Xella wrote:
...which would have excited me greatly except that I'm still really annoyed that all the spec-specific legendaries for BM restore abilities/passives we lost in 7.0.
Shelassa wrote:
On the other hand, I'm still a bit bristled over the fact that Roar of Seven Lions, Apex Predator Claw and Roots of Shaladrassil technically return to us chopped off talents and passive effects that we had pre-pruning and call it legendary bonus (ability cost reduction during Bestial Wrath, Adaptation and Spirit Bond).
I wanted to quote these because it's such a big deal for me, too. I know it sounds silly for me to complain, but honestly... at least I know other Hunters will understand my frustration. A lot of people I pug raids with, who seem to inspect my gear a lot, always comment on "OMG THOSE LEGENDARIES ARE SO OP. DOESN'T BLIZZARD UNDERSTAND THATS TOO OP!?".
And I'm like.... no it's not? "These are all abilities and passive traits my spec had prior to patch 7.0's pruning."
And it's a pretty big deal cause when you get a legendary you want to be like 'OMG CRAZY, THIS NEW THING DOES SUCH AN AMAZING THING, AWESOME. I CANT WAIT TO USE IT!" and I can honestly say I did not have that reaction upon getting Apex Predator's claw. My reaction was "Awesome! A legendary, that's cool! It's good to get my old Adaptation back." And that was it. It honestly didn't impress me more than that.
And I get the same feeling every time I get a new Honor Talent that was an old Passive trait or ability BM used to have. Which is probably why I like PvP this season, it feels like my old BM.
But back on point... the fact that for BM Hunters legendaries aren't really "OMG THIS NEW AWESOME EXPERIENCE!", its more like... getting back what was taken in the first place. And it's really just a bit of a tarnishing mark on an otherwise interesting system. And it's hard to translate that to other players, who just see "Orange? You got an orange? THAT ORANGE IS THE BEST! SO OP, OMG I BET ITS AMAZING!"
It's not. It's not rewarding to have to hit the lottery to get back what was taken
