Cataclysm Classic: Leveling in a Shattered Landscape
Cataclysm Classic: Leveling in a Shattered Landscape
Do you consider the Horde to be "the bad guys" or is it more complex?
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I'm talking about Affliction here. I know we aren't meant to have high single-target damage, so what do you guys mainly do?
- DoT everything within range? (I feel like this doesn't really do any noticeable pressure like it would in arena)
- Try to CC and DoT strategically?
- Pick on one guy in the whole group?
And I'm talking about those moments in a BG where everybody is in one flagroom just beating the crap out of each other.
I personally run in, Howl of Terror, and start DoTting everything up ... unless there's one stray. If that's the case, I mess with that guy.
What do you guys think a Warlock's ideal job is?
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2011-02-15, 05:06 AM #1Blademaster
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A lock's role in battlegrounds?
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2011-02-15, 05:08 AM #2Deleted
Either kill or CC the healer.
That is the job of every DPS.
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2011-02-15, 05:08 AM #3The Lightbringer
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Keeping pressure on key targets like: Healers, the flag carrier, pesky rogues or startrek wizards.
Originally Posted by bizzy
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2011-02-15, 05:11 AM #4High Overlord
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Personally, be very annoying and chain fear, dot dot dot, drain life. Win. Its usually how a lock facerolls. =/ Originally Posted by robrusleg
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2011-02-15, 05:20 AM #5Herald of the Titans
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No, it just seems that way since you're too bad to deterrence before the lock gets full dots, a haunt and several stacks of DE. Originally Posted by Priceless08
cast UA everything then do whatever the situation calls for
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2011-02-15, 05:24 AM #6High Overlord
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Lol yeah you can deter in fear, right and I'm the baddie lawl. Originally Posted by Glnger
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2011-02-15, 05:50 AM #7Herald of the Titans
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who said anything about a fear? pvp trinket says hi. feign says hi
glnger says gtfo
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2011-02-15, 05:53 AM #8High Overlord
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locks get to:
-be mad bananapeals for flag carriers and healers.
-kill the focus target (rbgs)
-kill the healers.I know you don't like wearing the leash, and I know I don't like holding the leash. so lets make a pact that you stay with the group this time, okay?
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2011-02-15, 06:32 AM #9High Overlord
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Funny thing is though, none of tht reduces the DR on Fear =/ sad.
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2011-02-15, 08:22 AM #10The Unstoppable Force
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Try do be damage done (aka pressure) #1 while weaving in a good ammount of useful slows, fears, silences, flag capping, demo hunting what not.
Last but not least, alot of HK's for Bloodthirsty title.
6+ million damage games are nice
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2011-02-15, 10:38 AM #11Deleted
As affliction? Pressure/fear healers, slow/fear/dot flagcarrier. Dot dot dot dot dot. Get some damage, don't expect too much though, it's easily healed through. A million damage done and no killing blows is quite common.
As demo? Read above, you got a pet with cool abilities, Meta, and immolation aura. Hand of Guldan is awesome as well.
As destro? You're a glass canon. Not as much burst anymore, your damage doesn't compare to other classes. But combined with shadowfury, shadowflame and fear, very lethal.
By all means, don't try to solo mages/warriors/rogues/deathknights/ferals. Although i'm not sure about the last one anymore.
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2011-02-15, 11:40 AM #12The Patient
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Destroy any and all prospects of peace between the Horde and the Alliance.
In promulgating your esoteric cogitations or articulating your superficial sentimentalities and amicable philosophical or psychological observations, beware of platitudinous panderosity.
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2011-02-15, 11:46 AM #13The Patient
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Spread chaos and destruction!
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2011-02-15, 01:41 PM #14High Overlord
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DoTs and CC let you apply heavy pressure to multiple targets at the same time. Take advantage of this.
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2011-02-15, 01:43 PM #15Deleted
Fear one, put felhound on most dangerous caster, haunt, 3 stacks of shadow embrace and dots up on one target, inhale and then exhale the dots on another player, that's 4 players annoyed right there ;P
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2011-02-15, 01:47 PM #16DeletedStrange as I eat Mages for breakfast (Affliction specced) Originally Posted by FrizzleMe
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2011-02-15, 02:00 PM #17Blademaster
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Well, you're probably not doing rBGs in the morning. So forget about that breakfast there. (lame joke intented)
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2011-02-15, 02:18 PM #18High Overlord
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I had to chime in on this because ive been doing a lot of rated bg's since the latest patch and i have to say that being a warlock is not very exciting atm. Dots instantly dispelled, cant keep a fear on anything, pet bugs out, easily locked down with any sort of melee switch to me. Any decent team pretty much nullifies anything I do. How exciting.... On a side note i played my shadow priest the other day, at level 81 im doing 2x as much damage as my lock which is in ilev 363 ish gear. Affli ramp up sucks period. It does not work in this current pvp environment. I've been playing my lock for about 4 years and this is the worst i've seen this class. 3 specs and all are garbage in pvp. Sorry if i strayed a bit from the op but i think the previous posts covered that pretty well. Just venting inthe wrong place i guess.
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2011-02-15, 02:22 PM #19Deleted
Just spam fear.
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2011-02-15, 02:25 PM #20Banned
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It's just a simple interrupt now Originally Posted by Arosk
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