# World of Warcraft questions **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802 "2008-12-18T20:40:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/581 "2009-01-20T20:05:27Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > And giant devilsaurs that silently creep up on you like they’re 5’ tall and 40 pounds. At least the goddamn Fel Reavers in Outland give you a warning. The devilsaurs are just EVIIIIIIL! Whats the name of the big as elite dino? That fucker came out of nowhere last night when I was fighting a regular dinosaur. I even thought \*\*\*“Where the hell did Godzilla’s little brother come from!?”. \*\*\*I dropped an ice trap and ran like hell (can’t summon a mount while in combat…which sucks…that lousy gnome mage ran from me last night after trying to gank me and summoned a freakin’ mount when he was a fair distance away, while my mount toggle was _still greyed out!_ ):mad: Seriously he was like a ninja. The damn dino must be 50 feet tall, but he came out of the blue and took me totally be surprise. ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/582 "2009-01-20T20:17:44Z")
“Track Hidden” boosts your stealth detection, but you will only see red dots for things that you have detected but are still stealthed. It helps a little, but not much. One thing that I found was nice for questing in STV as a hunter is to tame one of the nearby gorillas if you can. They’re great tanks, and have an AOE effect that really helps them hold aggro on groups. Send them in to gather up 2 or 3 or (if you’re brave) 4 mobs and tap each after the pet has built up some threat. With judicious use of volley and multi-shot, you can tap the crowd and let the gorilla do the work. If you pull aggro on one of them, freeze it. If you pull aggro on two of them, Feign Death. If you don’t have FD (it’s a level 30 skill, you should have it) go train it. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/583 "2009-01-20T20:35:22Z")
I thought about that, but it would mean stabling my tiger and going out without a pet in Gank Central to tame one. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/584 "2009-01-20T20:38:35Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > “Track Hidden” boosts your stealth detection, but you will only see red dots for things that you have detected but are still stealthed. It helps a little, but not much. Track hidden is useless IMO. I tried to use it to detect rogues that were stealthing up to me but it never works until its too late. If I see a guy stealthing I just hunter’s mark him or leave the area. I use track humanoids to detect alliance players if I think there may be some around. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/585 "2009-01-20T20:44:27Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > And giant devilsaurs that silently creep up on you like they’re 5’ tall and 40 pounds. At least the goddamn Fel Reavers in Outland give you a warning. The devilsaurs are just EVIIIIIIL! I went back there when my mage took up mining at level 70 and really enjoyed hunting those things down and killing them. Sweet, sweet revenge. > [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > Whats the name of the big as elite dino? That fucker came out of nowhere last night when I was fighting a regular dinosaur. I even thought \*\*\*“Where the hell did Godzilla’s little brother come from!?”. \*\*\* King Mosh. I remember watching him take down two level ??s (opposing faction) back when I was level 48 or 49. I’d like to meet up with him now, though! ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/586 "2009-01-20T20:53:18Z")
> [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](#): > > That’s just the [tip of the iceberg](http://www.wowwiki.com/List_of_pop_culture_references_in_Warcraft). I like this one: > [@](#): > > Ozzy Osbourne > o An NPC named Osborne the Night Man is a possible reference to the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne. The NPC trains rogues in Stormwind city. I took a screenshot of that guy, just because my last name is Osborne 😉 And I can’t believe I didn’t pick up on this one: > [@](#): > > Hatfield-McCoy feud > o In Elwynn Forest are farms owned by two feuding families, the Stonefields and Maclures. This is a reference to the Hatfield-McCoy feud from American history. … especially since the guy I’m named after was a descendant of the famous Hatfields :smack: ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/587 "2009-01-20T20:59:16Z")
I personally really like Norman (the innkeeper in Undercity) and Bates (the innkeeper in (I think) the Sepulcher). ---
**Author:** ![aktep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f0a364/32.png) [@aktep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aktep)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/588 "2009-01-20T21:11:26Z")
> [@Jolly\_Roger](#): > > I thought about that, but it would mean stabling my tiger and going out without a pet in Gank Central to tame one. Use the best method to avoid ganking then: wake up at 4:30am and tame that monkey! ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/589 "2009-01-20T21:15:36Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > And giant devilsaurs that silently creep up on you like they’re 5’ tall and 40 pounds. At least the goddamn Fel Reavers in Outland give you a warning. The devilsaurs are just EVIIIIIIL! The thing that really annoyed me about Hunters being able to train these devilsaurs is that people were saying that they make a very satisfying stomping noise as they walk around. No!!! WRONG! They’re freakin’ NINJASAURS. I want them to be silent like the grave so they can sneak up on people, just like they snuck up on ME. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/590 "2009-01-20T21:22:17Z")
> [@aktep](#): > > Use the best method to avoid ganking then: wake up at 4:30am and tame that monkey! There should be an achievement for that called “Blizzard’s Bitch.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/591 "2009-01-20T22:31:16Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > I personally really like Norman (the innkeeper in Undercity) and Bates (the innkeeper in (I think) the Sepulcher). My fave is probably the Merchant Coast. I wonder how many people even realize it’s a reference? ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/592 "2009-01-20T22:33:50Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > I went back there when my mage took up mining at level 70 and really enjoyed hunting those things (devilsaurs) down and killing them. Sweet, sweet revenge. That reminds me. I need to take my level 80 toon back to Hellfire Peninsula and say hello to the Fel Reavers there. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/593 "2009-01-20T22:49:19Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > That reminds me. I need to take my level 80 toon back to Hellfire Peninsula and say hello to the Fel Reavers there. Hmmm. I wonder if an 80 caster will be able to solo them. I’m only up to 74 now, so I haven’t tried. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/594 "2009-01-20T22:54:05Z")
Oops! Patch Day! Be prepared for a download when you get home. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/595 "2009-01-20T22:57:36Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Oops! Patch Day! Be prepared for a download when you get home. Finally! I’ve been waiting for 3.0.8 for weeks! Mining is going to be changed to be more like Herbalism and Skinning, where a single action will net you all the ore, stone, and gems available in a vein. 🆒 That’s going to make mining so much less of a pain. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/596 "2009-01-20T23:04:57Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Finally! I’ve been waiting for 3.0.8 for weeks! > > Mining is going to be changed to be more like Herbalism and Skinning, where a single action will net you all the ore, stone, and gems available in a vein. 🆒 That’s going to make mining so much less of a pain. Plus they’re removing the racial restrictions on mounts. You can now ride any mount that your faction allows. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/597 "2009-01-20T23:10:28Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Plus they’re removing the racial restrictions on mounts. You can now ride any mount that your faction allows. Yep. Tempted to go for Exalted with the Gnomes so my big ol’ Draenei can flatten a mechanostrider. The Tauren are gonna be hilarious on the Horde mounts. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/598 "2009-01-20T23:49:36Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > That reminds me. I need to take my level 80 toon back to Hellfire Peninsula and say hello to the Fel Reavers there. I did this with my 80 Death Knight. Hadn’t really intended to–I was in HFP gathering Fel Iron for my Engineering ROFLcopter. But it was there, it was breathing my air, and after all the times it had stepped on my various characters…it needed some payback. It took me a little while, but it was never really a contest. It was quite satisfying to see it all laid out dead and know _I_ did it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/599 "2009-01-20T23:55:50Z")
> [@Bosstone](#): > > Yep. Tempted to go for Exalted with the Gnomes so my big ol’ Draenei can flatten a mechanostrider. The Tauren are gonna be hilarious on the Horde mounts. As someone on the WoW LJ community just posted, “It’ll be like a giant hamburger riding a giant turkey!” ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802/600 "2009-01-21T01:17:28Z")
> [@InvisibleWombat](#): > > That won’t help. It doesn’t count if you drop into water. I ended up getting the achievement by accident when I jumped off a cliff and was a hair to slow on the trigger with casting slow fall. I ended up with 132 health (out of 9,500). Just a couple of days ago, I made a jump of off the top of Frostsaber Rock in Winterspring and got the 65 yard fall achievement there with my 69 Ret. Pally, with 7240 hp starting and ended up with 72 left. I was a little surprised that 65 yards didn’t seem so much…and I tried to jump off much higher cliffs only to die. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802.md?page=31)