Getting rid of hit - Builds, Talents and Class Mechanics - Hunter Forums

Well, not that I've previewed all the gear or have a Cataclysm beta key, but I'd assume they'd like you to think about "dumping" your gear for 2-3 levels if you're a t10 raider. The over-hit may be needed because of the other stats they're putting on future gear (I guess combo new with old to get hit+ stats). Unsure though, I've never really been too concerned about hit while leveling, I guess i'm retarded. It's more of a raid-preparation stage to me. Heck, my feral druid is at like 350 hit so I really started dumping it (and actually managed to) with off-pieces with a tonne of more haste/ ARP. Only downside is I seem to lose crit since I've noticed that's what's attached to gear with hit (other than AP). Smart although, they don't want to mix something as currently overpowered as ARP with anything else important.

On another note, I saw a few more gems they're releasing, stuff like 64+ intellect ("dragon's eyes" but I think now they're "chimera's eyes"), other epic gems will be probably [40+ str] or say something like [20+agil/ 20+crit]. Double the power come Cataclysm? They may be nerfing overall power and scaling it down preportionately, but if you look at it, when things like that are doubling, it makes you wonder if it's really a nerf. I'd personally rather bigger numbers- they make me happy. I started before patch 3.1 so I'm even used to them. I almost had a heart attack when I saw a 75k crit on my MSBT/ Recount from one of my swipes. I died from it because it pulled some mobs off the tank. I love feral (not the dying part, but the killing mobs part). 1 button win ftw.