Originally Posted by
SSG_Orion
This is not a post that pretends that there are Hunter changes imminent. It's a discussion to draw forth thoughts on our ranged combatant and where some believe that there is room for improvement, skills, effects, and traits that are underwhelming, and a wishlist of what you might like to see moving forward.
I play mainly yellow hunter now.
Started off as red-line back in 2014, got bored of that play-style by Evendim (level 40-ish) so I switched to blue which I enjoyed playing until level 115 (the level cap at the time). I checked out the yellow line for a brief time but couldn't figure out how to play it effectively so I shelved the hunter for at least a couple years while I played other classes, mainly support roles (lore-master, burglar, minstrel). Learning those play-styles prompted me to take another look at the yellow hunter line which I'm happy I did. Compared to the other two lines I find yellow more engaging and mentally stimulating. I'm not saying blue and red are bad, they are powerful and oh-so-fun to watch someone who plays them well. There are aspects about the yellow-line that appeal to me - the additional layer of strategy behind the pew-pewing and group support (especially in higher tier instances and raids).
A couple of wishes for the yellow-hunter:
1) Purge Corruption - I understand the need for a cool-down since this is an AOE cleanse and very powerful in groups, but for solo content (particularly at higher tier Delving missions) it leaves me vulnerable to repeated applications of de-buffs. This might be something to take a look at. As for its rooting animation, I find it useful to have a skill that prevents knock-backs.
2) Buggy Traps - on occasion, the traps will seemingly get placed randomly or far from where I intended to place them, creating a 2-fold issue. Firstly and most obviously, the trap is placed where you didn't intend for it to go. Secondly and more importantly, once a trap is placed, there is no way to dismiss it which could be detrimental in certain situations.
Overall, I am very happy with my hunter
Nardûaninzil - The Flower Guard | Crickhollow family of 16 - Captain, Hunter, Rune-Keeper, Guardians, Beornings, Burglars, Lore-Masters, Minstrel, Champion, Warden, Brawlers.
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