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Patch 4.2: Skarr and Karkin are hunters' newest pet taming challenges
We've already previewed the first 8 new, rare hunter pet taming challenges that are coming in patch 4.2, but Blizzard was not yet done adding to the list! Two new hunter taming challenges have appeared on the PTR -- Skarr and Karkin. Skarr is an obsidian black cat with glowing eyes and what appears to be a molten temper. He lives on some floating rocks beyond Fireplume Peak in the Molten Front and requires some tricky jumping to get in range to tame. Since flying mounts are not usable in the Molten Front, you had better put those Super Mario platforming skills to work. Skarr's attack start off weak but ramps up over time, so you had better get moving.
Patch 4.2 New Hunter Pets: All 8 rares found
Yesterday, I found Ahnka, the spirit tiger roaming the Regrowth looking for trouble. The stalwart hunters at the Petopia forums have found all of the new tameable hunter pets coming in patch 4.2 to the new daily questing hubs, The Molten Front and The Regrowth. The eight new pets include two spirit cats (Ahnka and Magria), a spirit owl (Ban'thalos), and five uniquely colored lava spiders from the Firelands (Solix, Skitterflame, Kirix, Anthriss, and Deth'tilac). Each of these creatures provides a unique challenge to the hunter trying to tame them. Taming one of these unique creatures will be a mark of prestige to the hunter toting them around, not only for their rarity. Some of the lava spiders have some pretty tricky mechanics; Deth'tilac, especially, feels like a marathon. Here's a compilation of all of the new eight hunter rare taming challenges coming in patch 4.2.
Patch 4.2 New Hunter Pets: Ahnka
Patch 4.2 introduces two brand new daily quest hubs to Cataclysm called The Molten Front and The Regrowth. Yesterday, Blizzard updated the public test realm to include a new tidbit of information about eight new unique and rare creatures that would provide unique challenges to tame them by savvy hunters. 8 new rare tamable beasts have been added, each of which provides a unique taming challenge. Will you be the first hunter to tame Deth'tilac, the rarest and most powerful of them all? Players will need to progress through the Hyjal Regrowth and Molten Front daily questing areas in order to unlock access to the full gamut of taming challenges. source I hopped on to the PTR this morning and, lo and behold, found the first of these eight new challenges -- Ahnka, the spirit cat.
One Shots: Dang, I'm huge!
We've loved (read: hated) Devilsaurs since we first stepped foot in World of Warcraft's Un'Goro crater and had one of the beastly things sneak up on us nearly silently then "RAAR" smush, we were dead. This blogger's Hunter officer talked about how much fun it would be if you could tame one and use it on other players. Apparently someone at Blizzard thought it would be fun too, as we're now seeing several Hunters with them. Of course, we don't generally see them quite this large. Today's World of Warcraft One Shots is from Massively's very own fearless leader, Michael Zenke, who tells us a bit more about the situation: Post-patch, there are a lot more unique and interesting pets wandering around the city of Shattrath. Some of them are annoying, some are impressive ... but most aren't the size of a house. This particular critter was following a Tauren that managed to look ... distinctly surprised.Have you seen a graphical bug or glitch that's made you stop and look twice? Perhaps you'd just like to show off your new exotic pet that you've picked up from the patch. We need your screenshots! All games are welcome. Just send those screens in to us here at oneshots AT massively DOT com along with your name, server and a quick description of what we're seeing. %Gallery-9798%
