Originally Posted by
voidspark
My observations (partly from Beta):
Imperial Vizier Zor'lok: There's an execute element on heroic mode. Also I'm pretty sure Demo is much better at breaking mind controls than affliction. Adds (in heroic mode) might be better handled as affliction though.
Blade Lord Ta'yak: A lot of movement here... a lot. I'd probably have to go with affliction over demo for this one, to be honest.
Garalon: Demo is good for kiting (I think DPS are required to on heroic mode). Also, you don't get shards from killing Garalon's legs.
Wind Lord Mel'jarak: The CC is done here with spears that you are provided with (you don't want to use other forms of CC, at least not as a warlock). This fight is a multidotting paradise (you want to actively be DPSing 4 targets at a time, using AoE on 7 targets is padding). I would have to go with affliction here.
Amber Shaper Un'sok: Didn't do much beta here, but I'm pretty sure you want to be affliction. The MC is long duration, so your DoTs will provide more DPS after you are MC'ed than direct damage-based specs. Also there's a lot of adds to kill, and pretty heavy multidot potential. There are usually 2 main burn targets up at once, also.
Grand Empress Shek'zeer: The MC means you basically failed the fight and need to wipe/reset (think someone going insane). Affliction fight here just IMO, but Demo might be good for mobility with setting up amber traps. Toss-up.
---------- Post added 2012-10-29 at 03:44 PM ----------
Perhaps it isn't, but the fact that Screwtape has no originality whatsoever and is just spouting "this is 'highest' DPS because others told me so, so it's the best spec just because" is pretty lame.
Especially when you look at the log he posted, and he's using rain of fire as affliction on Gara'jal. Obviously the best around.