How long did it take to get Kara ready?Follow

Oh I do, I was just having fun. Cheeky's spreadsheet doesn't explicitly show the ratio we've been discussing after all. Did you even read this thread?

Edited, Mar 28th 2008 6:36pm by Xsarus

Honestly didn't think of that, sorry. Still, the set is a good starting point for your Karazhan career. Flesh it out with Beast Lord and some questrewards, and you are ready to start out in Karazhan. You'll upgrade as you progress through bosses.

Read the whole thread please...
Not just the first post and answer that.
2k rap is for Mm hunters, and its a goal to aim for, not a cold hard stat you need before kara.
(in fact, with the 'optimal' pre-raid gear as seen in the sticky you'd end up at ~2050 Ap selfbuffed)

edit: in the optimal gear, there are no epics included nesides S1 pieces (wich are more or less equal to lvl 70ish blues for PvE)

Edited, Mar 31st 2008 9:43pm by Aethien

Just broke 1400 AP unbuffed, but my hit rating sucks.

A question about that... if I have surefooted, how much hit rating do I actually need?

I was told by my guild that I need 1600 AP to get to kara, so it shouldn't be so hard. I'd link my armory profile, but I'm at school and the net here hates anything from WoW's official website.

Thanks for the help all. The sticky has been wonderful as well!

More Ap = higher crits
The Higher your crit%, the more you benefit from AP.
The Higher your Ap, the more you benefit from crit.

In raids Hunter's Mark and BoMight give you 660 Ap, EW easely adds another ~225.
So thats 885 AP.
Add relixir of major agility, 20 agi food, MotW, leader o/t pack and a scroll of agility V and you get a total of:
974 AP and 8.135% crit, not counting Kings.
Or in other words, you get a lot more attack power from buffs then you get crit.
Agility raises your crit well while not neglecting your attack power.
For purely soloing you would end up with a high critrate in comparison to your attack power.
In raids however, this evens it out quite nicely giving you optimal dps.

Hi again.

This thread is going to be longer than the hunter FAQ right aways, and I'm only one person. ><

I must be an moran.

Anyways, I thought I'd post up my armory link now that I actually can.

http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Gnomeregan&n=Moissi

As you can see, I need more hit rating. As you can also see, my spec sucks. Don't worry, it isn't staying that way for long. My excuse? Just don't re-spec when you're drunk and doing arenas. I seriously thought my spec was the best thing since sliced bread until I woke up that same day.

First, I will be re-gemming my PvP helm and shoulders right aways, and gemming my boots. I already have the gems in my bags, just wasn't sure if I should keep the boots.

I also have the quest for Natasha's choker which I need to finish up, and will be working towards the Delicate green poncho as well. After that, I guess I will have to run Sethekk for the Ravenclaw band, Terok's Quill, and hopefully the leggings of Desolation(for the +35 hit rating set bonus)

After getting all this, will I be close to done? Any other suggestions are very welcome, and more than appreciated.

I'm having trouble atm... I try to do heroics but with the exception of the low-level ones, people tell me to get S1 gear and call me a noob. You can armory me, I'm Kaylei on Altar of Storms, and I mean my gear isn't BAD. I've run Kara and held my own, I have 1550AP with Trueshot as MM, without AotH and 1700 with AotH, and about about 18.5% crit. But I mean I'd do fine in like Heroic Underbog and Mana Tombs wouldn't I? Or would I not be much use to the group?

I can't figure out if these people are right or if they're just stuck-up and think that because they're in S3 we should all be in S3.

Let me know what you guys think if you can look me up on Armory.

Thanks! <3

Edited, Apr 2nd 2008 2:44pm by RivenKito

The chestpiece and hands I got for 320g total. I got the bow today, so no I have no scope yet, and I put icy on the axe because I don't plan on having it very long. Why spend money for 35agi when I want to replace it as soon as possible? Icy just for looks, because it was that or nothing.

And if you say S1 isn't the answer... what is? If I can't do heroics without raiding gear, and can't get to raiding without heroic gear... I mean wtf?


Looking back I didn't mean for that to sound so rude, lol. I'm just frustrated trying to get geared, and I despise BGs so the past 4-5 days have been brutal.


Edited, Apr 2nd 2008 6:12pm by RivenKito

actually, the S1 helm is the best not epic (no i dont count S1 as epics) helm ingame ;)
And depending on spec, the S1 chest is great too.

9% +hit, or 142 hitrating.
If you happen to be SV with surefooted its 95 + hit and as dreanei you need 1% hit less too.

Its also not nessecaryto make it all the way there and if you pay attention to what gear you are using you'll get pretty close.

Well, I guess it doesn't take that long to get to Kara!

I got in today, as my guild had a shorter run than they thought they would and needed an extra DPS for chess. I had no idea what I was doing, was unprepared(only stam food on me and only had mana pots on me, no elixirs/flasks), and don't have vent yet. Still, my excitement to get in during the past few weeks made them think of me. With only 45min to an hour left in the run, I got in. We cleared a few trash pulls, got a few drops(leather healing and plate drops), did chess, and my very first two badges.

All in all, it was so much fun! I was very excited to get in, and my guild seemed very happy to have me. Unfortunately, we have absolutely 0 BM hunters in our guild(everyone goes MM), so I'm really going to have to prove myself worthy of being there. They said they'd give me a trial run next week, and see what kind of DPS I can put out on the bosses.

So, any last minute advice before I'm out the door running? My hit rating sucks, my AP sucks, and I don't have any enchants. I know all of this, so my next week will look something like...

1) Get enchants on gear I will be keeping.
2) Run Sethekk Halls for Quill, Greaves of desolation, and maybe a ring(I think).
2) Buy leg armor(cobrahide), but wait until I pick up greaves of desolation before putting it on.
4) Get better gems for my helm/shoulders PvP epics.

By the by, a guildie of mine picked up the Truestrike Ring I'm wearing right now for 40G. He saw it, I urged him to buy it right aways, and picked it up from him. Ahhhh, My first lvl 70 epic non-welfare-gear piece. I'm a happy hunter. : )