I've only recently started raiding and I admit that I haven't done it often and I don't profess to be an expert in anything on WoW. I did try both BM and MM specs before and to me as an average player I feel that most people in the end go to BM not really because it's the "ultimate best spec in every way shape and form come hell or high water personally blessed by the pope and the power of Zeus passed by congress and signed by the president" (despite what a lot of BM and raiders seem to say), but rather because it's a much more user friendly spec for certain play styles and perhaps for most people in general, especially for solo play since the pet can usually hold mob aggro better and take a little more of a pounding.
For my personal play style with MM I'm more of a multipurpose player. Initial CC, dps, and emergency middle of the fight CC. As a result, I've been told that I'm typically a better player than my gear. A lot of people do go straight BM, but the way a lot of hunter players are, going BM spec or any spec for that matter just isn't going to make up for a player's inability to function as part of a group and anticipate what the mobs and other players are going to do in mid fight and knowing what their own abilities are. Yeah, I certainly believe that about 95% of hunter players go BM, but 95% of hunter players aren't exceptional hunter players either. Quite a few hunter players wouldn't do well in any spec especially in MM. There's a reason why in some conversations, hunters are sometimes universally labeled as huntards.
I like BM in that I've found it to be a pretty simple straight forward spec to play in terms of playing the dps roll. On the other hand, CC can be a bit trickier to do in some respects such as in the case of casters without taking an extended break from doing dps. For MM, I find it to be an exceptional well rounded spec and can be a great asset, provided that the player knows their abilities well and has good think on their feet skills. It allows for a good mix of dps and CC in a single spec though not necessarily mastery of the two. Things like concussive shot, scatter shot, and silencing shot are certainly invaluable assets on the BG as well.
For my personal play style with MM I'm more of a multipurpose player. Initial CC, dps, and emergency middle of the fight CC. As a result, I've been told that I'm typically a better player than my gear. A lot of people do go straight BM, but the way a lot of hunter players are, going BM spec or any spec for that matter just isn't going to make up for a player's inability to function as part of a group and anticipate what the mobs and other players are going to do in mid fight and knowing what their own abilities are. Yeah, I certainly believe that about 95% of hunter players go BM, but 95% of hunter players aren't exceptional hunter players either. Quite a few hunter players wouldn't do well in any spec especially in MM. There's a reason why in some conversations, hunters are sometimes universally labeled as huntards.
I like BM in that I've found it to be a pretty simple straight forward spec to play in terms of playing the dps roll. On the other hand, CC can be a bit trickier to do in some respects such as in the case of casters without taking an extended break from doing dps. For MM, I find it to be an exceptional well rounded spec and can be a great asset, provided that the player knows their abilities well and has good think on their feet skills. It allows for a good mix of dps and CC in a single spec though not necessarily mastery of the two. Things like concussive shot, scatter shot, and silencing shot are certainly invaluable assets on the BG as well.