AspectsarenowofftheGlobalCooldownandhaveashared1-secondcooldown,whichisexcellentifyou'reontheballwithaspectswitching.Itwillnolongerinterferewithrotations,althoughtheonlyaspectwereallyswitchupwhenwe'resnipingawayisthe,um,rebalancedAspectoftheViper.Themanareturnedpershotislowerby50%,butitnowgrantsapassiveregenerationof4%oftotalmanaevery3seconds.Manaisalsoreturnedwithmeleeattacks,whichmeanswenowactuallyhaveasweetaspecttoputupwhenaWarriorisWhirlwindingourbutt.
Let'sgetrighttoit...firstoff,wehaveBarrageandImprovedBarragenowaffectingAimedShot.Thisisanawesomebuffbecauselet'sfaceit,eversinceSteadyShotshowedupattheparty,nobody'saskedAimedShottodance.Thisalsomakesallthreetalentsahellofalotmoreattractive,sothey'renowlikesomesortofhotmeangirlstripleplaythat'scometokickSteadyShottothecurb.Orsomethinglikethat.Imean,comeon,+12%crittoAimedShot.
Ofcourse,againstanybodyelse,speciallythoseridiculousRetadins,we'llhaveAspectoftheMonkeyup.Itnowgrantsan18%chancetododge,afull10%morethantheoldversion.That'swhywereallyneedAspectoftheViperupagainstWarriors.Blizzardalsotossedacuteboneourwaywiththedual-purposeAspectoftheDragonhawk,whichistrainableatLevel75andcombinestheeffectsofbothAspectoftheMonkeyandAspectoftheHawk.Whytheydidn'tnameitAspectoftheMonkeyhawkforclarityisbeyondme.
Ofcourse,alongwithallthegoodstuff,therearesomefixes.Huntervs.Wildwasfixedtoproperlyapplytoourpetsaswellascalculateproperlyfromequippingitems.T.N.T.willonlytriggerfromtheinitialapplicationofExplosiveShot,andThrilloftheHuntnowonlyreceivesathirdofthemanafromcritswithExplosiveShotbutgetsthreeopportunitiespercast.IfIreadthatcorrectly,ExplosiveShotcritswillreturnmanawitheachtickinsteadofallatonce,right?Thatlastoneconfusesmeabit,butoverallPatch3.0.3givesHunterssomeprettydecenttweaks.
AnimalHandlerintheBeastMasterytreewaschangedtoconferExpertiseinsteadofHittoourpets,whichIthinkisagreatbuffconsideringit'svirtuallyimpossibletopositionpetsexactlybehindmobs.Thisshouldhelpreducethosedodgesandparriesscrollingupourscreens.Thecostofallpets'uniquespecialabilitieshavebeenreducedto20focus,whichisafairlyinsignificantchangeconsideringnoneofthemarespammable,anyway.FerociousInspirationisnowalsoproperlyraid-widelikemosteverybuffinthegame.
Disengagewasmademucheasiertouse,withthecostreducedto5%ofbasemana,downfrom14%.Cooldownwasalsoreducedto25secondsfrom30,soSurvivalHunterswithSurvivalTacticsandGlyphofDisengageshouldbeabletouseitevery16seconds.That'sreallyverycool.Italsonolongerneedsatargettotrigger,butrequiresustobeincombatlestweabuseitlikesomesortofreverseBlink.ItisalsoawesomelyofftheGlobalCooldown,whichmeanswecangocrazymakingmacrostoDisengageandfireashotatthesametime.Disengagewillfailifwearerooted.