The Hunter is right at home in the untamed wild lands of World of Warcraft. The Hunter class is a perfect match for the scores of wild beasts that roam the vast wilderness of Azeroth. Their lightening quick reflexes, deadly accurate aim, and vast knowledge of the beasts of the land make the Hunter an extremely well balanced class. When effectively played, the hunter is not only a cunning solo fighter but they are also an excellent addition to any group as well as an extremely challenging PvP opponent.
Hunters are skilled in a variety of ways that make perfect use of the wild environment in which they are accustomed. They are probably best known for their mastery of animals. Not only do they posses the abilities of tracking and taming them, but they can also befriend the various beasts of the wild. Spiders, tigers, unicorns, raptors and other various creatures can uniquely bond with a Hunter and become a close traveling and fighting companion. Hunters only travel with one pet at their side and they invest much time and effort into developing their pet's abilities and raising their strength. There are a plethora of various creatures for the Hunter to seek out and adapt with in World of Warcraft
Hunters only wear the lightest of armors and therefore are extremely agile and are lightening quick. They are capable of a variety of defensive maneuvers and have a huge assortment of weapons at their disposal that can be equipped in either or both of their hands simultaneously. They can make use of guns or bows, and they are highly effective trappers. They are absolute masters when it comes to ranged weapons and they sport abilities that can enhance their effectiveness.
Trapping is a great ability but using traps can be a tricky thing. Traps can only be placed outside of combat and then they can only be used one at a time. Because of this limitation you must strategize before the battle even takes place. The majority of hunters make use of the Immolation Trap at some point along the way, but it is not the only one. Different traps have differing and various uses. The Freezing Trap is excellent for its slowing effect and the Immolation Trap is a simple single target damaging trap. Even though they become increasingly ineffective in the higher levels of World of Warcraft, they can still make a huge difference in various situations.
The Hunter class is brimming with usefulness and cunning. With there expert ways of the land, they make a great addition to any group and their unique skills are an awesome contribution to the various groups and communities of World of Warcraft.
StarCraft is a military science fiction video game that came on the market in 1998 from Blizzard Entertainment. It has become one of the best-selling computer games with more than 9 million copies sold throughout the world. It is regarded as one of the best games of all times and raised the bar for the development of future video games. Based on the success of this game Starcraft mods have also been developed, by hackers who want to cash in on this success and make money on their own.
Many of the custom modifications you get when you purchase the StarCraft game use the same editor. However, with some of the newer games you have to make a few custom hacks changes to be able to get around the restrictions of the existing editor. Some of the mod creators even record their own sound effects and voices, but for the most part they still exhibit the same polished integrated structure as the original game. This is because it is relatively easy to break the balancing and produce artwork that fits in with the Blizzard creations.
There are custom mods for the StarCraft game that do have changes made in the programming. This gives these mods their own unique take on the game. Hackers that create these mods can adapt the StarCratft files and have different sounds and graphics. Some of the mods are even more intense than the original game providing for single players. Others have made extensive changes to the sound and graphics and even the action of the game itself.
There are many different mods of the StaraCraft game, some of which vary little from the original. They include:
- Aliens vs. Predator: Retribution TC - this is a German speaking version of the game with total conversion
- Brutkrieg.de's TC pack - This German version of the game features a collection of homemade add-on packs and TC's. They are bundled together and sold as one package.
- Gundam Century - This was originally called GundamCraft that replaced the StarCraft graphics with the manga mecha characters of Gundam and their robotic vehicles. The game also replaced two of the StarCraft races - Federation replaced Terrans and Neo Zion replaced Protoss. The site was shut down for a while, but is now live again. However production of new mods has not resumed.
- NeoTech - This mod features an upgrade to all the Terran forces with most of the units replaced by units that look more spectacular.
- Open Rebellion - This is a total conversion of the Brood War that very closely resembles the original version.
- Robotech: Enemy Frontier - This is a total conversion of the Robotech game of the 1980's.
- StarCraft Sickel Add-On - This is a fan built extension kit for the Brood War game. It adds to the existing line of units and allows for the addition of new units. There are two new Terran tanks, a new Zerg unit and several capital classes of Protoss.
- StarCraft Team Fortress - This mod totally changes the game so that it is somewhat like the Half-Life Team Fortress.