So lets say you are a level 51 hunter with a similarly leveled pet Bear, Kola. He's been at your side since level 11 and you would never THINK about letting him go, but you've noticed that he doesn't hold aggro very well any more. This bothers you, because you think the only way to get him better is to tame a different pet. The thought is pushed to the back of your mind, that is until some other hunter uses Beast Lore on Kola, then calls you a noob.
What do you do?
A. Keep Kola as is and ignore the people that call you names.
B. Abandon Kola, or stuff him in the stable, and tame a new pet.
C. Ask for help from someone else.
D. Get super mad and delete the character, moving on to play a Paladin.
E. Train your pet!
Correct answer -- E.
"Huh????" you may be asking. "How do I do that?" Well, you know back at level 10 when you had just tamed your first pet and it kept running away 'cause it was hungry? Well, in doing the quest to get Feed Pet you also get Beast Training. Most likely you have used it before, maybe training Kola growl or Great Stamina. Well, that beast training GETS MORE SKILLS when you go out and tame new animals that have higher level skills. Let me run you through this.
When you use Beast Lore on a wild beast of the tamable sort, you'll probably see something like this;
Diseased Bear
level 51 beast
100-155 damage
2427 health
Diet: meat, fruit, cheese, fungus,
bread, fish
Tamed skills claw rank 7
(note: the amounts of health/armor, plus the skill it has, are not correct. Sorry.)
See the tamed skills part? When you tame that beast, it will have said skill. If you fight with that pet for a little while, letting it USE that skill, eventually you will see something like "(your name) has learned Claw (rank 7) (or other)!" in the chat log. That means that next time you go into the Beast Training menu, you will see Claw (rank 7) as an option. Woohoo! Now you can let Smelly the bear run free, unless you like him, and go get dear old Kola out of the stables.
Now you know what to do. Use some of the training points that have been building up over the many adventures and train Claw (rank 7) to Kola. This will most likely increase his aggro by a ton. Job well done!
Note that there are more skills then just Claw. Maybe you want Kola to focus more on Growl. If thats the case, then think about getting Bite. It has a longer cooldown and does pretty good damage, plus it doesn't use all the focus that Growl depends on!
Note again that you do not have to have a bear named Kola. That's just an example of a pet a hunter might have.
Well, now that you know about training skills to your pet, maybe you want to know more about training points. (don't worry, this will be quick. Maybe. /grin)
There are two ways to get training points;
Loyalty levels,
and
Leveling up your pet.
Now, if you got your pet at a reletively low level, then near all training points will come from levels. Every level up for your pet gets him/her a few more training points. Squiggles the boar, gotten at level 5, will have ~3-4 hundred training points at level 70 if she is never trained anything. She will get very few points from Loyalty levels, as there are so many levels ahead of her.
But lets say HereThere the Warpstalker is level 70 already when you tame him. Now what??? He can't get any training points from levels! But thats where Loyalty comes in. At loyalty level 1, it's highly likely that HereThere has negative training points. This does not mean that you did something wrong! If a pet has negative training points, DON'T WORRY. This is just Blizzard's way of getting it to balance out when you get to loyalty level 6.
When HereThere increases in loyalty, you'll notice he gains ~60 training points! This is because the points he can't get from leveling, he gets from loyalty.
Get it now? SOrry if I did a terrible job of explaining.
(If you where wondering...)
Kola - Mangeclaw
Smelly - Diseased Bear
Squiggles - Bristleback Battleboar
Herethere - Blackwind Warp Chaser
Oh, but in a month or so all this will change to be talant tree's for your pet. I'll just have to post again >.<
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Spock is an insanacat.
As any reader of mine might now, I have a cat named Spock. We got him from a rescue shelter, and his black-tabby charm got him a new home.
Well, the cat has had this pass-time hobby of jumping onto the counter and knocking everything off the counter. For a while, he had seemed to have forgotten about his uncanny ability because of Summer, our orange/white cat. She starting playing with him, and instead of the loud, annoying crashes of things falling on the floor, we would hear the louder, more annoying "CATHUMP CATHUMP CATHUMP" of two cats thundering around the house (and, you know how cats are supposed to be quiet and stealthy? Hmph, yeah right..).
But when I got home from school, I sat down with a bunch of grapes and tossed one at the cat, who was sitting on the counter reaching towards some milk. Instead of jumping off the counter, though, he just stopped reaeching towards the milk and pawed at the tiny grape. It rolled around a bit, and he found that immensely interesting. He pawed some more - his usual, 'if I touch it too hard I will get killed' paw - and it rolled more. He continued to do this until it rolled onto the floor, falling on our dogs nose, who quickly ate it. Spock was aghast! He couldn't BELIEVE it fell! He padded over to a little white med container and pawed, knocking IT over the edge. Crash! He was amazed!
This can only mean one thing;
spock has regained his uncanny ability to knock things over edges, then look utterly stunned and innocent.
Well, the cat has had this pass-time hobby of jumping onto the counter and knocking everything off the counter. For a while, he had seemed to have forgotten about his uncanny ability because of Summer, our orange/white cat. She starting playing with him, and instead of the loud, annoying crashes of things falling on the floor, we would hear the louder, more annoying "CATHUMP CATHUMP CATHUMP" of two cats thundering around the house (and, you know how cats are supposed to be quiet and stealthy? Hmph, yeah right..).
But when I got home from school, I sat down with a bunch of grapes and tossed one at the cat, who was sitting on the counter reaching towards some milk. Instead of jumping off the counter, though, he just stopped reaeching towards the milk and pawed at the tiny grape. It rolled around a bit, and he found that immensely interesting. He pawed some more - his usual, 'if I touch it too hard I will get killed' paw - and it rolled more. He continued to do this until it rolled onto the floor, falling on our dogs nose, who quickly ate it. Spock was aghast! He couldn't BELIEVE it fell! He padded over to a little white med container and pawed, knocking IT over the edge. Crash! He was amazed!
This can only mean one thing;
spock has regained his uncanny ability to knock things over edges, then look utterly stunned and innocent.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
A lot of things packed into one post
Ok..
First off, Rassaa is level 61. She has a white armored horse now, although I am thinking about getting her a Nightsaber mount. After all, I am already revered with the Night Elves. So, here's Rassaa riding her horse, Lightforge.
Second, the reason Rassaa is *only* 61 is because I have been leveling two other characters. Say hello to Talonheart the night elf druid and Harasori the draenie hunter! Talonheart is level 21 as of now, and Harasori is 16. (note that Harasori is on the Moon Guard server, a major RP server.)
And finely, I WILL be posting more RP story. I'm jut lazy.
First off, Rassaa is level 61. She has a white armored horse now, although I am thinking about getting her a Nightsaber mount. After all, I am already revered with the Night Elves. So, here's Rassaa riding her horse, Lightforge.
Second, the reason Rassaa is *only* 61 is because I have been leveling two other characters. Say hello to Talonheart the night elf druid and Harasori the draenie hunter! Talonheart is level 21 as of now, and Harasori is 16. (note that Harasori is on the Moon Guard server, a major RP server.)
And finely, I WILL be posting more RP story. I'm jut lazy.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Rassaa gets a horse!
At 55-almost-56, Rassaa took some time away from leveling to get Stormwind reputation. I had done most of the Elwyn quests, all of the Westfall quests, and all of the Redrige quests, that I knew of. I therefor only had two places left -- Stormwind City itself, and Duskwood. (Actualy, I thought Duskwood was a Night Elf place, not a Human place.) I spent a few days there, doing the countless lame-storied quests, and the few but fun creepy, high-story quests.
It took a while, but I did finish all the quests I could find in Duskwood. I was at about 10k/21k rep when I started, and I ended up with 17k/21k. I headed over to Stormwind to find more. I found a couple, but only enough to get me up to 19k/21k, curse it!
I headed to Elwyn.
I speant a while running around on my ram, looking for quests. I found a couple at an old farm, and in desperation did them all. I still didn't have enough, infact, I was only 500 rep away!!!
I found a quest in The Blue Recluse, however, and finished it. DING! DING! DING!
Heres me on my beautiful black stallion, doubed Darkiron. Later he will molt into a white coat, and will be renamed Lightforge.
(and if your wondering how I got rep so fast, quests reward 500 rep sometimes. And, I'm 57.5 right now.)
It took a while, but I did finish all the quests I could find in Duskwood. I was at about 10k/21k rep when I started, and I ended up with 17k/21k. I headed over to Stormwind to find more. I found a couple, but only enough to get me up to 19k/21k, curse it!
I headed to Elwyn.
I speant a while running around on my ram, looking for quests. I found a couple at an old farm, and in desperation did them all. I still didn't have enough, infact, I was only 500 rep away!!!
I found a quest in The Blue Recluse, however, and finished it. DING! DING! DING!
Heres me on my beautiful black stallion, doubed Darkiron. Later he will molt into a white coat, and will be renamed Lightforge.
(and if your wondering how I got rep so fast, quests reward 500 rep sometimes. And, I'm 57.5 right now.)
Thursday, July 17, 2008
RP story p.1
This is a RP story. Just wanted to warn you.
Snow drifted slowly to the ground and clung to the hair of the young dwarf who was crouched down beside a fir tree. She was cloithed in an assortment of leathers, on her head she whore the skinned head of a bear. I rose and flitted past the tree and, running low and silent, over a long distence of snow-covered feild. I knew that the probubility of someone finding me out here was slim, but the thrill of the hunt kept my heart pounding hard and my body low to the ground. I skidded to a stop at the edge of a frozen lake. Snow that had frozen to the ice gave traction, but I knew better than to keep running over it. After a few deep breathes, I removed a small spy-glass from my belt and peered through. Scanning over the lake's frozen surface, I cought sight of a far-off glow. I fiddled with the knobs on the spy-glass to zoom in, keeping my gaze on the light.
The strong figure of my master apeared next to the light. I scowled at her elven trainers comfort out on the frozen terrain, settled on a fur with a campfire and a full supply of foods, but pushed it aside. I had other things to worry about. Slipping the spy-glass back into my belt, I glanced around more than once to make sure no wild beasts where watching me. Or, even worse, my masters pet panther. If Arda cought wind of me, she would return to her master and report my location. But no beasts where around. Taking a deep breath, I ran hard and low over the lakes frozen water. The island in the middle was my target.
An arrow landed infront of me. Sighing, I stood errect of looked towards the campfire, but saw no trainer. I looked the other way, and there he was. He was only a hundred feet away, although in the dull evening light he was hardly visable. He walked towards me and smiled slightly, a warm look that always made me a bit calmer.
"Almost made it this time, young one." he said casualy. I sighed again and pulled the arrow out of the ice and returned it to my master's waiting hand.
"I won't ask how you went across the lake the long way in ten minutes without making any noise or being at all visable." I said with just a hint of humer. my master smiled again.
"I have my ways." He whistled sharply and Arda, his panther, apeared suddenly at his side.
"Do you get it from her or does she get it from you?" I asked. My master appeared comfused. "Er, the silence and the speed, I mean."
"Oh, it's from both of us. We learn from each other, as do you and I." he said. I nodded. He started off back to his camp, where the fire's light still gleamed. I followed him, carefull not to bother Arda. I knew of her slightly irritable attitude all to well.
~ to be continued ~
Snow drifted slowly to the ground and clung to the hair of the young dwarf who was crouched down beside a fir tree. She was cloithed in an assortment of leathers, on her head she whore the skinned head of a bear. I rose and flitted past the tree and, running low and silent, over a long distence of snow-covered feild. I knew that the probubility of someone finding me out here was slim, but the thrill of the hunt kept my heart pounding hard and my body low to the ground. I skidded to a stop at the edge of a frozen lake. Snow that had frozen to the ice gave traction, but I knew better than to keep running over it. After a few deep breathes, I removed a small spy-glass from my belt and peered through. Scanning over the lake's frozen surface, I cought sight of a far-off glow. I fiddled with the knobs on the spy-glass to zoom in, keeping my gaze on the light.
The strong figure of my master apeared next to the light. I scowled at her elven trainers comfort out on the frozen terrain, settled on a fur with a campfire and a full supply of foods, but pushed it aside. I had other things to worry about. Slipping the spy-glass back into my belt, I glanced around more than once to make sure no wild beasts where watching me. Or, even worse, my masters pet panther. If Arda cought wind of me, she would return to her master and report my location. But no beasts where around. Taking a deep breath, I ran hard and low over the lakes frozen water. The island in the middle was my target.
An arrow landed infront of me. Sighing, I stood errect of looked towards the campfire, but saw no trainer. I looked the other way, and there he was. He was only a hundred feet away, although in the dull evening light he was hardly visable. He walked towards me and smiled slightly, a warm look that always made me a bit calmer.
"Almost made it this time, young one." he said casualy. I sighed again and pulled the arrow out of the ice and returned it to my master's waiting hand.
"I won't ask how you went across the lake the long way in ten minutes without making any noise or being at all visable." I said with just a hint of humer. my master smiled again.
"I have my ways." He whistled sharply and Arda, his panther, apeared suddenly at his side.
"Do you get it from her or does she get it from you?" I asked. My master appeared comfused. "Er, the silence and the speed, I mean."
"Oh, it's from both of us. We learn from each other, as do you and I." he said. I nodded. He started off back to his camp, where the fire's light still gleamed. I followed him, carefull not to bother Arda. I knew of her slightly irritable attitude all to well.
~ to be continued ~
Friday, July 11, 2008
Mid-summer Stress
WARNING!
This post is not WoW related!
/cough /cough
It's the middle of July. The sun is shinning, I have minimal work to do, and Rassaa is beckoning me. The Vegetable Garden is full and green, with new Squash being picked every day. Suger Snap Cuccumber with Rice Viniger, yellow Squash with mushrooms, fried and eaten with pasta, the anticipation of Tomatoes(fun to pick, not to eat), beans, corn and potatoes.. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Well, Mid-Summer Stress (MSS) is ruening it.
yeah yeah, I hear you saying, "MSS isn't real, summer is all about the relaxation of having nothing to do!" but ah, there ARE things to do! Clean the house, Clean the pool, chemicalize the pool, fill the pool, organize friend meetings, write in the stuped journal that you where assigned to write 20+ entries, half a page minimal, of... Even organizing vecations, the most stress-less things, causes MSS. Will we go up north next week? Maybe next month? And then there are summer camps. Will the boy, my bro, get driving lessons this month? Or this FALL? Should I go to I-life camp again? Should I go to fencing?
All of this MSS is driving me up the wall! /pout
This post is not WoW related!
/cough /cough
It's the middle of July. The sun is shinning, I have minimal work to do, and Rassaa is beckoning me. The Vegetable Garden is full and green, with new Squash being picked every day. Suger Snap Cuccumber with Rice Viniger, yellow Squash with mushrooms, fried and eaten with pasta, the anticipation of Tomatoes(fun to pick, not to eat), beans, corn and potatoes.. Sounds great, doesn't it?
Well, Mid-Summer Stress (MSS) is ruening it.
yeah yeah, I hear you saying, "MSS isn't real, summer is all about the relaxation of having nothing to do!" but ah, there ARE things to do! Clean the house, Clean the pool, chemicalize the pool, fill the pool, organize friend meetings, write in the stuped journal that you where assigned to write 20+ entries, half a page minimal, of... Even organizing vecations, the most stress-less things, causes MSS. Will we go up north next week? Maybe next month? And then there are summer camps. Will the boy, my bro, get driving lessons this month? Or this FALL? Should I go to I-life camp again? Should I go to fencing?
All of this MSS is driving me up the wall! /pout
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Rassaa fifty(one)
I got Rassaa to fifty the other day. The day started as 47. I did a couple quests in Tanaris, getting to 47.5. I headed back to Gadgetzan, and put Sargeant in the Stable and took out.. Cat the lynx (40). Then I found a good, comfortable spot in the Gadgetzan Inn, and started LFG'ing ZF.
I found a group(wow!), with a Warr, Rogue, Pally & Priest. It started fine - we pulled, we killed, it worked fine, but then.. The Pally and the Rogue got in a fight. I hung to the side, hoping it would settle, but it didn't. THe preist let the Rogue die, and the ROgue left group. We had to go get another person, but nobody came. The Priest finaly just got on his 70 Hunter and gave the rest of us a run. It worked well, we where fine, I leveled to 49 and the Lynx got to level 44. When I turned in my quests, I was *almost* 50.
The next time I logged on, I found a group looking for someone with the Mallet of Zul'Farrak. Even though I had finished all of my quests, I wanted to level my lynx more.. I got into the group, a run with a Warr, Priest and a 67 Hunter. It went well, again, and I got into a guild! Socious Sempiterna, a dungeon-loving, happy guild. Aanyhow, I leveled to 50.5 and Lynx got to 47.
Don't ask me why, but the thought of Sprite Darter Mini-pets sprung into my mind. I looked it up. I found the questgiver, and easily did the 8-part chain. And I have... AN adorable Sprite Darter!!!
edit I named my Lynx, who is male, Tinder.
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