Survival: Flanking Strike (18% increased damage), Mongoose Bite (13.5% increased damage), and Raptor Strike (15% increased damage) all received a buff. Wailing Arrow was added to their abilities (although it still requires the weapon to use). It’s not much but at least some attention is being brought to the spec.
Wailing Arrow received a nerf (once again, they just want to make this ability worthless don’t they?).
Old: 225% attack power to the target, 75% attack power to the surrounding enemies, and stun lesser creatures for 6 seconds.
New: 92.5% attack power to the target, 37.5% attack power to the surrounding enemies, and stuns lesser creatures for 5 seconds.
However, it seems to cost no focus now, and have a 100 yard range (instead of 40). Although it’s confusing because some say 40 yard range, some say 2 second cast with a 15 focus cost. Some say instant with no focus. There are 3 in the list and I don’t know which one to trust in that regard. The damage is consistent, though.
Huge nerf. Reminds me of the (unneeded) Flayed Shot nerf that took its damage down to nothing.
No other changes in the latest build.
Info taken from: https://www.mmo-champion.com/content/9855-Patch-9-1-0-PTR-Build-38511
EDIT:
Actual (non-datamined) patch notes have been released and the numbers are slightly different.
The following only affects Survival. The Kill Command buff only seems to be Survival’s Kill Command.
Raptor Strike damage increased by 15%.
Kill Command damage increased by 15%.
Mongoose Bite (Talent) damage increased by 15%.
Flanking Strike (Talent) damage increased by 15%.
In addition they made some pet changes. Trample from the Mammoth Family is now instant cast (instead of a channeling spell). And the Pterrordax Family have received a new ability: Updraft: “Your pet beats its powerful wings, slowing the fall speed of both itself and the hunter for 30 seconds.”
The official notes do not include the changes to Wailing Arrow.
so unsatisfying to press