2.1.0 Patch Notes

[Taelas]

Hunters do have Blue sockets you know. Considering their is a blue gem that is pure MP5, there's an option right there because AP/Agi are both Red based and Hit/Crit are Yellow based.

You can still put red/yellow gems in blue sockets. Heck, you can take blue/red gems--shifting nightseye, for instance, which gives both +agi and +stam, without losing the socket bonus if it's good. You could probably fit in a bit of MP5 if you wanted, but unless the socket bonus really rocks, there's little point in it. I don't know anyone who adheres to the socket color when it deviates from what is "best". I'm putting three Solid Stars of Elune in my Heavy Clefthoof Vest come patch day, regardless of the fact that it only has one blue socket.

And Ranger-General's Chestguard is better gives you a better chest piece than Rift Stalker chest piece. Also you have the Void Reaver Greaves which is again superior to the Rift Stalker legs. The fact is, the tier pieces are inferior to random drops from bosses. Everytime they've updated one, the others have been updated and Tiers have been worse.

Sorry, that's just not a good argument. Ferals don't even HAVE off-set pieces. What does it matter whether or not it's part of a set as long as it's THERE?

And then they do even less damage then they do now. Survival can go for max Agi because they have a talent that boosts it even further. They also have a talent that gives them another 3% crit and a talent that gives them 3% hit. This means that for a Survival Hunter they can get away with about 40 less hit rating to still max out their hit thus allowing them to look at getting more Agi and more Crit.

Then perhaps pure Agility and crit isn't the best way to go.

Wait till you get to Mag's Lair and find out the truth about trash mobs being susceptible to CC. You have to kill 12 mobs before getting to Mag's himself and they're all immune to CC.

Maggy's lair isn't the final boss in the game. I'm certain there's trash in SSC which is CCable.

They're looking at ways to do things differently to make themselves less dependent on raid stacking. Sounds to me like they're actually trying to look at everything and find the best balance to achieve this.

Maybe. But when there are two factions, each saying their perspective is right, who do you believe? Personally I tend to put my faith in whom puts forth a better argument.

Nope, it hasn't been Blizzard's track record, but there's hope that they are changing their attitude to make things work out better.

Hope's a good thing. I'm a little more cautious nowadays, but then, I'm pretty much satisfied with my class (I just wish we had better itemization).