Up and comming lock

Toolband · June 23, 2008, 09:37 PM

My lock is currently level 67. She is honor capped. When s4 was announced i've been busy getting her to 70. My lock will be a pvp toon only.

I will be doing the arena thing...2v2 and 3v3 brackets.

My questions are as follows.

1. For these brackets, which gear choices should I make?

2. What classes in these brackets would be the better to best choices?

3. The people I will be playing arena with will be very seasoned pvp'ers, yet would anyone have any advice for an up and comming lock?

4. Assume a while down the road I have the full s2 gear...once I've gotten arena points...which order of things should I replace s2 with s4?

IN reality...I know that I wont be a super god of arena...but my goal would be to get to 1800 or so..and be able to maintain it.

P.S. For those of you that pvp alot as locks...do you guys respec for bg's? My lock was affliction in the 49 bracket...I had tons of fun with affliction...but as of late i've kind of fallen in love with destruction.

Thanks in advance for all advice that is given or suggestions. Keep up the great work everyone.

El Tanakh · June 23, 2008, 10:39 PM

1- For us warlock PvP gear is the best for PvP (not so for other classes), so go and replace your weakest items with S2 stuff. It might not be a bad idea to get guardian S4 items first, as they are not going to be replaced in a while, and S2 might be replaced soon if you get a good 5v5 (lots of points). Also, you might want to go for S2 shoulders first and then get the rest of the items going for the ones that require the highest raitings first.

2- Resto druid for 2v2 and rogue or warrior and druid for 3v3.

3- PvP a lot? Try to learn from each fight, try to use new tactics every now and then in BG and non rated matches, keep it calm and methodical in arena.

4- No idea, don't worry about this, when you have the point's and the personal raiting for that you'll probaby don't need this advice

Nop, i never respec for BG, too lazy to farm for the money.

Menzo · June 23, 2008, 11:39 PM

I'm sure you've heard of the SL/SL build? Warlock + serious PvP usually equals that. To a lesser extent I hear of some Felguard builds (The one that seems to be raid-viable as well) and a Shadowfury Destro build.

Malevevely · June 24, 2008, 09:03 AM

Just an fyi in my experience SL/SL is a great 2s and 3s spec but its lack of burst in 5s makes it very crappy. If your playing 5s use a felguard you offer more cc/interrupts which is essentially a locks job in 5s as well as better damage of course.

Maltyrius · June 24, 2008, 10:00 AM

Toolband, your questions are very broad and each one would require significant time to answer before any variables are even considered. My advice is to spend some time reading the rate my gear thread as well as the pvp thread for general advice. Also, check out the link below for some excellent discussion on lock pvp:

http://elitistjerks.com/f38/t13452-w...ng_bit_advice/

WARNING: Elitist Jerks can be pretty rough when it comes to not following their guidelines - if you post there be sure you have read their forum rules. They are not the teddy-bears Theleb and I are!

June 23, 2008, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Toolband Registered Character Info Toolband 67 Undead Warlock Norgannon US PvE Guild: Atd	Up and comming lock My lock is currently level 67. She is honor capped. When s4 was announced i've been busy getting her to 70. My lock will be a pvp toon only. I will be doing the arena thing...2v2 and 3v3 brackets. My questions are as follows. 1. For these brackets, which gear choices should I make? 2. What classes in these brackets would be the better to best choices? 3. The people I will be playing arena with will be very seasoned pvp'ers, yet would anyone have any advice for an up and comming lock? 4. Assume a while down the road I have the full s2 gear...once I've gotten arena points...which order of things should I replace s2 with s4? IN reality...I know that I wont be a super god of arena...but my goal would be to get to 1800 or so..and be able to maintain it. P.S. For those of you that pvp alot as locks...do you guys respec for bg's? My lock was affliction in the 49 bracket...I had tons of fun with affliction...but as of late i've kind of fallen in love with destruction. Thanks in advance for all advice that is given or suggestions. Keep up the great work everyone.

June 23, 2008, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
El Tanakh Character Info Njörðr 70 Tauren Druid Cho'gall US PvP Profile: Blizzard Armory	Re: Up and comming lock 1- For us warlock PvP gear is the best for PvP (not so for other classes), so go and replace your weakest items with S2 stuff. It might not be a bad idea to get guardian S4 items first, as they are not going to be replaced in a while, and S2 might be replaced soon if you get a good 5v5 (lots of points). Also, you might want to go for S2 shoulders first and then get the rest of the items going for the ones that require the highest raitings first. 2- Resto druid for 2v2 and rogue or warrior and druid for 3v3. 3- PvP a lot? Try to learn from each fight, try to use new tactics every now and then in BG and non rated matches, keep it calm and methodical in arena. 4- No idea, don't worry about this, when you have the point's and the personal raiting for that you'll probaby don't need this advice Nop, i never respec for BG, too lazy to farm for the money.

June 23, 2008, 11:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
Menzo Muted Character Info Menzo 70 Blood Elf Warlock Aman'Thul Oceania PvE Guild: Nocturnal Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 1/44/16	Re: Up and comming lock I'm sure you've heard of the SL/SL build? Warlock + serious PvP usually equals that. To a lesser extent I hear of some Felguard builds (The one that seems to be raid-viable as well) and a Shadowfury Destro build.

June 24, 2008, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Malevevely Member Character Info Malevevely 70 Undead Warlock KJ US PvP	Re: Up and comming lock Just an fyi in my experience SL/SL is a great 2s and 3s spec but its lack of burst in 5s makes it very crappy. If your playing 5s use a felguard you offer more cc/interrupts which is essentially a locks job in 5s as well as better damage of course.

June 24, 2008, 10:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
Maltyrius Moderator Character Info Maltyrius 70 Human Warlock Khaz Modan US PvE Guild: Prestige Profile: Blizzard Armory Talent Spec: 43/7/11	Re: Up and comming lock Toolband, your questions are very broad and each one would require significant time to answer before any variables are even considered. My advice is to spend some time reading the rate my gear thread as well as the pvp thread for general advice. Also, check out the link below for some excellent discussion on lock pvp: http://elitistjerks.com/f38/t13452-w...ng_bit_advice/ WARNING: Elitist Jerks can be pretty rough when it comes to not following their guidelines - if you post there be sure you have read their forum rules. They are not the teddy-bears Theleb and I are!