
Created to provide high amounts of damage from a safe distance, Hunters are the ideal ranged character. Crossbows and guns are the main weapon used by a Hunter. Although they are devastating from a distance, they are defenseless against enemy melee attacks.
Hunters can only be a ranged DPS spec, giving them limitations to their abilities. As a Hunter you are given several different types of abilities. One is the ability to track all different kinds of creatures on your mini map. If you can attack it… you can track it as a Hunter. You also learn how to use traps to your advantage. Whether you are looking to damage or just control your enemies, Hunters have a great deal of options when it comes to traps. They can also fake their own death to prevent dying.
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But out of all of their abilities, by far the best is their ability to connect with the beasts in Azeroth. You can turn hostile beasts (and even non hostile ones) into your full time pet. These pets will follow your every command and die fighting for you.
Cloth, Leather and Mail are the only three types of armor a Hunter can wear. This allows more protection than other casting characters, but does not give you that much defense over melee attacks. Don’t think of your armor as protection, think of it as a way to make your stats better for your character.
A lot of players enjoy the fact that Hunters can utilize two one handed weapons. Some feel that it gives you an advantage when you have two weapons, adding more stats to your character then a single two handed weapon. After looking into it further, both are essentially equal. The two handed weapons have pretty much the equal stats to two one handed weapons.
With all of the damage that you do as a Hunter you will begin to create a lot of threat. This threat determines who your current target is attacking, which means its better suited for a tank then a DPS character to hold that much threat. One simple way to manage your threat level is the use of Misdirect. This spell allows you to place the threat you create onto another friendly character. While leveling you will want to use your Misdirect on your pet letting your enemies attack them instead of you. If raiding or PVPing you will want to Misdirect onto your tank; just make sure it’s your tank and not anyone else.
With all of the strength that Hunters have with their long range weapons, their short range ones come up a little…short. With a single melee attack, Hunters do not stand a chance against an enemy who gets to close. They also have an area of their attack where they are most weak. There is a certain distance where neither their melee nor ranged attacks will work. You will want to discover this distance as soon as possible and avoid it. Always remember distance away from your enemies is bette.
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We discussed earlier the Hunter’s gift to tame and control the different beast of Azeroth. These pets are much more then fun, cute pets that will follow you around and do nothing else. With customizable talents and attacks, your pet can be a huge advantage in any fight. They will fight with your until they die, and will continue to be loyal to you as long as you continue to feed and take care of them.
No matter what you are looking for from your pet (speed, strength, stamina) you will find that there is a type of pet out there that will best serve your needs. Many of the popular pets are: Lions, Raptors, Bears, Spiders, Wolfs and Hornets. Each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. Each major city for both factions has what is called a stable master. This character allows you to stable a certain number of pets and call them to you whenever you are in need of their services.
As you level, your pet will do the same with the experience that you gain. It is best to tame a pet at a similar level to you and then have them level with you. You may find it very difficult to tame a beast that is a higher level then you, so be careful.
With only one spec (DPS) Hunters still have three talent trees to put their talent points into. This gives them a wide range of options when choosing their talents. You can easily customize your talent trees to suit what fits you best. Marksman is the strongest of the three talent builds and will give you incredible accuracy and extremely strong attacks, giving you very high DPS damage numbers.
If you are interested in leveling a Hunter Beast Master will be your best bet. It gives more power to your beast rather than yourself, and it gives you more control over them as well. Using your pet as your defense is what you want to do when leveling a Hunter. Have your enemy attack your pet and then you attack your enemy. If you so choose, you can switch talent specs at anytime at your trainer.
Like most ranged characters, Hunters are extremely lopsided, having unbelievable strength with their ranged weapons and having little to no strength with their melee weapons. Stay away from your enemies at all cost, use your strengths to your advantage and your strength lies in your ranged attacks. Your pets are a huge asset to your overall damage. They balance Hunters damage done; pets do the melee, Hunters do the ranged. Best of both worlds. Make sure you utilize your ability to track enemies, as well as your traps. Both are extremely useful in many different situations.
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