I agree that it seems to be less about the devs “hating” BM but rather it gets neglected, or sometimes changes are made to it to satisfy complaints from certain players that…really shouldn’t voice complaints about things that aren’t problems to begin with.
As for damage/output, currently, I’m mostly concerned whether we get some improvements to for example our burst potential or cleaving capabilities, along with sustained/burst AoE. Not to mention pet survivability.
I made a topic containing a partial rework for Beast Mastery, with the intent to address these issues. I don’t expect us to see anything worth noting over the course of Shadowlands, but rather hopefully something comes with the next pre-patch. Which is also why I decided to go the full mile and focus on a partial rework rather than minor improvements/adjustments.
Here’s the topic: Beast Mastery - future improvements[Partial rework]