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New to Druid Tanking
2010-03-25 00:00:00
1- Focus on it? Not really; eschew it entirely? Definitely not; you still get avoidance from Defense. I wouldn't stack it but don't look at a ring or something and say "ew, defense rating" (conversely, "ew, parry/block rating" is something you ought to say unless it's a massive buff otherwise).
2- Stamina/Agility are the two biggest ones, as they contribute generously to the other two major factors of our tanking methodology: crit and dodge. Getting more AP in there doesn't hurt either for added threat. Gems/enchants and such will generally a...

Opening with Aimed Shot?
2010-03-16 00:00:00
Most likely, that statement was made in regards to level 60 (now 70) characters.
At level 33, your gear is probably 80 or more greens. You're also at the low end of the level (x0-x5 being low, x6-x9 being high, if you know what I mean). This makes it easier for your pet to hold aggro as his growl is relatively more powerful. When you get closer to the end of a level set (for you, 38, 39) you'll notice you pull aggro more often, aimed shot or not. This changes and resets when you hit 40 because you learn a new growl again.
As long as you are not currently pulling aggro, there is no reason not to open with an aimed shot.
Hell, even at 60 I would solo really hard mobs using the tactic to open with Aimed, cuncussive, multi, arcane, and then feign death right away when my pet was on it, just to open with a huge burst of damage.
That techn...

Inviting Comment
2010-03-06 00:00:00
Let me start by thanking the frequent posters here. I read this forum for tips and my play has significantly improved - particularly with regards to CC. Having dinged 70 a month ago, the pre-raid post is something I refer to often.
I was using a 38/20/3 build for the longest time, but after reading the various posts here and researching the top hunters and their spe...

Can a hunter hate his own class?
2010-03-02 00:00:00
Well. My hunter was my first character ever to 70. and until about the time season one gear became available from battlegrounds. i really liked the hunter as a class in general.. in fact i would go out of my way to play with other hunters.
Well i have now leveled a shadow priest and a druid to 70. and after having seen countless well geared idiots roll through my parties i can say..
I now think that hunters really are class with the highest population of retards.
now i know that many MANY hunters are awsome. i think of myself as a decent hunter.
but MAN!!! let me tell a story.
Tonight i was tanking heroic underbog on my dr...