5x hunter question, 5 x Fercious Inspiration or do I need trueshot/expose armor??

[LancerX]

Ok so I found out the Ferocious inspiration stacks and was wondering would 2 extra ferocious inspirations be better then say the 325 ap or so I would gain from Expose armor/True shot?? Im thinking TS and EA will still be better but it got me thinking , would love to see some math on this. Any suggestions or ideas would be great.

[Ughmahedhurtz]

IMO, 5x ferocious inspiration > both of those. FI is up almost 100% of the time unless you stop to drink/eat/screw around. Expose Weakness only happens after a crit and only lasts 7 seconds, so you'd need 33%+ crit on your one guy for it to be worthwhile. TSA is 125AP at max rank. At 70, you're gonna be sitting at 1k+, so that's like 10% to AP, which is worth it. BUT. TSA doesn't scale with gear/buffs where FI does.

Personally, I'd go 5x FI and call it a day if you're on a PVP server. For PVE only, subbing in one TSA is fine.

[accretion]

I agree with Ugh. I would definitely sub in 1 TSA for PvE purposes. The extra 625 combined AP will be noticable and it's "always on" which is nice.

[qcumber]

This is my answer from another thread. It isn't so simple as saying one is better than another, since there is a whole tree of sacrifices you make to get one or the other, and it also depends on gear, but here goes:

To get TSA you lose FI, so to gain 125 AP for your group you lose 3% total damage for your group (okay, a little less since it takes a few secs to get FI up x4). 125 AP is about 9 dps. So if your group dps is above 300 then FI > TSA... I don't think TSA is worth it unless you really need the utility of Silencing Shot further down the talent tree. EW might be worth it if you have the right gear. Personally I like the look and easy play style of 4 BM hunters, and it is just icing that I don't lose anything to do it.

Hunter's Mark is the most important skill IMO for a hunter team -- and that is trained. Four hunters with a fast bow, IAOTH and Serpent's Swiftness increases the AP bonus against a marked target extremely fast. And Improved Hunter's Mark is a must-have, it only takes 10 pts in MM and only 1 of your hunters needs it.

[LancerX]

Thanks everyone , this is what I was thinking and you all helped me to decide. Thanks allot.