hunters have always been an anomaly at level 1 ... ranged attacks are based on +hit % true, but it's just it's just hit/miss/block on the combat rating system ... they can't be blocked, glanced, or parried ... while this has always been true, they seemed to need this patch to bring this fact to light since melee now will always be parried vs a lvl30(ish)+ mob now
+hit will still help you miss less and shouldn't be summarily dismissed, but you'll be hitting regardless . .. .however, with their new found sexiness, run speed for kiting is a must imo