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Hey Auntie.

I'm kind of new to the BG myself since I've been a 110% pve geek.. But now it's getting a little boring run around and use the same cycle over and over and over and over and… you get my point

So I started running around in BG's and I think that is really fun. Especially now when you can get free Furious set thru the embnlems/ honor system.

Two things I really hate playing as a hunter in BG's are Close Quarter Combat (melee range, 'CQC&#039 and ofcourse the warlocks.

CQC can be really fun if you don't have traps, disengage or deterrence on cooldowns.. If you do, well.. Good luck if you don't have a nice healer focusing on you.

I love “kiting” with my hunter, concussive shot run around ice trap etc. About 95% of all the CQC combats will result in “Hunter 1 – Melee 0” for me, and that is because I try to save all my CD's for the dangerous situations.

Anyhow, to try to help you out I'll give you some tips for BG's. 

The most important is to always keep as good distance as possible. To help you keep distance get a spider or a crawler as pet. They can web/pin other players so they can't move for 4 seconds. And in 4 seconds you will be able to get out of their range. Do not stand still to much, there can be a rogue sneaking behind you.

If you decide that u need to stand still you might want to use freezing trap and/or Flare. Traps, you have to love them in BG's, especially freezing arrow and ice trap.

Viper Sting is pretty good to use on the other teams healers, and ofcourse Black Arrow (pretty useless on clothies, they take shit loads of damage anyway).

One thing that I learned pretty fast in BG's was that LoS (Line of Sight) tactics are very usefull. Take Arathi Basin as an example, run around a house and shoot at people, use traps and try to stand out of their line of sight. You have instant shots, remember that.

I don't use scatter shot myself, since I use the same spec for raiding as in BG's, but I do use Wyvern Sting when I need to put a healer to sleep or something like that.

And use Feign Death if u see a mage cast Polymorph of soemthing like that, opr any other spell that you wouldn't like to be hitted by.

Hopefully this was helpfull in some way To tired to write a “guide” about hunters in BG's. So now I'm off to sleep

Cheers

I haven't pvp'd on my hunter in a very long time, but lately I find myself aching to get back into it.   Everyone plays differently and has their own style, which is why pvp can be unique and enjoyable for the average player.  For us Hunters,  the best tools of defense are our over looked abilities. Every time I enter a battle ground I see many Hunters not applying some of those basic elements. Abilities such as our traps. Before your enemy comes in range, it is always safe to throw down (if not all) your Traps. As it can create a chain reaction of damage. Give yourself enough distance between your traps and your enemy while they fall in the line of fire. This also allows the ability to “kite” if you cross that bridge.

It's not a bad idea to keep health potions on hand or max out your first aid incase you get yourself stuck in a bad situation. It is always important (to try) to get the first hit in on an enemy or come in on a surprise attack. Sometimes getting that first shot in with an explosive amount of damage can literally make the difference against who's got more hp. Always consider the ability of crowd control, keeping your opponent ice blocked (Freezing Trap), Scatter Shot, Wyvern Sting, and even Silencing Shot to disrupt spell casting or healers.

Wing Clip is sometimes over looked. I have found it quite effective to hit Wing Clip on melee targets and throw down Frost Trap to give the availability of space. Tranquilizing shot is another one. It attempts to remove 1 Enrage and 1 Magic effect from an enemy target. You can easily disengage a Priest's Power Word Sheild, Ice Blocks, or even HOTS.

Other abilities to keep in mind are Disengage and Deterrence. I can't tell you how many times those abilities have saved my butt on the battle field. A fun and creative ability (if you get the chance to pull it off without getting killed) is Scare Beast. On some occasions when I feel like getting a little risky or silly in pvp- I''ll throw out Scare Beast on a feral druid.  They usually never see it coming- because honestly- how many hunters do you see using that ability? I know I'm not hitting all areas , but these are some things to consider when your out on the battle field.