I dont get why anyone would want to spam there main Focus generator after flanking when flanking strike will be most likely a melee initiator followed by butchey and aoe raptor strikes or Fury of the Eagle on top of the buff only lasting 10 sec. I hope they make the buff last till consumed or dispelled. That way we can use KC as needed and spend those 2 tips of the spear on something that hurts more they should have some flexibility to the rotation.
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Taking all of the AoE options can cause conflicts. Maybe they should turn some of these talents into choice nodes.
Very good point. It generates 2 Tip stacks and then wants you to cast a KC to get to 3 Tip stacks. This means you can only use it when you have 0 stacks and have spent enough focus to ensure you don’t over cap focus. Seems like a weird non-burst window.
The only 2 ways I can think to remedy this are:
- Your NEXT KC within 10 sec will cleave 2 targets at 100% effectiveness.
- Your KCs within 30 SECONDS will cleave 2 targets at 33% effectiveness.
Option 2 turns it into a passive that just causes KC to naturally start cleaving which IMO I think is a cool idea and cutting the cleave damage down to like a third or a quarter of the damage would balance it out. The easiest change would be option 1 though.
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They should just make Exposed Flank a passive cleave at reduced damage.
Also we used to tab target Kill Command in Shadowlands to spread bleeds to benefit from Bloodseeker, now Kill Command can cleave but it’s not worth taking Bloodseeker anymore since it’s blocked behind Terms of Engagment.
Not to mention Kill Command cleave competes with Mongoose Bite cleave and both can spread dots with cleaving, you have to sacrifice so much to do either one.
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you aren’t meant to spam it for 10 seconds, especially because kill command has a cooldown. it’s just bonus damage.
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so i should ignore it even if i only use one KC…that dosnt feel good…see my point
That’s why they tried to make Flanking Strike a Passive so you almost always have Exposed Flank cleave just by doing your rotation, they know it doesn’t feel good which I think shows the Devs know what they are doing but for some reason they don’t want to make it fully Passive.
I chose my talents based on what pack leader effects and since i think coordinated assault is better the Fury of Eagle along with Fury only being about crits for itself i decided do down spearhead instead thinking if i chose both i wouldn’t be able hit butchery and Raptor strike as much if paired with a channeled aoe. I don’t know if any the picks is the best but it all synergizes with pack leader. Also i know my hunter tree is the worst since i went all personal choice ill only pick the optimal stuff when doing higher content but i do wrry about damage as it effects survival in any content. https://www.wowhead.com/beta/talent-calc/hunter/survival/pack-leader/DAQUVRUQFQFEmBVEREUBANVVRVRFUFUChRUBAEFVVUBUDgz6ggxnjgxf6
Yes? You shouldn’t ever be mindlessly spamming KC because that wastes focus and tip stacks? exposed flank rewards you by doing your normal rotation by giving you passive cleave. you’re overthinking it.
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The reason is you randomly flying into the boss right into its mechanics and dying. Despite being in melee range.
let me clarify, I meant Exposed Flank being fully passive not Flanking Strike.
yea the 10 sec doesn’t make any sense