I liked meta affliction in retail. It felt good. Dot dot bring all the mobs together and just clever down. I have a real hard time in retail because the soul shards feel clunky, seed and vile just feel redundant.
I played meta affliction to lvl 60 in sod and I loved it. Even though the devs went toward fire with meta, I still remained a dotter. Please bring affliction meta to retail.