Comments on: Mount farming for fun and… well, fun http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/ Feral Druids in World of Warcraft Fri, 25 May 2012 00:45:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sah http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-18121 Sah Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:49:18 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-18121 I sure will go and clear all those early raids some day, if I'm still playing by then ... I don't bother too much about the mounts atm since it's quite some gold to buy all that needs buying and I'm not into farming at all, but I sure want to see all those places (almost had explorer before the achievement existed). @Breelie: I don't know what the hardcore players say about the changes to bears but it sure haven't stopped my guild from having me tanking Ulduar 10, and I'm not even a proper experienced tank (never went feral until march this year). I see doing old content as something to enjoy between the raids instead of just trying to get ridicuolus amounts of gold to get the mammoth and the chopper. I sure will go and clear all those early raids some day, if I’m still playing by then … I don’t bother too much about the mounts atm since it’s quite some gold to buy all that needs buying and I’m not into farming at all, but I sure want to see all those places (almost had explorer before the achievement existed).

@Breelie: I don’t know what the hardcore players say about the changes to bears but it sure haven’t stopped my guild from having me tanking Ulduar 10, and I’m not even a proper experienced tank (never went feral until march this year).

I see doing old content as something to enjoy between the raids instead of just trying to get ridicuolus amounts of gold to get the mammoth and the chopper.

]]> By: Breelie http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14917 Breelie Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:54:59 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14917 /sigh....me thinks that the druid tanks are frustrated and bored. I missed the memo that said we should bury our head in the sand about the nerfs coming. Guess we'll just play our alts, go solo old content, or watch crappy movies. I love my bear, i want to rant, but alas, i'll go lvl my hunter as blizz intended. /sigh….me thinks that the druid tanks are frustrated and bored. I missed the memo that said we should bury our head in the sand about the nerfs coming. Guess we’ll just play our alts, go solo old content, or watch crappy movies. I love my bear, i want to rant, but alas, i’ll go lvl my hunter as blizz intended.

]]> By: Twiglet http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14846 Twiglet Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:34:46 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14846 Yup, myself and my friend had the same idea a whle back :) I am an 80 feral druid, she is an 80 holy priest. We downed everything up to the first boss a couple of times (the 4 groups respawn after a while if you wait) and we had no problems at all. We both got the yellow and blue mounts and we also got 1 red. We then had 2 further yellow mounts drop while we were trying to get another red. So the spawn rate is very high indeed. Like you say tho, watch out for that self healer in the 4 pack, we had to run out when we got him. But good thing is each time you pull them their buffs are different, so we just ran back in and pulled them again until there was no self healer :D Yup, myself and my friend had the same idea a whle back :) I am an 80 feral druid, she is an 80 holy priest. We downed everything up to the first boss a couple of times (the 4 groups respawn after a while if you wait) and we had no problems at all. We both got the yellow and blue mounts and we also got 1 red. We then had 2 further yellow mounts drop while we were trying to get another red. So the spawn rate is very high indeed.

Like you say tho, watch out for that self healer in the 4 pack, we had to run out when we got him. But good thing is each time you pull them their buffs are different, so we just ran back in and pulled them again until there was no self healer :D

]]> By: Gaming Diva http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14845 Gaming Diva Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:20:18 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14845 Congrats on the mounts! I've never seen those mounts before. I've been missing my Ally toons so created another space goat mage & a gnome warlock. I saw Mereenie in-game earlier this week. :-) Congrats on the mounts! I’ve never seen those mounts before.

I’ve been missing my Ally toons so created another space goat mage & a gnome warlock. I saw Mereenie in-game earlier this week. :-)

]]> By: ARA http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14824 ARA Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:07:38 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14824 Nice did a bit of aq40 stuff myself but generally I got bored with the place. Too big. Got a red mounty too - whoopededoo :) Tbh, random mount drops never really did appeal to me, though occassionally I'll go back to sethekk. However, I'm pretty excited to have a plagued & a blake proto drake just around the corner. Worth giving up flight form for those babies, I'd say. Nice did a bit of aq40 stuff myself but generally I got bored with the place. Too big. Got a red mounty too – whoopededoo :) Tbh, random mount drops never really did appeal to me, though occassionally I’ll go back to sethekk. However, I’m pretty excited to have a plagued & a blake proto drake just around the corner. Worth giving up flight form for those babies, I’d say.

]]> By: Winterwind http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14823 Winterwind Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:00:27 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14823 Twin Emps tends to bug allot, especially with newer abilities. You especially need to avoid a hunter's misdirect, as it will almost always cause the encounter to bug and break the instance. That said, C'thun is definitely worth seeing and can still drop epic loot: The Vanquished Tentacle of C'Thun trinket. Twin Emps tends to bug allot, especially with newer abilities. You especially need to avoid a hunter’s misdirect, as it will almost always cause the encounter to bug and break the instance.

That said, C’thun is definitely worth seeing and can still drop epic loot: The Vanquished Tentacle of C’Thun trinket.

]]> By: dorgol http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14822 dorgol Fri, 13 Mar 2009 15:13:35 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14822 I have 2 of the Bugs. Amusingly enough, Blizzard originally said that these mounts wouldn't count towards the Achievement - I'm glad they changed their minds (I have 67 mounts and need more!). @Tasharna: I have heard of some being able to solo the 1st boss, but it's VERY luck dependent. Has something to do with the "real" vs "fake" Prophet being in a certain location so you can kill the "real" Prophet without aggroing the "fake" copies. Me, I haven't even tried. :) I have 2 of the Bugs. Amusingly enough, Blizzard originally said that these mounts wouldn’t count towards the Achievement – I’m glad they changed their minds (I have 67 mounts and need more!).

@Tasharna: I have heard of some being able to solo the 1st boss, but it’s VERY luck dependent. Has something to do with the “real” vs “fake” Prophet being in a certain location so you can kill the “real” Prophet without aggroing the “fake” copies. Me, I haven’t even tried. :)

]]> By: Redivider http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14820 Redivider Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:14:44 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14820 I try to do AQ every week, after both rep and the Genesis Raiment, and in our last run we had THREE red mounts drop. I rolled a 100 on the first one and got it :) I got lucky later on C'Thun and won the tentacle, but uh...that's kind of unrelated ;P I try to do AQ every week, after both rep and the Genesis Raiment, and in our last run we had THREE red mounts drop. I rolled a 100 on the first one and got it :)

I got lucky later on C’Thun and won the tentacle, but uh…that’s kind of unrelated ;P

]]> By: Bellwether http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14819 Bellwether Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:11:01 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14819 @scaresome - AQ 40 is a pre-BC 40-man raid (as opposed to AQ-20, a 20 man raid) at the southern end of Silithus. I love the bugs...they look awesome. Unfortunately, while in AQ 40, you're better off not riding them, as they'll tunnel as soon as you get in combat. And since you can get into combat just from being in the instance, it's far more efficient to look at your pretty bug mount, ooh and aw, then put it away and get on your horse or kodo. @scaresome – AQ 40 is a pre-BC 40-man raid (as opposed to AQ-20, a 20 man raid) at the southern end of Silithus.

I love the bugs…they look awesome. Unfortunately, while in AQ 40, you’re better off not riding them, as they’ll tunnel as soon as you get in combat. And since you can get into combat just from being in the instance, it’s far more efficient to look at your pretty bug mount, ooh and aw, then put it away and get on your horse or kodo.

]]> By: Steele http://thebigbearbutt.com/2009/03/12/mount-farming-for-fun-and-well-fun/comment-page-1/#comment-14815 Steele Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:04:38 +0000 http://thebigbearbutt.com/?p=1443#comment-14815 heading for AQ40 today. heading for AQ40 today.

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