Changes: Caster stats

Revision as of 12:59, 7 November 2008

As of patch 3.0, this bug has been removed from the game.

Caster stats was a term for tameable beasts which had higher than normal intellect and spirit when tamed, but lower than normal health, attack power, and armor. At earlier levels, the difference between a caster pet and a non-caster pet were not as pronounced as they were at high levels. As a result, the pet's attacks would become progressively less effective and its overall survivability progressively lower in relation to level; therefore, beasts with caster stats were generally avoided for taming.

Former caster pets:

Carrion birds: Fire Roc
Crocolisks: Mottled Drywallow Crocolisk
Spiders: Krethis Shadowspinner, Lady Sathrah
Wind serpents: Azzere the Skyblade, Cloud Serpent, Elder Cloud Serpent, Greater Thunderhawk, Hakkari Frostwing, Hakkari Sapper, Thunderhawk Cloudscraper, Thunderhawk Hatchling, Cobalt Serpent
Warp stalkers: Warp Stalker (the level 63-64 variety in Terokkar Forest)
Nether rays: Bloodthirsty Marshfang, "Count" Ungula, Netherskate, Marshfang Ripper, Marshfang Slicer, Netherwing Ray, Nether Ray (the level 67-68 variety in Netherstorm)
Dragonhawks: Feral Dragonhawk Hatchling, Crazed Dragonhawk

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-[[Caster stats]] is a term for [[tameable]] [[beast]]s which have higher than normal [[intellect]] and [[spirit]] when tamed, but lower than normal [[strength]], [[agility]], and [[stamina]]. Since [[hunter]] [[pet]]s do not make use of intellect or spirit, this tradeoff is not useful. As a result, beasts with caster stats are generally avoided for taming.
+As of [[patch 3.0]], this bug has been removed from the game.
-As a rule of thumb, if a beast has a [[mana]] bar prior to taming, it will probably have caster stats.
+'''Caster stats''' was a term for [[tameable]] [[beast]]s which had higher than normal [[intellect]] and [[spirit]] when tamed, but lower than normal [[health]], [[attack power]], and [[armor]].  At earlier levels, the difference between a caster pet and a non-caster pet were not as pronounced as they were at high levels.  As a result, the pet's attacks would become progressively less effective and its overall survivability progressively lower in relation to level; therefore, beasts with caster stats were generally avoided for taming.
-Examples:
-*[[Carrion Bird]]s: [[Fire Roc]]
-*[[Spider]]s: [[Krethis Shadowspinner]], [[Lady Sathrah]]
-*[[Wind Serpent]]s: [[Azzere the Skyblade]], [[Cloud Serpent]], [[Elder Cloud Serpent]], [[Greater Thunderhawk]], [[Hakkar'i Frostwing]], [[Hakkar'i Sapper]], [[Thunderhawk Cloudscraper]], [[Thunderhawk Hatchling]]
+Former caster pets:
-==External Links==
+*[[Carrion bird]]s: [[Fire Roc]]
-*http://petopia.brashendeavors.net/html/maniasdata/Mania_PetAttributes.html
+*[[Crocolisk]]s:  [[Mottled Drywallow Crocolisk]]
+*[[Spider]]s: [[Krethis Shadowspinner]], [[Lady Sathrah]]
+*[[Wind serpent]]s: [[Azzere the Skyblade]], [[Cloud Serpent]], [[Elder Cloud Serpent]], [[Greater Thunderhawk]], [[Hakkari Frostwing]], [[Hakkari Sapper]], [[Thunderhawk Cloudscraper]], [[Thunderhawk Hatchling]], [[Cobalt Serpent]]
+*[[Warp stalker]]s:  [[Warp Stalker]] (the level 63-64 variety in Terokkar Forest)
+*[[Nether ray]]s:  [[Bloodthirsty Marshfang]], [["Count" Ungula]], [[Netherskate]], [[Marshfang Ripper]], [[Marshfang Slicer]], [[Netherwing Ray]], [[Nether Ray]] (the level 67-68 variety in Netherstorm)
+*[[Dragonhawk]]s:  [[Feral Dragonhawk Hatchling]], [[Crazed Dragonhawk]]
-[[Category:Game Terms]]
+[[Category:Game terms]]
 [[Category:Hunters]]