The closest any ranged spec got to interesting me was MM hunter. It’s still too awkward to solo with though, if you get surrounded. I wish hunters were still melee-capable (outside of survival spec) as they were in older versions of the game. Obviously they preferred to be at range, but when someone got in their face they could use a melee weapon. Now you just awkwardly shoot at them point-blank. The pet can only taunt a few mobs at a time.
Ele sham, enjoyable and strong
Demo lock, enjoyable but mediocre.
Take your pick
MM Hunter is the only one I can stomach for more than a few months.
Yeah, I’ve always seen ranged is easy mode wow for sure. Melee is where the fun is at.
I like mages but tired of the mini game of staying alive, so those character will collect some dust. Very fast paced depending on how badly things go wrong. In group content it can get boring though.
Marksmen is my go to hunter spec and I like it because it can keep you as busy as you want to be. Or ignore all the options available and still get by if you’re feeling lazy.
Some day I have to take a good look at elemental shaman, I think they might be a lot of fun but haven’t done it yet. edit: well to speak of.
Demo warlock and ele shaman are my favorite ranged these days.
hunter plays like a melee: smash your face on the keyboard and win. most of the mdps that got tired of getting declined (cough havocs cough) changed to hunter, that’s why:
Lol I’m quite the opposite.
Boomkin and warlock super fun.
Level the hunter and play beast mastery, the fact that you can do your rotation on the go is pretty sweet vs any other ranged classes
I didn’t try that many classes, BUT …BUT
I just made a rogue. Boosted 50. 194 ilvl now. I AM LOVING Outlaw. I am actually really enjoying it. To the point that I am about to delete my fresh 60 ret because they are sooo boring.
Try outlaw. I know it’s not a range class, but still.
I can do my rotation on the go…every 2 minutes
Elemental all the way. Nothing comes close to the enjoyment and excitement of an elemental shaman.
I don’t like playing ranged myself. It may be due to the cast timers. I like being able to move and jump around. That being said, I enjoy fire mage the most. I like the explosions.
of course i vote druid, fun to play, and can’t beat mobility…as someone mentioned before, it is an all in one…you can heal, tank, play ranged, or melee…whatever you choose, enjoy!
I feel like I’ve noticed it’s a lot more difficult for people to transition from melee to ranged than it is the other way around. Going from jumping up and down, running around, being able to start attacking again right away rogue who can do something every single global gcd to… “hey, you sit here, don’t move unless you have to, and cast every 2-3 seconds”… seems harder for most.
Also, losing out on that movement speed most of the time. I want to play a warlock, and I want to enjoy it… but ughhh. So slow.
Being able to shoot at them point blank actually makes them more melee capable because the melee toolkit back in those days was weaker than the ranged toolkit.
I love my destro lock.
I’d be playing fire mage if I wasn’t maining it for three expansions now. I’m sick of it.
Yeah, there isnt any ranged class I can main. The selection is too small and the playstyle among them is too similar.
It’s not melee though. It looks and feels silly.
Having to use a vastly weaker melee toolkit felt a lot worse. I understand it isn’t perfectly realistic but chasing realism in this case hurts more than it helps.