#0 - Sept. 1, 2006, 2:43 p.m.
You also say you want hybrid classes to play a more important role in the expansion. Hunters are a hybrid class so when I heard this I got excited that there may be several encounters (or perhaps all encounters) where pets are actually useful and not just a level 40 DOT who dies in 30 seconds. Now what's to stop the other pets from filling these roles?
IMO more focus should be put on rethinking the hunter pet and what its supposed to do rather than just throwing pets out to any class who wants them...what next, warrior pets? After seeing Shaman and Mage pets I wouldn't even be shocked. And now I am hearing rumors of druids getting a pet?? What??
I would really like to hear the reasoning behind all this. Yes, I know they are talent based pets but I still think they are wholly unnecessary.
Then again maybe I am just upset I don't know the new hunter skills yet...maybe blizz has something up their sleeve to counter this, but at this point I am just expecting the return of Lacerate rank 1....in all trees.