Binding shot nerf

Community General Discussion
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Why? Seriously, why would you nerf this ability?

Its probably the only solid unique thing a hunter can bring to the m+! It helps tanks mostly!! Not to mention how bad will soloing feel on a hunter now. It is not an OP ability, and it doesnt break anything. GJ nerfing the fun and usefulness.

Btw, nice balance there now. It used to be stronger mass roots with longer cd, shorter duration and harder positioning. Now its one hit stronger mass roots :upside_down_face: still with longer cd, shorter duration and harder positioning. Oh, and druids can bring tons more utility on top of that. And its not like hunters are stronger deeps than druids.

And arguments like “the top 1% can levrage this unfairly” or “PVP” are just an insult.

So, please. Do not make this stupid change go live!

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Nerf hunters and buff shamans and the game will be perfect. People will come back in millions and never quit again.

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What did I miss? When and what got nerfed?

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This will also affect them in pvp being their one good thing against an already OP ww monk which will get another buff coming patch.

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https://www.wowhead.com/news/hunters-binding-shot-nerfed-in-patch-9-1-5-root-breaks-once-damage-threshold-324636

It works like mass roots now, breaks after 17k dmg

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Thnx for sharing. I guess Blizzard is yet again adding changes nobody asked for. They shine at that.

Indeed that sucks, since it’s really a good talent esp in some M+ weeks.

I mean, giving up post haste for that!

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And Druids go unchanged in terms of buffs and nerfs I suppose?

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Rhetorical question, I see what you’re doing here :smiley:

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Buff MM hunters …

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its almost as if they want people to quit the game.

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So it seems my hunter will be completely useless in m+, besides freezingtrap (omegalul, poly on 30s cd), and TW (which is covered by mages anyways) - hunter is now useless in m+. It brings nothing to the table, absolutely nothing unique. Binding shot was the only ace hunter still had. Now why would you bring hunter, when you can take every otger dps classes which also gives useful utility?

So current hunter as ut stands:

  • no exeptional dps (just in the middle of the pack)
  • no exeptional CC (only pet stun, and 30s cd freezing trap)
  • no off-healing
  • no buffs to the group
  • no way to help your tank during kiting

So why?

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Yeah. What does hunter bring thats unique? And useful…

Worst thing is looking at comparable abilities (mass roots) and seeing they are better in almost all ways now. Who is doing this balancing?!

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Not sure what’s blizz’ reasoning is here, indeed :thinking:

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This was an unexpected and awful change.
This might make monk utility even more valuable in necrotic weeks.

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I wonder are they intentionally trying to wrap it all up?

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Sorry but rubbish.

They bring exceptional dps, its not middle of the pack. Theres a tiny selection of classes that have timed 28’s and a hunter is one of them.
They can soothe mobs in raging, remove buffs with tranq, they can MD mobs that are misbehaving to the tank, they can do cool stuff like pick up the hammer and feign in Necrotic wake.

So if you’re going to make lists, make objective ones.

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I don’t get what’s their point against some classes with something unique.

Monk RoP is a wondeful tool, what are they gonna do? Make it bounce mob back just once?

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The technology isn’t there yet.

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OK, now MM will be even more irrelevant in PvP.

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That would be the logical step, yes.
And also make aoe stuns sometime miss.