From what I have heard Hogger use to be pretty bad-a. The stories from the older players about having to find an entire group, and not just any group, to go and kill him. I've not played for all that long and I could be wrong, but from my knowledge he is not as hard as in the past.
On my main toon I've never been killed by Hogger, however my main is a Horde and I didn't quest near the area. On a different toon which was alliance, I encountered him and would have died if my husband had not come to save me.
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