One change that's not in the patch notes is that the required number of Netherwing Crystals for the daily Netherwing quest was lowered from 40 to 30. Which ain't bad at all.
Also, the number of Nethermine Ravagers (Five kills required for 'Dragons Are The Least Of Our Problems') has been increased in the mine. There's a fairly decent ratio of them now, and the buggers respawn fast.
So at least on those two points, Netherwing rep is (slightly) easier to get.
Edit: Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about another thing that makes Netherwing rep a lot easier: They've fixed the Dragonmaw Transporters.
Read that again: They've fixed those bloody Transporters. Okay, the droprate is about on par with what it used to be (I never found it that terrible, to be honest), but whereas before they would, once tagged, try and swoop down and land to dismount, before inevitably bugging, evading, and swimming around while their mount just sits on the island shuffling their feet in embarassment, they now do something... Different.
The second you grab their attention, they can attack. That's right, they can attack from ranged while mounted. Shots, Serpent Sting, even their instant Aimed Shot. For one, I'm jealous; for two, it's not longer quite as easy as before, but far less frustrating.
There's only one problem I've found, sometimes they don't land properly, hovering above the ground. This seems to be an issue with them liking to stay at ranged from ranged attackers (Like hunters), but means that pets won't engage, and they do evade and reset health and mana (But not reset position) while attacking all the while. In this case, all you have to do is put more distance between you and the Transporter, and they'll quickly be coaxed down onto the ground. While on the ground, they don't dismount (and their mount disappears with them, denying you of their messages of thanks, sadly enough), and while it appears they're still flying about a foot off the ground, they're still considered walking, meaning they can be trapped (Previously, if a Transporter triggered a trap before dismounting, they'd be considered Immune and blow the trap) and attacked by melee pets.
The slight (And easily fixed) evade bug notwithstanding, I didn't see one Transporter ignore me after taking a broadside of arrows, they all landed, and not one of them went swimming in the Nether. All in all, if you tag one, you're pretty much guaranteed to kill it. Excellent.
Also, the number of Nethermine Ravagers (Five kills required for 'Dragons Are The Least Of Our Problems') has been increased in the mine. There's a fairly decent ratio of them now, and the buggers respawn fast.
So at least on those two points, Netherwing rep is (slightly) easier to get.
Edit: Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about another thing that makes Netherwing rep a lot easier: They've fixed the Dragonmaw Transporters.
Read that again: They've fixed those bloody Transporters. Okay, the droprate is about on par with what it used to be (I never found it that terrible, to be honest), but whereas before they would, once tagged, try and swoop down and land to dismount, before inevitably bugging, evading, and swimming around while their mount just sits on the island shuffling their feet in embarassment, they now do something... Different.
The second you grab their attention, they can attack. That's right, they can attack from ranged while mounted. Shots, Serpent Sting, even their instant Aimed Shot. For one, I'm jealous; for two, it's not longer quite as easy as before, but far less frustrating.
There's only one problem I've found, sometimes they don't land properly, hovering above the ground. This seems to be an issue with them liking to stay at ranged from ranged attackers (Like hunters), but means that pets won't engage, and they do evade and reset health and mana (But not reset position) while attacking all the while. In this case, all you have to do is put more distance between you and the Transporter, and they'll quickly be coaxed down onto the ground. While on the ground, they don't dismount (and their mount disappears with them, denying you of their messages of thanks, sadly enough), and while it appears they're still flying about a foot off the ground, they're still considered walking, meaning they can be trapped (Previously, if a Transporter triggered a trap before dismounting, they'd be considered Immune and blow the trap) and attacked by melee pets.
The slight (And easily fixed) evade bug notwithstanding, I didn't see one Transporter ignore me after taking a broadside of arrows, they all landed, and not one of them went swimming in the Nether. All in all, if you tag one, you're pretty much guaranteed to kill it. Excellent.
When in mortal danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386