This.
It was designed with the theme of using explosives, poison and animal venom while also having some extra options to focus on trap enhancement.
Broke my fingers long ago, as I kept them crossed for the return of RSV.
Still keeping my hope up though!
And like you said, the 4th spec option, is the best one. For several reasons.
I wouldn’t call what they did there a serious attempt. Barely one at all really.
Most likely because they really just wanted an easy way to give the class a bit more diversity. Adding a melee option, would do just that.
In short, they really just wanted to give the class a melee-spec.
Why they removed RSV to make room for it? Because they were of the mindset that we shouldn’t have a 4th spec.
This being their big mistake.
Which is what I’m hoping has changed going forward. That they realize their mistake and take the time to give us what we want.
I’m not asking for them to apologize. That wouldn’t solve the issue at hand.
Give me ranged SV as a 4th spec and I couldn’t be happier!
I’m quite curious for some specifics regarding this.
“As it was…” When?
How should it be designed today? In order to fit the modern game.
While we might’ve liked past iterations of the spec from WotLK or Cata, or MoP/WoD. The fact is that neither of those versions can be brought back as they were. Because they wouldn’t fit within the modern game.
I know that I’ve posted my suggestions before, but feel free to check them out(link below) and add your own thoughts in a reply on what you would like to see for the spec if it came back.
If you have any questions regarding the design suggestions, feel free to ask