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[WoW]More dots, more dots.... okay stop dots (Warlock thread)

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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    forty wrote: »
    I fucking hate people who treat me like some kind of glorified taxi service. After a while i start getting very passive aggressive and always start trying to position my summoning portal over the edge of a huge drop, or in lava or something like that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMhyBEOwYDM
    I can't view the video, but I assume it's the ultimate warlock PvP video with summon dropping?

    Also, once 3.0.8 hits, R.I.P. summon dropping?

    There is always a way to kill people via summoning it may take time but we will find a way

    Brainleech on
  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    My favourite one is "i've got an epic flier and can walk around safely on netherwing and you can't"

    psycojester on
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  • DisDis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Is it worth going back to WoW for the PvP?

    Dis on
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  • I needed anime to post.I needed anime to post. boom Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Not if you're a warlock.

    I needed anime to post. on
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  • DisDis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Not if you're a warlock.

    Pity the Demon Form is only 30 seconds.
    If it's perm i would resub immediately.

    Dis on
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  • GarthorGarthor Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    forty wrote: »
    I fucking hate people who treat me like some kind of glorified taxi service. After a while i start getting very passive aggressive and always start trying to position my summoning portal over the edge of a huge drop, or in lava or something like that.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMhyBEOwYDM
    I can't view the video, but I assume it's the ultimate warlock PvP video with summon dropping?

    Also, once 3.0.8 hits, R.I.P. summon dropping?

    Actually, it will make summon dropping EASIER.

    For druids.

    Garthor on
  • ZafinaZafina Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Dis wrote: »
    Is it worth going back to WoW for the PvP?

    I'd say wait a while until Blizzard has some idea of what they want to do with the class. You mileage may vary but on my server the warlock population has all but dried up (we do have an infestation of death knights though). The last couple of Naxx runs I've been on with my guild I've been the only warlock.

    Zafina on
  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Yeah, same on my server.

    I'm a unique snowflake now.

    End on
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  • ZafinaZafina Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Well I mean it's not entirely bad. I mean the novelty of not being unopposed on like any of your loot rolls has yet to wear off for me. But, it's a little dishearting to be outnumberd by elemental shamans during a raid. Who if anything have more problems then we do at the moment.

    The major problem with Warlock PvP at the moment, to grossly simplify things for the sake of argument, is that we are being treated as flat-footed mages in terms of balancing and itemization.
    But, all three talent trees have different priorities when it comes to gear, for example demonology gains a greater benefit from say stamina and intellect then say affliction because of DK where to a certain degree all mage trees gain equal benefit from whatever stats there gear has (the notable exception being crit for fire), furthermore warlocks of each tree have a greater delta in play style then say a mage of each tree would.

    This is not to say the entire fault is on Blizzard's head mind you. A lot of people who play warlocks think they can get away with the same tactics regardless of their specs or current situation. Such as a former guildie of mine, nice guy but worthless in arena would go spec demo and just stand there blasting away while in line of sight of the other team.

    Zafina on
  • Eat it You Nasty Pig.Eat it You Nasty Pig. tell homeland security 'we are the bomb'Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Pvp's all mucked up right now because no one has any resilience, and the abundance of raid/heroic gear is making things bursty as hell. Which especially sucks for warlocks because we're one of the least mobile classes.

    That being said, I've seen hardly any warlocks getting efficient use out of demonic circle.

    Eat it You Nasty Pig. on
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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Demonic Circle isn't completely useless, but it's not anywhere close to an end all to our mobility problems.

    End on
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  • Bryse EayoBryse Eayo Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    What's the preferred leveling build for WOtLK content?

    Bryse Eayo on
  • DisDis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Bryse Eayo wrote: »
    What's the preferred leveling build for WOtLK content?

    Affliction Mass DOTs and run.

    Dis on
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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Destro is pretty good too. It makes instancing much more fun.

    Rizzi on
  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Dis wrote: »
    Is it worth going back to WoW for the PvP?
    If you like arenas, sure. If you like battlegrounds and dislike arenas, no.

    forty on
    Officially the unluckiest CCG player ever.
  • Al_watAl_wat Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Yeah I'm just getting back into warcraft again. I have a 70 lock.. not too sure about talents. Ive read the last few pages of the thread, seen some talk about how destruction is better than before, but also that afflic is still preferred for leveling.

    What do you guys suggest? How is demonology now?

    Al_wat on
  • DisDis Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    forty wrote: »
    Dis wrote: »
    Is it worth going back to WoW for the PvP?
    If you like arenas, sure. If you like battlegrounds and dislike arenas, no.

    That means I am staying in WAR. :winky:

    Dis on
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  • InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Al_wat wrote: »
    Yeah I'm just getting back into warcraft again. I have a 70 lock.. not too sure about talents. Ive read the last few pages of the thread, seen some talk about how destruction is better than before, but also that afflic is still preferred for leveling.

    What do you guys suggest? How is demonology now?

    I'm affliction for leveling and I seem to kill stuff very fast with zero downtime.

    Not sure how demo compares.

    Inquisitor on
  • X Equals LoserX Equals Loser Wilford Brimley Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Mmm.

    Soulblade.

    X Equals Loser on
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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Gratz, we had one drop last night too. 8-)

    I like my Life and Death personally. (But that's 25man naxx) That kinda rules me out of getting KT's 25man version weapon when we kill him though :(

    End on
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  • Elessar ElfstoneElessar Elfstone Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Al_wat wrote: »
    Yeah I'm just getting back into warcraft again. I have a 70 lock.. not too sure about talents. Ive read the last few pages of the thread, seen some talk about how destruction is better than before, but also that afflic is still preferred for leveling.

    What do you guys suggest? How is demonology now?

    I'm affliction for leveling and I seem to kill stuff very fast with zero downtime.

    Not sure how demo compares.

    Likewise. I'm up to 77 with like 53 or so point into Affliction and the rest in Demonology and you just chew through mobs with almost no downtime.

    Elessar Elfstone on
    Tobias: Or it could be your colon. I'd want to get in there and find some answers.

    Forsake, Warlock of Stonemaul
  • LockeColeLockeCole Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Al_wat wrote: »
    Yeah I'm just getting back into warcraft again. I have a 70 lock.. not too sure about talents. Ive read the last few pages of the thread, seen some talk about how destruction is better than before, but also that afflic is still preferred for leveling.

    What do you guys suggest? How is demonology now?

    I'm affliction for leveling and I seem to kill stuff very fast with zero downtime.

    Not sure how demo compares.

    Likewise. I'm up to 77 with like 53 or so point into Affliction and the rest in Demonology and you just chew through mobs with almost no downtime.

    I leveled demo/aff (felguard and siphon life at the same time, yay!) and it had very little downtime.

    LockeCole on
  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I do want to reiterate though, that destruction is totally viable when levelling now. Mana is plentiful enough to almost completely avoid drinking.

    Septus on
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  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Guh, I just got the pvp pants off of 25man Arch, and they're better than my level 70 Hyjal Channeled Legging Pants.

    The principle of it, wearing pvp gear for pve, just bothers me.

    End on
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  • RyokazeRyokaze Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    End wrote: »
    Guh, I just got the pvp pants off of 25man Arch, and they're better than my level 70 Hyjal Channeled Legging Pants.

    The principle of it, getting pvp gear from pve, just bothers me.


    Fixed?

    Ryokaze on
  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Ryokaze wrote: »
    End wrote: »
    Guh, I just got the pvp pants off of 25man Arch, and they're better than my level 70 Hyjal Channeled Legging Pants.

    The principle of it, getting pvp gear from pve that is unlocked by pvp, just bothers me.
    Ultra Fixed?

    forty on
    Officially the unluckiest CCG player ever.
  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    forty wrote: »
    Ryokaze wrote: »
    End wrote: »
    Guh, I just got the pvp pants off of 25man Arch, and they're better than my level 70 Hyjal Channeled Legging Pants.

    The principle of it, getting pvp gear from pve for pve that is unlocked by pvp, just bothers me.
    Ultra Fixed?

    Super fixed!

    End on
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  • MayGodHaveMercyMayGodHaveMercy Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    :lol:

    MayGodHaveMercy on
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  • rizriz Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Don't forget the "PVE gear from PVE unlocked by PVP" which I think is the silliest thing. Archavon should NOT drop random valorous PVE pieces.

    riz on
  • mfc144mfc144 Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    LockeCole wrote: »
    Inquisitor wrote: »
    Al_wat wrote: »
    Yeah I'm just getting back into warcraft again. I have a 70 lock.. not too sure about talents. Ive read the last few pages of the thread, seen some talk about how destruction is better than before, but also that afflic is still preferred for leveling.

    What do you guys suggest? How is demonology now?

    I'm affliction for leveling and I seem to kill stuff very fast with zero downtime.

    Not sure how demo compares.

    Likewise. I'm up to 77 with like 53 or so point into Affliction and the rest in Demonology and you just chew through mobs with almost no downtime.

    I leveled demo/aff (felguard and siphon life at the same time, yay!) and it had very little downtime.

    Me too!

    I went with the build discussed here
    http://strats.fusion-guild.org/index.php/WarlockLevelingWotLK

    Wowhead link for the build at 71,
    http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IdxMbhbhoZ0gIzsg0iccMz

    and then at 79
    http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IfxMbhrhomZ0gIzsg0iccMz

    I'm 75 now, basically I never die, and I pull mobs non-stop. I don't really go by the suggestion in the article of dotting them up and then fearing them, it makes it a pain in the ass trying to track down the bodies to loot. I just dot them up and run around finding more things to dot.

    The downside of it is, having >5 things beating on me on a pvp server, apparently makes me a giant target to any douchebag flying by, as I get the gank a lot.

    mfc144 on
  • Elessar ElfstoneElessar Elfstone Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Finally got myself to Revered Kirin Tor, woohoo! Picked up the Dagger and the off-hand from Heroism Emblems...the one that isnt called Scarlet ard or whatever.

    Bumped my spellpower up like another 100 points.

    Elessar Elfstone on
    Tobias: Or it could be your colon. I'd want to get in there and find some answers.

    Forsake, Warlock of Stonemaul
  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Finally got myself to Revered Kirin Tor, woohoo! Picked up the Dagger and the off-hand from Heroism Emblems...the one that isnt called Scarlet ard or whatever.

    Bumped my spellpower up like another 100 points.

    I see tons of people with both of those items
    I will not buy either of them when I hit revered with the kirin tor because in the vain chance I can go to naxx for far better items

    Brainleech on
  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    What, are you poor as hell or something?

    And, you do realize that the only way gear will drop is when you had just upgraded, right?

    End on
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  • BrainleechBrainleech 機知に富んだコメントはここにあります Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    End wrote: »
    What, are you poor as hell or something?

    And, you do realize that the only way gear will drop is when you had just upgraded, right?

    I am not poor in the way of gold
    I am saving my badges from the heroics I have done to buy either the pants or shoulders
    I am waiting for when Wintergrasp is for the horde and asking for others for the quick boss run for a vain chance at the plauge heart robes

    Behold my crappy gear!


    I will update my signature and link sometime soon

    Brainleech on
  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I guess I am the freak leveling full affliction. 3 mobs, no problem. 5 mobs, ok I cast a haunt towards the end. 7 mobs, oh no I need a haunt and a drain. Oh the spec is:

    http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=IcxrbhruoiVRcst0xZV0o

    The points in destruction are left over from playing with this in raids and for dungeons. 3 second shadowbolts make weep.

    After leveling my warrior as prot which was awesome but slow this is just unnatural in its speed. I think a lot has to do I am wearing a ton of Isle badge gear, some za gear and some kara gear.

    Mazzyx on
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  • psycojesterpsycojester Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    If by freak you mean bog standard choice. Then yes, yes you are.

    I am not poor in the way of gold
    I am saving my badges from the heroics I have done to buy either the pants or shoulders
    I am waiting for when Wintergrasp is for the horde and asking for others for the quick boss run for a vain chance at the plauge heart robes

    Okay so you've got 43 hit rating and you're refusing to get the two easiest hit rating upgrades on the chance that you'll get an upgrade from Naxxramas....... Yeah, enjoy riding laps around Dalaran.

    psycojester on
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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    End wrote: »
    And, you do realize that the only way gear will drop is when you had just upgraded, right?
    Haha.

    Or, in the case of my feral druid, the epic feral staff will drop from heroic VH shortly before I had the Kirin Tor rep to buy the revered feral staff. It saved me some gold getting it now rather than after hitting revered, but that's kind of a lot of championing rep going toward nothing, as Kirin Tor rep is useless for a feral other than the staff. I guess slightly cheaper repairs and reagents in Dalaran is a bonus, so I'll probably just finish out honored anyway, but the point remains valid.

    forty on
    Officially the unluckiest CCG player ever.
  • EndEnd Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    Brainleech wrote: »
    End wrote: »
    What, are you poor as hell or something?

    And, you do realize that the only way gear will drop is when you had just upgraded, right?

    I am not poor in the way of gold
    I am saving my badges from the heroics I have done to buy either the pants or shoulders
    I am waiting for when Wintergrasp is for the horde and asking for others for the quick boss run for a vain chance at the plauge heart robes

    But you won't buy the kirin tor dagger either?

    Badges I can kinda understand, but I have so many spare badges I bought the woolly mammoth (200 badges).

    End on
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  • ravenhexravenhex Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    So whats the best arena spec for us lock's right now, still SL/SL? Is it even worth going to bg's and arena's with anything less than SL/SL?

    ravenhex on
  • ringswraithringswraith Registered User regular
    edited December 2008
    I has a question.

    My lock is at 70, demo. I haven't really looked at the new trees (took a break before coming back post-WotLK release) so I'm wondering what the typical PvE grinding spec is now. I hear lots of good things about aff, but I really like my felguard.

    Also, what's a good demo spec look like nowadays?

    ringswraith on
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