Can't say I'm overjoyed with the appearance as well. However, it allows a bladedancer to combine hungering blade or encore with stalker. I won't live without stalker. If there are a lot of crazed clawing/blasting enemies about, I want that hungering blade. And encore + showstopper = insane number of arc blade kills (just wish I could have all three). Ergo, my hunter uses khepri's sting. And though I only play as a bladedancer, consider the advantages of an invisible gunslinger.