Hunter Changes in WoW Cataclysm
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Each class in WoW Cataclysm will see major changes from talent tree revamps to new class mechanics and I plan to make sure there’s a place for all those little changes to be listed clearly.
Hunters in WoW Cataclysm will especially see lots of new changes to the way the class is being played, are some WoW Cataclysm Hunter features
- Hunters will no longer use mana in WoW Cataclysm, it has been completely removed. (Shamans and Hunters will no longer need to share items)
- Instead of mana Hunters will now use Focus.
- Focus regenerates continuously, much like Rogues do. Abilities such as Steady shot improves the rate of getting focus back.
- Rogue energy returns at a 10 / sec rate, Hunter focus returns at 6/sec (12/sec with steady shot)
- A shot will cost 30 to 60 focus.
- Hunters will have fewer cooldowns on abilities, and will therefore probably function much more like rogues now.
- Ammunition will become an item, not a consumable that you can run out of.
- Hunters might be able to pick talent trees for their pet, in order to choose just the pet that looks best to them
- There’s a small chance that hunters will be able to tame mounts in the distant future.
- In Patch 3.3, pets will scale of all of your stats and allow buffs from raid encounters to affect them.
- In Patch 3.3, there will be changes to make sure that pets can’t be hit by AOEs from bosses but others (PvP) will be able to affect them.
- Pets classes might get a “move to this location” command for their pet, long cooldown abilities that let your pet teleport to you to get out of trouble. This would be good feature since developers can’t make pet AI as smart as a player.
For other Hunter class changes in WoW Cataclysm stayed tuned, as their will be MUCH much more information in the coming days.
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Nice job, man.
Update it always.
it is so cool i hope they show the hunters new spells from 80-85 i cant wait until Catalysm shows on Gameshop.
With the removal of mana, and the obvious requirement for intellect i wonder what impact this will have on hunters overall. Like I am happy about getting rid of mana, but with talents like careful aim being removed(to be assumed)we will have to find new ways to get our dps as high as everyone else.
I think Blizzard will make sure that your DPS doesn’t suffer – if needed they could even change your Focus regeneration rate to balance the class. I think removal of mana and introduction of Focus will help Blizzard give more cool spells to the Hunter class overall.
u are absolutely right and the DPS will be higher
The Focus will greatly increase the burst damage of Hunters.
hoping for more …but I agree taking away mana will possibly giver us a good dps boost though. and im dieing to know what out new talents will be for 85
And lets not forget the new talents and haste bonus to speed up our new focus regen.
How exactly are hunters going to pvp with the focus system? Each shot costing 30-60 focus with a 100 focus pool cap is stupid in the pvp aspect. Not to mention that steady shot is RARELY EVER used in pvp arenas, disabling the 12focus/second regen capability. Rogues have a 10energy/second regen rate with more than one energy regen skill, no? I’d like to see this unfold a little more.
I reaaaaally hope that “There’s a small chance that hunters will be able to tame mounts in the distant future.” is true
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Focus dependant? And we regain it slower than rogues? This will destroy us for PvP, mark my words, specially considering we have to blow 2 defensive cooldowns to escape from 1 offensive snare.
Each shot costing 30-60 focus = Explosive shot, aimed shot, black arrow, no focus so you gotta keep running, concussive shot, explosive shot, no more focus keep running, serpent sting, tranq, run away ect….
This is just redicilus…..once again they destroy the hunter.
”Hunters will no longer use mana in WoW Cataclysm, it has been completely removed. (Shamans and Hunters will no longer need to share items)”, True, now we just ened to share loot with Druid, and rogues. that’s just f*****g pathetic.
i’m gonna reroll to something else. this is just pathetic.
Great changes so far, keep it up dude!
Good Epixhunter, Leave the community or hunters does not want you, go the fuck away.
lol hunters wear mail last time i looked so should get gear all for us
until the geedy plate dps try and steal it
Mail yeah… What about cloaks necks rings weapons trinkets ?
Comeon guys – Think solutions not problems.
What about all the hunter regen talents, i mean if they persist and are changed to focus regen, Surv. hunters for one, would NEVER EVER need AOTV again.
Im thinking, Hunting party, thrill of the hunt.
comeon its not hard to think of a few mechanics that with a little twist, would equalise the “rogue-equation”.
on the pvp side. im not getting you people whining at all.
Hunters not being mana dependant is such a Huuuuuge plus.
no mana drain, possibly no more Aspect/trap silence.
less cooldowns was mentioned.
and yet i hear 50% whine about the restrictions this “might” cause, tho there is no-where mentioned the focus pool being restricted to 100.
Just the thought of a Hunter with Goblin or worgen racials make my troll shiver.
oh yeah i forgot. and and even better, on a mana dependant fight, you got a non mana-dependant class,
applying a mana regen. buff to the raid.
that trumphs any other replenishment, cus its infinite no matter what.
I hope Tame Mount will be added by cataclysm. I’m guessing it will work like pets, where you stable them at a stable keeper, and it doesn’t share the slots with pets. They might add more slots to both of them. I lolz at the silly druid,locks, and pallies when I am riding my chimera and raptors, when I am an Night Elf.Lol at the horde to then. Focus is a good change if the regen. goes up or the max amount is higher than 100.
Us rogues dont wanna share gear with u hunters anyway were always getting snatched from. All you hunters complain about Blizz expanding the game making it more fun cause every class doesnt use the same freaking thing. Good job Blizz
Hunter focus will make it so htere r more huntards than ever before oh goody i can’t wait
hey think solutions!¡! i hope that the maximun of the focus gauge wont be 100 but if it is don’t worry ( be happy) they’ll come up with something better focus regeneration or talents to do such thing, so plz try to think alternative (Ps i can’t wait to have my worgen hunter) GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That focus like thing to change mana to energy/focus was already mentioned before BC and also wotlk i only beleive this if it will become true.
bigbob, gtfo idiot
One thing id really like to see for hunters in cataclysm is Maces being usable since there always related stats towards are class.
@oblivion
Maces are the only weapon that hunters cant use, and no class in the game can use EVERY type of weapon. Blizz wont give us agility maces — they are for DK’s, enhance shammies, stupid paladins, etc.
As of right now, I can dps with my eyes closed, in both SV and MM. If you’re a hunter and arent topping the charts right now, you need to learn to play your class. I consistently out dps other classes whose gear greatly exceeds mine, with the exception of an arcane mage who really knows what he’s doing.
Therefore, a change from mana to focus pools will greatly increase the difficulty of playing the class. BigBob was right — this means more huntards who cant play a focus/energy regen type class. If you have ever rolled a rogue or feral kitty, you know that the rotations for end game content are the most complicated in the game.
I’m up for the challenge of new rotations, the question is, are all the terribad hunters who just faceroll ready? It’s going to be a completely new class.
AND @ the people who complain about gear: If you pull the numbers, your Raid leader will throw you the gear and not the shitty dps’er who can’t keep up….Learn to play, loot whores.
–Petri
i think that maybe we would do so bad in PVP only if that we have tons of burst damage cause hunter right now do decent damage but they do it really fast will running around the enemy and they cant move run up wing clip then set a trap disengage then keep shooting at, are focus attacks will be much slower because we will have to wait for are focus i think you shouldn’t do this if you want focus make a whole new class or don’t do it it all or unless we do tons of burst damage the cost of the attacks focus should be a little lower
and on a other bases aimed shot should go back to the old one that waited a few seconds to shoot
oh yeah and i also want maces for hunters too lol forgot to add it in
i like asd’s hippie views on the whole thing.
all tho these changes could ruin hunters they do sound like they could improve us greatly.
also yes, there will be no end to huntards. at least most of them dont make it to the cap
@Zilax
scroll up! Hunters will not have maces UNLESS blizzard takes away a weapon type hunters already have. NO CLASS IN THE GAME HAS THE ABILITY TO USE ALL TYPES OF WEAPONS.
this is gonna make the hunters suck now even if the focus is 100 and theres certain things that regen it faster the mana and how fast the hunters can shoot is what makes them like the best dps in the game everyone is gonna not like this and i think its gonna be 100 focus because hunters pets use focus and they only have 100
Except warriors?
Really looking forward this new focus thing
) . Will be really fun to watch witch spec that will be top dps 
( Give some low to the Beastmasters 
)
Can’t warriors use pretty much every weapon with the exception to wands? I mean that’s kind of their thing isn’t it? I’m curious to see how focus works for us. It’ll take more thought and therefore may weed out the fails we have in the class. I am happy they did mention that Steady Shot may help regen our focus. Also I kind of hope they add a talent like what feral druid have. Beserk which cuts every attacks cost in half. Maybe like a 5-10 second deal with a 2 minute cooldown. Just saying it’d be nice
I just need to know when will I play wow-cataclysm
Hmhm…focus should definitely be interesting…alltho im a bit worried about traps (a fan of traps here >_>)
About the 6/sec regen rate…OFC it needs to be lower than rogues..Why??? BECAUSE WE HAVE PETS and they dont xD
Well be a bit slower ofc..but if the right rotation is thought out, hunters should have no problems atall…
Steady shot in PvP yeah..not really used, but i cant say im not using it atall. About the running/shooting part…its not like we werent used to it already. If youre a huntard, who just stays in one place for more than 3 secs…youre just weird and probably dying a lot >_<
This new feature will just make us even more the kings and queens of distance runing ^____^
P.S what happens with the aspect of viper then?
I am with zilax unless we do more damage or the cost of focus doesn’t lower, don’t make the changes.
Unamused. Gunna have to roll another main now. Why can’t they just leave well enough alone?
Takes the piss.
This is a great thing. If we casters could cast our sh*t half as fast as hunters, we’d get consistently high killing blows on pvp. Hunter’s have too much of an advantage on pvp bg’s.
im a level 56 huntar and useing mana for me is somewaht good i have goten sued to blowing my mana sky high then useing aotv to save me but if we start useinf focus like rogues then i dont think i will be playing hunters anymore cause i run out of focus way the heck to fast on my blood elf rogue
30-60 focus a shot?!? They tryin to ruin pvp for hunters?
they have been messing with hunters since before x packs. we have all been adapting to every single patch. the game is so dam easy now compared to burning crusade so why not get some actual fun back? okay focus will screw with us all but then again isnt stacking 15k mana just a little easy? the game has always been getting nerfed so little kids can play. huntards are called huntards because little alliance kids arent the smartest to say the least. world of warcraft might just get a break from kids and we can now say that we are playing a real game, a real challenge world of warcrack might get a new name!
I agree, but it will still even with my skepticism be interesting to see how they work in Focus for hunters. I know Eyonix is saying expect a large post on the hunter changes soon! Once there avail I will post them on the site.
i remember i saw somewhere on youtube (think it was a blizzcon interview) that they were thinking that the focus would be around 200, I think thats pretty damn good
This is interesting, if hunters will be able to tame their mounts in the future does this mean Blizzard is thinking of allowing hunters to tame Dragonkin as well? Think about it. : )
hunters will still share gearvwith ench shammys, pvp isnt ruined u have o stack haste instead of agi etc?
”tame mounts” isnt anything ive heard from any other community or blizzard reports, prolly fake.
and btw should any blizzard website have ads about gold farming or power lvling?
That would just be too good to be true xD
Only thing that makes me uneasy by now is –> WHY thE HECk will there be Undead and goblin hunters…??? Thats just not…right -.-
(even the holy cows and dwarf shammies are kinda ok)
Need before Greed system will not let Hunters roll on leather anyways so you won’t share with rogues and druids….
on the subject of aspect of the viper, it could easily be modified to affect your focus rege rate instead of mana for example the 6/s to 8 or 10/s. And in a pvp environment you can likely expect more aspect changing in combat if the 60% damage ratio stays in.
Change never comes without ridicule. I too am scepticle of the hunter changes, but have confidence that blizz will find a fair balance for hunters before releasing cataclysm. Hell, blizz has been doin this for over 5 years, I think they’re smart enough to make it work. It’s gonna take some gettin used to but if the initial release fails they’ll fix it right away, as blizz always keeps tight watch on major game changes. So if you’re gonna worry about anything, worry about the Yeti’s!
rofl lol hunters now aren’t boring heh, i can get a kick outa mine before sellin’ him lolz mar.
but still i secon jaaru’s comment…why the hell are undead gonna be hunters… XD
Thinking about mounts,what about spiders and stuff ?it would be awsome and weird.but do you think only cats and couple others be considered “mount ” mat. ?
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I agree with alex, this game have been to much simplyfied, compared to the black temple and the other raids in BC. Im not sure how this regen will work, but i would expect some cind of bonuses in talants and in the new gear we can get, that actually increase and shorten the regen timer
TAME MOUNTS THAT WOULD BE AWESOME !!!! spider would be a coolest mount ever.
I was giggling at the thought of a spider mount, and the thought of a fox
and what else they failed to mention was that hunters will be able to carry three different pets on them at all times. and can switch them out when they are not in combat. I think hunters got some badass changes
Please see the latest post called “hunter Cataclysm Preview” to see an updated list of changes which includes what you complained that we failed to mention.
i heard hunters can stealth in Cata
Hi.:D am confused guys if I should make a hunter or not coz I’ve heard mana is better than focus so am confused will the hunter will be better with focus or will be bad:s or mana is better
Thanks.
I think the removal of mana is a bad idea just because shammys share gears with hunters…well what about priests-warlocks…pallys-warriors…Rouges-druids they all share gear..it has never been a problem before so why change it
It would be Great if hunter can use double guns it will be like wow:o
Hi! i think hunter focus cap can be 200 in cataclysm (happy) but i am 97% sure focus cap will be 100. But if in cataclysm there be much gear increasing haste (increas focus regneration) it’s okey, i fear haste gear’s are pretty rares so houpfuly there is some socket’s enhant’s and etc. Then i like very much if in cataclysm ranged weapon are be come enchatble. Then i think best pvp spec sv or mm. thanks for reading ps. sorry for bad english i’m just 12 years old and i write this on psp.
if steady shot take focus back what will happend in pvp , hunters cant just stand there and cast steady shot, how to get focus back in bg-pvp?
ok, ive seen a few comments about hunters not moving, its not true. my hunter stands in one spot in bgs all the time, he just mows down the enemy. people complain about my crummy gear, but hehe, its not the gear its how you play. and though im angry about focus, i think the same concept applies there as well.
hmmmm…..yep. they have officially just killed off the only class in the hole game that i thought was a really cool and unique in its own really fun and adictive way. not saying that hunters are the only class that i love to play though it looks like unless they can pull off a miracle, im going to have to say good by to my favourite, awsome fun, adictive class and probably wow.
i suppose if they added some things like these in, it wouldnt be so bad
.definitely a higher limit of focus then 100 like 300 or so with a faster regeneration like 10pts a sec
.just a little bit stronger attacks to make up for the less bombardment of attacks on the enemy
.ok from what i’ve heard from this, hunters are going to be using leather. i would usually say WTF but when you think about it it does make more sense
these are only my oppinions so instead of getting angry at them, i would love to hear some more oppinions from people who see this change differently.
been playing and reading a bit more and i suppose that as long as you will still be able to fire at a reasonable firing speed (talking about the skills) and that your focus wont run out to fast i suppose i could get use to the changes. Im also really hanging out to see if they bring in some new epic pets instead of the same old boring core hounds and that they will give you more of a pick between cool pets and not just one epic pet everyone has (or wants).
If what I’ve researched and learnded about all classes in the upcoming expansion, Hunters aren’t the only ones being stabbed in the back. Shadow Preist, nothing at all. Blizz wants all Rogues to use Daggers as if that what they should only use. Enhance Shamans are going to be more like ret Pallys wearing mail. Blizz wants fury warriors to use 1 handers agains, even though 2 is better than 1. As said before, if you read about all the classes in Cataclysm, Hunter ain’t lookin too bad.
pfff blizz loves only pally…
i dont like any of these changes….makes me wanna quit the game
Focus won’t be gay
Guys who gives a crap if a shot costs 60 focus, iv seen YouTube vids were a aimed shot crits 35k consistanly at level 82 so all we need is 1 shot in pvp and there is also a aspect that allows faster focus regen and it makes it possible to cast auto shot why’ll running
IM sure this is going to be incredibly unbalanced espaichaily with this many changes wich im glad to see happen to the hunter and most of you forget they havent said how big our focus pool it is it could be more or less than a rogues who knows thier not same class and you forget talents take place as well im sure thier will be plently that help in focus regain but in my opinion this is for the greater good may take some tweeks but im sure the world isnt ganna end
Reading all of the comments I think people need to stop the moaning because blizzard arn’t stupid enough with the focus thing in pvp they will probably get a new proc like a Druid and resto shaman and will get a clear casting effect so the shot will consume no focus or somthing like that. If you can’t play a hunter pvp at cata then your a huntard and it will take practice and alot of Reading to master the hunter at cata