New Hunter Spec to Replace Survival Hunter?

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What if we had a new hunter spec with Sylvanas type abilities? I’m not talking about a Dark Ranger but it would be a range spec. She became something more in her journey over the last few expansions.

Might be neat. She is now working for us, no reason she couldn’t share some of her knowledge of what she learned recently.

Could this potentially replace survival hunter or could this update MM in some way? Or would it be a whole new spec entirely?

Potential new abilities could include (haven’t put tons of thought into these, mainly tossing them out there to create conversation):

  1. A range type of shackle, that works similar to a net.
  2. Void arrow, cool-down. Does massive ST damage.
  3. Rift (Pulls mobs or players into a gravity vortex and does AOE damage to non-player mobs).

Right now the odd thing with hunters, from a player perspective, is that you don’t really see cool animations when you are in your major damage rotation. Purple colors/glows could change that. Currently, you see the damage on the meters but do you really feel an impact from your character’s animations?

From an opponent perspective, it is challenging to see their burst windows. Besides stun, we also can’t interrupt them.

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  1. Sylvanas wasn’t void. She was death.

  2. Other than Arcane shot, what would the abilities be? An not, you can’t have her boss abilities.

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Double Arcane Shot?

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So…Marksmanship?

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youre thinking of dark rangers

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Id prefer triple dog arcane shot with a cherry on top.

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Now you’re just being greedy.

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Updated: added this to the OP.

Right now the odd thing with hunters, from a player perspective, is that you don’t really see cool animations when you are in your major damage rotation. Void-like colors could change that. You see the damage on the meters but do you really feel an impact from your character’s animations?

From an opponent perspective, its challenging to see their burst windows. Besides stun, we also can’t interrupt them.

Abilities could be:

  1. A range type of shackle, that works similar to a net.
  2. Void arrow, cool-down.
  3. Rift (Pulls mobs or players into a circle and does AOE damage to non-player mobs).
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They could be a hero class and when near death they can trigger a special ability, like metamorphosis, called plot armor that makes them lame and un-killable

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I don’t think they’d make this another spec but decent idea for another class.

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…I think they call it Black Arrow…

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The main abilities would be Black Arrow, Banshee’s Curse, Wailing Arrow, Withering Fire, Haunting Wave, Shadow Dagger, and Possession.

I support the idea. It’ll get people to stop asking for Dark Rangers.

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Just put survival back to what it was before they tried to make it melee. Why does hunter need a melee spec?

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they should make all hunter specs melee

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So basically revert Surv back to what it was, and i’ve been wanting that ever since they changed it, and give BM melee cuz Rexxar is BM and he’s melee, etc.

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also a spec where you play as the pet with your character as a minion who heals and shoots for you.

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In fact, all specs except Warrior.
Hunter? Melee.
Priest? Melee.
Mage? Melee.
Warrior? Heals.

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hey
what if we stopped replacing specs because there are people enjoying them and encourage an additional spec instead

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The signature ability of the Sylvanas spec is ‘I Took An Arrow To The Plot’. It does whatever damage is required to kill the mob or player. It can’t be blocked, absorbed, or countered in any way.

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It also triggers a debilitating debuff called ‘I was Fooled All Along’ that causes you to become nearly naked, and deal reduced damage for like, relatively five seconds.

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