I just recently made a Hunter and decided to go BM. Needless to say - and despite the hunter-hate I hear occasionally - I just love playing my hunter.
I'm lvl 62 I'n Hellfire Peninsula atm, and I've mostly been soloing until now, doing a bit of instances and a bit of BGs. Everything went smooth until recently, where playing my class most effeciently has become quite a hassle.
Let me explain futher;
Normal mob-rotation so far has been like this:
1) target mob
2) send in pet (boar ftw!) with thumb-mousebutton (love that setup)
3) open with serpent sting ("3" button)
4) autoshot until mob is dead throwing in an arcane ("4" button) when I felt like adding damage.
5) target new mob and repeat 1.
If I got too much hate, I would concuss the mob ("2" button) and hit Intimidation ("R" button) to let my pet get aggro back.
That would be my normal rotation. So my pattern simplified:
"Serpentsting -> Autoshot/Arcane shot -> dead"
Things have gotten a bit more complicated as of the last few levels. I have finished my BM tree, and started building the MM tree and got 5/5 LS, 5/5 efficiency, 1 point in GFtT and 1 point Aimed shot.
Now I got Serpent Sting, Arcane shot, Aimed Shot, Multishot and Steady Shot to choose from, and I have a hard time setting up a new smooth pattern that was as smooth and mana efficient as the old one.
Steady Shot is too nice to be overlooked as it takes only 99 mana pr shot out of my 3000 total. So I considered making my new pattern like this:
"Serpent sting -> Steady/Auto/Steady/Auto/Steady/... -> dead"
Would definately do a lot more damage than my old pattern, but also drain a bit more mana, which would result in more downtime.
So my question is:
How does your pattern look as a BM hunter +62?
Is Aimed shot even worth the point? When do I use it?
Has Arcane shot become redundant after getting Steady?
Input is welcome, and I hope you take my post lightly if I broke any rules (written or unwritten) since I'm new here. I know a thing a two about forum culture, so excuse me if I stepped wrongly.
Regards
-Marc