#0 - May 31, 2010, 5:12 p.m.
What will the raid utility of a Warlock be like come Cataclysm? The raid utility of Warlock has changed significantly from BC to WotLK.
In BC Warlocks were used to tank certain PVE fight as locks had excellent survivability/resistance and their personal DPS was considered the best in the game. While providing Healthstones and Soulstones.
WotLK significantly decreased Warlock survivability and DPS dps. Public data currently shows us as the lowest of the Pure DPS classes and lagging behind a few Hybrids, when it comes to raid damage. But it also brought more raid utility through Demo Pact, which is currently the best spell power buff in the game.
With the changes being made to Totem of Wrath to bring it on par with Demo Pact, which in all fairness to Shaman is a good thing, will Warlocks be given any further raid utility?
Some suggestions
- Soulstones acting like Battle Res
- Improve pet buffs (IE Felhunter Int buff = Mage Int buff)
Cataclysm Warlock damage & threat
I will stay away form the current state of Warlock DPS. My concern for Cataclysm
is with the addition of Dark Intent (level 83), Demon Soul (level 85) and Soul Shard Overhaul, (much needed DPS cooldowns), Warlocks still have the highest threat generation and the worst passive and active threat dumps.
Will Warlock threat generation be looked out and/or will Warlock agro reducing talents/threat dump be revamped to bring them inline with other Pure DPS classes?
Bonus question: Immunity mechanics
All of the pure DPS classes except Warlocks have some form of immunity mechanic, which have a multitude of uses in both PVE and PVP. Can Warlocks expect to see an immunity mechanic added in Cata?
