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51 Points talents
That is not our design. If the 51-point talent defines the tree then you are closing the door on a hybrid spec of some kind ever being viable. The rest of a talent tree should not be filler to reach the 51 pointer. That is why we budget them exactly the same as the first tier talents. Now there are specs for which the 51 feels more mandatory and those for which it feels less mandatory. We’re okay with that too. Talent trees should be diverse and what works for one class might not work for another.
Death Knight
Rune Strike
Rune Strike is largely to make up for the fact that death knight tanks are really penalized for failing to land attacks. For example if you open with a Plague Strike and get a miss or dodge, your rotation is thrown off and your threat will be lower.
It is dependent on a proc so that you have an incentive to hit other buttons and to make it less useful when doing DPS. It is on next swing so that it doesn't tie up a GCD. It can't be avoided so that death knight who miss a Plague Strike and a Rune Strike aren't doubly screwed.
Hunter
Tenacity pets not receiving the +10% baseline damage buff
Cat and Scorpid changes in 3.0.8
Hunter changes in 3.0.8
On the actual topic, we are pretty happy with the numbers we can generate for hunters with the changes. However, I will certainly bring up with the team that many hunters have posted (some even after testing) that the nerfs were too severe, especially to BM.
