I have been playing the same Hunter since 2004 back when it all started. Its the only class I really enjoy for play style and lore. Ever since Survival was changed to melee the Hunter that I love it hasn’t been the same. Blizzard please for the love of god update hunter for Shadow lands. Put Survival back to ranged. Make Aimed shot movable while casting so BM isn’t the best mythic raid spec.
Also if Survival stays melee replace the core ability’s coming back that require a ranged weapon. Just seems bad and lazy.
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No. It was terrible. The spec had no focus as ranged and was pointless.
Asking for this proves you don’t understand what an “Aimed Shot” actually is. There are ways to buff MM that don’t require changing this.
I don’t see any abilities being returned that would require a strictly ranged weapon. Which one do YOU think this is?
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I didn’t see it on the list.
Survival has other “hold out shot” abilities, there’s no reason Arcane Shot can’t work the same for this spec.
Arcane shot is being made baseline for all hunters and currently in alpha requires a ranged weapon.
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It won’t stay like that if Survival isn’t getting a complete overhaul again.
Judging from what’s been said, that’s NOT happening, so Arcane shot will need to be altered to work on this spec.
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Already seen a video where even with a ranged weapon equipped, surv can still use their melee abilities.
Yeah that has to be broken then. That would be ridiculous if they actually left that in.
Melee attacking with a gun? What are you doing, beating them with the butt without ever firing it?
Edit: It’s more likely they will make it work like Serpent Sting, which is a fired shot where you “fire an arrow”.
Arcane Shot currently reads: “A quick shot that causes X Arcane damage.”
Since the tool tips are very similar, they could make Arcane shot function in a similar way. It possible in the Alpha they just haven’t done that yet.
No focus as ranged? What does that even mean? Did you just get that from throwing darts at a board or something?
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No, I got that from play the class from Vanilla to Cata.
There was nothing unique or different about “Survival” back then. It might have just been called “Marksman 2”.
Breaking out Survival into a melee spec was the best thing they ever did for it.
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How can you say this:
Which demonstrates your understanding of what makes MM different, without understanding how SV is different from MM? Where was explosive shot in the MM tree? Where was aimed shot in the SV tree? How are MM and SV more similar than specs like arms and fury?
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I like survival as it is. Thanks for asking.
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just make current surv a new spec called combat, and bring back ranged surv to please these fanboys.
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And more people liked Survival as it was.
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compared to a melee spec with 1 melee attack, throws a bomb on themself, and steals BM abilities. ok buddy.
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Hasn’t Aimed Shot actually been a mobile ability for a longer time than it was a rooted ability?
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Its called Alpha for a reason.
It was originally casted without being able to move in vanilla, but since then it’s gone back and forth between a stationary and mobile cast, like they can’t decide what it’s supposed to be.
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Why do people always bring up this, “throws bombs in melee range” crap, it’s a game for godsake! NOTHING about it is realistic… STOP with the bombs in the face talk already.
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