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Originally Posted by SavageBT
Had better luck 1v1 or with a healer, but it's hard to get around the simple fact that a destro lock is the single most vulnerable thing in the game, without exception (THIS, not it's killing power, is why people hate on it) .... and physical classes know this. Even a fire mage, full holy priest or hunter have more tricks and escapes.
That said, it's one of the most rewarding things to play, and WLK destro looks HOT.
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What I am trying to say is that yes, destro is vulnerable, but its squishiness has often been exaggerated. With recent melee scaling, the outcome of a SL/SL lock being trained and a Destro lock being trained is going to be pretty similar. I think Destro's survivability is not too dismal in 1v1 and smaller groups. Destro's real survivability issue is specifically the inability to escape being trained with abilities such as Bubble/Ice Block/Cheat Death/Soul Link/Pain Suppression.
Right now, we have Zero escape ability and no Soul Link. This will change with demonic circle and soul link for 11 pts in Wrath of the Lich King.
Also, right now, PvP favors CC, healing, outlasting, and really not gib/burst type tactic. Even in my 3v3, I lose more because of me or my partner going OOM than me being killed by physical DPS.
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Originally Posted by fireblood
Sorry,
until you show me your rating of 2000+, I am not convinced it is viable in 2v2 3v3.
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This is precisely the reason why I am making this post, to illustrate that destro locks are not as gimped as many were led to believe, before testing it out themselves.
As i have mentioned in the beginning of the post, my arena rating sucks. I only play with RL friends and not everyone is as obsessed as I am. But one of my friend's rogue is coming along so we will see.
But there are some (not many!) locks that have achieved over 2k+ ratings out there. Sure, it is not as easy as SL/SL, but that is not to say that it cannot be done. People like Vaelisious, Heidiheinken have done it. There are some current ones as well.
My point is, there could be a lot more if people actually tried it with some effort before writing it off as pointless.......
I am not picking on you in particular, but it is statement like
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The only danger a destroy lock poses is against other locks and priests maybe.
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that is prompting to make this post.
I urge you to not judge before trying it yourself.