08-16-2008, 12:43 PM
Quote:Aug 14 NewsAnd in two days, hunter changes have become even more interesting.
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Well, hunters have gotten some pretty serious love this push, and next it would seem.
Basically, there are three major changes:
1) Disengage, the last of our generally useless skills (The other being Aspect of the Beast, which has also been given a pretty decent buff) now has a new functionality. Instead of lowering aggro by a tiny amount (And stopping your melee swings in the process), Disengage now causes the hunter to leap back 10-15 yards. The cooldown has been increased to a hearty 30 seconds as a result.
2) Freezing Trap, the cliché of crowd control that you paladins love to break with Consecrations, has been changed to breaking after a set amount of damage rather than on any, therefore...
3) ...since this change makes Bear Trap a needless addition, it's been removed completely, and replaced with a reintroduced Camouflage.
On the one hand, I'm happy. Disengage has long needed a different functionality, Freezing Trap's inherent drawbacks needed something like this to be on par with other CC abilities, and Camouflage is back. Yay.
On the other hand, the QQing from Mages, Warriors, and Rogues in that article's comments are getting pretty unbear(trap)able already; and if the Rogues are complaining, then it's a pretty sure bet that Blizzard will listen to them. Also, Blizzard's own treatment of the class has long been a history of dangling something shiny in front of us before taking that away. I'm just wondering how many of these positive changes will actually make it into live.
When in mortal danger,
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386
When beset by doubt,
Run in little circles,
Wave your arms and shout.
BattleTag: Schrau#2386