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Winter · August 24, 2008, 05:29 AM

Warlock PvP is kind of fun in arena but its really a matter of who we come up against and currently its mostly Warr+Druid combos which I really hate as it drags on way to much. We can win however though if I can keep the Druid occupied long enough while the Warrior is focusing on my Shaman, essentially if the Druid slips up and my DC cooldown is up I can quickly DC > Fear > Drain when hes at low health and use Searing pain to finish him off. Also its possible to burst down the Warrior if I have an opening.

I chucked some spell penetration onto my Cloak, have yet to test it but when arena ticks I'll go at it again to see if it's made a difference, not a big deal if it hasn't but it'll still be worth having for the ones with passive resistance.

As for stats in general I've been looking at some armouries and trying to see what adjustments I should make, firstly if we can hit 1575 then I'll replace my bracers and put 12 stam instead for 12 int. Also I think I need to change my head enchant, I didn't notice it before but there's an 18 stam, 20 resil one I should put on my new helm when I get it but right now it'd probably hurt my spell damage, same with the meta gem (switching the spell damage + speed for the 18 stam + stun resist). It seems with the right gear I can get close to 15k HP but dunno whether I should focus more on HP or Spell Damage.

Another issue is I dunno what to do with my Rings, I can't get the same ring twice, the s2 ring is garbage compared to the one I've got (Badge one, the Stam and Int are the same) but the new Guardian one requires are 1650 rating. I could get the spell haste one but the amount it gives doesn't feel like it makes up for the lack of spell damage on it. Right now I'm probably just going to leave it, I don't know how much that extra 22 resil currently will help.

As for CC, the only one that gives me a lot of trouble is Poly as Mages love to spam it on me, I seriously don't get why people say Mages are real easy for Warlocks... I guess I'm weird but I have an easy time with Rogues so long as I catch them off guard. Druids don't seem to spam Cyclone that much, basically mostly have time to trinket it out, Pounce, Feral Charge and Bash are a joke compared to what a Rogue can dish out, trust me I'm level a Druid alt they're more of way to give some breathing room than major CC like fear.

Also I am sure we can hit 1800, thing is at this point everybody is playing the "OP combo" regardless of whether they'll win or not. It's not until higher up that those combos true potential becomes apparent. We do quite well against certain group, its just getting through the thick of it all so I can break into the better ranks and get my s4 peices... right now my goal is 1650 for Ring, Robe, Cuffs and it'll take a while to get the points to grab all that.

August 24, 2008, 05:29 AM	#10 (permalink)
Winter Member Character Info Angantyr 80 Undead Warlock Thaurissan Oceania PvP Guild: Devils Own Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 56/0/15	Re: How do you get out of the 1500 bracket? (Lock + Shaman) Warlock PvP is kind of fun in arena but its really a matter of who we come up against and currently its mostly Warr+Druid combos which I really hate as it drags on way to much. We can win however though if I can keep the Druid occupied long enough while the Warrior is focusing on my Shaman, essentially if the Druid slips up and my DC cooldown is up I can quickly DC > Fear > Drain when hes at low health and use Searing pain to finish him off. Also its possible to burst down the Warrior if I have an opening. I chucked some spell penetration onto my Cloak, have yet to test it but when arena ticks I'll go at it again to see if it's made a difference, not a big deal if it hasn't but it'll still be worth having for the ones with passive resistance. As for stats in general I've been looking at some armouries and trying to see what adjustments I should make, firstly if we can hit 1575 then I'll replace my bracers and put 12 stam instead for 12 int. Also I think I need to change my head enchant, I didn't notice it before but there's an 18 stam, 20 resil one I should put on my new helm when I get it but right now it'd probably hurt my spell damage, same with the meta gem (switching the spell damage + speed for the 18 stam + stun resist). It seems with the right gear I can get close to 15k HP but dunno whether I should focus more on HP or Spell Damage. Another issue is I dunno what to do with my Rings, I can't get the same ring twice, the s2 ring is garbage compared to the one I've got (Badge one, the Stam and Int are the same) but the new Guardian one requires are 1650 rating. I could get the spell haste one but the amount it gives doesn't feel like it makes up for the lack of spell damage on it. Right now I'm probably just going to leave it, I don't know how much that extra 22 resil currently will help. As for CC, the only one that gives me a lot of trouble is Poly as Mages love to spam it on me, I seriously don't get why people say Mages are real easy for Warlocks... I guess I'm weird but I have an easy time with Rogues so long as I catch them off guard. Druids don't seem to spam Cyclone that much, basically mostly have time to trinket it out, Pounce, Feral Charge and Bash are a joke compared to what a Rogue can dish out, trust me I'm level a Druid alt they're more of way to give some breathing room than major CC like fear. Also I am sure we can hit 1800, thing is at this point everybody is playing the "OP combo" regardless of whether they'll win or not. It's not until higher up that those combos true potential becomes apparent. We do quite well against certain group, its just getting through the thick of it all so I can break into the better ranks and get my s4 peices... right now my goal is 1650 for Ring, Robe, Cuffs and it'll take a while to get the points to grab all that.