This won't cut it, the whole thing needs a rework and a clear vision of what TF they want it to be.
When will they realize the current iteration of survival sucks and isnt fun. Least the legion version was interesting
I've always loved Flanking Strike, even if it was more for the Focus regen. So, I'm happy that it's being buffed.
You can overtune surv all you want, but its still trash.
For PvP.. Serpent Sting needs to be moved to one of the first few tiers. Add Black Arrow or Flayed Shot and make it function the same way it does currently (a dot that has a chance to proc Kill Shot) Increase the damage of Wildfire Bomb. SV Is supposed to feel like a hunter that is using his ranged capabilities to weaken his prey before leaping in to finish the kill. The iteration on Dragon Flight beta is clunky, there’s no clear cut direction, and requires too much melee up time, which SV simply doesn’t have the toolkit for. I think a majority of SV players want the ranged/melee hybrid gameplay, it has worked for the last two expansions, is fun, and plays seamlessly.
Survival is in a difficult situation.In the Beta it's currently better to NOT take Mongoose Bite although Blizzard wants to force you into it. It's better to NOT take Fury of the Eagle, Flanking Strike or Spearhead, no matter what some streamers say or Blizzard thinks. You need the points for other nodes. So buffing Flanking Strike & Fury of the Eagle while ignoring our main problems makes zero sense.Also we NEED a raid-wide buff that makes us desireable being brought to a raid. Sentinel's Owl, on the general Hunter side of the Talent Tree, is simply bad. Sentinel's Protection is even worse, making it a complete joke. But while MM and BM at least have their advantage of being ranged, Survival has nothing.Survival needs something UNIQUE that makes them being needed. What's so hard to understand about that Blizzard?
They probably HAVE to keep buffing it, after all that out of hand Mad Bombs talent and lego with one button spam uncapped AoE BS that was heavily RNG based and nothing to do with skills.Remove that BS and add in some skills now, and suddenly all those FOTM switchers start complaining about it's trash! 😴🥱
Blizzard should look to WotLK, Cata, MoP, and WoD for how to make a good Survival spec. People can fanboy all they want about melee Hunters but it's pretty much been DOA since its inception aside from periods where it's extremely overtuned, which is a bandaid fix that's toxic for the game. Far too much time and effort has been wasted. Revising the Legion choice is long overdue.
Love these changes