GC Clears Up 3.3.3 BM Patch Notes

EDIT: GC has pointed out in a post below that I and several hunter bloggers got the patch notes wrong.

FI will add a buff to steady shot, and not remove the buff to arcane shot.

Thanks to GC for clearing our misconceptions up . . . I can't speak for other hunter bloggers/theorycrafters, but I'm more than happy to be wrong on this.

My original post below.

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3.3.3 BM Changes = PVP Nerf, NOT PVE Buff

Great math here on the new 3.3.3 PTR Patch notes and how it makes virtually no difference for Raiding BM Hunters

http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com/2010/02/bm-changes-math/#comments

In case you missed it, Ferocious Inspiration will drop the arcane boost and instead buff steady shot.

The overall DPS difference will be less than 1% (0.8% calculated in the excellent post linked above).

If anything, this is a PVP nerf because it will decrease BM burst damage (via arcane shot).

If the change were coupled with a DOT affect applied by steady shot (some kind of bleed? - perhaps on crit?), this would actually be able to produce a sustained dps increase that Raiding BM Hunters need while reducing PVP burst.

But as is, it's just a PVP nerf . . .