Aside from class fantasy, there’s not a single thing DHs can do that Monks cannot do but better.
Mobility? They do it just as well.
Gap closer? We have to talent for an ability while they have a legendary that builds it into their main attack.
Channeled power move? Theirs is uninterruptible, can be used while moving, and parries. We just get kicked and laughed at.
Slows? We have to spec for it while theirs comes baseline.
AoE Stun? Theirs has no cost while ours costs fury unless we spec for it, but at the cost of not having a ST stun with a cost or the slow we don’t have baseline.
Heals? They can spam their heal baseline while we pray for soul shards.
Damage? They have two big damage cool downs that are shorter than the only one we have.
CC? We both have a minute long stasis.
Seriously, what’s the point of being a DH when another class can do everything we can but better? I’m finding it extremely hard to understand how Blizzard finds this ok.
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Don’t forget the aoe ring which is cast-able where ever they want
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How could I leave that out. Better utility options.
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Double jump. That’s the only reason there is and that’s the only reason I need.
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They should offer all Havoc Demon Hunters a free class change with soul ash refund to windwalker monk.
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This kind of makes me laugh. I recall in BFA people saying why WW when there is havoc
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It’s like a pendulum that will keep swinging, since the classes are soooo similar.
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I just want some things to make us stand out and Eye Beam shouldn’t be able to be interrupted.
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I can glide better than a WW monk :3
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… Soooo go play a monk then…
Agreed no reason to play havoc right now. I’m working on rerolling and suggest others give up on Havoc until Blizzard actually takes a long look at the spec and fixes some of the problems.
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In BFA every single melee class forum had this exact thread except it was “why play X when you could play Havoc DH”, how the tables have turned.
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just rolled a WW alt and man… what a difference in term of DPS.
WW monk are fun to play too and they do a lotttttt more dmgs than havoc
I play just about all classes but I find my DH most enjoyable for casual content.
The questions I ask are why bother at a competitive level? We are literally an inferior version.
As for “other classes” making the comparison to DH back in the day, they are not virtually identical in terms of abilities like DH and Monks as I’ve listed the extreme similarities.
It’s funny because that’s exactly what monks were saying about DH in bfa.
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I had switched from WW to Havoc in BfA, there is some overlap, but things that may seem equal on paper are not in reality, like mobility. Double jump and Glide are orders of magnitude better than roll/chi torpedo and flying kick, especially for getting around 3d spaces like revendreth.
at this point i may play ww again until some adjustments are done for ST and survivability. Right now i switch to vengeance if there are any elites around, or if im in the maw.
These are the only two classes I’ve hit 60 with…
They do feel similar for the reasons you listed but Demon Hunter is easier/chiller to play.
well there is globin glider and zen flight is awesome too 
/10char
I knew the “ThAtS wHaT mOnKs WeRe SaYiNg In BfA” crowd would hit this.
A proverb from a young Mexican prophet: “Why don’t we have both?”
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