Originally Posted by
Bogdan
I for one tend to disagree destro is better than affliction atm. In Rated BGs yes, there's no disscusion, but in 3v3, affliction is better... unless you play with a mage wich can pretty much control the whole team... Why am I saying that? Because once you get to a reasonable mmr and meet people with half brain you'll get no Chaos Bolts off, especially with CDs up... If you're low rated than destro is better I guess, 1 shotting people...
Affliction dot damage with no CDs is indeed rather low and UA dispell basically tickles... But with Dark Soul and on use trinket, the pressure becomes rather high when you dot everythig in their team.
I know the thread is about Affliction, but as a side note... Most people tend to debate whether to play Destro or Affliction at the moment, I strongly suggest trying Demonology, it's... sick... not sure how well it can do in 3v3 arena, but in random BGs, duels, even 2s... it's simply sick... The burst is comparable to a Warrior's burst with skull banner, reck and avatar up... You simply global people in a pet stun... Once you get the hang of the spec and how to set up the burst, it's awesome. In my gear, Chaos Wave with CDs up crits for 130k and Touch of Chaos for around 40-45k on people with full PvP gear...