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Essential Addon For Hunters [MM & SV]
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Post by
Random1000
With all the new specs available for ICC raiding, rotations are no longer something used. Instead, hunters dps on more of a "Shot Priority" system. Whichever spell is available and is the highest priority, it is used.
For Example: Your shot priorities are Spell 3, Spell 4, Spell 1
Your action bar could be something along the lines as
Now say your is on cooldown, or its a sting and is already applied to the boss, your highest priority would be . You would use that spell. Then since its the next highest priority.
Theres an addon called Faceshooter, which consists of a box you can drag anywhere, none bigger then an action bar sized bar, that shows you your highest damage spell available. So back to the example above, if your is already applied, it will display in the box.
What this means as a hunter is as using whatever spell displayed in the box. It works with SV and MM. Havnt tested it out on BM yet because it isnt a good PvE build.
Faceshooter : WoWInterface
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138583
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Post by
Random1000
Yes yes yes! More automation please. Need more automation to play my retrilol. Oh wait you want this for hunter.
How does it decide whether to fire another steady or wait 0.5-0.7s till big shot goes out of cd? Oh wait it doesnt.
If thats seperating your dps from good to bad then do whatever you like. Im just saying this addon helps a lot by showing the highest priority spell you have. It will show a spell thats cooldown is over in 1-1.5sec if your casting a steady shot too. Its very helpful.
Strangely, I'd think that a shot priority system can be simpler than a rotation, not to mention more flexible. "GCD's over? What's available? Ooh, Aimed Shot came off CD!". I don't see how trying to create a less-than-straightforward rotation based off this actually 'helps', especially with the rotation always subject to change.
EDIT: Misjudged what kind of addon it is. Apparently, it either does a lot more than just try to create a rotation based off a priority, or a good salesman wrote up the description on WoWInterface. I'll hold off on my opinion until I get a chance to try it...eventually.
It will display Sniper Training and VIper and Stings when you need to switch and all that good stuff. I was stating the basics.
Post by
pichu
actually the hunter module from forteXorcist can do it all. I find more useful the cooldowns bar from it since you can configure the time window IE to 10 secs to track aimed/chimera/ES. Also basing it on a priority list somehow can be counter-productive since you dont always want to use your highest damage shoot asap (need to burn down a new add?)
One thing as an addong that grabs information from everywhere and gives it to you in a way easier to assimilate it as fast as posible. Other thing is an addon that, once given that information, makes the choices in the place of the player
Post by
Bruunpala
Atm i use Watcher, cuz it lets me set the prio on spells easily and shows CD with a line compared to other spells, eg i can see whether it is worth starting a SS or waiting 0.5 sec for CS. Along with TMW it gives an easy overview that doesnt automate everything.
Post by
dantesus
Considering Marksman hunters use a small rotation, I don't see a huge benefit from using this add on. Good find for someone starting out as a hunter, I would say.
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138583
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Random1000
Sorry, never really found it fun to play a class in PvE. I never sat there and said, "boy these 6 spells are so cool". I think its fun when you top charts, get gear, and progress. If you want to talk about fun, go roll a mage and sit in BGs all day.
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