ammerman wrote:
Not to make waves or anything since I haven't been on wow for a long time, just came back recently, but in MC we never ran with pets. They die just way to fast. Also in a post here it has 3 cookie-cutter raid specs listed and the topic was posted by Aethien which has never steered me wrong yet. So is there anyone else who would like to comment on my spec who is or does raid as a MM.
One last thing - I out DPS BM raid specs in my guild and we are basically geared the same.
Edited, Apr 1st 2008 1:55pm by ammerman
I'll comment on your spec. You'll be hard-pressed to find anyone here raids with a MM spec. Sure, there are a few die-hard marksmen lurking around, but they've almost all been converted.
I played MM from level 56-70, because I was in the pre-BC "only Marksmen hunters can raid" mindset. However, when I finally got Kara attuned, I respecc'ed to BM for my first time in. Even IF you never use Bestial Wrath/The Beast Within, you will do more damage as a BM hunter than a Marksman. This is because the increased attack speed, and buffed up pet.
Boss fights have become MUCH more pet friendly in TBC. There are really only a handful of bosses that will do any damage to your Pet, so you can easily rely on it to contribute to your damage.
There isn't a huge difference in playstyle between BM and MM. You may lose some nifty tricks like Scatter and Silencing Shot, but since neither of those are used in raids, you shouldn't miss them.
And finally... If you're out DPSing BM hunters, THEY are doing something wrong. Go ahead, ask around and find out how many people here have their own "I out DPS'ed a MM hunter who had WAY better gear than me" stories. I have one! The other reliable hunter in my guild has several pieces of gear from T5 content. I don't have anything past T4, and I WELL out DPS her. She always has the highest Top-end damage, but overall, my DPS is way above hers.