Not asking for a formula per se since I have been playing since 2008 and have a grasp on how I play a Hunter which is more of a CC type of role. Chasing runners down with my chimera and lusting (Primal Rage) so the entire raid or team benefits. I also do loads of trapping, for instance in Ashren I am always trapping so the Alliance can’t run away. Warsong Gulch I play a support role or flag runner and in fact I have every achievement in WSG.
The thing is I am always half the DPS of all other Hunters, always near top on HKs of every battleground, but I was thinking of trying to change that up. Besides simply surviving is this really just going to be rolling with a ferocity pet and blasting my attacks and cool-downs?
I’ve noticed that as Survival, I often tear into enemies and they die quick if they die. But as BM, You’re much safer and can still hurt runners and casters, though at a more careful approach.
I’m a BM hunter as well. I play a similar style as you described. I try to maximize my affect on the battle. Its more than simply pumping out damage, Its a style that strongly contributes to winning bgs.
If you are patiently stalking things at times, guarding flags, flinging traps and flares, running down flag runners, stunning, snaring, etc… you will never be tops in damage, but you will be infinitely more valuable than the t@rds that just charge blindly into every mess. I already know I can kill most folks 1v1, I love the challenge of trying to elevate the whole bg in a way that only healers can do (Im not there yet of course, but that is my goal).
Every so often I go into selfish moron mode and you can certainly compete for top dps spot in any bg, but you are simply not as valuable in that role.