This gotta be a joke

Classes Hunter
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BM is great on single target bosses (If they have Rasz bow).

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I haven’t played in PvE much with MM or BM this expansion. Is most of the damage increase from the bow coming from increased procs of auto attacks in addition to the AA damage itself?

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The attack speed bonus also affects pets; this combined with Frenzy makes it extremely strong for BM.

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Ah this makes a lot more sense now. I knew it was a big damage increase for MM and BM but this explains why it’s so big for BM in particular.

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Attack Speed increases:

  • Auto Shot frequency. (Minor for MM, but more BS procs for BM)
  • Casting speed. (Why it’s good for MM - Aimed Shot/Rapid Fire)
  • Pet basic attacks. (Why it’s amazing for BM)

Attack Speed does not affect(but Haste does):

  • Global Cooldown.
  • Focus Regeneration.
  • Recharge time of abilities.
  • Number of DoT ticks. (Have seen some claim this is affected, but most seem to agree it’s not.)
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So the bow affects the cast speed of Aimed shot and duration of rapid fire?

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Correct. It makes both cast faster.

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BM is either the best or second best Terros spec.

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Just nerf BM single target, give them a bit more aoe and they will be better :slight_smile:

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No trade off needed. BM single target is only particularly strong with the rare bow from Rasz. That’s why at the 95th percentile, where most of the BM Hunters have the Rasz bow, they are second from the top. But when you look at overall, where the vast majority do not have the bow, they are 6th from the top in single target.

The funny thing is, throughout SL we were complaining about BM AoE and the most common response was something akin to “BM is a single target spec”. Now that BM is decent (not the best) at single target, the most common request from other classes is to nerf BM single target. lol

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