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phatlewtz
I have decided to stick with a BM spec after the nerf, because I like my pets. While I realize my DPS is not optimal, I still would like to begin gearing for heroics. Currently, I have about 25% crit, and I was wondering how much I really needed to get Cobra Strikes and GftT to proc often.
Most guides I have read suggest I want to gear towards hit cap first, then AP. Crit is not so highly recommended in these guides, yet to me, it seems necessary to get talent procs. I understand that TOO many crits in a row might pull aggro, and that AP is nice because it scales to my pet.
So, should I gear towards a higher crit rate like 30%? Or is 25% good enough, such that I should indeed stack a lot more AP?
TY!
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phatlewtz
Hi, thanks for the comments. Here is the requested Armory link to my hunter:
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Kargath&n=Alluran
I know the Swiftarrow gear is more for PVP, but I was able to craft it myself at L78. It has worked well so far for solo quests and normal 5-mans, but I know I can ditch the resil and extra STAM as I gear for heroics.
I know I need to squeak out an extra 1% hit for heroics (can't always count on Draenei being there in PUGs!) I doubt I will ever see a raid, given my current guild structure and real-life time commitments. So, I don't see a need to get 8% hit. I'll shoot for 6% and be satisfied that I am good to go for heroics.
OK, I won't deliberately gem/enchant for crit (unless there is no better option for the slot, such as the helm enchant). But, is there a min crit that I would want? I'm not exactly 25% as I had thought (I must have had BoK on me or something when I last looked!) Is 25% a target for BM talent procs? 20%? 30%? Or should I not even worry about talent procs, instead relying on raw AP for better DPS?
Thanks again!
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Well, it makes me feel good to hear I haven't made too many bad gear choices, though as I had posted, I wasn't sure about desired crit rate.
I had enchanted my current gear because I had truly thought L80 normal dungeons were going to be my end game (and because I liked the look of the Swiftarrow "set" I thought it would be a keeper). Now that I am pushing ahead, yeah, I'll have to enchant again!
TY for the suggestions for a spec change. I had included Aimed Shot to have another instant shot for occasional PVP, as it was easy to spec near the top of the MM tree, but was disappointed to see that it shared a cooldown with Multi-Shot! I have seen some shot rotation discussions that included it, but you're right in that many do not. I could easily remove it and just weave Arcane Shot among my Steady Shots.
Any thoughts about specing Survival Instincts in the SV tree? Sounds like that could be some good crit there, assuming crit is indeed desired, and that it wouldn't hurt DPS by taking away from other talents (given that I do prefer a mostly BM spec).
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