[Hunters] Beta Exploit 2 aspects at once

[OblivionMage]

Recently in the Beta Blizzard has switched Aspects to be on their own global cooldown (gcd) rather than on the Hunters. This was done to let us switch between aspects more freely and so that doing so doesn't hurt our damage output or our ability to use deterrance / wing clip etc...

However, because the aspects are on a 1 second gcd separate from everything else, it is possible to switch between two of them very quickly to benefit from both at once.

There are a number of ways to abuse this, for example you could have:
/cast aspect of the hawk (or aspect of the dragonhawk if it makes it to live)
/cast aspect of the viper

at the end of all of your macro's (make a macro for arcane shot, for example, that was /cast arcane shot, /cast aspect...). Switching between them very quickly (every 1 second) allows for them both to be active at once.

Obviously you could use an autoIT program or whatever to do it more effectively, but this is just one method.

Thought I'd point this out, cheers.

This was implemented in Beta version 9095 and might make it to live.


Appears to be patched.

[whitekidney]

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(It might make it to Live, is it in 3.03 notes?)

Now it wont make it to the live because you posted this exploit on a public network.

[OblivionMage]

It was posted on the beta forums prior to this.

[killlah4]

Now it wont make it to the live because you posted this exploit on a public network.

Even Blizzard have posted about this

[Bossqwerty]

Now it wont make it to the live because you posted this exploit on a public network.

Wrong. Exploits posted in Blizzards own beta bug report forum have made it to live.

[Swimy]

Agreed.. They are lazy bums like that. And Aspect stacking has been here since BC. I have had Viper and Hawk up during a raid.. Aww.. How sweet that was.. ::day dream::

[Dwight K. Schrute]

Blizz wants to put aspects back on the GCD because people abuse this. On another note, why would you spam hawk and viper when viper DECREASES DPS BY 40%

[OblivionMage]

Why spam it?

Say you wanted to regen your mana. Would you rather just have the viper buff, or have the viper as well as the benefits from dragonhawk (+18% dodge, 300 or so AP)?

Its not too difficult to understand.


Also, GC said that they might let it through, and only if people 'abuse' it too much will they change it.

[funerailles]

Still working?

[OblivionMage]

Its not working very well in 3.03.

[mjmorrell3]

It appears to be patched unless I did something wrong.