Had an idea to make Survival stand out a bit more from the other 2 specs, and not simply because it’s a melee. I was thinking how with Blizzard making MM more solo-focused in 11.1, they are continuing to diversify the way the class interacts with pets based on each spec.
With BM you’re going all the way into pets but it focuses more on quantity than anything. Lots and lots of pets. Both Survival and BM have the Pack Leader hero spec so clearly the developers want both specs to be heavily pet-themed.
So it got me thinking, how about Survival lean into pet quality over quantity route? With BM you have 2 pets out by default and can summon way more. With Survival, you just have the one pet, but your bond with that one pet is stronger than any other spec. I know this was the original idea with Pack Leader before they revamped it into the Rexxar spec, but…
How about Survival Hunters get the ability to gear and customize their pets in some way? Being able to put armor plating, war paint, runic tattoos etc. on their pets and such, maybe even being able to mount their pets temporarily for a movement ability? I think it would be very cool.