tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post925534313412602525..comments2024-03-27T07:57:48.010-04:00Comments on The Grumpy Elf: Focusing Shot Spoiled MeTheGrumpyElfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-68035030779958157812015-05-27T21:32:15.670-04:002015-05-27T21:32:15.670-04:00you mean there is something other than Beast Maste...you mean there is something other than Beast Master? Go on, yer pullin' me legs.<br /><br />-roo-abhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14899567485973250660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-79457195157778004862015-05-15T10:23:44.367-04:002015-05-15T10:23:44.367-04:00I hated it when I first saw it but it grew on me w...I hated it when I first saw it but it grew on me with use. I remember the old days when a hunter was a stand skill class, so it was less of an adjustment, just getting used to it again.<br /><br />I played around with EM for a while, it does have its place. And for kiting it has its uses as well as massive AoE grinding when questing. Other things might do it better, but in some cases it is not actually horrible. Just not best.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-22023683771008871192015-05-15T09:00:26.711-04:002015-05-15T09:00:26.711-04:00I've recently hit max level with a hunter for ...I've recently hit max level with a hunter for the first time so my pov is one of a new hunter just learning the class.<br /><br />I HATE Focusing Shot!<br /><br />So much of the fun of playing the hunter for me is the complete freedom of movement and I just feel restricted so much by this talent.<br /><br />I could learn to play with it but I just don't want to, and because it's just an alt, I don't need to be optimal in any way so I'm not going to.<br /><br />I think a hunter without a pet is just plain wrong so I may be the only hunter out there using Exotic Munitions :-)Solahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193184689961780585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-9316995126707913072015-05-14T08:58:04.682-04:002015-05-14T08:58:04.682-04:00@Anon, yes that is great news, it would make playi...@Anon, yes that is great news, it would make playing a hunter feel like what playing a hunter should feel like. If I wanted to play a dirty rogue and wait for resources I would play one. :P<br /><br />But there is one issue there. I just went and counted, I have 35 kills on tier dropping bosses. (yes I know a lot less than most but it is what it is) I have used a coin on nearly everyone one of them.<br /><br /># of heroic tier pieces I have = Zero, nada, nothing.<br /><br />So it does not matter what the tier set is. Doesn't mean anything if you do not have it. You should not need to have a tier set for the class to not feel bad, or even broken, that is just bad design.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-90385991080946773122015-05-14T06:04:20.731-04:002015-05-14T06:04:20.731-04:00Good news for you grumpy, you'll like MM in 6....Good news for you grumpy, you'll like MM in 6.2. MM 4p make aimed shot instant, and crit CS triggers rapid fire., according to first test, with FS and ToTH you're a living minigun deat dealing turret :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-27968416964875139452015-05-13T18:02:55.331-04:002015-05-13T18:02:55.331-04:00I too used MM in Wrath because they nerfed BM back...I too used MM in Wrath because they nerfed BM back to the stone age. That is also when I started using SV as my secondary. Even though SV to me really seemed more fit for PvP, I still liked it better as an off-spec of sorts and actually liked it better than MM esp. when they dropped ArP. Then when they screwed up MM in Cata altogether I have not used it since, however I played around with it in early WoD and found it too slow, too many key shots take 2+ sec to cast. So I am optimistic that it may be fun to play again once 6.2 goes live with that 4pc, if I can ever get my gear to drop.Liothushttp://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/lightbringer/Liothus/advancednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-87316237064706906582015-05-13T15:58:30.261-04:002015-05-13T15:58:30.261-04:00I was never a fan of survival but it is the last s...I was never a fan of survival but it is the last spec left that has the "hunter feel" as I first learned it and got used to it. The rapid always shooting something. Now MM feels like waiting on generation, waiting on cast times and BM feels like waiting on your pet to do all the work. I miss wrath MM, my favorite hunter spec of all time. Rapid button mashing and armor pen made it feel like a real life taker and death maker.<br /><br />I agree if they boosted cobra / steady it would make them too powerful. I actually think to smooth it out they should make cobra / steady instant instead of a cast timer and maybe lower the focus regeneration if need be, and that would get it more in line with a fast paced class, which is what I love about hunters and am not feeling with cobra / steady after using focusing for so long.TheGrumpyElfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621615711198405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9015737272343810105.post-64569529641670386222015-05-13T15:52:11.337-04:002015-05-13T15:52:11.337-04:00I agree, I too use Focusing Shot as SV and after u...I agree, I too use Focusing Shot as SV and after using it and switching back to BM/Cobra makes Cobra feel underwhelming. I find that I don't need to move around too much and when I do I can plan when to use FS, even when fighting Oregroger. But the trade off we are looking at is being mobile while casting yields a lower Focus generation. Imagine if Cobra/Steady shot generated the same amount of focus we would be considered overpowered for sure. However, I still feel I am always focused starved when using Cobra Shot.<br />I like SV because I have fewer buttons to manage so I will miss it if the proposed nerfs do happen. But I can play BM just as well, however that 4P bonus of a 1s reduction to Aimed shot looks promising.Liothushttp://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/lightbringer/Liothus/advancednoreply@blogger.com