Lethal Shots

Last night a guildie of mine pointed me in the direction of new tool for Hunters: Zeherah’s Hunter DPS Analyzer. I did some playing around with it last night and so far I like what I see.

Now for those of you who have used the spreadsheets over at Elitist Jerks and/or The Hunting Lodge, this is going to look very familiar. Hell, the creator even states at the top of the page that the site is “a web based adaptation of Shandara’s Hunter DPS Spreadsheet“. There are a few things about it I like better than the standard spreadsheets:

1. Web Based – Not everyone has a copy of Microsoft Office laying around, meaning they have no way to use the spreadsheets. Even our Mac and Linux using brethren who have Excel generally have to manually input their character stats and gear.
2. User Friendly – This thing is simple. You click a button to import your character and pet, adjust your buffs with the simple drop-down menus, build your shot rotation with a slick drag and drop interface, click the “Update DPS” button at the bottom, and presto. Everything you could want to know about your DPS shows up at the bottom of the page for your viewing pleasure.
3. Dead Simple – This thing is easy. The spreadsheets can be fairly confusing for the first time user. This site presents options to you in a very simple layout and gives instructions where they are needed.

Of course the one thing missing that I love in the spreadsheets is the gear planner. I find it to be an invaluable tool during raids to quickly see whether I want to roll on something or not.

I do have one complaint though. I want to know which version of the spreadsheet the site is based off of or if it is taking off down its own development path (I sincerely hope that isn’t the case).

So go check out the site, play with it some, and come back and let me know what you think of it. Leave your opinions, tips, etc. in the comments.