Comments on: Latest Blizzcon Hunter Updates

By: Frostheim

Frostheim — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:20:42 +0000

Yes, Blizz did talk about wanting more druid shapeshifting and warrior stance dancing. They’ve also talked in the past about wanting LESS hunter aspect changing. That’s why they combined monkey and hawk into dragonhawk. They don’t want us to feel like we should be switching aspect much.

By: Ghedrhalla

Ghedrhalla — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:11:48 +0000

Greetings Frost,
I may be mistaken, but didn’t the blues post about wanting to encourage more shapeshifting in druids and stance-dancing in warriors during their ‘class focus’ a short while back?
If that is the case, why could they possible think that it is a good idea to pull hunters (who are well used to switching aspects) OUT of that environ? Very peculiar.
Hopefully when it comes time for beta-testing it all makes sense.

Awesome site and thanks for helping make me a better Hunter.

By: Kilimenjaro

Kilimenjaro — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:15:44 +0000

They gotta be kidding,
first they destroyed our <33 bm TOTALY

now this ? hunters with focus instad of mana ?

its just like learn to play a new char,

By: Vael

Vael — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:30:46 +0000

Ok, I admit…I’ve only really delved deeply in to the Hunter info from Cataclysm. How do our sweeping changes compare with other class changes? Are they all getting totally new mechanics?

By: Purp

Purp — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:31:53 +0000

@Deepfriedegg
Nah, a lot of the druid cat (never played rogue) abilities cost 30-40 focus. Without talents they can be up to 60..
I’m guessing they said 30-60 because like the cat, talents will reduce the cost.
Also, if you’re waiting for max energy before attacking again bad hunter bad!

By: Deepfriedegg

Deepfriedegg — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:18:38 +0000

One more thing: anybody knows if hunters will have only 100 focus? That would be pretty lame to be able to shoot just 2-3 shots. Then you would have stand still for 8 seconds to be abole to fire 5 steady shots and get back to 100… Yeah, there might be talents to increace it for some amopunt but still, 100 is toooo low

By: Deepfriedegg

Deepfriedegg — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:14:48 +0000

I generally like the idea of focus replacing mana but my concern is (no matter how logical it is): you can only fire steady shot when standing still. But there are not too much bosses now where you can just stand and fire shots. And mostly if this is possible, it is “burn” phase in which you need to fire the big shots, not your filler shot… But yeah, I cant know anything now about how the rotations will look like in one year…

By: OldSchool

OldSchool — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:47:13 +0000

My pets have 100 focus points and go thru them pretty quickly. If we are given 100 and our shots are going to cost 30 and 60 points, that won’t leave room for break away mobs. break away mobs cause me to kite. If i’ve drained my focus and have to kite, how is that going to work since you can’t move while using steady shot? Are they planning on changing steady shot or at least reduce the cool down on play dead?

By: Frostheim

Frostheim — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:25:30 +0000

The next expansion will be released in 2010 — likely in the summer.

By: Lenwe

Lenwe — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:17:08 +0000

@Tag and Mogon,

The Devs have indicated that it will be before the next BlizzCon