Not really. I made the case for how we seek help from other ‘people’ in the world, people with knowledge and experience of how to harness X type of magic. Whether that is through payment or not, it could be either or really.
In lore, hunters are attuned to the spiritual elements of the land, much like druids, just with a more direct approach to maintaining the balance of life. As such, any spells cast by hunters that somehow are based on magic, would also adhere to said elements. Black Arrow(Shadow, and, if you are to base it in the version from Dark Rangers, using unholy magic with a focus on necromancy) or Arcane Shot, these aren’t part of such elements. In-game, there are no descriptions for our shots, nor are there animations, that show otherwise.
As I recall, not directly. Other than that Stings are based on animal venom. But since hunters are described as maintaining the balance of life, when hunting wild beasts, etc. I would assume that the idea of extracting venom from a fallen creature isn’t a big stretch. Could it come “someone else”? I suppose, although I would find that less likely to be true, again based on the nature of hunters.
Explosive shot? Again, not sure.
Some would probably want this. Again though, I would prefer if they brought out another class that was directly designed with magic in mind, with a fantasy suiting what we’ve talked about.
Looking at what they’ve said on the matter, it’s obvious that this wasn’t the main issue. Rather that they just are/were of the mindset that any 2 hunter specs which focus primarily on the use of the ranged weapon, no matter how it was/is done, would be too similar to one another.
Which, again, would equate to someone saying that “you can’t have 2 specs where both focus primarily on casting spells, or they would be too similar to one another”.
The hypocritical nature of such comparisons/standards is especially ironic(and sad) when you consider how they have since sought to make SV into BM, but also with melee attacks + a bomb.
I mean…still, that shouldn’t be used as motivation to vastly redefine the core fantasy and design of the class, or its history.
It’s a wondrous world with lots of wild beasts/creatures in it. I would be up for this, depending on how it’s done.
Thought of something along those lines(although not directly specified in descriptions) in my alternative concept design: [Updated for Dragonflight] Munitions - If RSV was to return - #78 by Ghorak-laughing-skull