The changes seem like Blizz is just throwing their hands up in the air, minimizing the impact of the pet AI being so useless; MM losing pets all together might make it a bit annoying in world content, and BM having the option to downgrade to 1 pet instead of two.
The Pack Lead changes are interesting on paper, but seeing how magnificently the ball was dropped on hunters early in the xpac–I’m justifiably worried. IMO it was, by far, the most prominent hunter fantasy spec…but the constant nerfs and adjustments to make it so mediocre compared to DR and Sentinel for both MM/Surv.
Hopefully it’s well-developed or not overly implemented where feedback falls on deaf ears.
I’m extremely frustrated with the changes to Marksman Hunters in 11.1. It feels like a lack of respect, and now my entire collection of pets is essentially rendered useless.
Been playing MM since MOP. I understand people’s issue and I used to lvl with a pet. It would be nice to still have the option. It’s a loss, but honestly I feel it is a small price to pay for a spec that is more cohesive, functions better, and a build that makes more sense. There is a Bran tank now for delves and BM and SV are still there too. MM has been essentially petless for most of the game at this point. I’m excited to try it out and finally not have to pull out a pet to lust.
We got some special individuals who keep babbling that we should just shut up and go BM instead of fighting for the way we’ve been playing for longer than most of the people who are for this change.
The person I responded to said it had been around for “most” of the game. Just over 50% is not really that big of a deal. They could just as easily remove Lone Wolf.
I agree with you that there’s too much of the “oh well, just play a different spec” mentality, and I think it mostly comes from fair-weather players that choose their class each xpac/season based around the meta or just those that don’t have the same history or appreciation for someone else’s viewpoint.
Regardless, I’m sure the decision has already been made–so the best we can really do is try it out and submit feedback.