Ok, so I ding 83 and i'm anxious to try out the new,great, amazing saving grace, AotF. I pull a mob and begin kiting....well, I begin trying to kite. I find out very quickly that when I cast steady or cobra, my toon turns to face the mob instead of continuing in the direction I am strafing. This ends up making you run in a circle around the mob, letting the mob get in range of you rather quickly and easily. This is not what I had expected or hoped for with this new talent.
It needs tweaking to allow steady/cobra to be cast and fire as long as the mob is within our 180 degree cone just like our instant shots, for it to be truly viable imo. I havent tried jump shooting with it, but seems it would very clunky considering what we trade off in order to "cast" on the move.
To me, it looks like in a PvP setting, we will still be better off stutter stepping, slowing,CCing our targets instead of aspect dancing between Hawk and Fox.
Steady has always been a turn and target shot. I don't see why another cast shot would surprise you. I think for kitting purposes use Arcane and other instant shots throw a slow trap turn shoot.. rinse repeat.
Personally I can't say much about the ability cause, yes you guys will gasp, but I'm leveling my shammy first. So Cel is still sitting at level 80 while my heroic runs are starting on Zaph. To get back to the point, I can't tell by experience, but I would say it can't be the end of the world since other shots have been like that to us in the past.
* GASP *
Leveling your Shaman..?!
How could you..?!
Garwulf said:
* GASP *
Leveling your Shaman..?!
How could you..?!
From the man getting his stab on? 
*rolls up a newspaper and starts wacking people with it* For shame, leveling others before your Hunter(s)!
I realize steady has always turned us towards the target. I am just dissapointed that was not removed when using Fox, so we could kite more effeciantly. As is, I dont see it being anymore useful than just staying in Hawk and doing things the way we always have. The more I play with it, I might change my mind as it is a new talent and will take getting use to. For the time being, I only see it as very limited and situational. This is all based on PvP by the way as I feel we are pretty good in PvE atm.
Isn't there an in-game option you can turn off that will stop you from auto-turning towards your target?? Servers are down right now so I can't look, but I seem to recall seeing something to that effect.
Takaas said:
*rolls up a newspaper and starts wacking people with it* For shame, leveling others before your Hunter(s)!
I have started on cel on and off. She's not forgotten, the group I was running around with needed and healer and not a DPS that why the shammy took the main role. Celika can go at a leisure pace now and not be rush rush to 85 in the first 72 hours like the shammy was.