WoW newbie looking for advice

[Mirajj]

Well, from a different perspective, I was MM for a long, long time. When I went BM, I thought that the thing I'd miss the most would be the 6 yard range. My first BM spec even had it in. Then I gave it a shot without the +range skill, and found that after a slight readjustment period, I didn't miss the extra range at all, and still haven't. The tightening up of the deadzone has also helped this, as I can get that one extra shot in before the mob closes to melee.

So it's more a YMMV thing, than a "required to have/required to skip" thing. Some folks swear by it, some don't. Find which one works best for you, and go from there.