Originally Posted by
bio347
CoE is one of the last curse spells left to warlocks, and an iconic and integral part of the class. In fact, it used to be one of the only reasons a warlock could get a raid spot in Classic (Naxx in particular), and other since-removed curses were part of that package in BC. If you really hate having to spend a GCD every now and again to apply the best version of the spell vulnerability debuff in the game (instant, ranged, no cooldown, long duration, AoE that is expandable with a glyph), then I would suggest recruiting some rogues, shadow priests, or windwalker monks so that you don't have to, and to leave those of us who like CoE's kit alone.
(I seriously have no idea why everyone seems to be so insulted by CoE.)
You're definitely right. I think a separate button for debuffs is silly. Here's what we'll do: Whenever you cast MG (or DS, in WoD, I guess), it will put Agony, Corruption, and UA on the target. They're just debuffs, so casting them on their own is silly. We'll similarly roll Immolate into Incinerate, and Corruption into SB/Doom into ToC. Then, because buff applications are dumb, we'll just make Molten Core modify SB/ToC instead of SF - it's an extra button, right? Probably don't need Shadowburn anymore, either, and we can likely roll backdraft triggering into Incinerate to get rid of Conflagrate.