BM’s biggest problems atm are the lack of strong burst in ST scenarios, decent to good cleaving-capabilities, sustained as well as burst-focused AoE. That along with how we lack good choices to adapt to specific encounters. We ofc have choices, just that very few of them are worth considering(talents to mention one thing), and there’s not a whole lot to manage when it comes to specific encounters, with said choices.
Short term?
I doubt we can expect much really, though if they were to increase the damage bonus granted by Bestial Wrath along with a substantial increase to Beast Cleave-damage, that’d be a…start. Pref some other things as well ofc but…yeah.
Long term?
I would look into what can be done to the spec more in-depth. Look into what talents can do for us and what might be lacking(due to the issues above).
For specifics, see the link: Beast Mastery - future improvements[Partial rework]
Like what the title hints at, there’s too much in there to be considered for a mid-expansion patch, but the focus would be more towards what BM should get for 10.0.
- Better ST burst
- Better cleave-potential
- Better AoE-throughput(sustained(stacked))
- Better burst-potential for AoE(stacked)
- More viable choices for talent picks
- (IMO) More interesting choices for talents, more defined and focused on different aspects of the BM gameplay and fantasy.
- Improvements to survivability and utility in general.