Originally Posted by
Niwes
At this specific point, i would say yes, it was a failure.
Maybe, in a world without that much melees, and with a third hunter melee spec made a lot more creative and with more difference to other melee specs, and maybe done with a new class instead one that exists since vanilla, yes, than maybe i could see that as a good descission.
the only fact whats great with it, is that it is the first pure dps class who is able to choose between melee and range. thats a nice thing.
but, as i said, i would do that only with new classes (i.e. DH could have 1 melee and 1 range spec, instead of a tank/dps hybrid), and for sure not in Legion (where you gain nearly nothing for being adaptable to range/melee in various raid encounters, cause of AP system).
overall it MAY be a good descission in general to have a melee/range pure dps. but at this point, in this specific xpac ? it was a failure.