Misswhatnow?

I wanted to get the posts about Black Arrow and the revised Lock and Load up right away (before I lost my notes, forgot what I wanted to say, or, you know, procrastinated to the end of my days...), but I'd like to take a moment to explain the blog, its name, and my little obsession with the hunter class.

Level 70 came for me around the end of Burning Crusade. I ran a few Heroics, but never really got into raiding. I enjoyed the game, but was the definition of casual. I remember the very first heroic I ran - Underbog. I was horribly undergeared and absolutely terrified. I pulled agg and caused at least one wipe, but chain-trapped like a pro, and did reasonable DPS. I had this really confusing spell, though. Misdirection. It sounded neat, but really tough to make work in the hectic environment of an instance.

So, I ignored the it for a while.

Eventually, though, I came upon a macro:

#showtooltip
/cast [target=focus] Misdirection
/Assist focus

Until that point, I didn't like instances much. Messy affairs, those dungeons. It's hard enough to find a tank who'll mark targets even now (or, especially now), and a hunter who doesn't bother with MD is all too likely to pull threat from a tank who doesn't outgear her (especially if she doesn't Feign Death... /cough).

The Misdirection macro made all the difference. With trepidation I stepped into Mechanar that day, armed with a freshly bound SHIFT+1, and I stepped out of that instance brimming with a new-found love for my class. Hunters, I realized, are utility incarnate, divine DPS, and they're fun!

I had no idea that such a simple change could have that sort of impact.

Since then, I've taken it upon myself to learn everything I can about the class, its mechanics, and how it fits into the ever-changing World of Warcraft. I hope what I've learned (and continue to learn!) can be of use to others, and so, with inspiration from certain bloggers, I hereby claim this tiny piece of virtualestate in the name of The Hunter Class! /cheer