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Saturday, 5 September 2009
Overview of Races, Classes, and Sub-Classes of Aion Online - The Tower of Eternity
Races
There are two playable races in Aion: The Tower of Eternity. These are the Elyos and the Asmodians if you have not already seen them.
The Elyos live in Elysium, the lower half of Atreia. After the Epic Cataclysm, they ended up on the surface exposed to bountiful amounts of sun light. Over the 750 years that have passed, their bodies have transformed into a marvel of beauty. This result has caused the Elyos to become arrogant and believe that they are blessed by Aion, whereas the Asmodians are cursed in darkness. Their main traits consist of being friendly and comforting amongst one another. Once Daeva, Elyos are blessed with angelic wings.
The Asmodians live in the cold and dark regions of the world hidden from sun light. After 750 years, their bodies have transformed significantly. The nails on their hands and feet have turned into claws, their skin has been drained of its flesh color, and they have grown a small mane on their backs for warmth in their desolate environment. Unlike the Elyos, they do not feel blessed and are aware of their daunting history. However, when the opportunity presents itself, the Asmodians will not hesitate to show their loyalty and pride for their own kind. Once Daeva, Asmodians are blessed with black wings.
Classes
Once you have chosen your race, the next step is to decide on your class. There are four main classes in Aion and then each class has two sub-classes (which will be discussed later on). The four main classes in Aion are the Warrior, Scout, Priest, and Mage. Each will be broken down below:
Warrior: Warriors can wear up to chain armor from levels 1 to 10 and then up to plate armor afterwards. This grants them with the most physical defense in the game. Warriors use polearms, greatswords, swords, and maces as their primary weapons. They can also use shields. Out of all four classes, Warriors are the only class meant to tank. Throughout leveling, no matter which sub-class you choose, Warriors learn the most abilities to mitigate damage. In addition to their physical defense, this makes it no question which class should be tanking. Below, I will go over both sub-classes for the Warrior, as they are not both for simply tanking.
Scout: Scouts can wear up to leather armor and use swords, daggers, and bows as their primary weapons. Scouts, unlike Warriors (excluding Stigmas), can dual-wield weapons. Scouts also are incredibly evasive, which gives them some tanking capabilities, but not much since their mitigation is very poor. Regardless of the sub-class you choose, Scouts are meant to deal damage without being the focus of their target's hate. The majority of a Scout's abilities is based around stealthed DPS and long ranged DPS.
Priest: Priests can wear up to leather armor from levels 1 to 10 and then up to chain armor afterwards. They use maces and staffs as their primary weapons. They also are the only other class, other than Warriors, to be able to use a shield. This grants them the ability to be the second best tanking class in the game, but I would hardly call them a tank. Their armor and shield is more for survival, as Priests are the only class able to heal and that paints a large bull's-eye on their chest. As such, Priests are one of the most useful classes in the game since most any scenario requires a healer. The Priest sub-classes are mainly to tilt the scale either towards healing or damage dealing.
Mage: Mages can wear only cloth armor and use spell books and orbs as their primary weapons. Mages are the most fragile class in the game but they can deal the most burst damage by a long shot. When going all out, Mages sometimes can simply one-shot another player if they get lucky hits. It is because of this reason that they are so fragile. Mages do get abilities for crowd controlling, a root ability to get away from opponents, and a snare ability to keep distance, but once someone catches up with them they are in trouble.
Now that you have been introduced to the four main classes of Aion, I will now cover each class' sub-classes. Sub-classes can be chosen at Level 9 after completing your Ascension quest. Upon reaching Level 9, you are automatically given the Ascension quest. The quest typically takes under 10 minutes to complete and will give you up to 99.9% of your experience for the level, maxing out your experience bar. Upon reaching Level 9, immediately begin your Ascension quest and do not take any actions to gain experience otherwise.
Sub-Classes
Once you complete your Ascension quest, you are simply asked which sub-class to choose. The following are Aion's sub-classes:
Warrior
Gladiator: Gladiators are the DPS side of the Warrior class. Gladiators use either polearms or greatswords as their primary weapon (can also dual-wield through the use of a Stigma) and are masters of close-ranged melee through pure strength. The bulk of their abilities are for dealing high amounts of melee damage and to stun their opponent. However, their ability to wear plate armor grants them with high amounts of physical defense. This, combined with the fact that two-handed weapons have high amounts of parry, allows them to be suitable tanks despite not using a shield. Are Gladiators able to tank raid content or hard named? No, not likely. Can Gladiators tank in 75% of tanking situations? Most definitely. Gladiators can keep high threat through their damage, but they do have the ability to taunt as early as Level 10. I personally play a Gladiator, and combined with the fact that I play along with a Cleric, we are near unstoppable in most scenarios.
Templar: Templars are the pure tanks of the Warrior class and of the entire game really. Templars use swords or maces as their primary weapon and a shield to go along with it. They are masters at building threat and mitigation. There isn't much to say about the class other than what I've already stated, but I will say that if your goal for your character is to tank in all situations and be able to handle incoming damage the best, then the Templar is for you.
Scout
Assassin: Assassins are the masters of stealthed DPS. They are just as they sound. The primary weapons for Assassins are daggers and swords. The bulk of their abilities revolve around stealthing, applying poisons to their weapons, and disabling their opponent through stuns. If an Assassin draws the attention of an opponent, they are the most evasive class in the game which makes them incredibly hard to hit with most abilities. Assassins are also the best at parsing high DPS over a duration, making them appeal to many people. If you enjoy playing rogues or assassins in other games, enjoy stealthing, and enjoy doing damage, then an Assassin is what you are looking for.
Rangers: Rangers are the long-ranged masters of physical damage. Their primary weapon is a bow, although they use swords and daggers for melee. Rangers, unlike most other games, are entirely dependent on keeping their opponent at a long distance. They use traps and snare abilities to do so. When playing a Ranger solo, the main form of killing each mob is through kiting. Unlike WoW, where Hunters had pets, Rangers do not. Rangers, however, are experts with the bow and can deal large amounts of damage. If you enjoy kiting, launching arrows from a distance, and using lots of tactics to defeat your opponent, then the Ranger class will be enjoyable for you.
Priest
Chanter: Chanters are the DPS version of the Priest class. The actual difference between Chanters and Clerics is not significant, but significant enough to make some people choose one over the other. Chanters use staffs as their primary weapon, but can also use a mace and shield, and have the most buff abilities out of any class. They are built for two-handed melee, but can still heal effectively. As they advance, their statistics are shifted more towards defense, survivability, and HP. Similar to the Gladiator's tanking abilities, Chanters can main heal most situations in the game. However, when it comes to tough areas or raids, they simply cannot manage. If you want to play a healing class in Aion but do not want to be stuck as a class that deals little damage, then the Chanter would be a perfect choice.
Cleric: Clerics, quite simply, are the main healing class of the game. They have the best and most versatility when it comes to healing abilities and are sought after for most groups. They use a mace as a primary weapon and a shield in their off-hand. This grants them great survivability when their healing draws too much attention. Clerics also receive a short duration roots and stuns to temporarily create distance between their opponents. If you want to play the best healer in the game, then play a Cleric.
Mage
Sorcerer: Sorcerers are built to DPS. Their primary weapon is either a spellbook or an orb. Sorcerers are long-ranged magic damage dealers and they can do so with fury. As a Sorcerer reaches higher levels, they have some tremendous damage dealing abilities. Sorcerers also have in their possession lots of crowd control abilities. However, they are incredibly vulnerable and have very low amounts of HP. They do have absorption shield buffs which absorb a large amount of damage before it dissipates, but they have little to no physical defense (excluding the Plate Stigma). If Sorcerers can keep distance between their opponents, they are deadly. If they cannot, they are dead. If you enjoy having an arsenal of nukes and dealing high burst damage, then the Sorcerer will be your favorite class.
Spiritmaster: Spiritmasters are the pet class in the game. They are the only class able to have a pet. Spiritmasters primarily use a spellbook or an orb as their weapon. As the only pet class, they rely on their pets to help them defeat their opponents. Spiritmasters use 4 main pets who's abilities all vary. The key to using the pets is figuring out the situation and deciding quickly on which pet would work best. Other than having pets, a Spiritmaster is very similar to a Sorcerer. The differences are that they also rely on the use of DoT's, whereas Sorcerers rely more on simply nuking their opponent down and kiting. Spiritmasters do have the advantage over Sorcerers when it comes to soloing. If you want to be a nuking class but want more in your arsenal than just high powered nukes, then a Spiritmaster will probably fit best.
After reading this guide, you should now have a much greater understanding of Aion's races, classes, and sub-classes. I hope that this will help you better decide on which race and which class to play when the game goes live in September.
If you wish to read more about Aion strategies, guides, and tips (including the know-it-all guide for Enchantments, Manastones, and Godstones) please visit my Website below. Thank you, and I hope you enjoyed this article.
http://www.kfguides.com
By: Aradhana Gupta
There are two playable races in Aion: The Tower of Eternity. These are the Elyos and the Asmodians if you have not already seen them.
The Elyos live in Elysium, the lower half of Atreia. After the Epic Cataclysm, they ended up on the surface exposed to bountiful amounts of sun light. Over the 750 years that have passed, their bodies have transformed into a marvel of beauty. This result has caused the Elyos to become arrogant and believe that they are blessed by Aion, whereas the Asmodians are cursed in darkness. Their main traits consist of being friendly and comforting amongst one another. Once Daeva, Elyos are blessed with angelic wings.
The Asmodians live in the cold and dark regions of the world hidden from sun light. After 750 years, their bodies have transformed significantly. The nails on their hands and feet have turned into claws, their skin has been drained of its flesh color, and they have grown a small mane on their backs for warmth in their desolate environment. Unlike the Elyos, they do not feel blessed and are aware of their daunting history. However, when the opportunity presents itself, the Asmodians will not hesitate to show their loyalty and pride for their own kind. Once Daeva, Asmodians are blessed with black wings.
Classes
Once you have chosen your race, the next step is to decide on your class. There are four main classes in Aion and then each class has two sub-classes (which will be discussed later on). The four main classes in Aion are the Warrior, Scout, Priest, and Mage. Each will be broken down below:
Warrior: Warriors can wear up to chain armor from levels 1 to 10 and then up to plate armor afterwards. This grants them with the most physical defense in the game. Warriors use polearms, greatswords, swords, and maces as their primary weapons. They can also use shields. Out of all four classes, Warriors are the only class meant to tank. Throughout leveling, no matter which sub-class you choose, Warriors learn the most abilities to mitigate damage. In addition to their physical defense, this makes it no question which class should be tanking. Below, I will go over both sub-classes for the Warrior, as they are not both for simply tanking.
Scout: Scouts can wear up to leather armor and use swords, daggers, and bows as their primary weapons. Scouts, unlike Warriors (excluding Stigmas), can dual-wield weapons. Scouts also are incredibly evasive, which gives them some tanking capabilities, but not much since their mitigation is very poor. Regardless of the sub-class you choose, Scouts are meant to deal damage without being the focus of their target's hate. The majority of a Scout's abilities is based around stealthed DPS and long ranged DPS.
Priest: Priests can wear up to leather armor from levels 1 to 10 and then up to chain armor afterwards. They use maces and staffs as their primary weapons. They also are the only other class, other than Warriors, to be able to use a shield. This grants them the ability to be the second best tanking class in the game, but I would hardly call them a tank. Their armor and shield is more for survival, as Priests are the only class able to heal and that paints a large bull's-eye on their chest. As such, Priests are one of the most useful classes in the game since most any scenario requires a healer. The Priest sub-classes are mainly to tilt the scale either towards healing or damage dealing.
Mage: Mages can wear only cloth armor and use spell books and orbs as their primary weapons. Mages are the most fragile class in the game but they can deal the most burst damage by a long shot. When going all out, Mages sometimes can simply one-shot another player if they get lucky hits. It is because of this reason that they are so fragile. Mages do get abilities for crowd controlling, a root ability to get away from opponents, and a snare ability to keep distance, but once someone catches up with them they are in trouble.
Now that you have been introduced to the four main classes of Aion, I will now cover each class' sub-classes. Sub-classes can be chosen at Level 9 after completing your Ascension quest. Upon reaching Level 9, you are automatically given the Ascension quest. The quest typically takes under 10 minutes to complete and will give you up to 99.9% of your experience for the level, maxing out your experience bar. Upon reaching Level 9, immediately begin your Ascension quest and do not take any actions to gain experience otherwise.
Sub-Classes
Once you complete your Ascension quest, you are simply asked which sub-class to choose. The following are Aion's sub-classes:
Warrior
Gladiator: Gladiators are the DPS side of the Warrior class. Gladiators use either polearms or greatswords as their primary weapon (can also dual-wield through the use of a Stigma) and are masters of close-ranged melee through pure strength. The bulk of their abilities are for dealing high amounts of melee damage and to stun their opponent. However, their ability to wear plate armor grants them with high amounts of physical defense. This, combined with the fact that two-handed weapons have high amounts of parry, allows them to be suitable tanks despite not using a shield. Are Gladiators able to tank raid content or hard named? No, not likely. Can Gladiators tank in 75% of tanking situations? Most definitely. Gladiators can keep high threat through their damage, but they do have the ability to taunt as early as Level 10. I personally play a Gladiator, and combined with the fact that I play along with a Cleric, we are near unstoppable in most scenarios.
Templar: Templars are the pure tanks of the Warrior class and of the entire game really. Templars use swords or maces as their primary weapon and a shield to go along with it. They are masters at building threat and mitigation. There isn't much to say about the class other than what I've already stated, but I will say that if your goal for your character is to tank in all situations and be able to handle incoming damage the best, then the Templar is for you.
Scout
Assassin: Assassins are the masters of stealthed DPS. They are just as they sound. The primary weapons for Assassins are daggers and swords. The bulk of their abilities revolve around stealthing, applying poisons to their weapons, and disabling their opponent through stuns. If an Assassin draws the attention of an opponent, they are the most evasive class in the game which makes them incredibly hard to hit with most abilities. Assassins are also the best at parsing high DPS over a duration, making them appeal to many people. If you enjoy playing rogues or assassins in other games, enjoy stealthing, and enjoy doing damage, then an Assassin is what you are looking for.
Rangers: Rangers are the long-ranged masters of physical damage. Their primary weapon is a bow, although they use swords and daggers for melee. Rangers, unlike most other games, are entirely dependent on keeping their opponent at a long distance. They use traps and snare abilities to do so. When playing a Ranger solo, the main form of killing each mob is through kiting. Unlike WoW, where Hunters had pets, Rangers do not. Rangers, however, are experts with the bow and can deal large amounts of damage. If you enjoy kiting, launching arrows from a distance, and using lots of tactics to defeat your opponent, then the Ranger class will be enjoyable for you.
Priest
Chanter: Chanters are the DPS version of the Priest class. The actual difference between Chanters and Clerics is not significant, but significant enough to make some people choose one over the other. Chanters use staffs as their primary weapon, but can also use a mace and shield, and have the most buff abilities out of any class. They are built for two-handed melee, but can still heal effectively. As they advance, their statistics are shifted more towards defense, survivability, and HP. Similar to the Gladiator's tanking abilities, Chanters can main heal most situations in the game. However, when it comes to tough areas or raids, they simply cannot manage. If you want to play a healing class in Aion but do not want to be stuck as a class that deals little damage, then the Chanter would be a perfect choice.
Cleric: Clerics, quite simply, are the main healing class of the game. They have the best and most versatility when it comes to healing abilities and are sought after for most groups. They use a mace as a primary weapon and a shield in their off-hand. This grants them great survivability when their healing draws too much attention. Clerics also receive a short duration roots and stuns to temporarily create distance between their opponents. If you want to play the best healer in the game, then play a Cleric.
Mage
Sorcerer: Sorcerers are built to DPS. Their primary weapon is either a spellbook or an orb. Sorcerers are long-ranged magic damage dealers and they can do so with fury. As a Sorcerer reaches higher levels, they have some tremendous damage dealing abilities. Sorcerers also have in their possession lots of crowd control abilities. However, they are incredibly vulnerable and have very low amounts of HP. They do have absorption shield buffs which absorb a large amount of damage before it dissipates, but they have little to no physical defense (excluding the Plate Stigma). If Sorcerers can keep distance between their opponents, they are deadly. If they cannot, they are dead. If you enjoy having an arsenal of nukes and dealing high burst damage, then the Sorcerer will be your favorite class.
Spiritmaster: Spiritmasters are the pet class in the game. They are the only class able to have a pet. Spiritmasters primarily use a spellbook or an orb as their weapon. As the only pet class, they rely on their pets to help them defeat their opponents. Spiritmasters use 4 main pets who's abilities all vary. The key to using the pets is figuring out the situation and deciding quickly on which pet would work best. Other than having pets, a Spiritmaster is very similar to a Sorcerer. The differences are that they also rely on the use of DoT's, whereas Sorcerers rely more on simply nuking their opponent down and kiting. Spiritmasters do have the advantage over Sorcerers when it comes to soloing. If you want to be a nuking class but want more in your arsenal than just high powered nukes, then a Spiritmaster will probably fit best.
After reading this guide, you should now have a much greater understanding of Aion's races, classes, and sub-classes. I hope that this will help you better decide on which race and which class to play when the game goes live in September.
If you wish to read more about Aion strategies, guides, and tips (including the know-it-all guide for Enchantments, Manastones, and Godstones) please visit my Website below. Thank you, and I hope you enjoyed this article.
http://www.kfguides.com
By: Aradhana Gupta
Questup Review 2009
Team iDemise have been around a long time. They first appeared in Counter Strike as a professional gaming team and dominated there for many years.
After taking their gaming expertise and knowledge gained in Counter Strike, the team applied their dedication and knowledge to dominating World of Warcraft.
They applied this knowledge not just in PvP as you might expect from a world class counter strike team, but also to creating super fast questing routes so that they could create all the class and race combos they required as quickly as possible.
As this information was gathered, Team iDemise started collecting it in an organised fashion, and a leveling guide was born. First, as a html and pdf file, and then as guides advanced they created an in-game leveling add on that could be used without alt tabbing out of WoW.
So how is the newest version of the Team iDemise leveling guide in 2009?
For starters the guide has taken on a fancy new name, "Questup". I like the new name as it really describes what the guide does best - quest based leveling (which is the fastest way).
You won't find any grinding in this guide which is great, as grinding is a terrible slow process and very boring.
One question I can't answer about the guide is exactly how it works. Team iDemise obviously would rather keep this process a secret, but in essence this guide doesn't operate like the other guides on the market.
Other guides are hand crafted - so their owners will sit down and map out the fastest route they personally have found in the game. These guides are only as good as their authors (and it depends on how much time and skill the author has).
Questup takes a different route. Basically, rather than being completely human edited, Questup tracks the fastest leveling routes from amongst the fastest levelers in the game.
Again, how Questup does this is a mystery, but in essence, the Team is getting dozens, scores, or perhaps even thousands of super fast leveling routes from WoW players and constructing the guide from that.
Awesome idea in my opinion, because while one owner might have a great route, there's only so much time one person or team has to keep a guide up to date (and Blizzard change things often enough to keep guide owners very busy...).
Questup is very easy to use, its still an in-game guide like its older versions, and its a slim line, unobtrusive guide that keeps out of your way.
Questup also has a nice directional arrow that points the way for you, showing you where to go next and how far away your next objective is.
All in all, Team iDemise's new guide, "Questup" is a great new tool that you should take advantage of if you have any low level toons or new characters you want to level up quickly.
Highly recommended!
Jon Weston is a World of Warcraft leveling guide expert who professionally reviews the web's best guides, and shares them. If you'd like to find out more about Questup, you may find Jon's Horde Leveling Guide comparisons and reviews helpful.
By: Jon Weston
After taking their gaming expertise and knowledge gained in Counter Strike, the team applied their dedication and knowledge to dominating World of Warcraft.
They applied this knowledge not just in PvP as you might expect from a world class counter strike team, but also to creating super fast questing routes so that they could create all the class and race combos they required as quickly as possible.
As this information was gathered, Team iDemise started collecting it in an organised fashion, and a leveling guide was born. First, as a html and pdf file, and then as guides advanced they created an in-game leveling add on that could be used without alt tabbing out of WoW.
So how is the newest version of the Team iDemise leveling guide in 2009?
For starters the guide has taken on a fancy new name, "Questup". I like the new name as it really describes what the guide does best - quest based leveling (which is the fastest way).
You won't find any grinding in this guide which is great, as grinding is a terrible slow process and very boring.
One question I can't answer about the guide is exactly how it works. Team iDemise obviously would rather keep this process a secret, but in essence this guide doesn't operate like the other guides on the market.
Other guides are hand crafted - so their owners will sit down and map out the fastest route they personally have found in the game. These guides are only as good as their authors (and it depends on how much time and skill the author has).
Questup takes a different route. Basically, rather than being completely human edited, Questup tracks the fastest leveling routes from amongst the fastest levelers in the game.
Again, how Questup does this is a mystery, but in essence, the Team is getting dozens, scores, or perhaps even thousands of super fast leveling routes from WoW players and constructing the guide from that.
Awesome idea in my opinion, because while one owner might have a great route, there's only so much time one person or team has to keep a guide up to date (and Blizzard change things often enough to keep guide owners very busy...).
Questup is very easy to use, its still an in-game guide like its older versions, and its a slim line, unobtrusive guide that keeps out of your way.
Questup also has a nice directional arrow that points the way for you, showing you where to go next and how far away your next objective is.
All in all, Team iDemise's new guide, "Questup" is a great new tool that you should take advantage of if you have any low level toons or new characters you want to level up quickly.
Highly recommended!
Jon Weston is a World of Warcraft leveling guide expert who professionally reviews the web's best guides, and shares them. If you'd like to find out more about Questup, you may find Jon's Horde Leveling Guide comparisons and reviews helpful.
By: Jon Weston
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Hunter Leveling Guide and Hunter Leveling Spec
It can be quite daunting starting a new character in WoW. Hunter is no exception, so hopefully this Hunter leveling guide and its Hunter leveling spec can be of some aid in your new journey to level 80.
Now, as there are a number of out-of-date guides on the internet, and WoW is constantly updating, let me first say that this article is up-to-date as of July, 2009 (Patch 3.1).
Hunter is one of the most powerful PvE classes if played correctly, and with the right spec you will be almost invincible while soloing. The best soloing tree is Beast Mastery, as it allows you to turn your pet into a unkillable tanking machine, in addition to making you much less gear dependent than other trees.
The basic Beast Mastery Hunter Leveling Spec is as follows:
You should put all your points into BM at first, until you get all the high level talents completed.
Endurance Training - Rank 5/5
Focused Fire - Rank 2/2
Thick Hide - Rank 3/3
Aspect Mastery - Rank 1/1
Unleashed Fury - Rank 5/5
Improved Mend Pet - Rank 2/2
Ferocity - Rank 5/5
Increases the critical strike chance of your pet by 10%.
Spirit Bond - Rank 2/2
Intimidation - Rank 1/1
Bestial Discipline - Rank 2/2
Frenzy - Rank 4/5
Ferocious Inspiration - Rank 3/3
Bestial Wrath - Rank 1/1
Catlike Reflexes - Rank 3/3
Serpent's Swiftness - Rank 5/5
Longevity - Rank 3/3
The Beast Within - Rank 1/1
Cobra Strikes - Rank 1/3
Kindred Spirits - Rank 5/5
Beast Mastery - Rank 1/1
After this, go into MM for the rest of your points.
Focused Aim - Rank 3/3
Lethal Shots - Rank 5/5
Careful Aim - Rank 3/3
Mortal Shots - Rank 5/5
As for your pet, you want a Tenacity pet, with the following talents
1/1 Charge
3/3 Great Stamina
2/2 Blood of the Rhino
2/2 Natural Armor
2/2 Pet Barding
2/2 Guard Dog
2/2 Grace of the Mantis
Now that you have the correct hunter leveling spec, lets get down to the actual Hunter leveling guide.
First, a few tips that go for anyone playing Warcraft:
Bind everything, and turn using your mouse! Make sure all your skills are bound to keys-you should never ever click anything. This in turn frees up your mouse for movement-hold down the right mouse button to turn, and hold down both/use W key/stafe (Q and E, by default) keys to move.
Take professions that make you money-Mining and Skinning-and Auction everything off. The gear you buy using all the gold you'll make will be better than what you could make at low levels generally, and you can always change professions at 80.
Always log off in the Inn-Rest XP is too great to miss out on!
Use a good questing guide! I'll link my review of the most popular ones at the end of the article.
Keep a good supply of Food/Drink of the correct level!
Now, some hunter leveling guide specific tips!
Make sure your pet has Grown turned on, and Cower turned off! You want your pet generating a lot of threat, so it tanks for you!
Use your DPS stance (Hawk or Dragonhawk, depending on level) when you have a lot of mana, switching over to Viper when your mana drops low enough (once you have Viper, that is). Alternatively, you can use Viper as your default stance, only switching over to DPS on difficult pulls.
Keep your Pet Happy! Either by feeding it regularly, or using the Glyph of Mend Pet. A happy pet hits harder, and that means you level faster.
Learn to kite! If things go bad, being good at kiting can keep you alive long enough to finish your enemies off.
Keep a good supply of appropriate level ammo! Running out is one of the worst things that can happen to you!
Go for Hit Rating, Agi and Attack power over other stats! You shouldn't be getting hit, so stamina is useless!
Now, how exactly do you play your hunter? It depends what level you are!
1-10: Autoattacking, running away(not backing away!) between shots, will do most of your damage. Keep your poison on the enemy, and use Arcane Shot when it is off cooldown.
11-29:Now you have a pet. Apply Hunter's Mark, and send your pet to attack. Once it starts hitting the enemy, start attacking. Apply your Sting and use Arcane shot, like before-now you don't have to kite, though. On tougher pulls, use Mend Pet as your pet gets close, and reapply it when it runs out. Make sure your pet hits every enemy before you do, so you don't end up with aggro. If you DO get aggro, put your pet on the enemy, hit it with Concussion shot, and run away until your pet gets aggro back.
30-39: Same as before, except you might want to get a Gorilla at 30.
40+:Combining a Gorilla's AoE tanking ability with Volley, learned at 40, can make you into a AoE killing machine. Also, at level 50 you get Steady Shot, another important damage dealing ability to be added to your normal rotation.
Now you know everything you need to know to level a hunter from one to eighty at high speed. If you are thinking about using a questing guide for even faster leveling, be sure to check out my review of the most popular quest guides.
By: William Kamar
Now, as there are a number of out-of-date guides on the internet, and WoW is constantly updating, let me first say that this article is up-to-date as of July, 2009 (Patch 3.1).
Hunter is one of the most powerful PvE classes if played correctly, and with the right spec you will be almost invincible while soloing. The best soloing tree is Beast Mastery, as it allows you to turn your pet into a unkillable tanking machine, in addition to making you much less gear dependent than other trees.
The basic Beast Mastery Hunter Leveling Spec is as follows:
You should put all your points into BM at first, until you get all the high level talents completed.
Endurance Training - Rank 5/5
Focused Fire - Rank 2/2
Thick Hide - Rank 3/3
Aspect Mastery - Rank 1/1
Unleashed Fury - Rank 5/5
Improved Mend Pet - Rank 2/2
Ferocity - Rank 5/5
Increases the critical strike chance of your pet by 10%.
Spirit Bond - Rank 2/2
Intimidation - Rank 1/1
Bestial Discipline - Rank 2/2
Frenzy - Rank 4/5
Ferocious Inspiration - Rank 3/3
Bestial Wrath - Rank 1/1
Catlike Reflexes - Rank 3/3
Serpent's Swiftness - Rank 5/5
Longevity - Rank 3/3
The Beast Within - Rank 1/1
Cobra Strikes - Rank 1/3
Kindred Spirits - Rank 5/5
Beast Mastery - Rank 1/1
After this, go into MM for the rest of your points.
Focused Aim - Rank 3/3
Lethal Shots - Rank 5/5
Careful Aim - Rank 3/3
Mortal Shots - Rank 5/5
As for your pet, you want a Tenacity pet, with the following talents
1/1 Charge
3/3 Great Stamina
2/2 Blood of the Rhino
2/2 Natural Armor
2/2 Pet Barding
2/2 Guard Dog
2/2 Grace of the Mantis
Now that you have the correct hunter leveling spec, lets get down to the actual Hunter leveling guide.
First, a few tips that go for anyone playing Warcraft:
Bind everything, and turn using your mouse! Make sure all your skills are bound to keys-you should never ever click anything. This in turn frees up your mouse for movement-hold down the right mouse button to turn, and hold down both/use W key/stafe (Q and E, by default) keys to move.
Take professions that make you money-Mining and Skinning-and Auction everything off. The gear you buy using all the gold you'll make will be better than what you could make at low levels generally, and you can always change professions at 80.
Always log off in the Inn-Rest XP is too great to miss out on!
Use a good questing guide! I'll link my review of the most popular ones at the end of the article.
Keep a good supply of Food/Drink of the correct level!
Now, some hunter leveling guide specific tips!
Make sure your pet has Grown turned on, and Cower turned off! You want your pet generating a lot of threat, so it tanks for you!
Use your DPS stance (Hawk or Dragonhawk, depending on level) when you have a lot of mana, switching over to Viper when your mana drops low enough (once you have Viper, that is). Alternatively, you can use Viper as your default stance, only switching over to DPS on difficult pulls.
Keep your Pet Happy! Either by feeding it regularly, or using the Glyph of Mend Pet. A happy pet hits harder, and that means you level faster.
Learn to kite! If things go bad, being good at kiting can keep you alive long enough to finish your enemies off.
Keep a good supply of appropriate level ammo! Running out is one of the worst things that can happen to you!
Go for Hit Rating, Agi and Attack power over other stats! You shouldn't be getting hit, so stamina is useless!
Now, how exactly do you play your hunter? It depends what level you are!
1-10: Autoattacking, running away(not backing away!) between shots, will do most of your damage. Keep your poison on the enemy, and use Arcane Shot when it is off cooldown.
11-29:Now you have a pet. Apply Hunter's Mark, and send your pet to attack. Once it starts hitting the enemy, start attacking. Apply your Sting and use Arcane shot, like before-now you don't have to kite, though. On tougher pulls, use Mend Pet as your pet gets close, and reapply it when it runs out. Make sure your pet hits every enemy before you do, so you don't end up with aggro. If you DO get aggro, put your pet on the enemy, hit it with Concussion shot, and run away until your pet gets aggro back.
30-39: Same as before, except you might want to get a Gorilla at 30.
40+:Combining a Gorilla's AoE tanking ability with Volley, learned at 40, can make you into a AoE killing machine. Also, at level 50 you get Steady Shot, another important damage dealing ability to be added to your normal rotation.
Now you know everything you need to know to level a hunter from one to eighty at high speed. If you are thinking about using a questing guide for even faster leveling, be sure to check out my review of the most popular quest guides.
By: William Kamar
Top 5 Reasons For the Popularity of Aion
Aion is most talked about MMORP game among the online gaming community, and it's release around the world is one of the most highly anticipated events among the gamers in North America, Europe and Australia. If you are still wondering why, here are the top five reasons for the popularity of Aion.
1. Unique Game Features: Some of the game features offered by Aion are unheard of in MMORP games. It has remarkable depth in its storyline, which gives rise to further characters and nomenclatures in the game. It enables you to control winged players, which can not only fly, but can also engage in mid-air battle. It allows you to customize your character more than ever before, and enables you to choose from one of its variety of character classes.
2. Graphics: Among the aspects of the game, which are thrilling gaming enthusiast the most are its graphics. The graphics in Aion are stunningly realistic, and offer a very fitting setting in coherence with the concept of the game. They are constructed in an Oriental touch, which will offer you some change. In fact, its graphics created an impression over audiences, right when the game was announced first in 2006, that is even before its Asian release.
3. The PvPvE Environment: The gameplay possibilities in the immense P v P v E environment of Aion are one of the most thrilling factor for MMORP gaming fans, as the battlegrounds of Aion have set a new standard for the gaming genre. If you are looking forward to engage in the thrilling battles that Aion will offer, then get ready to enter the Abyss, the massive three-layered setting for players to battle their hearts out.
4. Positive Beta Tests Feedback & Previews: Experts who have had the pleasure of participating in the beta tests have been simply thrilled by the game and have for the most part, given a positive feedback. They have been amazed at the level of refinement of the game in its pre-release state and their minds have simply been blown away by its spectacular graphics. There is no wonder why internet gaming forums and community websites are clogged with positive reviews of the game.
5. Success in Asia & Awards: Aion was probably destined to success right from its first release. It was launched in Asia in late 2008, and immediately gained a massive following. It has earned the reputation of being one of the most popular among the latest game releases, and has already won the "Best Korean Game of the Year" Award for 2008. Only time will tell how many landmarks will be further surpassed by Aion.
We got you covered all the Aion Online info you need with the beginners and leveling guides you can find on Aionfly.com.
By: Nick K
1. Unique Game Features: Some of the game features offered by Aion are unheard of in MMORP games. It has remarkable depth in its storyline, which gives rise to further characters and nomenclatures in the game. It enables you to control winged players, which can not only fly, but can also engage in mid-air battle. It allows you to customize your character more than ever before, and enables you to choose from one of its variety of character classes.
2. Graphics: Among the aspects of the game, which are thrilling gaming enthusiast the most are its graphics. The graphics in Aion are stunningly realistic, and offer a very fitting setting in coherence with the concept of the game. They are constructed in an Oriental touch, which will offer you some change. In fact, its graphics created an impression over audiences, right when the game was announced first in 2006, that is even before its Asian release.
3. The PvPvE Environment: The gameplay possibilities in the immense P v P v E environment of Aion are one of the most thrilling factor for MMORP gaming fans, as the battlegrounds of Aion have set a new standard for the gaming genre. If you are looking forward to engage in the thrilling battles that Aion will offer, then get ready to enter the Abyss, the massive three-layered setting for players to battle their hearts out.
4. Positive Beta Tests Feedback & Previews: Experts who have had the pleasure of participating in the beta tests have been simply thrilled by the game and have for the most part, given a positive feedback. They have been amazed at the level of refinement of the game in its pre-release state and their minds have simply been blown away by its spectacular graphics. There is no wonder why internet gaming forums and community websites are clogged with positive reviews of the game.
5. Success in Asia & Awards: Aion was probably destined to success right from its first release. It was launched in Asia in late 2008, and immediately gained a massive following. It has earned the reputation of being one of the most popular among the latest game releases, and has already won the "Best Korean Game of the Year" Award for 2008. Only time will tell how many landmarks will be further surpassed by Aion.
We got you covered all the Aion Online info you need with the beginners and leveling guides you can find on Aionfly.com.
By: Nick K
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