MM hunter would be so fun if we had a burst routine on a 2min reset like fire mage. Not as strong ofc but something like that gameplay would be fun for hunter. Rapid Fire is kinda boring
Make Arcane Shot like Fire Blast with 2-3 charges, but triggers a state not unlike Hot Streak after crits where the hunter goes into kill mode occasionally proccing instant cast Aimed Shots
Make Sniper Shot 29% of max hp instead of 20%
“Why not just play a fire mage?” I have a fire mage as well in this alt unfriendly world, it’s probably the most fun DPS class right now imo and designed really well (yes g py slightly op) - think some of those mechanics like Fire Blast/Hot Streak combined with Combustion are really fun to play, and can be adapted to other [boring] DPS classes in unique ways.
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No, I don’t to be a mage, I want to be a MM hunter.
The rest of your post is irrelevant. Most hunters didn’t roll hunters to be basically mages.
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Kindly, no.
Let’s not make classes similar. It’d be same thing different aesthetic.
Do you really want that?
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It wouldn’t really be the same, because there wouldn’t be Polymorph, mana, and all the other game-changing differences that a mage has vs hunter
Don’t act like classes don’t share any of the same mechanics already ? lol I don’t see how an auto-channel like Arcane Missiles/Rapid Fire is a fun way to play burst
Well said and true enough.
The whole point of a marksman is that you are proficient at effectively suppressing, disabling, or eliminating your target with just a few well placed shots, and you are able to accomplish this even at great ranges. Going with this line of thinking, the current idea of rapid fire being one of the core abilities of the spec really does damage to the identity of MM imo, and should be replaced with Sniper Shot. In addition MM should also receive more cc options due to their ability to accurately pinpoint their shots on their targets.
Bottom line. MM should have big burst, if not the biggest. It should also function more inline with the class design/fantasy that blizzard has laid out for it, and that is being a marksman/sniper.
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We do have a two minute burst. And it isn’t as strong as fire mage.
All that is lacking is the fun part.
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I think MM could use some additional damae tuning certainly. I’d also like to see a change to rapid fire. It’s boring, looks hideous, its nice to regen focus but I don’t like how it fits in the MM rotation.
It would be nice if aimed shot was made instant cast, sniper shot be made baseline instead of a PVP talent. Then redesign rapid fire as a passive that resets the charges on aimed shot, and also reduce the casting time in half of sniper shot. Rapid fire as a passive would provide some really fun burst windows, having aimed and sniper would make MM really fun to play again.
Sniper and aimed should get damage boosts used coming out of camo as well. Camo should be baseline for MM also I feel.
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Agreed, we have “burst” it’s just weak and boring, needs improving
@Greenmonstr:
Love all those suggestions - instant Aimed Shot on charges would work just as well as what I suggested, maybe better because it already has 2 charges.
Maybe hunter doesn’t need a fire mage inspired redesign, just changes to the burst/reset rotation. Instant Aimed Shot on 2 charges that proc a buff when crits seems perfect though.
Nearly every spec and combination of talents with hunter feels clunky except autopilot BM which is when you don’t even get to play the game.
My favorite: Explosive Shot is a Level 30 talent and is across-the-board a better version of Piercing Shot, a Level 100 talent lol wtf?
Explosive Shot (Lv30): 20 Focus, 131% Attack Power in damage, ignores armor
Piercing Shot (Lv100): 35 Focus, 112.5% Attack Power in damage, ignores armor
Literally the level 30 talent is better in every way than the level 100 one. This class was not designed well, don’t we deserve better? T_T
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