1) Stomp should be the talent of choice on 3/4+ targets

- It's odd that Stomp, a passive talent, is the best option for both single target and AOE

- With this ability in its current state, this talent tier might as well not exist

2) Dire Frenzy should be the talent of choice on a single target and should give focus over time instead of in an instant chunk

- It's awkward to use because you can't cast it unless your pet is already in melee range of the target (unlike Dire Beast which "jumps" from you to the target), so people might still pass on it for one of the other talents even if it gives the best theoretical single target numbers

- This talent gives 25 focus (37 with Dire Stable) compared to Dire Beast's 12 (24), but you get it all in one instant chunk instead of over time which makes it feel clunky and easy to cap on focus

- It's so weak right now that I think its only use is PVP. Dire Beast requires line of sight with the target to cast, but your pet can use Dire Frenzy while you're kiting around a pillar. But this talent shouldn't be balanced around its PVP potential since that damage can be tweaked separately

- I know it was shoehorned in due to complaints about Dire Beast (and yes, I too think it's weird that a baby elekk is suddenly jumping in to fight alongside me and my two lightning worgs), but why go through all the effort of including it and making it work with things that normally interact with Dire Beast (see Titan's Thunder) when it's so weak that nobody can even use it? Just seems like a waste

3) Chimaera Shot should be the talent of choice on two targets

- This is the talent I think most BM hunters would like to use. A happy middle ground between single target and AOE that also gives you another ability. It should be very close to Dire Frenzy on single target, but it should definitely pull ahead of Stomp on two targets since it's filling its niche


Like I said above, as of right now this talent tier might as well not exist. I think balancing these talents would address three major complaints with BM:

1) Not having enough active abilities (Chimaera Shot)

2) Weak single target damage (Dire Frenzy/Chimaera Shot)

3) Class fantasy complaints with Dire Beast (Dire Frenzy)