What is the Hit cap and why is it important?
The “hard” Hit cap for Hunters is 8%, or 263 Hit Rating at level 80. The Focused Aim talent brings the Hit cap down to a “soft” cap of 5% to give you more leeway if your gear can’t get you there, but getting to the hard cap will free up those points to put them elsewhere, so it’s recommended that players reach the hard cap if possible. The short answer for why reaching the Hit cap is important is that missed shots mean a loss of overall damage, rendering all of the other stats you’ve worked to acquire (Attack Power, Agility, Crit, etc) useless. You can have oodles of Attack Power but if your shots aren’t hitting, it doesn’t do any good.
