Why should PVE hunters bother playing?

#0 - June 13, 2009, 1 a.m.
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I know some of these issues have been *acknowledged* but how about we get some concrete answers as to what you guys are going to do about these issues (that have been here for what seems like forever). We're tired of hearing "we're looking into it". We want answers. Buffing end game ranged weapons and giving us an extra 200ap on HM didn't even come close to fixing our DPS, and I'm sure you knew it wouldn't. We know you don't like to overbuff then have to nerf, but come on, it shouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that those buffs weren't going to be good enough.

The only reason I have a raid spot is because I know all the fights, I can maximize my DPS, and I'm an officer in my guild. We don't bring any other hunters because there is absolutely no point. Give us reasons to keep playing our hunters.

- Hunters spend 300-400g per week on arrows (on top of flasks/repairs) only to do craptastic DPS compared to other pure classes. I'm not lazy and I farm the gold required...but why are we the only class to pay to actually do DPS? 300-400g per week over the course of months adds up to a ton of gold we could be using for other things.

- Hunters have no unique utility to bring to raids. Misdirect and Survival's mana regen have been given to other classes. Trueshot Aura is a joke since DKs and Shamans give the same buff (overwriting ours, and also making aimed shot glyph useless...not that people use that glyph anyway). Why not give TSA a personal buff too? 15% for the hunter, 10% for everyone else or something of that nature.

- Hunters 4pc bonus is a complete joke compared to other classes. Why don't you just give us a static AP buff?

- Can we finally get Mechanicals added to our tracking? This should have been a no brainer to put in the game.

#32 - June 14, 2009, 2:40 a.m.
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We think Survival PvE dps is in a good place, and we're hoping Marks looks better with the last recent tweaks. It's just a little early to tell. BM is still low and needs a buff.

PvP is another story and we're not happy with hunter performance there, at least in Arena.