Hunters completely useless??Follow

I realised in patch agility now only gives one attack power instead of the two it gives now and im wondering now will Hunters be able to keep a competitive level with rogues now? i am a 28 hunter and can pass or keep up with rogues at or around my level during instances and might consider rerolling because this is complete BS i would like to know what non-hunters and hunters think about this because you dont really need that much pulling in low to mid level instances and usually only get groups if theres not another DPS class around i will be grateful for all input

dont be worried about it, ya agi now is only 1 ap, but look at other things we get, range items become better, ammo better, etc. I have 507 agi, 1428range ap and like 190range dps(as of before patch) and on PTR's I have 390 agi, 1350 range ap and 205.4 dps. Yes I lost agi(mainly due to not taking the +15% agi talent) but I gained dps, gained crit%, and for loss of like ~80 range ap. Over all we aren't useless, just don't get 2 ap for 1 agi anymore. But, we now only need like 35 agi or so for 1 crit. And, forgot to say, alot of hunter items have been "revamped", look at the tiers, they lost a little bit of agi, but gained a crap load of +ap, take giantstalker leggings, lost 10 agi, but gained 42 ap. So, no we are not pointless.

Edited, Dec 5th 2006 7:41pm by Uhyun

WTF dont matter BS!! What new range i have not seen anything that going to make up for lossing 1/2 dps. New ammo !so what! it going to add to our to hit,BAH. Now also to make matters worse our pets going to get hit whin we get hit with a spell? SO my pet is what part of me. Give me a break we been nerfed!! Worse than nerfed we been @%$#! over. Tell me where your going to make up 50% your attack?? Were as a class nolonger viable as i see. Dam lot work for nothing.

Arguz

ya, hunters got nerfed by the patch~ I'll admit that. However, to be completely fair, the new abilities in the expantion will more then offset the damage done now. Sux to be a hunter now, but at least in january people will actually want hunters in their group for a change ^^;

Ah you guys worry to much. My mains a 60 hunter, from what i see yup we got a pretty nasty nerf. All i can hope after trying all these new skills out that things will be different.

IM sorry im just excited every class gets some new abilities to try out. :) I guess i have high hopes.

From my quick stay on my server, i got to respec. I'm guessing that in order for you to regain your old DPS you will have to respec full Marks. Which sucks because you will lose other abilities just to regain that.

I had a MM/Surv hybrid, now I'm full marks and I am back to my old DPS but I lost all my Surv abilites just to get that back. If I go back to my old build I will lose all the RAP at the bottom of the MM tree. We got screwed with out the KY IMO.

Oh and guys make sure you dont spec Silencing Shot you'll just waste the talent point right now.

Edited, Dec 5th 2006 10:51pm by Manon

Look at what warriors and shamans got, then see if you still feel so bad. Everyone knows that things are probably going to change a good amount in the next patch, based upon what happens in the coming weeks.

Are we now on the O-Boards?
I think QQ is normal answer to what most people do here.

I have 60hunter alt and the changes look pretty balanced. Only person who knows what is he talking about is Uhyun and gets rate up from me for that actualy usefull post.

Have you whiners actually played your hunters since the patch? I have and let me tell you my damage has not changed to the point where I'm crying over lost dps. Quit crying and look at the talents and gear changes you might be surprised.

the only use for a hunter in a raid is to do Tranquility shot anyways. That hasnt changed, so stop QQ.

i forgot, hunters are also good for pulling mobs in a raid. that hasnt changed either, so stop QQ.

I was pissed when I first saw the change. Been playing my hunter since the server went back on and... No noticeable difference in DPS.

What I did notice was the HUGE buff my pet got. Cat went from around 950 HP to 1100, armor's buffed, her DPS increased slightly, and I've not once been affected my a debuff affecting her (or vice-versa). Fought casters, spiders, anything with a debuff I wouldn't risk much from and none of it touched me. Buffs DID touch her though and that'll make up for when I'm in a two man group and the priest doesn't want to waste mana to stambuff my cat before it tanks.

My alt hunter went total BM and... I might have to respec my main to that. Sure, you take a hit in your own dps, but the alt's level 24 cat is now on par with my level 30 cat in most ways and exceeding it in the rest.

Only issue I've got was the forced-switch to melee when they leave range with no forced-switched back to autoshot when they immediately leave melee. Not even a real issue, but I'd've thought it would go both ways.

Multi-Shot will be a good opener (along with Aimed Shot) with the new "Threat goes to.. *spin bottle* ..you!" ability.

But that won't be available until the expansion hits, will it?