This has been a discussion I've had with people before and while complexity=reward is absolutely something I believe in, I also believe that even someone going with the simplest rotation should be able to adequate DPS. As the devs have said many, many times, we have a wide range of types of people and age groups playing WoW. There was a story about someone's grandpa starting to play WoW because he wanted to bond with his grandson and have something more engaging than TV to do. Now, in his case, so the story goes, he was doing very respectable DPS and was near the top in the guild.
But not everyone's grandpa is that awesome. Or dad, or mother, or even your brother or sister. Some people aren't mentally built for demanding games, but that doesn't mean they should be turned away at the door. I mean, once upon a time, that's how I viewed WoW. Go hard, or go home. But I don't feel that way anymore, BLIZ is trying to make the game more accessible and in line with that, we need to keep in mind not everyone is as sharp at games as some of us. We take our instincts and our ability to learn for granted and expect everyone else should be able to do the same but not everyone can.
All that aside.
- Dear god, buff Chimera Shot, it sucks so bad right now.
- Make Chimera Shot baseline, asking us to choose between it and that Wild Call talent (?) was idiotic.
- Personally, I'd rather see Barrage be competitive. Murder of Crows competing with it in tier is also bad.
I lost all faith in BM Hunter on BETA and Live has not changed my mind.
Once I realized (from personal f'ing around) that it was a nearly 2 button spec, I was out.
And it still is on Live, pretty much entirely. Not exactly mind you but close enough.
And personally, f' two pets man. That needs to be optional from here on.
(I understand some people really think it's cool and I don't fault them for it, but I disagree.)
Like others have said before, a BM Hunter treats his pet like his only trusted companion.
That's the fantasy I signed up for, not having an army of Pets around. (2 out + Wild Call or whatever it is).
(Note: Pardon calling two different things "Wild Call", I forget the names of the abilities. I aint looked at BM since launch really, you guys know what abilities I'm talking about, I'm sure.)