Buff them in raids especially. Having a group without a warlock aka no summons is the worst. This is why some warlock spec should always be super OP in raiding. Then, many people will play warlocks and it’s more likely to get one (or many) in any group. Finally, you never have to wait 10 mins for people to stop being lazy and summon or run to the raid.
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i agree buff demo
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buff destro
Give warlocks more utility or something too. In M+, lock rocks alone isn’t cutting it. No group buff, no soothe, no lust, purge is on a long CD, interrupt is a long CD, no immunity, etc.
If a BM hunter and a lock can do similar damage, the hunter brings lust, soothe/purge, binding shot, and an immunity.
Compare Frost mage to lock. Frost mage brings two immunities, spell power buff, bloodlust, and a purge/buff steal, in addition to having their own invis. Frost does more damage as well.
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The hunter has no brez but they can also move all the time.
Even then, if you run engineering, the engi brez is as good as the lock one lol
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It’s really not. A longer cast time, shorter range, and it’s bricked 2 keys by backfiring for me.
But still. Buff warlocks. Affliction needs a huge ST buff. Destro could use a little bump to spread damage, and demo needs some more movement. Like make Hand, stalkers, and demon bolt all cast-while-moving or instant with 2s cooldown or something.
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I agree and keep the buffs coming! Let’s make it so no group goes without a warlock again! I NEED those healthstones and summons, babys. And I will not be playing one because I hate all three specs!
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they can have a pet that gives them b rez
Which pet? I haven’t heard of that!
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I agree stop designing destro entirely around havoc. No other spec REQUIRES a consistent second target in a single target situation. Heck even shamans being designed around BL makes sense. Haste is haste. There aren’t always two targets.
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The hunters pet Quilen (stone hound) used to have the ability to bres but they changed that awhile back to only res themselves.
I think demo locks should be able to summon a demon that provides the hero buff. Let’s call it Demonic Inspiration. Maybe a special succubus or incubus would be funny. Turn it into a quest to change the demon.
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I think everybody should get hero, especially tanks. Or maybe just tanks. Lol
There aren’t any groups without a tank (usually) so giving every tank a hero means no group would have to go without hero and compositions can be more flexible.
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remove MR and just buff all our dot damage and ill be happy.
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Is it just me, or does it feel like destro needs one more button? I like the idea of destro ( i hate the builder spender playstyle though) but It just feels like it need something else? I dunno…
SAME! I thought MR was a strange addition to affliction, especially in AoE with no fast way to apply multiple dots and the change to UA (one target in PvE). I’m just not a fan or MR. Sure it’s nice to have some “burst” in PvP with it, but, I’d rather have DoTS just do dmg.
Not only this, but I just want two dots, 3-4 feels excessive in PvP.
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DoT classes by themselves just don’t work, and honestly would lead to multiple outcomes, all of which are bad. A class that requires you to just cast 4 buttons and wait 20 seconds is not enjoyable, nor should it be a welcome addition. On top of that, you run into the issue of not having burst, which then makes the class nerfs the specs viability in endgame content significantly.
Theres a reason Venthyr boomies don’t do anything for two and a half minutes, but have been the number one sought after class in raid for that 30 second burst span. Flat damage profiles blow.
The idea that we should do the same damage just applying two dots back and forth like the response above is laughable at best.
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However, dot healers are the ideal. You can apply some dots and focus on healing, I think it would be delightful if resto druid dots were permanent (don’t have to recast on the same mobs) and the primary source of their damage. The hots are there so you can help the group a little while you are applying your dots, and then you can return to direct healing once your dots are applied.
You are right, in the current game design DoT classes don’t work, and for many of us, that’s the problem. I understand there are ways that STRONG dots can break the game, but i’m not here to talk about tuning, i’m here to discuss my love of DoT spells. TBH I think they got it down right with shadow priests. They are what I want affliction to be (but with the pet).
I’m not implying you would only apply two dots and win? Let’s be real here, and you obviously know that. I don’t know the fix for having a true DOT class, and i’m not saying that’s all I want. I just want stronger dots. In PVE affliction feels perfectly playable to me (casual guy here). But in PvP, affliction hasn’t felt fun in a long time due to most people having absorbs, or heals that just completely nullifies dot dmg.
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Tuning is the reason we can’t have strong DoT classes, whether you love DoTs or not.
I feel like Destro needs an iteration of Shadowburn baseline more than anything. Shadowburn only usable on mobs <= 20% health and make it havoc-able.
CDF baseline would be cool but since it doesn’t interact with the builder-spender mechanics at all, I’d rather it stay a talent choice (even if it is undertuned).
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