BM Love

[lazerbyte]

Why is it that BM hunters are not given the love their deserve.

I think the whole point of a hunter is to use their pet.

People who go MM or Survival don't rely on their pet too much and I've even seen some not have one active.

I just think a few tweaks need to be put in place for BM hunters.

In raids and such I have had many people tell me what a great job I did and how I kept my pet tanking and alive!

I think not only does it take knowing your class but having some skill in how to play it!

Trust me I have seen some really really bad MM and Survival hunters when I have played!

[Sarayana]

I agree, it's not the spec but the player. All else being equal, though, MM and SV do pump out more dps at the moment.

That being said, unless you're in a hard core, min/maxing raiding guild, most let you run with the spec you prefer, exactly for the reason that you state. If you don't play the spec-du-jour well, you won't be putting out the numbers the spec "should" perform at.

[Valinai]

I have BM/MM specs. I played MM for a while in instances, right after I hit 80. Because I was doing more damage! PewPewPew! But I missed playing BM. Then I got Gondria. Guess what? New toy must play with!

I'm lucky that the worst I hear is from my friend who clamors for the white devilsaur, not for me to switch to MM.

I look at playing BM well as a challenge, one that I want to meet. I can get good DPS as MM. I know this. It's not much of a challenge. I want to play the spec I want to play, so that means I have to work at doing it better.

[Sarayana]

I look at playing BM well as a challenge, one that I want to meet. I can get good DPS as MM. I know this. It's not much of a challenge. I want to play the spec I want to play, so that means I have to work at doing it better.

I know what you mean, Val. When I raided on my hunter, I was BM for the first 2/3 of the time (Naxx and early Ulduar). I was also the first dps in our guild to break 5k, and I was damn proud of the fact that I produced competitive dps as BM. (I know BM has been nerfed since then, but at the time, MM was the go-to spec.)

I constantly challenge myself to do better, which is why I'm going to try out MM. I want to master all three specs (and I love SV, so BM's gotta go...) and be good at them all.

[Quru]

BM definitely needs some PvE buffs, I just wish Blizzard would make every spec for every class be viable in PvE and PvP

I think the whole point of a hunter is to use their pet.

And for being the only viable ranged physical class, but pets are indeed one of our defining aspects

[Sharilar]

The problem apparently is not that Blizz doesn't want to buff BM, it's that:
a) They want the damage increase to go to the hunter but not the pet as much. They don't like seeing pets do 40-50% of your total damage.
b) They're afraid if they buff the wrong thing, that Beastcleave(BM Hunter/Enhance Sham/I forget) will rule the arena again.