BM vs SV. My take on the specs
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:08 pm
I know others have written their reviews on the BM /SV classes and after some time I decided to write mine. I feel ............ I have given BM (so far) a pretty fair shake.
Please share your thoughts but be mindful as of the time of this writing my BM hunter is NOT max level & has not maxed her artifact.
Also I do intend on at least hitting max level on her before swearing off BM completely. It may drive me insane in the process unless A LOT changes.
Hopefully everything makes sense.
Differences I've noticed so far.
BM: BORING! I am not sure what it is but even at 104 the spec still feels lackluster. It's very tedious feeling. EVERY quest feels long. Hitting the same button over and over over. Just standing there. In Val'sharah yesterday questing there felt like it took fever. I love this zone but on this second play though the time there just felt grindy.
SV: Engage! Hitting the proper CD's, moving, backing up, HARPOON, GRENADE! Whoa what was that?!
BM: MEDIC! Healer. Exhilaration! Bandage bandage bandage. Mend pet! For the love of God MEND PET. Revive pet. Curse. Rinse repeat. Basically myself and my pet die A LOT. To the point it's nerd rage creating. It shouldn't. But it really does. I cannot med pet fast enough. Heart of the Phoenix is mandatory but high cooldown and I take a serious beating while trying to revive pet. This is even with a tenacity pet. The simple fact that even in ok gear it's really really hard to keep a pet alive let alone myself.
SV: Tis merely a flesh wound! Come at me! *brushes dust off & walks away* Yeah I have no problems in SV. Same level gear as my BM girl etc.
BM: Ooohhh silver dragon rare! ATTACK! (20 minutes later) "Whew good thing you came along pally! Couldn't have done it w/out you." Yes I have no shame in admitting some silver dragon mobs have taken FOREVER to down under BM. Whether it's trying to keep my pet alive or myself there are some without another players help wouldn't have died by my gun.
SV: Ooohhh silver dragon rare! ATTACK! Yeah! That's what you get for walking near me 100+ yards away! I'll take that artifact experience and your soul. *pets pet*
BM: Hati. Gods that wolf. I am not sure if this is a glitch, maybe I'm just unlucky. I cannot for the life of me figure why this damn wolf just HAS to argue with my active pet as to which side of my person he's going to stand on. Just when I think they've figured it out and settled there they go again. It's been such a bother I submitted a ticket about it. Frivolous I know but that wolf is always in the way. But even the GM couldn't seem to understand why Hati just cannot sit still and shoves my current pet around. Even at times he would stand directly in front of me. To them he's working as intended. Dismissing & resummoning changes nothing. If I move he stays, mounted or not. Soon as I stop the fidget and place argue starts again. I will say this. His fast walk seems a little better as of late. He still lags to a mob here and there but over all he seems faster. At least there's that right?
SV: Hati??? Who's Hati? Lightning wolf you say? Never heard of him.
These are the things that immediately come to mind. Yesterday was the first time playing Legion I felt grindy and that it was taking forever to level. Mind you I have leveled one toon to max then started working this one trying to get her to 110 before Hallows End. I could see it feeling this way if I was working on my 3rd plus alt but this is only my 2nd.
Being so squishy and having such squishy pets, not putting out high dps (yes I know BM is supposed to be the top but it's not for me) and Hati being a control freak is wearing out it's welcome. I am determined to stick out but it may drive me mad.
Shoot I even tried to put points into Titanstrike and the glitched out and actually kicked me out of the game!
I sincerely hope there is some major work coming to BM and soon. It severely needs it in my eyes.
I may add more as things come to me.
Please share your thoughts but be mindful as of the time of this writing my BM hunter is NOT max level & has not maxed her artifact.
Also I do intend on at least hitting max level on her before swearing off BM completely. It may drive me insane in the process unless A LOT changes.
Hopefully everything makes sense.
Differences I've noticed so far.
BM: BORING! I am not sure what it is but even at 104 the spec still feels lackluster. It's very tedious feeling. EVERY quest feels long. Hitting the same button over and over over. Just standing there. In Val'sharah yesterday questing there felt like it took fever. I love this zone but on this second play though the time there just felt grindy.
SV: Engage! Hitting the proper CD's, moving, backing up, HARPOON, GRENADE! Whoa what was that?!
BM: MEDIC! Healer. Exhilaration! Bandage bandage bandage. Mend pet! For the love of God MEND PET. Revive pet. Curse. Rinse repeat. Basically myself and my pet die A LOT. To the point it's nerd rage creating. It shouldn't. But it really does. I cannot med pet fast enough. Heart of the Phoenix is mandatory but high cooldown and I take a serious beating while trying to revive pet. This is even with a tenacity pet. The simple fact that even in ok gear it's really really hard to keep a pet alive let alone myself.
SV: Tis merely a flesh wound! Come at me! *brushes dust off & walks away* Yeah I have no problems in SV. Same level gear as my BM girl etc.
BM: Ooohhh silver dragon rare! ATTACK! (20 minutes later) "Whew good thing you came along pally! Couldn't have done it w/out you." Yes I have no shame in admitting some silver dragon mobs have taken FOREVER to down under BM. Whether it's trying to keep my pet alive or myself there are some without another players help wouldn't have died by my gun.
SV: Ooohhh silver dragon rare! ATTACK! Yeah! That's what you get for walking near me 100+ yards away! I'll take that artifact experience and your soul. *pets pet*
BM: Hati. Gods that wolf. I am not sure if this is a glitch, maybe I'm just unlucky. I cannot for the life of me figure why this damn wolf just HAS to argue with my active pet as to which side of my person he's going to stand on. Just when I think they've figured it out and settled there they go again. It's been such a bother I submitted a ticket about it. Frivolous I know but that wolf is always in the way. But even the GM couldn't seem to understand why Hati just cannot sit still and shoves my current pet around. Even at times he would stand directly in front of me. To them he's working as intended. Dismissing & resummoning changes nothing. If I move he stays, mounted or not. Soon as I stop the fidget and place argue starts again. I will say this. His fast walk seems a little better as of late. He still lags to a mob here and there but over all he seems faster. At least there's that right?
SV: Hati??? Who's Hati? Lightning wolf you say? Never heard of him.
These are the things that immediately come to mind. Yesterday was the first time playing Legion I felt grindy and that it was taking forever to level. Mind you I have leveled one toon to max then started working this one trying to get her to 110 before Hallows End. I could see it feeling this way if I was working on my 3rd plus alt but this is only my 2nd.
Being so squishy and having such squishy pets, not putting out high dps (yes I know BM is supposed to be the top but it's not for me) and Hati being a control freak is wearing out it's welcome. I am determined to stick out but it may drive me mad.
Shoot I even tried to put points into Titanstrike and the glitched out and actually kicked me out of the game!
I sincerely hope there is some major work coming to BM and soon. It severely needs it in my eyes.
I may add more as things come to me.