I feel like Hunters are made up of all these puzzle pieces (abilities) from different puzzle boxes (expansions) and they have taken these abilities and tried to make them fit together in a meaningful way but no matter how you arrange them or tweak them the puzzle pieces just don’t fit.
We need new pieces!
Focus is basically a watered down version of Energy. I think combo points would be a good solution to the issue of not enough fun and too much casting/channeling. The points could even work like a WindWalker Monk’s Chi and so could have a different name.
I think it would be fun to build up points and use spenders. Freedom in deciding if you need to spend them on CC, damage, utility. Building up points with arcane then spending on instant Aimed Shot is a simple example. Or spending them on new pet abilities would improve the synergy between hunters and pets.
I feel a rebuild is needed. Hunter abilities have been altered to be true to what they used to be while simultaneously trying to be relevant today. And they can’t do both well.