{"id":318,"date":"2013-03-14T13:48:50","date_gmt":"2013-03-14T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muffinsguild.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2013-05-19T22:51:17","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T05:51:17","slug":"tzivas-guide-to-hoarding-dinosaurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/muffinsguild.com\/blog\/?p=318","title":{"rendered":"Tziva’s Guide to Hoarding Dinosaurs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Patch 5.2<\/strong><\/a> is out and it offers a lot of fun new content for players.\u00a0 I think I speak for everyone awesome when I say that the most pertinent of these new things is: dinosaurs<\/strong>.\u00a0 We get a lot of them, which is good, because there is no such thing as too many dinosaurs.\u00a0 So this is my guide to acquiring new dinosaurs because if you are even remotely cool, this has now become the most urgent goal in your life.<\/p>\n

If you’re just looking to chill with some prehistoric badasses, but suspect you can’t handle the coolness of owning your own, Blizzard has given us an entire island full of nothing but dinosaurs of all sizes and varieties: The Isle of Giants<\/a>.\u00a0 It is covered with elite adult and young <\/a>triceratops<\/span> direhorns, tyrannosaurus rexes<\/span> devilsaurs, and pterodactyls<\/span> skyscreamers in a rainbow of colours.<\/p>\n

Okay, but now on to the important question: how do you cash in on this stuff?
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Dinosaur Mounts<\/strong><\/h2>\n

So of course you want a dinosaur mount.\u00a0 Everyone<\/em> wants a dinosaur mount.\u00a0 Lucky for you, there are a lot of new dinosaur mounts to choose from.<\/p>\n

Direhorns<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The easiest direhorn mounts to acquire drop from the elite Zandalari Warbringers<\/a> that spawn around Pandaria.\u00a0 At around a 5% drop rate, you will likely need to kill a bunch of these, but luckily they spawn pretty regularly (around every 30 to 60 minutes) and drop other awesome things<\/a> to soothe your poor, dinosaurless soul.\u00a0 These Warbringers are trolls riding the dinosaurs you’re trying to steal, and come in a slate<\/a> (pale blueish), amber<\/a> (greyish yellow), and jade<\/a> varieties (bright greenish).\u00a0 The mount on their loot tables matches the dinosaur they are currently riding; you won’t ever get a slate mount from a dude sitting atop a jade.\u00a0 Don’t be distracted by the Zandalari Scouts<\/a> that patrol nearby; they don’t drop the mounts.\u00a0 Bring a friend or two to help you with these tough elites; the Warbringers can be duo’d if you know how to handle their abilities, but are very difficult to solo if you’re not a well-geared tank or a pro hunter.<\/p>\n

\"Slate<\/a><\/p>\n

The other direhorn mount is a cobalt blue<\/a>, and is a rare drop from the new world boss Oondasta<\/a>.\u00a0 If your heart is set on this one, grab one hundred of your closest friends and cross your fingers.<\/p>\n

If you’re a raider, check out the second boss in Throne of Thunder<\/a> named Horridon<\/a>.\u00a0 Not only is he absolutely adorable<\/em> to look at (little periwinkle feets!), he has a rare chance to drop a blue & white direhorn mount<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Finally, if you love dailies or at least are willing to slog through them for a triceratops, you can look forward to snagging your own crimson<\/a> (if you’re Horde) or gold<\/a> (as Alliance) direhorn for reaching exalted with your new faction on the Isle of Thunder<\/a>.\u00a0 The new factions are the Kirin Tor Offensive<\/a> for Alliance and Sunreaver Onslaught<\/a> for Horde.<\/p>\n

Raptors<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The new raptors come in black<\/a>, red<\/a>, green<\/a> and white<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most people will probably want to focus on the black<\/a>, red<\/a>, and green<\/a> varieties, as these do not require insanity and huge amounts of time to acquire like the white<\/a> one.\u00a0 Elites mobs on the The Isle of Giants<\/a> (all of them except the Zandalari Dinomancers<\/a>) have a small chance to drop the Primal Egg<\/a> you are seeking.\u00a0 The smaller elite dinosaurs on the island can be solo’d by most classes, although the bigger devilsaurs and triceratops may require a couple people, so getting your egg should just be a matter of getting enough kills under your belt.\u00a0 Three days after getting your Primal Egg<\/a>, it will hatch into a Cracked Primal Egg<\/a> and inside will be a random raptor mount in one of these three colours.\u00a0 The mount is guaranteed from the egg, but it may take you awhile to get all three types since you can get duplicates.<\/p>\n

While you’re farming your Primal Egg<\/a>, you will find that all these mobs also drop a few Giant Dinosaur Bones<\/a> with each kill.\u00a0 Save these, because for the low, low cost of only ten thousand bones<\/a> (okay, 9999 actually) you can purchase a bone white primal raptor mount<\/a> from an NPC hiding in a cave<\/a> on the island.\u00a0\u00a0 As an added bonus, people will be able to more easily identify you as crazy when they see you rocking this painful-to-farm raptor.<\/p>\n

Skyscreamers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Right now, there is only one flying dinosaur mount in the game: the Armored Skyscreamer<\/a>.\u00a0 This guy is the reward for completely the Throne of Thunder raid meta<\/a>, so if you’re not a hardmode raider, you may need to wait a few tiers to pick up this sweet ride.<\/p>\n

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Pet Dinosaurs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Of course, simply riding a dinosaur is not enough.\u00a0 I mean, it is<\/em> awesome, but not nearly as cool as riding a dinosaur, while your tamed dinosaur runs alongside you, keeping company with your battlepet dinosaurs, right?<\/p>\n

Hunter Pets<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re a hunter, The Isle of Giants<\/a> is where the magic happens.\u00a0 Stable your active pets so you have lots of space for dinosaur shopping.<\/p>\n

To tame a direhorn you will need to acquire an Ancient Tome of Dinomancy<\/a> from the many Zandalari Dinomancers<\/a> wandering about the island.\u00a0 The mobs can be solo’d by the hunter, but you will probably want to pick up the Silencing Shot<\/a> talent, as the heal they cast will put them back up to full health, making them a pain to kill without (they stop casting it once they reach 50%).\u00a0 Once you get your book, though, you’re set: you can now tame any of the triceratopsy young direhorns on the island, regardless of your spec.<\/p>\n

To tame a devilsaur, you just need to be Beast Mastery spec, no book required.\u00a0 There are quite a lot of different colours on the island, so just find a young one in whatever shade you desire, and tame away.\u00a0 Easy!<\/p>\n

To tame a skyscreamer, whine to Blizzard because right now you can’t.<\/p>\n

Non-combat Pets<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

While you’re on The Isle of Giants<\/a> looking for your hunter book, you might be lucky to find one of the four new vanity\/battle pets from the Zandalari Dinomancers<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Zandalari Kneebiter<\/a>
\n\u2022 Zandalari Anklerender<\/a>
\n\u2022 Zandalari Footslasher<\/a>
\n\u2022 Zandalari Toenibbler<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Zandalari<\/a><\/p>\n

These are little armored baby raptors.\u00a0 They are super cute and completely unique from the old raptor vanity pets.<\/p>\n

New in 5.3:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 <\/b>Stunted Direhorn<\/a> – Unfortunately, it looks like you’ll need to win 250 PvP pet battles<\/a> to get this cutie.
\n\u2022 <\/b>Direhorn Runt<\/a> – Is a rare drop from the Direhorn mobs found on The Isle of Giants<\/a>.
\n\u2022 <\/b>Pygmy Direhorn<\/a> – Is now a rare drop from Horridon<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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