Hunter QoL & other tweaks for 8.1.5

Classes Hunter
1

List of suggestions for next patch, hopefully it isn’t too late to implement some.

  • Give 10-15yd range on Pet purge.
  • Trailblazer removed, bring back Spirit Bond in this slot.
  • Counter shot improved : higher lockout time or lower CD.
  • Explosive trap improved : faster trigger upon detonation.
  • Lock and Load no longer consumes a charge of Aimed Shot.
  • Piercing shot redesigned to passive. Rapid fire and Aimed shot Ignores 50% of the target’s armor. This is increased to 75% for critical strike damage.
  • Disengage can now also be used while casting Steady shot and Aimed shot.
3 Likes
2

List of things that will get done:
…

1 Like
3

You are probably right there, but new PoE is out soon so all is well :stuck_out_tongue:

2 Likes
4

At this point we’re hoping for 9.0.

1 Like
5

I’m not really liking the state of hunters right now, but I don’t see any of those changes happening, and also don’t think they’d really address any issues I have with the hunter class.

The purge things has never been an issue for me as bm or surv, it’s only been an issue as MM because it’s pressured to not use a pet for lone wolf, I’d rather just get tranq shot back.

I’d like to see trailblazer removed and made baseline, but I don’t see them bringing back spirit bond. I think making the pvp talent “hunting pack” a regular talent to replace it would make a good fit though.

Counter shots range for a longer cooldown and shorter interrupt seems like a fair trade balance wise to me.

Explosive trap does need to be improved, trigger time makes it mostly useless a lot of the time. People run over it and it doesn’t seem to do anything when I actually need it. Only seems useful for catching people unware or knocking back cc’d targets.

Doess LnL give a charge of aimed shot? If it does, I don’t really see an issue with how it works currently.

Piercing shot does need to be changed, but that seems a little over powered. I kind of would like power shot to come back. I enjoyed using it to peel for healers and knock people off ledges. The fact it had a separate knock back dr was cool too.

Using disengage while using aimed shot or steadyshot would be kind of neat, but I don’t see that really helping anything.

6

We’re switching to Tinker for 9.0.

2 Likes
7

You think we will get a whole new class when they are making it a whole expansion without tuning some classes?

8

Yes. BfA is a tock expansion, where we get a new race or system and the classes fall apart. 9.0 will be a tick expansion, where we get a new class, and tuning of other classes to balance it.

  • WotLK (tick)
  • Cata (tock)
  • MoP (tick)
  • WoD (tock)
  • Legion (tick)
  • BfA (tock)
  • 9.0 (tick)
3 Likes