Originally Posted by Rokh
Hunter's in drain teams prefer +30 Int enchants on one-handers because it helps with Mana Regen through Aspect of the Viper.
Given that, there are several issues with the new S4 Hunter One-handers:
- Totaled up, they have less DPS stats than the S3 Hunter Axe.
- They require 2050 rating.
- They are worse than the actual S4 One-Handers.
- Hunter drain teams aren't as popular as the beginning of S3, and there's no alternative.
Given those circumstances, no one will ever conceivably use these. Most Hunter's who are successful have S3 one-handers for +30 Int Enchants already, and they will want "the best" when upgrading to S4 gear, so after their armor and weapon are done, they will move to getting the "actual" S4 one-handers for new +Int weapons. They WOULD be useful for Hunter's coming into S4 without S3 one-handers, or who are unable to get the "real" one-handers, except they require a 2050 rating to obtain. At that level of points, it's worth waiting again for "real" one-handers, since you already have the rating for them.
Anyway, it's not surprising. Blizzard has never quite gotten things right for Arena Hunter's in TBC, and this is no different.
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You can't really be serious can you? One-handers are cheap intellect stat sticks for 2v2 and 3v3 drain setups, or 5v5 team-asia setups. They are cheap so that when you need to break out the +60 int you get from dub 1handers you don't have to spend THREE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY POINTS ON THEM. The total cost is 1300? That's how many points I get for 10 games in 5s, so yeah I'd say it's worth it to grab them if my newly-70 hunter needs 2x 1handers for 2v2/3v3 and doesn't want to wait three weeks to get them.
Blizzard gave hunters EVERYTHING in season 3, and is making them the BEST 2v2 class in the game in 2.4.2 (lol instant 30 yard scare beast? Hunter/druid or hunter/priest should be #1 on every battlegroup now as druid/X(not a hunter) is an INSTANT WIN). Cheap ALTERNATIVES (you can still buy your expensive one-handers if you like chum) are a fantastically nice thing for people who don't play enough/do 5s enough to buy a new piece of gear weekly. Don't be a crybaby that they're giving you a NICE CHEAP alternative to the top of the line shit.