I see what you are saying. But either way, Kill Command does so much more damage combined that Kill Command will still be better and it's less focus to boot. It does, however, increase the damage we'll be doing using those cobra shots. So really, it doesn't change much w/ the current style.
Now, Way of the Cobra could be better now, especially if you're lucky enough to have the legendary shoulders.
Exactly. I was fine with how Vulnerable, and MM in general, worked in 7.1. And that required you properly optimize Vulnerable, it was very easy to see in logs when people failed to do so. The problem with it now is the timer is so short, and our Focus generation less consistent, that we can't consistently apply it and get in the requisite 2 Aimed Shot casts without other nonsense to deal with first.
Old system: Marking Targets procs, great! Cast Sidewinders to consume it and get a big chunk of Focus and apply Vulnerable. Then cast AS to get use out of the Vulnerable from Side, then cast MS to consume the proc and apply Vulnerable again and cast two more Aimed Shots. The Aimed Shots if you had a haste buff like BL going. The timer was sufficient that even if you needed to wait a couple seconds to get enough Focus to cast that last AS, you could do so without issue.
New System: Marking Targets procs, shit! Need to cast Arcane Shot 3 times to make sure I have 90 Focus. Damn it! Marking Targets proc'd 2 more times while I was trying to build up the Focus I needed before consuming the first one. OK, I have 90 Focus now, cast MS, AS, AS. (Sub 17% Haste), and pray you can stand still for those two AS casts, because if there is ANY delay, Vulnerable will expire and be wasted.
Intensely unsatisfactory, exactly meeting expectations.
Blizzard is so out of touch. There's actually someone getting paid who thinks hunter playstyle is just fine. Glad I quit.
we did it guys, hunters are now fixed. least mm, not sure about bm or surv
a blanket buff is all we needed to really enjoy our fun rotation and playstyle. its all good now. they even said they were talking about our playstyle and rots and will perhaps even make it better.
now enough with the sarcasm. its funny that they have to talk about it when theres literally tons of feedback straight up ignored on fixing it. i audibly laughed when i saw the blanket buff cause i figured thats exactly what they were going to do. so fucking original and creative.
last few months have been just a fucking joke in all angles possible for blizz, if not years *cough wods* i just... i just dont know what to say anymore...they dont even listen. they just go on with their shit eating grin producing more shit that they then gobble up. my beloved game has been torn apart before my eyes by fucking amateurs. ya lets talk about that, how an ATTORNEY was appointed lead game designer cause he liked to play wow. if only life were so that easy, but it is when its WoW. its only a game millions play. so whatevs
this is excelent, a nerf to the top 5, and a buff to the bottom ones. of course wont be perfect, but BETTER NOW!!
I like how they're not adding in these changes until Nighthold. Didn't they say something along the lines of they need player testing to approve or deny of changes? So they're just going to straight up assume these changes are the fix we need?
Legion genuinely makes me miss my garrison.
Well, I guess it's good that my game time is running out soon.
You guys bitching about the new MM mechanics are silly. The rotation is perfectly fine. This buff is solid, but not quite at the level we need. I would have be more comfortable with something around 10-12%.
So with the buff to Cobra Shot, does this mean if you have the legendary belt, way of the cobra is the go to talent? Would assume since you don't need the extra focus regen with the belt equipped, and considering the buff to CS, that way of the cobra is the right choice?
Or is Dire stables still the way to go?
the rotation is cancer. it would be fine, if aimed was castable on the move, but you put so much time spamming weak arcanes into making each vulnerable window count and then random void zone under your feet fucks up the last seconds of vulnerable and your dps plummets, you might even overcap and cant even count on having another one available right away... and we have a proc we should ignore most of the time, wow.
7% is probably not enough to make it worth the effort, MM will catch up to the lowest specs, maybee, considering those got buffed too