I want to main Survival Hunter but tbh there are too many things about the spec that really bug me.
Melee Spec: This is a melee spec right? Like the main weapon is a Two Hander… then why do I use a crossbow way more that I do my weapon?
Wildfire Bomb: Why would a melee character… with a pet that also fights in melee use a weapon that EXPLODES. It makes zero sense, hunters hunt animals mainly for meat and fur… do you know what is not good for meat and fur? EXPLOSIONS.
Pet Restrictions: On paper you can use whatever pet you want, in practice you can only use what the encounter calls for. Ferocity pet for PvE, Cunning pet with Mortal Strike for PvP.
Rant over, I love the idea of Survival as a theme but right now it’s just not there. It should be about combo attacks with your pet … not shooting things with a crossbow you pull out of your butt and then maybe melee sometimes.
It’s really entertaining when someone makes this argument in a game where we summon demons, fly on dragons, cast holy fire beneath our feet and stand in it, etc. But bombs… that’s just a bridge too far.
It’s not that we use bombs, it’s that a melee character with a melee pet uses a shrapnel AoE explosive … in melee range. I mean hell why not just use a bomber vest while we are at it.
actually tenacity fares quite well in upper keys and raid since you are more likely to have another meta spec (such as shaman or mage) which can also cast lust. our bis cape and shoulder enchants give us a pretty meaty leech as well so it’s like we’ve got the ferocity leech anyway. overall we have strong melee and mid-range abilities and you’re whining about it? the absolute state of you
In and out of range…Mostly in pvp i can be at range, dipping in and out. I like the way it plays tbh. It’s different. I love being all over the place trying to kite.
Meh I think you’re trying to be too realistic for a video game here.
I do wish this would change so it would give us more variety in the pets we could use, and survival hunters in general become less dependent on pets. I know that kinda hurts the fantasy of hunter but meh, its just what I think.
I really enjoy it. However I never played earlier iterations of survival so I can’t compare like some.
Pets really should be more or less cosmetic… I get the spirit behind pulling out the right pet for the situation, but man I want my pet to match my mog.
At the very least I wish they would revamp the pet abilities a bit and open them up, no one is pulling out their magic defense pet for just that right occasion. The special pet abilities have fallen behind and are just too archaic… slow, mortal strike, triggered defense, really all pets should fall into one of these 3.
I hear ya. I just want to pick something that’s cool looking > I have to pick this boring raptor because its bis. Sure raptors are kinda cool, but meh, its boring now imo.
I know that’s the worst… I just run with this guy now, I know undead raptor is better (unless there is a ret pally) but no one is cc’ing my pet in duelist shuffle range so screw it.
I actually use this more than I use anything else.
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Fortitude of the bear: “Increase the maximum health of you and your pet by 20% for 10 sec, and instantly heals you for that amount.”
I love having the extra survivability > having the raptor ability tbh.
Masters call: “Your pet removes all root and movement impairing effects from itself and a friendly target, and grants immunity to all such effects for 4 sec.”
Fire mages literally not figuratively set themselves on fire for a cool down, Shadow priest used to have a spell that kill themselves. And warlocks set their feet on fire just to run faster. Also the bombs are ranged so if your immersion is in danger just don’t stand so close.
Well they are mages, they are supposed to be resistant to their stuff. (Lorewise)
Shadow priest used to have a spell that kill themselves. (Void magic make you go crazy. Checks out.)
And warlocks set their feet on fire just to run faster. (And they actually lose hp. Locks were never definition of sanity.)
Just saying.
I myself don’t have a problem with bombs, but I have a problem with how many of them we use. I wish there was less bombs and explosions more interaction on pet and martial aspect.
I hear ya. I just want to pick something that’s cool looking > I have to pick this boring raptor because its bis. Sure raptors are kinda cool, but meh, its boring now imo.