doctorbadwolf
Heretic of The Seventh Circle
Dude...no. Not only does the ranger not need to use it every time they can in order for it to be a really good feature, but the game is designed around getting at least 1 SR, and most adventuring days getting 2, maybe 3. I see no evidence at all that any part of the game assumes that 3 short rests ever actually happen.5e was designed around taking 2-3 short rests. Short rests are still 1 hour.. So a ranger would be expected to use 3-4 first level Hunter's Marks a day.
Also, a 5th level ranger has 3 level 1 slots and 2 level 2 slots. Using 2-3 (much more reasonable expectation) hunter's mark casts per day is...not a big deal. They're a per day resource, they're meant to be used.