10.2 Beast Mastery Hunter First Impressions - Kill Command, Talent Point Reductions, Cooldown Rework

RPT Publié 26/09/2023 à 13:30 par Tarlo

This Public Test Realm (PTR) is a testing environment for the content coming with the Dragonflight: Guardians of the Dream update.
Dragonflight: Guardians of the Dream Update Development Notes

HUNTER

Fixed an issue where Entrapment didn’t share diminishing returns with other root abilities.
Beast Mastery

Developers’ note: Aspect of the Wild and Call of the Wild have struggled to be compelling choices during Dragonflight. Both of these cooldowns were competing for similar design space to make you and your pets feel stronger in a way that feels different than Bestial Wrath. After evaluating these abilities, we have decided to replace Aspect of the Wild entirely and convert it into passive options on the talent tree. The removal of Aspect of the Wild allows us to double down on Call of the Wild being a strong pet summoning cooldown for the Beast Mastery spec. We’re also lowering the number of talent points in the Thrill of the Hunt and Dire Command talent nodes from 3 to 2, which should give you some extra flexibility in your talent choices.
Aspect of the Wild has been removed.
New Talent: Savagery (Passive) – Kill Command damage is increased by 10%. Barbed Shot lasts 2 seconds longer. Replaces Aspect of the Wild.
Master Handler has been redesigned – Each time Barbed Shot deals damage, the cooldown of Kill Command is reduced by 0.5 seconds.
Call of the Wild has been slightly redesigned – Cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes) and the base ability now also has the added functionality: Whenever Call of the Wild summons a pet, the cooldown of Kill Command and Barbed Shot are reduced by 50%.
Choice nodes for Call of the Wild updated:

While Call of the Wild is active, all of your pets are affected by Beast Cleave. Each time Call of the Wild summons a pet, all of your pets Stomp.
While Call of the Wild is active, each time you Kill Command, your Kill Command target takes 3% more damage from all of your summons. This effect stacks.

Thrill of the Hunt is now a 2-rank talent (was 3). Each point grants 2% critical strike chance, stacking up to 2/4 times (was 3%, stacking 1/2/3 times).
Dire Command is now a 2-rank talent (was 3). Each point grants 15/30% chance to trigger (was 10/20/30%).
Snake Bite has been removed.

A Step Forward - Reactions to Beast Mastery Talent Changes on the 10.2 PTR.

Hello! The purpose of this article will be to go over all the changes made to Beast Mastery Hunter Talents on the 10.2 PTR, and discuss where they have gone right, where they have gone wrong, and what''s left to be done. Let's get to it:

Point Deductions

Frisson de la chasse is now a 2-rank talent (was 3). Each point grants 2% critical strike chance, stacking up to 2/4 times (was 3%, stacking 1/2/3 times).
Ordre funeste is now a 2-rank talent (was 3). Each point grants 15/30% chance to trigger (was 10/20/30%).

Frisson de la chasseFrisson de la chasseFrénésieEnchaînement bestialFlèches multiplesEnchaînement funesteNew Talents

Aspect de la Nature has been removed.
Morsure ophidienne has been removed.
New Talent: Sauvagerie (Passive) – Ordre de tuer damage is increased by 10%. Tir acéré lasts 2 seconds longer. Replaces Aspect de la Nature.
Dressage parfait has been redesigned – Each time Tir acéré deals damage, the cooldown of Ordre de tuer is reduced by 0.5 seconds.

Aspect de la NatureSauvagerieTir acéréFrénésieFrisson de la chasseFrénésieFrisson de la chasseDressage parfaitOrdre de tuerTir acéréOrdre de tuerA Cooldown!

Appel de la Nature has been slightly redesigned – Cooldown reduced to 2 minutes (was 3 minutes) and the base ability now also has the added functionality: Whenever Appel de la Nature summons a pet, the cooldown of Ordre de tuer and Tir acéré are reduced by 50%.
Choice nodes for Appel de la Nature updated:

While Appel de la Nature is active, all of your pets are affected by Enchaînement bestial. Each time Appel de la Nature summons a pet, all of your pets Piétinement.
Instincts sauvages: While Appel de la Nature is active, each time you Ordre de tuer , your Ordre de tuer target takes 3% more damage from all of your pets. This effect stacks.

Appel de la NatureInstincts sauvagesFrénésie du sangAppel de la NatureEnchaînement bestialEnchaînement funesteFrénésie du sangInstincts sauvagesMeute féroceEverything other than Ordre de tuer Ordre de tuerOrdre de tuerTir mortelMorsure de serpentBarrageCorbeaux hargneuxAmes sœursOrdre de tuerTir du cobraCobra tueurInstinct du tueurPrédateur alphaRuéeBolas arctiquesTir du cobraFlèche gémissanteProie de chasseSens du cobraTir explosifBolas arctiquesCommunion avec la meutePiège d’acierPiège d’acierBugs

Compagnon animal will still reduce the damage dealt by Appel de la Nature pets by 35%.

Piétinement from new pets during Appel de la Nature with Frénésie du sang will often miss if you are far enough away from your target (further than 15 yards or so). This is because new pets will spawn next to the player character and Piétinement shortly afterwards. This gives them a high chance of not reaching their target and missing entirely.

Pets will not gain Enchaînement bestial during Appel de la Nature with Frénésie du sang unless you first cast a Tir du cobra or Morsure de serpent.

Picking Frénésie du sang without picking Enchaînement bestial will result in a Enchaînement bestial doing 100% of your pets damage during Appel de la Nature, rather than 70%.