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I can direct you to www.warcrafthuntersunion.com, which for me is the standard when it comes to hunter information.
Hey a friend of mine has achieved level 80 and finally has some good weapons and gear my question now is what enchants and Gems should he be using. Most importantly his weapons i was thinking mongoose on his 2 daggers he is using. but i am not sure if its worth the money seeing as i do not know if they will proc while using his bow. and to make matters worst im not overtly familiar with the class. if someone would be so kind as to post an armory link for examples and ideas that would be great also but all feed back is welcome thanks alot -Nosmirc-
I can direct you to www.warcrafthuntersunion.com, which for me is the standard when it comes to hunter information.
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An armory link would be useful.
Other than this, goose only procs afaik with the weapon its cast on hitting.
Hence nope, they will not proc from ranged.
He is better of getting a stat stick 2h Polearm and poping +110 AP enchant on it.
He should favour geming for AGI, INT, STA in that order - with INT swapping places with STA depending on MM or SV spec - depending on spec.
He should favour AP enchants on rest of gear with the exceoption of AP & Crit patch on legs, and +10 to all stats on chest.
BM is not a raiding spec anymore sadly, so he has only 2 viable ones, MM or SV, with the later being a bit more oriented to AGI/AP and the former being more needful of INT/Mana to provide even DPS results.
Your pet in all 3 specs represents 10 to 20% of your overall dps, so talenting it right is a must.
For detailed info go to eltistjerks.com or ask a Marmot to open up a Hunter DPS guide in these forums, unlikely as that might sound, if there was one, and it was allowed Id willingly post my guides there for the hunters.
For one hander enchants use +26Agi, or +25hit/crit(Accuracy) If not hit capped.
For 2 hander +110 atp.
Mongoose/Berserking etc., will not proc, as they only proc on melee hits, and I'm hoping he's not trying to be a melee hunter.
Survival tends to be a bit more forgiving for less geared hunters, and MM really shines once you get some better gear.
As far as gems, +20Agi is a pretty safe way to gem, provided you are hit capped.(8%) To get the most out, you need your SEP values so you can determine if socket bonuses are worth picking up.
Wolf is the best pet from a raiding standpoint.
Best thing I can tell you to do is go to "femaledwarf.com". Its the hunter spreadsheet from EJ put into a webpage. It lets you import your character from armory, and pulls your talent spec and gear so you don't need to input all that manually. You can select what raid buffs/debuffs you have available to you, calculate out a theoretical DPS based on your gear/talents. You can swap out gear on that page, and turn on/off buffs, and even swap talent points around to see how they will effect your dps. Make sure you "Enable Common Shot Rotation" or the values won't be accurate at all. Also, don't be suprised if you can't make it to the DPS value the page says you can hit, as that is assuming a standstill fight, i.e. patchwerk. The more effort you put into setting the buffs/debuffs right, and the settings such as latency and fight length, the more accurate your results will be.
Also, if you provide an armory link, we can help more.
I am the hunter in question. Armory: Belabia - Burning Blade
Thanks so much for the advice guys I will try different combinations and see what works best. If you see anything in my Talents, Enchants, Glyphs or other please feel free to let me know how i can improve. I am always looking for ways to improve.
Last edited by Belabia; 01-25-2010 at 10:05 PM.
Ok of the bat here are a number of things which you may wish to alter on your character:
Things to know: 1 AGI == 1 AP and 1 AGI == 0.025% Crit Chance
Head slot --> Soon as you can get the Triumph badges head piece, get rid of the PvP one if you are going to raid or instance. Resilience is useless unless you are PvPing bg/arena.
Shoulders --> Replace the +12 agi gem for an epic +20 agi gem as soon as you can.
Chest --> Get rid of the +Sta enchant and replace with +10 to all stats as soon as you can. The second chest gem should be replaced by equivalent epic or another +20 agi as soon as you can.
Ranged weapon --> Do some Pits of Saron in HC for the Xbow there and put a heartseeker scope unto it for +40 ranged crit.
Gloves --> change gem to +20 AGI as soon as you can( AP & Crit chance gains are far superior than with mixed gems, also socket bonus is not something to worry about as it is too low ).
Legs --> same thing again, of you are going to gem AP do so using a +40 AP gem, else stick to +20 AGI on both, its cheaper than the +40 AP gem and works like a charm. The INT gem you have in there is really not needed if you are talented right, which you are.
Ring 2 --> get rid of Uruka's band of zeal and trade it for the badge ring ( Triumph badges Dexterous Brightstone Ring ) soon as you can
Trinket 2 --> Get rid of anvil of titans as soon as you can, swap with Mirror of Truth ( badges ) or horde equivalent which I dunno what it is called.
For trinkets try and go to Naxx for Grim Toll, or get Mark of Supremacy ( triumph badges ) and couple it to Needle Encrusted Scorpion from HC Forge of Souls, but to use the last you need the badge trinket ( Mark of Supremacy ) to compensate a little your hit rating as you will loose some swaping out the +hit gems for pure agi ones. Thje net DPS gain though will far outshine the cost in changing all those things
The pets seem OK, I would allways use a Cat for personal DPS boost and change only to a Wolf for a raid boost if your raid is missing BoM or GBoM, otherwise dont bother with using a wolf, cat dps pets are more of a boost on your dps as a hunter than a wolf is.
Remeber in either case to put howl or call of the wild on manual cast on your pet bar so you blow them in conjuction with your rapid fire, kill command, and trinkets if any for a instant dps boost.
The spec in SV looks good, although as a personal matter of choice, and judging by your glyphs, you would perhaps do better if you swap the 2 points from noxious stings to hunting party, improving your own mana regen and thus reducing your viper time, which results in a net gain in dps as you will not find yourself going into viper aspect that often by doing so, and you will be providing extra mana regen to the raid.
The MM spec, well tbh I havent delved that deep in it since the begining of WotLk, Im still trying to figure out what my MM spec will be of I ever get round to buying dual spec for this character ( its way too expensive imho, but then again Im allways broke due to constant gear changes because of upgrades in 2 raiding chars ).
Anyway, you can have a look at my hunter's armory to check out some ideas and what you should more or less aim for, but remember that above personal DPS is contributing to the raid's performance and that sometimes means doing less dps so the raid survives better.
Here is the link to my hunter's armory if you wish to have a look, currently I have a couple of items i havent gemmed yet to use but as you can see, mixed gems should only be used if you need to fill in a socket for a meta requirement or to get to cap if you are under it. Wgich was the case when I gemmed this char's gear ( which has changed since then ).
I still have a couple +agi +hit gems on my char, but they are on pieces which are going to be replaced as soon as the new ones are fully gemmed so I wont bother fixing them.
As it is, I wasnt going to waste gold on fixing the outdated gems as Im putting in 2 whole new pieces or gear hehehe.
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Anyway, I hope this helps you some and good hunting.
Last edited by Glaive; 01-26-2010 at 03:05 AM.
Thank you so much for the advice and i understand what you are saying about the gems. The reason behind putting lower than epic gems in those slots is either cash or those are pieces that are going to get replaced. I have been running HPoS to try and get a new weapon but that thing will not drop. Had a buddy of mine tell me that just about everytime he has been in it has dropped, but it just wont for me...(sigh) guess i'll have to keep trying. Thanks again for the awesome advice.
There's a very good hunter's guide on this website. http://www.tankspot.com/showthread.p...ter-Raid-Guide Crocstar has probably forgotten more about playing a hunter then I know - it's really worth the read.
A few things - do not gem for Intellect, it's a waste, your gear will have more then enough and you can raid buff with Elixir of Mighty Thoughts. Gem for Aglility, pure and simple once your hit capped (I've run with some very good hunters who don't even worry about the hit cap, and their dps would make you drool). If you're into socket bonus' (I am, I just like them) Red slots get Agility; Yellow gets Agility/Crit and Blue gets Agility/Stam. Unless your Beast Mastery, Attack Power is not worth it.
As for gear, the PvP trinket isn't much use, Resilience does no good for a hunter in PvE. The hit trinket from emblems isn't a bad filler until you get something better.
I question the MM spec, you might want to think in terms of the more traditional 7/57/7 spec. The Survival spec could use some work. You don't need the MM points in Serpent Sting, those would be better used as one on Noxious Stings and one in Expose Weakness (at 66% it procs a lot) and one in Hunting Party (again at 66% it will proc a lot; if it's not proc'ing it's a wasted point). For full disclouse, I don't use spec into Hunting Party anymore and I do spec into Serpent Sting in my Sur spec, but that's becuase I have the 2 piece T9 bonus i.e. my SS can and does crit.
Glyph-wise, I'd change out the Serpent Sting and the Hunter's Mark for Kill Shot (your most powerful shot) and Steady Shot (might as well buff out your rotation's filler shot a bit).
You're off to a good start and you can look forward to annoying all those Rogues and Mages out there by topping the damage meters.
My hunter: http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...za&cn=Wharfrat
Just some more advice to consider. You've taken two (2) points in Focused Aim, yet you are also gemming hit. You don't need to do both - either gem/enchant hit or take focused aim. My personal preference is to keep the two points in focused aim and to stack +20 AGI gems everywhere, except for two (2) slots to fill the meta requirement. As you currently stand, you have 8.48% hit with your current gear and enchants + 2% hit from Focused Aim. You've severly gimped your dps because of your overstacking of hit. You need 264 hit - no more, and definitely not less. While you will rarely, if ever, get the hit cap on the dot, you want to be as close as possible (yet, over) as you can. Additionally, if your going to raid Survival, drop the +32 AP gem in your helm and as previously stated get the +20 AGI gem. Again, drop the agi/crit gems and get the +20 AGI gems. You want to stack pure AGI as Surv. With respect to your talents, unless your pet is becoming focus starved, drop the point from Go for the Throat and put it into Hunting Party - in fact, you want to try to get 3 points in Hunting Party if possible - more agility + more raid mana = pure win. Also, you may want to consider dropping skinning and picking up Jewelcrafting for the JC only bonuses (+34 AGI gems are also pure win). However, in order to not cost you an arm and a leg, it is beneficial to have a high level mining alt to gather your ores. Lastly, although BRK has retired, his forums are still active and I would suggest that site (http://www.bigredkitty.net/forums/index.php) as a good hunter site (as well as the others mentioned in this post). Although my gear/talents on my hunter are in a transition phase, you can check him out at http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...or&cn=Phlegger to get some additional ideas.
P.S. I concur with Theo in dropping the Hunter's Mark glyph and replacing with Kill Shot. Kill Shot is a must. With respect to the replacing of Serpent Sting with Steady Shot, I would concur as well - with my only caveat being that if you were running with 2 pieces of Tier 9, the glyphed serpent sting DPS bonus is undeniably good - especially if you also had the two (2) pieces of Tier 9.25 gear (or whatever the Windrunner's set is).
Last edited by Cybelis; 01-26-2010 at 12:44 PM. Reason: added post-script
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Once again guys thanks for the very detailed break down. I have started to re-gem the pieces that are 232 or better anything less i am not really going to worry with until those items are replaced. I have also dropped MM for BM which is going to be my PvP spec so the PvP armor i have now will not go to waste.And as far as dropping skinning there are not enough skinners in my guild to validate that just yet but we have an abundance of JC in guild that will cut for me as well as Alchemist that will transmute gems to epics for me. The 2 points from focused aim are going to be put into Lethal shot to max that one out. That is where those 2 points originally belonged and i only put them into focused aim because at the time i wasn't hit capped. However looking again the one point in hunting party and expose weakness does look better. The only thing i am gemming hit with is my belt and it is getting replaced as soon as i can so all of my hit rating is coming from gear. And i will get glyph of kill shot but i have opted to take glyph of viper to increase mana regen when in that aspect because i blow through mana like its a case of beer LOL. Thanks again for the advice and happy hunting.
If mana regen is an issue in 5-mans, consider running with a cunning pet that has been specced into roar of recovery.
In raids, you should have less trouble with mana regen, and you can use a ferocity pet.
Cybelis - 80 Protection Warrior - Kirin Tor US
I don't even worry about mana in 5 mans, go viper; doesn't really matter about dps in 5 mans, so you drop a bit on some trash, no biggie.
Since we've seen the new cata weapon enchants i was wondering what I should get (class is a hunter) for a weapon enchant. Granted i know we're not in Cata quite yet but I'm wondering cause all the descriptions I've heard for the weapons are procs when you deal "melee damage or casting spells." Could anyone clarify this for me, cause I wanna say that it should proc since hunters do ranged melee damage, but If anyone can confirm then it should but my fears to rest and i should be able to find which enchant should be good for me.
A new threat for this over in the Cata Beta part of the form might be more conductive to what you are looking for.
Especially since resurrecting a thread that is almost a year old that pertains to the pre 4.0.1 stuff doesn't even come close.


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Here are some more Belgian chocolate makers worth checking out on your next visit (or I could also bring some of these goodies on my next overseas trip of course): Chocol@, Pierre Marcolini, Daskalidès

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A white woman with gray hair pulled neatly into a bun raises her hand. She keeps it up, unwavering and rigid, as she waits patiently for her turn to speak. Finally, the microphone is passed to the back of the room, and she leaps to her feet. With an air of desperation she blurts out, "You know white people suffer in this system, too, don't you? It's not just black and brown people destroyed by this drug war. My son, he's been in the system. He's an addict. He needs help. He needs treatment, but we don't have money. He needs his family. But they keep givin' him prison time. White people are hurting, too." She is trembling and sits down.
There is an uncomfortable silence in the room, but I am in no hurry to respond. I let her question hang in the air. I want people to feel this discomfort, the tension created by her suffering. The audience is overwhelmingly African American, and a few of them are visibly agitated or annoyed by her question. I've spent the last forty minutes discussing my book, The New Jim Crow. The book argues that today, in the so-called era of colorblindness, and, yes—even in the age of Obama—racial caste is alive and well in America. The mass incarceration of poor people of color through a racially biased drug war has birthed a new caste system. It is the moral equivalent of Jim Crow.
Racial Politics, Not Crime
The audience has heard the facts: Our prison population quintupled in a few short decades for reasons that have stunningly little to do with crime or crime rates. Incarceration rates—especially black incarceration rates—have soared regardless of whether crime was going up or down in any given community or the nation as a whole. Mass incarceration has been driven primarily by politics—racial politics—not crime. As part of a backlash against the Civil Rights Movement, our nation declared a "War on Drugs" that has turned back the clock on racial progress in the United States. Although people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites, African Americans have been targeted at grossly disproportionate rates. When the War on Drugs escalated in the mid-1980s, prison admissions for African Americans skyrocketed, nearly quadrupling in three years, then increasing steadily to a level in 2000 more than 26 times the level in 1983. In some states, 80 to 90 percent of all drug offenders sent to prison have been African American.
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It's a Locking-People-Up Problem
The American problem with mass incarceration has less to do with crime than you think.
As a nation, we've been encouraged to imagine that this war has been focused on rooting out violent offenders or drug kingpins, but that is far from the truth. Federal funding has flowed to those state and local law enforcement agencies that boost dramatically the sheer number of drug arrests. It's a numbers game. That's why the overwhelming majority of people arrested in the drug war are the "low-hanging fruit"—poor people of color who are stopped, frisked, and tossed to the sidewalk by law enforcement, forced to lie spread-eagled on the pavement, simply because they "looked like" criminals while standing on the corner talking to friends or walking home from school or the subway.
The U.S. Supreme Court has given the police license to sweep poor communities of color, stopping, interrogating, searching anyone or everyone—without any evidence of criminal activity—so long as they get "consent." What's consent? When a police officer, with his hand on his gun, approaches a 16-year-old on the street and bellows, "Son, will you turn around so I can frisk you?" and the kid says, "Yeah," and complies, that's consent. Usually the exchanges are less polite.
And once the police get consent, the Fourth Amendment ban against unreasonable searches and seizures no longer applies. According to the Supreme Court, these "consensual" encounters are of no constitutional significance, even though they may wind up sending a 19-year-old kid to prison for the rest of his life: Life sentences for first-time drug offenses were upheld by the Supreme Court in Harmelin v. Michigan. The race of the defendant in that case was key to the sentence in the first place. It is nearly impossible to imagine a judge sentencing a white college kid to life in prison for getting caught with a bag of weed or cocaine. That's how this system works: Poor people of color are swept into the criminal justice system by the millions for drug crimes that go largely ignored when committed by middle- or upper-class whites. And release from prison or jail marks just the beginning of punishment, not the end.
Once branded a criminal, people enter a parallel social universe in which they are stripped of the rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights Movement. The old forms of discrimination—employment and housing discrimination, denial of basic public benefits and the right to vote, and exclusion from jury service—are perfectly legal again. In some major American cities, more than half of working-age African American men are saddled with criminal records and thus subject to legalized discrimination for the rest of their lives. These men are part of a growing undercaste—not class, caste—a group of people, defined largely by race, who are relegated to a permanent, second-class status by law.
Uniting Poor People
The white woman is waiting for me to speak.
I know a great deal rides on my response. It is not an overstatement to say that the success or failure of the emerging movement to end mass incarceration may turn on the ability of advocates like myself to respond to people like her in a manner that validates and honors her experience, while not brushing aside—even slightly—the thoroughly racial nature of the prevailing caste system. Is it possible to join poor whites like her with poor people of color in a movement to challenge a political and economic system that harms them all, though differently?
1 in 87 working-aged white men is in prison or jail compared with 1 in 36 Hispanic men, and 1 in 12 African-American men.
There was a brief moment when it seemed clear that the answer was yes. As the Civil Rights Movement was gaining full steam, Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders made clear that that they viewed the eradication of economic inequality as the next front in movement building—a Poor People's Movement was required. Genuine equality for black people, King reasoned, demanded a radical restructuring of society, one that would address the needs of black and white poor throughout the country.
In 1968, having won landmark civil rights legislation, King strenuously urged racial justice advocates to shift from a civil rights to a human rights paradigm. A human rights approach, he believed, would offer far greater hope than the civil rights model had provided for those determined to create a thriving, multiracial democracy free from racial hierarchy. It would offer a positive vision of what we can strive for—a society in which people of all races are treated with dignity and have the right to food, shelter, health care, education, and security. "We must see the great distinction between a reform movement and a revolutionary movement," he said. "We are called upon to raise certain basic questions about the whole society." The Poor People's Movement seemed poised to unite poor people of all colors in a bold challenge to the prevailing economic and political system.
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Warrior tier/off-set goes like this
2 pc is head + shoulders.
Legs are Pillars of Might for every fight but LK, LDW, Sind. Then it's ONLY Leggings of Lost Hope (Heroic 277)
Cataclysmic + Kraken > 251 tier.
Cataclysmic + Kraken > 264 tier except for LK, LDW, Sind (4pc bonus)
277 Tier BiS.
Trinkets depend on the fight. As a general rule, if there's a lot more physical damage, dual armor is generally preferred. If it's got a mix of both, most appropriate sta trinket (almost always 277 Fang in your case) + Best armor trinket (UO for fast-swing timers like Saurfang/Fester during inhale 3, trash), or if it's very heavy in magic, dual stamina, with Fang obviously being exceptional, and then either CSK or Heroic Scarab, with all three providing great CDs (I'd take Scarab over CSK for magic damage, the absorb is only a little larger than the HP bonus and the HP bonus lasts for 15 seconds)
For dual-tanking Princes, Dual Armor trinkets might be best, it depends on your damage intake. You'll have a smaller HP pool, but your healers will have an easier time keeping you up because the hits you take will be smaller and thus you're more likely to be capped off. You may need to play with it. Typically, unless there is a good chunk of magic damage Sta/Armor is the standard way to go, but armor/armor is nice for a lot of fights as well in my experience (actually, in ICC with the larger HP pools, I've found most fights are better with dual armor and Halion physical tanking is better with dual armor).
Ultimately, you have to feel confident with the choices for them to be the most valuable, but I personally would run with 277 Fang (so jealous) and 251 UO as my 'standard', then swap in Scale for Fang on very rare occasions and swap UO out for Scale for slower swing timers, and use CSK or Scarab instead of UO/Scale for LDW, LK, Sind.
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Watch highlights from Uncharted 2 Comic-Con panel
A video posted after the break contains highlights from Naughty Dog's Comic-Con panel for Uncharted 2. Watch as Nolan North, Emily Rose and Claudia Black discuss their roles in the game. Rose and North also provide amusing stories of being both recognized and dissed at their local GameStop store. Good times.4
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - off-screen footage
A few videos of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 being played at Comic Con after the break. Looks like a snowy shooter, as you're expect. There's no date on it yet, according to officialdom, although "early next year" probably isn't a million miles away. Thanks, NextGamer.19
Assassin's Creed 2 Comic-Con panel video is a cool show and tell
Assassin's Creed 2 was on hand at Comic-Con, and there is a video posted after the break showing off the developers panel. Courtesy of GamerTrailers, it has gameplay footage, a new form of assassination, and a double assassination. Getting exciting. Game's out on PC, PS3, and 360 November 17.1
Left 4 Dead 2 - four new movies
A ton of new Left 4 Dead 2 footage came out of Comic Con yesterday, namely three new gameplay videos and a Valve interview. Get it all after the break. The shooter's out later this year for PC and 360.3
EA apologises over "lust" Dante comp
EA's apologised over its "Sin to Win" Dante's Inferno Comic Con competition, saying the contest's T&C wording had caused "confusion and offense". The contest asked convention attendees to commit "an act of lust" with an EA booth babe and take a picture for proof. A "Night of Lust" was promised for the winner. While only […]7
Army of Two sequel to feature expanded multiplayer
More dripping from Comic Con over the weekend. Army of Two: The 40th Day creative director Alex Hutchinson confirmed that the game is to feature expanded multiplayer modes over the original at the event, saying it'll allow more than four players to get busy online. The shooter will feature a "fully client/server" connection, with "many […]0
Marvel sackboys coming to LBP
LittleBigPlanet may get a set of Marvel superhero sackboys, according to Kotaku. Details are a little uncertain from the look of that piece, but three concept renders were shown at Comic Con over the weekend of Iron Man, Wolverine and Captain America in sack-form. No date, or anything. Take a look.13
Platinum Games: No DLC for Bayonetta
Platinum Games revealed during a Comic-Con panel yesterday that the team does not plan on releasing DLC for Bayonetta. Reason being: "The game ships with everything you want," it was said. This has been hinted at before, but now it appears to be solidified. Via D'toid.2
Wesker will not appear in future Resident Evil games, says producer
During a Capcom panel at Comic-Con, Resident Evil 5 producer Masachika Kawata was asked if Albert Wesker would appear in more Resident Evil games considering Resident Evil 5 left you wondering for some reason. Apparently, the answer is no. "Even if you want Albert Wesker to come back there is no chance of that happening," […]6
Harass booth babes at Comic-Con, win prizes from EA
Dear Lord. Apparently, EA is taking misogyny to a new level at Comic-Con this year, basically begging people to sexually harass the booth babes. According toArstechnica, if you commit "an act of lust" with an EA booth babe and take a picture, you could win dinner with said babes, as well as Dante's Inferno prizes, […]8
Crackdown 2 wishes you were here
Ruffian's released a Crackdown 2 postcard to Comic Con, as seen on IGN. Keep the faith, citizen. Hopefully we'll see some more on the game soon. We have precisely no idea when, unfortunately.3
Dress up, win a Bayonetta 360
Sega's giving Comic Con attendees the chance to win a limited edition Bayonetta 360 this week, as you can see on Sega's blog. It'd be rude not to, frankly. The unit looks awesome. Hit the link for details.1
First Avatar trailer on August 21
James Cameron said at Comic Con yesterday that the first Avatar game trailer will release on August 21. The footage will coincide with a 15-minute movie trailer airing at IMAX "theaters" in the US. Both game and film hit this December, courtesy of Ubisoft. Thanks, CinemaBlend.2
RE Darkside Chronicles - new shots, movies
More Comic Con media for you, this time from Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles. It's all after the break. The Wii shooter's out this "winter".1
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Marvel sackboys coming to LBP
Platinum Games: No DLC for Bayonetta
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Scuba dive at this unique spring-fed stone quarry and marvel at underwater treasures such as a submerged airplane (actually used in the movie U.S. Marshals) and a cement petting zoo. Mermet Springs offers on-site instruction and equipment rental.
CITY: Belknap
Cache River State Natural Area
Renowned for its ancient cypress-tupelo swamp, this natural area has been named one of America's 10 Most Beautiful Hidden Gems by Budget Travel. This sprawling area contains 100 threatened or endangered plant and animal species, and 11 state champion trees that have stood for centuries. Visitors enjoy birding, hunting, wildlife watching, canoeing and hiking. Bikers can access the Cache River via the Tunnel Hill State Trail.
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Vertical Heartland Climbing School at Draper's Bluff
Vertical Heartland Climbing School offers you an amazing opportunity to see Illinois from new heights. Perfect for rock climbing novices and experienced enthusiasts, Vertical Heartland offers hand-on instruction that's provided by experienced guides with climbs tailored to suit your needs. Climbing services are available year round, seven days a week. Personal and group outings are scheduled by reservation. Reservations are preferred at least two weeks in advance.
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Rustle Hill Winery
On the Shawnee Hills Wine Trail, this winery features an amphitheater bandstand for live music, great wines and beers, restaurant and cabins for rent.
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Egyptian Hills Marina Lodging
Egyptian Hills Resort is your passport to the Ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether you are into waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, sport fishing, or pleasure boating; the Lake of Egypt is a boater's paradise. All within a stone's throw of your cabin. Our cabins and chalets sit next to soothing, running streams and waterfalls – with breathtaking lake front views. Each cabin/chalet features a full kitchen, living room, large deck, full bedroom, 2 loft bedrooms and full bath.
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Egyptian Hills Campground & Marina
Eastern side of Lake of Egypt. Facility offers full service, boat rentals, restaurants, bait, tackle, guide service, launching and RV rentals.
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Odum Stables
Offers private lessons on gaited horses, indoor and outdoor facilities, lessons for all ages and skill levels and lesson packages available. Beginners, refreshers, pleasure or show. Home of several world champion walking horses. Call for reservations.
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Ralls Grove Hunting Club
Duck and goose hunting, 1 blind, waterfront, decoys available. Lunch provided.
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Egyptian Hills Resort
Egyptian Hills Resort is your passport to the Ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether you are into waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, sport fishing, or pleasure boating; the Lake of Egypt is a boater's paradise. All within a stone's throw of your cabin. Within minutes of your cabin, your family can enjoy guided expeditions such as; horseback riding, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, geo-caching, wildlife photography and many other outdoor activities. Whether planning a single activity or multiple activities for your group, we at Egyptian Hills are your personal concierge in planning your ultimate outdoor family vacation. Whether onsite or through one of our partner guides, all activities are tailored for all ages and experience levels.
CITY: Creal Springs
Cache River Wetlands Center
The Wetlands Center provides a one-stop shop for information about the Cache River Wetlands and its recreational and educational opportunities. The center has an extensive natural and cultural history exhibit, wildlife viewing, trails and a video.
CITY: Cypress
Fragrant Fields
This 20-year-old herb and perennial plant nursery offers more than 200 varieties of common and uncommon plants. Sip a glass of lemonade as you view the gardens, feed the catfish in the pond and shop for garden items.
CITY: Dongola
Lake Glendale Beach & Campground
Beautiful beach located on the shore of an 80 acres lake in the heart of the Shawnee National Forest. Beach open Memorial Day-Labor Day, 7 days a week. Concessions available
CITY: Glendale
Golconda Marina
One of the finest fishing and boating areas in the nation, this marina is the gateway to the Ohio River's Smithland Pool, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 619-acre full-service boat marina has more than 200 slips.
CITY: Golconda
War Bluff Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Nestled in the uplands of the Shawnee National Forest, supports mature oak-hickory woods, river bottom forests, young forests and old field habitats. More than 530 types of plants, including a rich variety of wildflowers and 20 types of ferns. 10 walking paths give access to the area.
CITY: Golconda
Dixon Springs State Park
Dixon Springs State Park is one of several state parks in the Illinois Shawnee Hills. Park visitors may enjoy the varied wildlife, take a swim in the outdoor pool or simply soak up the relaxing atmosphere of the moss-covered boulders, craggy overhangs, and rushing brook.
CITY: Golconda
Lake Glendale Stables
Trail ride in beautiful Southern Illinois. Hourly to full-day rates. Over night pack trips and lunch or dinner outings. Group rates and boarding available. Great horses for all riders, experienced or not. Professional guides, cool wooded trails.
CITY: Golconda
Ferne Clyffe State Park
The lush vegetation of the 2,430-acre Ferne Clyffe State Park, located near the small town of Goreville, IL hides the fact that directly below the soil, a vast area of rock formations exists. The two main areas for rock climbing include Big Rocky Hollow and the Cedar Bluff areas. Cedar Bluff offers both traditional and sport climbing, including several short, but difficult, routes in the class 12 to 13 range that appeal to experienced climbers. Other routes include top-rope access and solid anchors that appeal to new climbers.
CITY: Goreville
Ohio River Recreational Area
RV campground with bathhouse, boat ramp and country store. Restaurant and lodge also on site.
CITY: Grand Chain
Lincoln Memorial Park
Site of one of the historic Lincoln-Douglas Debates, this park features picnic shelters, walking paths and hiking trails.
CITY: Jonesboro
Trail of Tears State Forest
Set among the rugged slopes of the Ozark Hills in Southern Illinois, this site offers picnic shelters with roadside fireplaces throughout the forest. Features a network of trails for hiking and horseback riding enthusiasts.
CITY: Jonesboro
Union County State Fish & Wildlife Area
This area currently winters nearly 100,000 of the 850,000 Canadian geese that spend the cold-weather months in Illinois. Numerous shallow sloughs and other water areas are scattered throughout its 6,202 acres.
CITY: Jonesboro
Lincoln-Douglas Statues
Located at Lincoln Memorial Park, visitors can "Walk Where Lincoln Walked" by following the presidents footsteps from Jonesboro Square to the park.
CITY: Jonesboro
Trail of Tears Lodge
A remote lodge surrounded by the Shawnee National Forest. An abundance of outdoor recreation: horseback riding, hiking, hunting, fishing, shooting range, archery range, dirt bike & ATV trails. Outdoor pool, game room, hot tub and pets accepted.
CITY: Jonesboro
Eagle Watching - Union County Refuge
The Union County Refuge in Union offers a popular spot for bald eagle watching. Visitors can view bald eagles and take wildlife photography off the main road, which runs down the middle of the wildlife refuge. Park rangers will be available weekdays to answer questions about the eagles and other wildlife spotted in the refuge. Admission is free. For more information on eagle watching, contact the Union County Refuge (618-833-5175).
CITY: Jonesboro
Cedar Ridge Whitetails, LLC
Trophy whitetail hunts in scenic Southernmost IL. Hunts are offered September 15th through December. The farm consists of mature timber, pine and cedar thickets, thick draws and open area food plots. All hunts are with an experienced guide.
CITY: Karnak
Touch of Nature Enviornmental Center
Just 8 miles south of Carbondale, Touch of Nature borders the Shawnee Forest. It is a 3,100 acre wooded retreat area perfect for group events. Located in the City of Makanda, IL.
CITY: Makanda
Giant City Park Campground
Class A campground with separate tent and trailer camping for equestrians. Also, a youth group camp and primitive walk-in tent sites.
CITY: Makanda
Midland Hills Golf Course
Among the abundant hills and lakes of Southern Illinois, you will find one of the most scenic, oldest and one of the most challenging course in the area. Come out and enjoy the fun.
CITY: Makanda
Poplar Camp Beach
Beautiful sandy waterfront on Cedar Lake. State certified Lifeguards on duty during beach hours, lap lane, restrooms, picnic tables and a concession area.
CITY: Makanda
Giant City Stables
Enjoy the beauty of Giant City State Park on horseback. All trail rides are guided by experienced wranglers. Lessons & pony rides also available.
CITY: Makanda
Stone Creek Golf Club & Resort
Nestled in the Shawnee National Forest, Stone Creek features an 18 hole-championship course and beautiful cabins. Stone Creek also offers a restaurant, clubhouse, and a scenic area for hiking and fishing.
CITY: Makanda
Blue Sky Vineyard
Along the majestic Shawnee Hills Wine Trail you'll find Blue Sky Vineyard—a stunning Tuscan-inspired winery and vineyard. Stroll through the vineyards, enjoy wine tastings, and relax on the outdoor terrace with the rolling countryside as your tapestry.
CITY: Makanda
Stone Creek Golf Club
Chip along dense forests on one of the most scenic courses in Southern Illinois. Nicely appointed cabins located right on the 18-hole golf course provide a convenient stay-and-play option.
CITY: Makanda
Giant City State Park
Spectacular woodlands and sheer sandstone walls create a challenge for rock climbing and rappelling, as well as hiking. Outdoor lovers will also find horseback riding, a lookout tower, cabins and a swimming pool. Dine at historic Giant City Lodge, known for its homemade fried chicken dinner. Two different locations in Giant City State Park near Carbondale give you climbing options. A trail behind the picnic shelter takes you to a set of steep bluffs known as Shelter #1 near the Makanda entrance; another climbing area of the park includes the steep sandstone cliffs in Devil's Standtable. Plan to bring all of your own equipment since no permanent anchors are allowed. Ropes are permitted in both areas. After rainstorms, the wet sandstone gets really slippery. Use caution when grabbing for ledges as copperhead snakes warm themselves on the rocks during sunny days.
CITY: Makanda
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour
Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour consists of eight zip lines, the longest stretching more than 1,100 feet, which will zig-zag across the property's bluffs and through the valley. The tour also includes 11 platforms high in the trees, three aerial suspension bridges, the longest stretching 180 feet, and two short ground hikes. A canopy tour is an exciting way to experience the flora, fauna, geology and history of the outdoors by safely traversing an established route of ziplines and aerial bridges between platforms built in the trees, and they are just plain fun!
CITY: Makanda
Pyramid Acres Campground & Marina
Offers gas, bait, tackle, ice, beer, groceries, contour maps and camping with water and electricity. Open all year. Located at the northeastern edge of the lake.
CITY: Marion
Lake of Egypt
Lake of Egypt is a privately owned reservoir located six miles south of Marion, Illinois and covers 2,300 acres with 90 miles of shoreline. The lake has an average depth of 18 feet. The lake is owned by the Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (SIPC), who created the impoundment in 1962, by damming the South fork of the Saline River, to supply cooling water for a coal-burning electric power plant.
CITY: Marion
Kokopelli Golf Club
This 18-hole course, designed by renowned golf architect Steve Smyers, was named by Travel + Leisure as one of "America's 100 Best Courses for $100 or Less." Kokopelli offers a full-service pro shop, professionals who offer personal golf instruction and an eight-acre practice facility. This course has a restaurant, lounge, and banquet facilities available.
CITY: Marion
Extreme Kids
Kids will enjoy three huge bouncers, two in-ground trampolines, and an awesome jungle gym with a ball pit and a 16-foot slide. Also offers dance, cheer, tumbling, wrestling, and gymnastics classes.
CITY: Marion
Lake of Egypt Country Club
Include a golf course, swimming pool, and clubhouse. The dining room overlooks the pool and number nine green.
CITY: Marion
Little Egypt Public OHV Recreational Area
Little Egypt Off Road MC is a young club that aims to pursue, promote, and protect interest of motorcyclists in a social and athletic setting. They offer a public off road riding area. They have 860 Acres to ride, miles of trails, mud areas to play, hill climbs, scenic areas to stop and enjoy, and two MX tracks to play on.
CITY: Marion
D&M Hunting Club
Located 2.6 miles south of Rt. 37. With five strategically placed dry, heated, concrete pits overlooking water. Hunt in decoyed spreads in excess of 200 dozen, ducks available. Mandatory professional guides.
CITY: Marion
Glenn's Hunting Club
Clean, dry and heated pits. Yearly membership and day hunting available. Excellent hunting in fields. Plus hunting in 2 pits over water. 3/4 mile on refuge frontage. Guides available.
CITY: Marion
Jake & Norb's Gun Club
Bordering the refuge on N.E. corner. Traditional hunting of the highest quality. Only 2 hunters per pit with experienced mandatory guides, two pits, 1-water access, 1000 decoys, free snacks. Over forty-two years as an experienced club.
CITY: Marion
Pike's Hunting Club
Hunt from heated pits over flooded corn, natural wetlands, food plots, and over 2 miles of levee controlled water on 100 acres. 530 total acres devoted to waterfowl hunting, excellent duck hunting. Corporate rates and custom packages available. Located 1 mile south of Marion on the west side of Route 37.
CITY: Marion
Mack's Lake of Egypt
They offer new and used boats, seasonal slip rental, boat lauch, boat dock and lift sales, rental pontoon boats, rental fishing boats, full line of boating accessories, full convenience store, package beer, liquor and wine.
CITY: Marion
Pirate Pete's Family Entertainment Center
Pirate Pete's is an arcade with a large snack bar, pool tables, laser tag, and redemption prizes. Features a 2000 square foot laser tag room. Fun for kids and adults alike!
CITY: Marion
Emery Brothers Skating Rink
Opened in 1986, this indoor rink is open seasonally from August to May. Public skating sessions are the main attraction but the rink is available for private parties as well. Large arcade, snack bar and Skate Shop on site.
CITY: Marion
Ray Fosse Park
Ray Fosse Park is centrally located and offers playground equipment, four lighted picnic shelters, picnic tables, tennis courts, seven baseball fields, Goofy Golf, batting cages & three concession stands and the Park District's Aquatic Center. The Aquatic Center traditionally opens the last weekend in May. The facility includes swimming pool, diving boards, water slide and separate baby pool with a mushroom sprinkler fountain. You can contact the Aquatic Center, during open season, at (618) 997-1115. Goofy Golf and Batting Cages open in April.
CITY: Marion
Paradise Acres Hunting Club
Paradise Acres is a waterfowl hunters paradise.Located approximately 2 miles south of Route 37 in Southern Illinois. Seasonal or daily memberships available. Onsite lodging available.
CITY: Marion
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is located primarily in Williamson County, with small extensions into eastern Jackson and northeastern Union counties of southern Illinois. At almost 44,000 acres and with three lakes, Crab Orchard, Little Grassy, and Devils Kitchen, endless opportunities abound for watching wildlife, hiking nature trails, photography, swimming, fishing from the bank or by boat, and hunting. Four seasonally operational campgrounds are open from April-October and offer full hook-up, water, electric, or non-electric sites. Refuge staff and volunteers at the visitor center welcome visitors and sightseers 7 days a week from 8am-4:30pm. Visitor activities such as guided hikes, bald eagle tours, and monthly F.U.N. programs help connect families with the diversity of flora and fauna that southern Illinois has to offer. The Refuge provides many opportunities for wildlife-dependent outdoor recreation for the nature lover in us all.
CITY: Marion
ASA Pro/Am Archery Tournament
Archery Shooters Association's Illinois Championship 3-D Archery Tournament for men, women and Children. Archers from all over North America visit Metropolis for one week in June to compete for cash and prizes and the title of Illinois Champion.
CITY: Metropolis
George Rogers Clark Discovery Trail
Enjoy a scenic ride or walk along this new concrete trail inside Fort Massac State Park. Use of the bicycle and pedestian path is free, and parking is located inside Fort Massac State Park. Upon its completion, the 9 mile trail will begin at Superman Square, continue through Fort Massac State Park, and end in the city of Brookport.
CITY: Metropolis
Olmsted Lock and Dam
View the last and largest locks and dam that was constructed on the Ohio River.
CITY: Olmsted
Little Lusk Trail Lodge & Campground
Centrally located in the Shawnee National forest, campgrounds have all the hookups; lodge has 6 rooms; beach, fishing, horseback riding at its best; box stalls for horses; hunters welcome; great hiking & mountain biking.
CITY: Stonefort
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Visit Illinois' bayou. Yes, the bayou in Illinois. Cypress Creek Wildlife Refuge is home to incredible cypress-filled swamps and wetlands and is unlike anything you expect to find in the Midwest. The refuge protects 15,000 acres of lush wetlands and some of the oldest living trees east of the Mississippi River.
CITY: Ullin
Doctorman's Cache Core Hunting Preserve
Upland game bird hunting from Oct. 1 - April. Dogs & guide service available. Located 3 miles west of Jct. Hwy. 37 & Hwy. 169, or, 4 miles east of I-57 just off Shawnee College Road.
CITY: Ullin
White Crane Canoe and Pirogue Rentals
White Crane Canoe and Pirogue Rentals offers guided services and watercraft rentals for use on the Cache River. Spend an afternoon gazing upon the mysteries of the swamp including 500 to 1,200 year old cypress & tupelo trees and get lost in another time as you paddle through Illinois's hidden bayou. Set out in cypress pirogues or canoes and spend time about learning about the river's history, geology and ecology. Guides will emphasize and share knowledge of local plants and animals and how they were utilized from local Native Americans past and present. Canoe instruction, life jackets and paddles included in price.
CITY: Ullin
Tunnel Hill State Trail
Rolling agricultural fields, reclaimed strip mines, ravines, rocky streams and wooded bluffs dominate the northern half of the Tunnel Hill State Trail. With 47.8 miles (one-way) of crushed gravel surface, extended inclines and dark tunnels, this trail is a difficult one, but one not to pass up, as long as you're up for the challenge. The southern half of the trail explodes with scenery that includes bottomland woods, ponds, streams and marshes. The trail, which winds through seven towns, even touches upon a handful of ghost towns that faded into the landscape after the trains here stopped running.
CITY: Vienna
Southern Illinois Wine Trail
Illinois' newest wine trail connects six wineries dotted throughout the southeast corner of the state. Visitors can enjoy both breathtaking vistas and friendly rural communities, all while sampling excellent red and white wines.
CITY: Vienna
Gambit Golf Course
This championship par 71 golf course, designed by Richard Osborne, snakes through meadows and woodlands. The Gambit features the area's only indoor practice center, with two state-of-the-art golf simulators and a nine-hole practice green.
CITY: Vienna
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Nice interesting twist to the lock killing themselves for the extra damage.
Great video Cider, posted it up on the forums of my guild for some interesting insight.
Nice interesting twist to the lock killing themselves for the extra damage.
Great video Cider, posted it up on the forums of my guild for some interesting insight.
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last night during our 10man malygos, we "accidentally" had an extra healer who volunteered and what ended up happening was that they ended up off-setting their heals just by pure luck and we never lost a dps to surges even though they forgot to shield several times. we met the enrage timer with time to spare as well. the key thing to note is that even though you may be "losing" a dps to have them heal, making sure everyone staying alive contributes to more overall dps and as such faster kills.
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I didn't quite get your comment about the shield strategy in p2, could you expand?
As far as I know in the 25-man, he clears debuffs sometime before phase 3 begins, so CoE will inevitably fall off.
Thanks for this awesome video
We used some of your tips you mentioned in it, and we nailed him tonight for the first time in 25 man
Many hugs
Also he said they minimized movement by not moving to each bubble but instead going to every other bubble. So one drops they stay in it. Another drops down they don't move. The third drops then they move to that one.
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I know this might have changed with Maly not being targetable in phase 3 right away anymore, but we were able to have a warlock debuff him just before the ground falls away in the past? anyone know if this is still possible?
Also, is it really worth losing a whole stack, just for that curse?!
Or does the warlock in question suck at hitting 112?
Well, we tried some of your tips tonight, and we won
Tanks: We like it rough.
Aye, we calculated that with 20 dpsers, each one contributes 5% of the damage required to kill him. CoE contributes 13% so Net gain of 7%.
sorry misstype 20 dpsers
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er, i notified yall that you dont need to suicide a lock first, but ok :| guess no 1 read my post.
We tried the "COE the boss in P1->P2" but it didn't last either (10 man).
BUT we were using a non-malidiction COE and there was a boomkin in the raid, so I'm guessing Earth & Moon might have overwritten COE in our case, being the stronger buff.
Could this explain what happened to your group, Lore?
My guild spent out first night attempting the kill last night and got it after a few tries. We used 4 drake healers for phase 3 though we did have 1 person die during the phase to a spark/focus but other then that people survived fine.
Did not try CoE as we did not have a lock with us.