new to WoW interested in hunterFollow

Best way to describe it is a BST/RNG. Take all the cool stuff about BST, some of the cool stuff from RNG and there ya go. Its really a differenct experience and there is a lot more flexibility. As far as cost goes, no its fairly cheap. Its not a grind for everything type game, you make more than enough money of of drops to pay for bullets or arrows and then some. I usually have to stock up every 5 levels or so depending on how much melee i get in, but this is a completely different job than ranger.

It is DD, but you have a pet as well as a gun to do damage.

Djmerlin,

I played a Beastmaster on FFXI, but only took it to 15th level and played a Ranger but only to 7th level.

I loved them both in FFXI, but that game didn't "Do it" for me.

WoW took the best of Beastmaster and added a little ranger for its very own Job class that pleases me to no end.

The Hunter is a fantastic class to play if you like group or soloing. Adventure is never far away when playing a Hunter.

Tips:

Learn cooking at level 5 as well as your other trade skills.

Cooking is fundemental for your pet, in early levels it isn't so much an issue, but as I've leveled I found that a well cooked dish keeps your pet happier for longer than a raw hunk of who cares.
Be nice to your pet, they are one of your best resources.

Good hunting!

P.S. if you should find yourself on silerhand give me a whisper I may be able to help you out. =)