Something something Thori'dal Rogue something something

Yeah, I know that most other Hunter bloggers have probably touched on it; I might as well throw my two copper in the pot.

The first thing anyone will ask is "Rilgon, where do you stand?" (Okay, it might be "Rilgon, why do you care?" to which I'd reply "because I can".) That's... a complicated answer. Different parts of my brain are all over the place on this decision.

First off, there's the cold, calculating, mathematical side of me that wakes up every morning to a bowl of Cheeky's Spreadsheet and washes it down with a glass of theoretical calculus (yeah, I wish). He thinks the idea is insane because of the DPS gain that a Hunter with, say, BBotB or Archi's bow (god, I forget the name, sue me) would gain with Thori'dal. He's incensed because more DPS = more KJ kills = more Thori'dals = the Rogues can get one once the Hunters are kitted out.

Then there's the little voice in me that listens to the press release from the guild's officers defending the decision. He says "hold on, now, Mathematical Rilgon, this Rogue was in the guild since Kara. He's been there almost as long as you were in your old guild before you quit - longer, even, maybe! You remember those days, right?" Old-school Rilgon sighs wistfully, longing for the days that "ten-second rotation" meant something and the difference between good Hunters and bad Hunters was their skill and timing, not their spec.

Cynical Rilgon retorts, like he always does: "Yeah, well, look at who has a Thori'dal in the guild so far! Their 'main' Hunter and the officer that made the press release, and this Rogue. This is like the time that, once our old Hunter class officer got Drake Fang Talisman, the Rogue officer moved in and tried to make it Rogue-only until they all had theirs!" Empathic Rilgon smiles, reminding Cynical Rilgon that Mathematical Rilgon showed our guild officers that it was as much, if not more of a upgrade for us - and Princess Huhuran and Viscidus only served to vindicate us. :)

Old-School Rilgon rolls his eyes, still bitter at never getting a Dragonbreath Hand Cannon, and snorts something that sounds similar to "Ashjre'thul". Empathic Rilgon hugs him, reminding him that not every weapon was as rare as DBHC or Ashjre anymore, and we shouldn't be angry about a past that we cut ourselves from. He just frowns. Poor Old-School Rilgon. :(

Raid-Leader Rilgon politely informs everyone involved that the Hunters in question were not there with the guild for many of its trying times - they joined slightly before the guild's M'uru kill. He goes on to mention that, while it might enrage all of us, because we're all Hunters at our core, you have to think of the guild's greater good - and not just progression-wise now, because they're farming Kil'Jaedan - the last boss in Burning Crusade. They've won the game, as it were.


So where am I at after all this rambling, other than self-diagnosing my multiple personality disorder I never knew I had? My point is this - 99.98% of Hunters will scream out in rage and frustration at this. I did too when I initially heard it. When you look further and see how the main Hunter got his first, the Rogue got the second one in seven kills, and that the Hunters who were overlooked were only there for a short time... I dunno. It mollifies the situation some. It would have been nice if the Rogue had been more mature and had passed on Thori'dal to his Hunter friends, and that is where I place the fault - on the Rogue. I find it harder to fault anyone beyond him.

*shrug* My two copper.