Army of the Lost, you guys are … Continue

Hunter Hall of Fame: Cosimo, Icecrown-US

Congratulations to our latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Cosimo of the Icecrown-US server. Cosimo, Icecrown-US Loque’nahak Gondria Skoll Arcturis Keep an eye out for our next inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame. If you’ve tamed

Hunter Hall of Fame: Alarick, Boulderfist-US

Congratulations to the latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Alarick of the Boulderfist-US server and The Incredibles guild. Alarick <The Incredibles> Boulderfist-US Loque’nahak Gondria Skoll Arcturis Keep an eye out for our next

Hall of Fame Post Glut Incoming (And Other News)

We’ve had a ton of Hall of Fame entries mailed in this summer and our inbox is currently overflowing (not that we’re complaining!), so we’re going to be posting several entries per week until we start getting things under control …

Hunter Hall of Fame: Taercennjr, Drenden-US

Congratulations to our latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Taercennjr of the Drenden-US server. Taercennjr, Drenden-US All the pet names are spirit/egyptian god(dess) based. A thank you to Amseth (guildie) for spotting Skoll for me after many

July Newsletter Release Delayed

We sent out an announcement on Twitter about this, but wanted to repeat it here in case some of our newsletter subscribers didn’t see it. Today’s release of the July issue of our monthly newsletter will be delayed. We encountered … Continue

Hunter Hall of Fame: Ranchero, Drenden-US

Congratulations to our latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Ranchero of the Drenden-US server, alt of Darkbrew, whom you may recognize from The Brew Hall and the Hunting Party Podcast. Ranchero, Drenden-US Ranchero has spent his whole life …

Cataclysm Beast Mastery Hunter Talent Builds

Recently Blizzard announced their intent to completely overhaul the talent system as we’ve known it up to this point, changing not only the talents themselves but the interface, tree depth, and number of points available to us as well.

Hunter Hall of Fame: Grizzlefoot, Kilrogg-US

Congratulations to our latest inductee into the Hunter Hall of Fame, Grizzlefoot of the Kilrogg-US server and Ragnarok guild. Grizzlefoot <Ragnarok> Kilrogg-US Just as some background, I dinged 74 and then camped Arcturis for about a week before

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