While on stream I asked Datto how long he had been on the boss for, he said "over 10 hours across multiple days, just trying to get a kill on the boss not even solo flawless". I was there when he GAVE UP.
Hunters for a while now have had issues with survivability outside of kill triggers, Vespers Host however has put a magnifying glass on this issue.
Hunters should not need a specific weapon (VS velocity baton) with a specific roll (attrition orbs) to have comparable survivability to the other classes. That is completely ridiculous. Datto said it took him 2 attempts to get solo flawless on warlock and titan. He can't even get a boss kill on hunter. A day one raider, a famous streamer, a person who's JOB it is to play this game can't even get it done. In his guide to soloing the dungeon he straight up said "Don't use hunter".
I was able to solo flawless Vesper's Host, but I had to be completely perfect in my run and do loadout swaps during DPS. I had to rely completely on a heal clip weapon for survivability. The other two classes can roam around without too much worry while Hunter has to put in 10 times as much effort as the other classes. That is an issue in balancing and Hunter needs a buff in the survivability department.
BUFF HUNTER SURVIVABILITY IN PVE. WORMHUSK IS THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A KILL AND IT IS GARBAGE. PLEASE GIVE HUNTERS SOME KIND OF PASSIVE HEALING LIKE THE OTHER TWO CLASSES HAVE. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU.
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Edited by Killapete232: 10/31/2024 10:51:33 PMWhen they nerfed arc hunter combination blow I felt it was not needed. This was the hunters go to for survivability other than running solar with a healing nade. Even then on solar and arc you need kills to proc this continuation of healing, Titan can ko a puppet with consecration instantly and auto heal. Same with warlock they can heal through numerous setups. When a person says that class identity must remain they obviously do not play hunter and crutch on the other classes due to how easy it is to play. Hunter nerfs were to much and crippled them overall in pve, I can respect the pvp nerf but tbh it was not necessary. Titan an warlock are the most dominant classes in the game all around and have been since D1.