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So I have yet to play my hunter in BC or Wotlk. I'm getting bored with my druid and my shaman as i played them all through BC......and it is for some reason very difficult for me to summon the will to level them seeing as how i didnt start playing wotlk until 3 weeks ago. Both of them are 74.

I also have a 60 hunter in full t2(snicker) that i've never thought to level again. I now want to move back to the pure dps classes and seeing as how i don't have any other high lvl pure dps class other than the hunter i'm thinking about lvling him.

I have a couple of questions first though.


1. My buddy is in one of the top guilds on my server and he says his three raiding hunters are consistently in the top 5 dps in the 25 mans. Is this simply because they either have better gear or more skilled players or is this a true reflection of the damage they do in comparison to other classes.

2. Are they still very competitive in high end pvp?

3. What is the order of stat allocation? hit>agi>crit>haste? just a guess.

4. Just for future knowledge what is their hit and haste caps?

5. Ive done some reading and Survival/MM seems to be the raiding spec, are there any close contenders with that spec?


Well thank you in advance for any answers i receive. I look forward to being a hunter once again.

lol didnt see anything in the sticky concerning hunter dps in comparison to others.

Didnt see any real info on hunter pvp viability in comparison to other pure dps classes, which is what i meant.

All that was said about stat allocation was agi is king and some numbers on hit crit and haste, i do not have a intimate knowledge of hunter mechanics as some do and i do not know how things are in terms of.....well...something like 2.1 agi =30 haste rating....those numbers are complete bull, just using it as an example.

ive read about a haste cap but i didnt even see haste mentioned.....

aaand finally Sv/mm seems to be the top but what is the next best thing.

I dont mean to be rude and maybe im just a idiot but i didnt see any clear answers to these questions in the sticky

There's also a help me thread, along with half a dozen, I'm a new hunter help threads.

Most of your questions would have been answered by the sticky and a brief reading of the posts.

hunters do good dps. We are currently good at pvp. you have to figure out stats for yourself, it's all in the sticky, you're instincts are fairly good though.

It's all in a state of flux right now with 3.1. No one has any idea what the haste cap will be at that point, what spec will be best, or even what rotations to use. I'd suggest following the patch 3.1 thread, as any changes will be discussed there.

Also, if you find the FAQ lacking in an area, please post that in the FAQ thread, and then we'll know and can add it.


Edited, Feb 27th 2009 8:11pm by Xsarus

I'll try and answer a few questions, but in the end I"m sure that others will give you more concrete answers.

Hunters are still very good at DPS, especially since that's all we can really do. There are some extremely well geared DK's that are giving all DPS classes a run for their money with regards to topping dps charts.

Hunter are okay in PVP, the whole range issue is still a pain, but not as bad now.

Don't worry to much about haste as it only helps with your auto shot which in reality doesn't do much for you at all. So focus on hit, agility, stamina, AP, and crit. Not really in that order, but always keep hit on top. Don't remember what the cap is, but fairly sure it was on the FAQ.

As of right now (pre 3.1) yes SV/MM is top end DPS with BM/MM doing 2nd and is still best for leveling and soloing most stuff.

If you want something completely different I'd say try out the DK's their DPS is pretty impressive even in the beginning blues you get from the starter quests. Plus their whole play style is different from all the other DPS classes, and it's a nice change as well.

But as far as your post goes, umm lets see. Think I've hit all that I can, hope that helped a little.