I'd say hunters are more useful in PvE than any other class now that nighthawk is in play. We have a super that is basically two shots from gjallarhorn every minute or so if you are killing things and have gunfighter equipped. We have bladedancer and aclyophage symbiote for mass destruction, we can invis and capture points/save the entire party after a silly titan slams into the middle of a hornets nest (no hate for Titans though. Titan smash is my guilty pleasure), and we are just all around better at using guns with chain of woe and such. Self res is great, but you're also counting on dying...probably not the best way to go into a fight. Bubbles are awesome, but why not jut reposition and shoot your enemy in the back of the head? I love all of the classes, but hunter is my main and even flaming hammers can't change that. (Though I will in fact be throwing flaming hammers in TTK. Thy will just come after my void bow!)