Hunter News of the Week - 06.11.

Hunter (Forums / Skills / WoD Talent Calculator) tweets of the week

So then the fun question is: how many CQP gear options will we get? Ringmail/Linked/Mail still
Well set bonuses change per spec (even on pure dps classes). Variety will be secondary stats (holinka)
So with that, hunters will have different set bonuses for BM, Marks, and Surv?
Where it makes sense yes (holinka)
it isn't a goal to ensure every spec has a different set bonuses. (holinka)
just that a design constraint is gone now that we can change it per spec. (holinka)

Would u consider cutting two seconds off freezing trap and scatter so they can coexist in WoD? Scatter is ideal for landing traps.
We'll see how the change works out in testing. There is a benefit of getting rid of an instant CC button. (holinka)

what is intent behind 'heal on kill' buff for hunters?
We added some self-sustainability like that to several classes who were lacking in that department, lately. (Celestalon)

is a mobile stable for hunters possibly on the cards? 5 pet limit seems arbitrary and doesn't add any value.
Hmmm... that sounds like a potentially really fun hunter epic quest. Probably not for 6.0, love the idea though. (Muffinus)

Another quick question: is Focusing Shot damage supposed to be increased by the Draenor perk (Improved Steady/Cobra Shot)?
Yes, though you always have the relevant perk when you can get Focusing Shot, so it doesn't really matter; tuned as such. (Celestalon)

Hook wasps now wasps due to similarity. Rylaks now tamable. New pet class? If so, can't you apply same logic and add to chimeras?
It's got ground anims, and in practice doesn't look at all like a Chim, hence the new family. (Muffinus)

Any chance we ever see a ranged attacking hunter pet? I feel hydras would be the best for it. Pathing issues makes more appealing.
Would love to do these, need to talk to class guys about balance. (Muffinus)
Update: Rylaks now tameable (exotic). Hook wasps have joined the wasp family. Still no unicorns. (Muffinus)
Can we get a hint as to what a Rylak is? Is it a new creature we've never seen from datamining, or an older creature we had?
Iron Skyreaver is a Rylak. (Muffinus)

So maybe something like this? Hmmm... This is named Chromatic Chimaera, though, but its model seems to be similar to that of the Iron Skyreaver's.

Where within Black Arrow does the guaranteed lock and load take place?
Somewhere; no guaranteed spot, just somewhere. (Celestalon)
One assumption is that if it hasn't triggered by the last tick, it must on the last tick.
Yes, that'd be fair, through process of elimination. (Celestalon)
(Oh, that's not how it works, though. It's not like the last tick ends up having a higher proc frequency.) (Celestalon)
Any info on how it does work?
It determines at cast time how many procs there'll be, then randomly distributes those procs throughout the ticks. (Celestalon)
Proc count starts at 1, then it has successive 20% chances to add 1, until it fails a roll. (Celestalon)
That's kind of neat.Proc count=2, 10 ticks, rng generator rolls 2 times, predetermining ticks 3 and 7 to proc...?
Yep. But you don't need to know any of that in order to play optimally; that's just the nitty gritty. (Celestalon)
Prob. Pushing my luck, but IF black arrow works with readiness, would that lead to oddities with <20 second cd?

Perhaps. It's something we know we'll need to solve if we do put Black Arrow on Readiness. (Celestalon)

Hunter (Forums / Skills / Talent Calculator) T17 bonuses

Item - Hunter T17 Beast Mastery 2P Bonus (New) Increases the damage of Kill Shot by 10%.
Item - Hunter T17 Beast Mastery 4P Bonus (New) Increases the duration of Bestial Wrath by 2 sec.
Item - Hunter T17 Marksmanship 2P Bonus (New) Increases the damage of Kill Shot by 10%.
Item - Hunter T17 Marksmanship 4P Bonus (New) Activating Rapid Fire also grants you Deadly Aim. Deadly Aim increases your critical strike damage by 10%.
Item - Hunter T17 Survival 2P Bonus (New) Increases the Focus restored from Viper Venom by 2.
Item - Hunter T17 Survival 4P Bonus (New) Increases the damage of Explosive Shot by 10%.
Item - Hunter WoD PvP 2P Bonus (New) When your Freezing Trap activates, you and your pet gain 1,000 Focus.
Item - Hunter WoD Survival PvP 4P Bonus (New) Casting Black Arrow automatically activates Lock and Load. Lock and Load causes your next two Explosive Shots within 12 sec to cost no Focus and trigger no cooldown.

Class changes

Beast Mastery

Mastery Attunement (New) You gain 5% more of the Mastery stat from all sources. Hunter - Beast Mastery Spec.

MarksmanshipCritical Strike Attunement (New) You gain 5% more of the Critical Strike stat from all sources. Hunter - Marksmanship Spec.

Survival
Multistrike Attunement (New) You gain 5% more of the Multistrike stat from all sources. Hunter - Survival Spec.