BC Hunter Talents Released

[Luminon]

A Hunter that goes for Expose Weakness can still get Imp HM. And two Hunters with EW > one Hunter with EW and one Hunter with TSA. Even with the new skill level of TSA, the amount of +AP that TSA gives compared to having EW up at all times is lightyears difference in physical DPS. TSA will given a maximum of 750 AP while EW could easily give 2000+ AP to all physical DPS in the raid. Sadly, it looks more like Marksman top end now is ment more for solo play while high end Survival is ment more for raid play.

True, ferocious inspiration works with casters as well though, perhaps giving a higher overall benefit.
What do you think blizzard intended as the 'function' of MM in BC? Beastmastery seems superior for pvp and solo play, so marksmanship is meant to be the tree for small group play perhaps?

Some more info from blue.
On snake traps:

1. Yes, snakes are mobs that can be targeted. There are 6 to 10 snakes that come out of the trap (oh $h1%, we've got Snakes on a Trap!) and attack random targets within 10 yards of the trap.

2. The snakes do physical damage and apply random poisons (ie: mind numbing, crippling, and a deadly poison).

3. They don't do a lot of damage individually, but in total the damage is meaningful.

4. The snakes will chase the same distance mobs normally chase.

5. The snakes move at normal mob speed (although their victims may be affected by crippling poison).

Snare and damage, sounds great, we'll have to see how reliable this is though.

Steady Shot does not have a cooldown. The AP scaling on Arcane Shot is 20% of AP.

Essentially steady shot works similarly to the way Aimed Shot works in today's game. If you're in the middle of a Steady Shot when your shot timer comes up, it won't fire until your Steady Shot is finished. So, it's to your advantage to get your steady shots in nicely in-between your normal shots.

Also, since Arcane Shot does a bit more damage than Steady Shot (unless the target is dazed), you'll generally favor Arcane Shot over Steady Shot when it's available.

Also, aimed shot and arcane shot now have seperate cooldowns. Aimed shot has had it's casting time increased to 3.5 sec and resets the shot timer.

This has already been posted by Brista: datamined pet skills.