Why did no one tell me levelling a hunter in wotlk was actually bliss?
No downtime, no threat from anything, just relaxing and pew pewing.
I’ve levelled hunters in various expansions post wotlk but damn man, something about levelling in wotlk on the hunter is different, it’s actual zen mode.
As far as I know hunter representation is fairly low, and I’m not sure why - they’re not S tier pve but they’re capable and they level easy.
TLDR, you’re gonna be raid logging again soon (if not already) get a new hunter alt and find a good Netflix show
Same experience as I am having leveling mine, it’s a wonderful experience.
Highly recommend doing some leveling in BG’s like AV if/when you are high enough. I hated playing BGs as melee but damn is it a blast as a hunter of any spec.
Our hunter does incredibly good DPS, and 100% profited from playing a underplayed class gear wise in raids.
I’ve got 9 classes to 80 and hunter was probably my 3rd or 4th favorite to level. You either chill and kill slower or you pump and pull off your pet. Wasn’t a huge fan but it was alright. Boomkin mass pulls and ret paladin nonstop smashing things was more enjoyable imo.
I personally really love hunter at 80 though. Quite fun in raids and extremely fun/strong in dungeons. Pvp is alright but the skill floor feels absurdly high compared to other classes.
PVP side wrath is the era of melee, or mages for ranged.
I main hunter in retail and have stalled on the hunter leveling more than once. once people learn to kill the owner not the pet, hunter can meet issues. classic I went melee heavy with rogue, dk and paladin.
my thing is also I liked retail hunter more. I liked pet-less lonewolf hunter setup of retail more in pvp. so another reason I haven’t rushed have a level capped one here.
Im leveling as a warlock affliction at the moment. At just level 35 I am a god with self healing through the roof. I can pull 5 mobs and barely go below 80 percent health while face tanking most of the mobs.
Hunters and mana issues they get at level 80 10 man content is the really annoying. Especially when the boss mob or adds do not use mana and you cannot mana drain. Aspect switching blows
Survival trap weaving explosive shot without a trap launcher. Whichever dev thought that was great gameplay needs their head read.
BM in raids. Well you will more than likely be laughed at and told to switch to MM or survival.
I love wotlk hunter. Your shots feel chunky. You can 3 shot clothies in BGs once you get armor pen capped. In Arena the skillcap is massively high and that is fun.
I think cata is the ultimate, though. Still feels similar to wotlk playstyle, but with the focus mechanic. I also liked the first generation of the trap launcher.
If you like Hunter levelling, wait until you try Hunter raiding. You’re so far away from the action and so comparatively mobile to other ranged DPS that you basically ignore 50% of mechanics out there, and the other 50% are fairly easy or not your problem (healer’s job).
