Garwulf at the Huntsman’s Lodge: Blizzard is hosting a live Class Design & Balance Q&A right now. I’ve weeded out all of the wasting-the-devs-time-with-support-class-questions Q&A, and have listed just the important topics below… Hunter Class Design & Balance.
Some key points…
- Along with the removal of ranged weps, hunters will lose the ability to parry. Not a huge deal, considering our parry chance blows.
- If you have a melee weapon that you want to RP with, you’ll be able to equip it for show in Mists of Pandaria.
- Hunters will be able to cast Scare Beast on enemies affected by Transmorph Trap (trap that turns an affected target into a beast, with a Hex type effect, e.g. loss of control over abilities).
- Exotic pets will still be BM-only.
- Spec DPS balance should be level across all three specs.