Frostheim at WoW Insider: Of all the different optimization options for the hunter class, racials are the one that is hardest to change. Nevertheless, there are plenty of hunters out there willing to race-change to squeeze out a bit more DPS or to get a little bit closer to the rugged perfection the designers blessed on the dwarves. This means that there are plenty of people asking what the best hunter race is.
In Mists, we have the new racial of the pandaren, plus a few of the old racials changing. Add to that new abilities and new formulas for the old ones, and the common question of what the best hunter race is requires a new set of math. . . . Read full article
I hate every time Blood Elf gets labeled “Nothing meaningful”.
Extra focus is worth a mention, even if people don’t think it’s all THAT important, it’s off the global cooldown and can be macroed to things in a set-it-and-forget-it way.
And just because the silence doesn’t give you extra DPS doesn’t mean it’s proven extremely useful in some raid fights.
Aye, my Shadowmeld has saved the day once or twice.
Yarrr Shadowmeld! I’ll throw some love to the Night Elves too.
We various elves have useful utility, darnit!
*HASN’T proven extremely useful
for an example, having a raid with a lot of blood elves made the mind cotnrol parts of Cho’gall really trivial.