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02-11-2010, 08:13 AM
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Welcome to Scattered Shots (http://www.wow.com/category/scattered-shots/), written by Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union (http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com) and the Hunting Party Podcast (http://wwww.huntingpartypodcast.com). Each week Frostheim uses logic and science mixed with a few mugs of Dwarven Stout to look deep into the Hunter class.
Beast Mastery is the beloved hunter spec with the strongest and most protective of followers. While a BM hunter was a rare thing to find back in vanilla, BM saw a terrific boost throughout Burning Crusade and the beginning of Wrath of the Lich King. For years BM enjoyed the incredibly rare status of being an excellent spec -- if not the best spec -- for soloing, leveling, pvp, and raiding.
Then starting in early Wrath, the BM hunters cowered beneath the shadow of the nerf bat. But even after getting repeatedly beaten like a red-headed gnome, squashed into a wee pet-shaped crater, you still don't have to look far to find a BM hunter defending their viability in raids.
Today we're going to take a hard look at the BM spec. We're going to dismiss the rhetoric of the PUG masses who say "If yer BM yer a noob" and take a look at exactly where BM really is in raid viability. Join me after the cut as we take a look at the numbers and the philosophy behind the BM raider.Continue reading Scattered Shots: Can Beast Mastery raid? (http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/scattered-shots-can-beast-mastery-raid/)
Filed under: Hunter (http://www.wow.com/category/hunter/), (Hunter) Scattered Shots (http://www.wow.com/category/scattered-shots/)
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Welcome to Scattered Shots (http://www.wow.com/category/scattered-shots/), written by Frostheim of Warcraft Hunters Union (http://www.warcrafthuntersunion.com) and the Hunting Party Podcast (http://wwww.huntingpartypodcast.com). Each week Frostheim uses logic and science mixed with a few mugs of Dwarven Stout to look deep into the Hunter class.
Beast Mastery is the beloved hunter spec with the strongest and most protective of followers. While a BM hunter was a rare thing to find back in vanilla, BM saw a terrific boost throughout Burning Crusade and the beginning of Wrath of the Lich King. For years BM enjoyed the incredibly rare status of being an excellent spec -- if not the best spec -- for soloing, leveling, pvp, and raiding.
Then starting in early Wrath, the BM hunters cowered beneath the shadow of the nerf bat. But even after getting repeatedly beaten like a red-headed gnome, squashed into a wee pet-shaped crater, you still don't have to look far to find a BM hunter defending their viability in raids.
Today we're going to take a hard look at the BM spec. We're going to dismiss the rhetoric of the PUG masses who say "If yer BM yer a noob" and take a look at exactly where BM really is in raid viability. Join me after the cut as we take a look at the numbers and the philosophy behind the BM raider.Continue reading Scattered Shots: Can Beast Mastery raid? (http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/scattered-shots-can-beast-mastery-raid/)
Filed under: Hunter (http://www.wow.com/category/hunter/), (Hunter) Scattered Shots (http://www.wow.com/category/scattered-shots/)
Scattered Shots: Can Beast Mastery raid? (http://www.wow.com/2010/02/11/scattered-shots-can-beast-mastery-raid/) originally appeared on WoW.com (http://www.wow.com) on Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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