Hunting Party: Community Round-Up (July 3rd)

With Patch 3.2 on the PTR and more folks working their way through currently available content on the live servers, great articles abound in the Hunter blogosphere. Today, I’d like to take some time to share with you all some a highlight reel of the articles published this week around the interwebs.

Patch 3.2

/AFK AutoShot – Patch 3.2 Thoughts

Opinion on heirloom items, experience in PvP (and battleground twinks), changes to the emblem system, and other Hunter changes coming up in the next patch.

Mania’s Arcania – Another Day on the 3.2 PTR

Observations straight from the test realms, discussing mini pets becoming available in 3.2. Mania’s got several posts up covering PTR news, so be sure to check them all out while you’re there!

Casual Huntering – Faction Changes Are a Coming

Reaction to and discussion of the possible implications of forthcoming faction swaps.

Casual Huntering – Patch 3.2 Notes

Break-down of upcoming patch changes for hunters.

TribunalxHunter – Viewing the PTR Changes First Hand

Video coverage of Hunter changes on the PTR, follow-up post: More Changes in 3.2.

The Hunting Lodge – Patch 3.2 – A Complete List of Hunter Related Changes

Just what the name would suggest.

Less QQ, More Pew Pew – My Quick Thoughts on 3.2

Patch 3.2 analysis from Drotara.

HuntsmansLodge – New T9 Hunter Set Bonuses

Discussion of the latest Hunter tier set pieces and their associated bonuses.

Wulf’s Warcraft Weblog – What I Look Forward to in 3.2

More editorial on the upcoming changes.

General Huntering

Aspect of the Hare – Hunter Pet Specs: Now on the Armory!

Coverage of the new hunter pet talent specs viewable on the official WoW Armory.

The Hunting Lodge – How Latency Affects DPS

Done everything you can to improve your DPS output? Maybe not! This article explains the affect poor latency can have on your DPS in very specific terms.

Alterac Volley – Daily Quest Guide: Midsummer Fire Festival

Handy video and guide to completing quests for the fire festival.

Videos

Warcraft Movies: Yogg-Saron – Hand of Vengeance First Kill

Nice high-quality video of a Yogg kill from a Hunter’s perspective. (No music.)

Warcraft Movies: Improved vs General Vezax (Hard Mode)

Very nicely done video of a Vezax kill from a Hunter’s perspective.

Warcraft Movies: Destination vs Hodir (Hard Mode)

Another hard mode Ulduar video from a Hunter’s perspective.

Warcraft Movies: Origin vs The Iron Council

One more Ulduar Hunter video. (Video quality is a bit lacking, but still a good preview of the fight.)

If you’ve read any great Hunter articles this week that I’ve missed, leave ‘em in the comments! To follow these and other great blogs, feel free to download the Hunting Party OPML file to import these and other great sites directly into your favorite RSS reader!