warlock buffs. lots of warlock buffs incoming.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.co m/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=4988940&s=blizzard&tmp=1#blizzard

short version: death coil is going to become the new instacast defense spell, DOTs are getting beefed, pyroclasm is going to affect soul fire, intensity and bane will affect soul fire, and the endgame pets are receiving significant boosts.

ruin is getting a slight nerf, too.

i may actually dust off my lock for this :D

adding fear to death coil is stupid

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1. so, they made death coil a 3s fear spell that continues to zap life but now also fears with 2 minute cooldown. this is a GREAT fix for the defense situation, since you can effectively use it once per fight and ALSO get a fear on the enemy. it isnt overpowered, as it sounds.

2. the pyro changes sound nice for those nuts going all-out fire for pvp. folks are going to start freaking out when more locks go full fire for pvp... cuz they are insane.

3. the buffs to DoT were not expected by me whatsoever. very nice catch on their part, especially since few locks actually complained about this. damage stays the same... it just speeds it up.

4. wow, Bane now speeds up Immolation. yikes... again, fire locks are going to be INSANE in pvp...

5. "These End-game pets were originally designed to defeat two even con mobs at 60, however, overall creature power has increased." I get the feeling they stuck to a stupid formula on this and only marginally increased the pets strength. I suspect they are still not worth the risk involved whatsoever and i wont get excited until i know there's some reason whatsoever to summon a doomguard.

6. Soul Shard bags. About fuckin time, for fucking fuck sake.

btw, i posted thoughts about the endgme pets here


http://forums.worldofwarcraft.co m/thread.aspx?ForumName=wow-warlock&ThreadID=557357

please post feedback on that idea.

basically i think they missed the mark with pets...

what's wrong tse, afraid that doomguards will just kill their owners 2-3x faster when they break after ten seconds of control? :D j/k. i hope they look at enslave mechanics more than the power of the pets.

the death coil idea was brilliant, especially since its 3 second fear is non-diminishing - you're not going to have your follow up cos/fear penalized for using this to get yourself out of a rogue's grasp.

the speeding up of dots was also a nice idea. the question is, will nightfall be toned up in procrate in accordance to corruption's shortened duration? and will lowbie locks find it too easy to pull aggro off their voidwalkers after this change goes into effect?

the soul fire changes are also neat. may actually make the spell worth using.

I thought Bane already increased Immolation's casting time.

what's wrong tse, afraid that doomguards will just kill their owners 2-3x faster when they break after ten seconds of control? :D j/k. i hope they look at enslave mechanics more than the power of the pets.

lmao FUCK YEA IM SCURRED

yea, making lock lvl 60 pets more powerful isnt what locks need.


the death coil idea was brilliant, especially since its 3 second fear is non-diminishing - you're not going to have your follow up cos/fear penalized for using this to get yourself out of a rogue's grasp.

the speeding up of dots was also a nice idea. the question is, will nightfall be toned up in procrate in accordance to corruption's shortened duration? and will lowbie locks find it too easy to pull aggro off their voidwalkers after this change goes into effect?

the soul fire changes are also neat. may actually make the spell worth using.

yep, i really dig all the other changes. that dealcoil bit is a great dynamic and im eager for it.

im not sure how nightfall procs, honestly. is it MERELY a chance per tick? are we sure?

as for aggro, you make a good point. indeed, it WILL increase the rate in which you pull aggro from a void and will probably make voids useless at some intervals while leveling.

Just recast corruption to compensate for less ticks...

Just recast corruption to compensate for less ticks...

well, the question really is how Nightfall procs and if this impacts the rate.

i assume it would not, to the degree nightfall is merely a chance per tick. the independent dmg done per tick or the # of ticks per cast doesnt matter if it's just a chance per tick.

however, if the calculation includes other factors it might be different now. we'll see...

The DoT speed up seems like a nice dps increase too

Maybe i'll pick up my 30 lock again... i always had fun with it but i kept hearing so much bitching about locks hating their lives that i never finished lvling him

is it known how the soulshard bag will be implemented? will soulshards be only allowed in the bag? will they stack in the bag, or will it just be a huge back

These changes might actually bring me back to play. I have not played since June cause my warlock was such a fucking pvp gimp.

mute plays on my server :D

btw warlocks piss me off as a mage ;\

The DoT speed up seems like a nice dps increase too

Maybe i'll pick up my 30 lock again... i always had fun with it but i kept hearing so much bitching about locks hating their lives that i never finished lvling him

it wont speed up dps by itself.

locks have always been awesome. there just more awesome lately.

locks have had reason to whine but it wasnt anything severe to the point of undoing their total awesomeness :D

is it known how the soulshard bag will be implemented? will soulshards be only allowed in the bag? will they stack in the bag, or will it just be a huge back

i dont think they've said.

however, if it's anything less than 40-slots im gonna be fuming.

i hope they made lvl 20, 40 and 55 bags at various sizes. stacking isnt needed if they just make them large.

I don't understand people that want a soulshard bag or for shards to stack. Don't you realize that all that's going to make you do is farm longer for shards? The space they take up isn't an issue for me, it's the way we get them that I have a problem with.

it wont speed up dps by itself.

Corruption (Rank 6)
290 Mana 30 yd range
2 sec cast
Corrupts the target, causing 666 Shadow damage over 27 sec.

666 damage / 27 seconds = 24.666 damage per second (DPS)

666 damage / 18 seconds = 37 damage per second (DPS)

Looks to me like shorter duration on the DoTs increases dps :)

I don't understand people that want a soulshard bag or for shards to stack. Don't you realize that all that's going to make you do is farm longer for shards? The space they take up isn't an issue for me, it's the way we get them that I have a problem with.
For PVP

If i am doing Arathi Basin, i hate having to fly to searing gorge or further between maps to fucking farm more shards because these battlegrounds are never near 48+ mobs.

If i could take 20 min and farm 50 shards i would before i started playing...

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1. so, they made death coil a 3s fear spell that continues to zap life but now also fears with 2 minute cooldown. this is a GREAT fix for the defense situation, since you can effectively use it once per fight and ALSO get a fear on the enemy. it isnt overpowered, as it sounds.

2. the pyro changes sound nice for those nuts going all-out fire for pvp. folks are going to start freaking out when more locks go full fire for pvp... cuz they are insane.

3. the buffs to DoT were not expected by me whatsoever. very nice catch on their part, especially since few locks actually complained about this. damage stays the same... it just speeds it up.

4. wow, Bane now speeds up Immolation. yikes... again, fire locks are going to be INSANE in pvp...

5. "These End-game pets were originally designed to defeat two even con mobs at 60, however, overall creature power has increased." I get the feeling they stuck to a stupid formula on this and only marginally increased the pets strength. I suspect they are still not worth the risk involved whatsoever and i wont get excited until i know there's some reason whatsoever to summon a doomguard.

6. Soul Shard bags. About fuckin time, for fucking fuck sake.


You hear that?

Its the sounds people screaming as they are Immolated, conflaged and beat into a bloody pulp by the doomguard.

Such a sweet sound...

If they're gonna buff the doomy and infernal like they say they are its very possible warlocks will become the new shaman.
To which I say FUCK YES!


I actually just switched from a typical SM/Ruin build into a heavy destruction build (19/0/32) and I fucking love it. Nightfall (when it procs) Deathcoil, shadowburn and conflag are my staples and I outnuke fire mages as is using elements immolate and conflag.

I have a reason to continue playing my warlock now.

Affliction
Improved Corruption Rank 5
Affliction Total: 5

Demonology
Improved Healthstone Rank 2
Demonic Embrace Rank 5
Demonology Total: 7

Destruction
Improved Shadow Bolt Rank 5
Cataclysm Rank 5
Bane Rank 5
Devastation Rank 5
Shadowburn Rank 1
Intensity Rank 2
Destructive Reach Rank 2
Pyroclasm Rank 2
Improved Immolate Rank 5
Ruin Rank 1
Emberstorm Rank 5
Conflagrate Rank 1
Destruction Total: 39
Total
Total Points Spent: 51
Level Required: 60


My current build :D I love these upcoming buffs.

Corruption (Rank 6)
290 Mana 30 yd range
2 sec cast
Corrupts the target, causing 666 Shadow damage over 27 sec.

666 damage / 27 seconds = 24.666 damage per second (DPS)

666 damage / 18 seconds = 37 damage per second (DPS)

Looks to me like shorter duration on the DoTs increases dps :)

oh, duh, yes... im sorry it obviously increases burst DPS.

i was thinking TOTAL damage.


elessar, do you do a lot of pvp with that build??? lol

i'd call that a "fire destruction" build, the hip new option. i made a similar build on Test and the dps was off the fuckin charts.