Hunter Raiding Mechanics

*edit* this will be a basic overview of the diffrent parts to make PVE succsessful. I will go into greater depths at another time.

If you take a look at all of the forums on the interweb that have to do with WoW and raiding, 90% of the time you'll find other class complaining about how bad hunters are (or can be) at raiding / 5 man instances.

I've done a ton of research and learned a lot of stuff to make sure that when I go into an instance the other people come out with me on their friends list.

• Know your class type!

Hunters are not a "crowd control class", we are a DPS class. Yes, a DPS class. We do have a very nice crowd control ability, but it severly gimped compared to other forms of crowd control in the right situations. If mastered, the crowd control we do have can be extremely usefull, but I'll go over that another time.

• Learn how to DPS efficiently

Even though hunters cannot match the unadulterated pure DPS of a mage, we can come darn close. Three things factor into the DPS of a hunter.
1) Shot Rotation
2) Using your Pet
3) Mana Useage
Make sure you know your shot rotation! Do not go into any sort of instance thinking that leaving auto shot on auto and leaving your keyboard will make others happy. Make a macro! The two basic macros are a 1:1 and a 3:2. I will go into more depth on those in another post. Your pet is always at least 25% of your total dps if used correctly. Also make sure that you use your mana wisely. Running out of mana half way through a pull is no way to prove that you know your class.

• Come Prepared

Do not ever leave town without food,water, ammo, and pet food. Do not EVER assume that a mage will be there to make a refreshment table, not only is the ignorant it's just plain rude. Also make sure your gear is always repaired, nobody wants to stop half way through an instance so that someone can go and repair.

• Play smart

Everyone makes mistakes. However, because of our class sterotype hunters must work espiecially hard to break the sterotype and prove we can play our class. Things such as staying behind the main tank in aggro, keeping your pet on passive, listening, and not causing wipes can change people's attitudes. Everyone is there because they enjoy the game, so have fun! But do not waste your group members time by making mistakes that can easily be avoided.
If a mistake is made, just apoligize and make sure that it does not happen again. The worst thing you can do is repeat the same mistake twice.

• Thank your group members

At the end of a run, especially in pugs, thank everyone for coming.

• Have fun!

duh.