I’m really struggling with melee range with my bear (at times). Sometimes I’m spamming an ability and it doesn’t do anything, and it’s only then that I realize I must be right under the NPC’s skirt to get in that swipe.
There needs to be a slight increase in range. I know melee means in your face hit, but this is a game, and there is so much going on around us.
Is there a weak aura or addon that can pop up to warn “out of range” while in combat?
yeah blizzard being mean. melee range needs increase for chill play…
The issues here is not with the range, but with feral and bear’s models. This has been true since the class was made.
Long story short, the head of the models throws off where you think the range is calculated from. It is calculated from where your front feet are. If you want to test this, you can get something like noggenfogger and it should make it very clear where you are in relation to your enemy. All the ranges are the standard range.
The increased melee range is what has made this stand out so much now. They offset the model head weirdness enough that you would not notice it. Now that the extra range is gone, the need to change where you think your hitbox start is is back.
The extra range was VERY nice. No argument there, but to place yourself right, it isnt needed. You just have to work around how the player models throw you off.
And if you want to confirm just how long the problem has been around, play classic. I know when I played it, right after playing DF, I had to retrain myself. Turns out it was a good idea with the removal of the extra range coming.
Thanks for the well informed information!