The Warlocks Den - WoW Warlock Discussions

Originally Posted by Ikabod

yah, i do use the escape artist quite a bit... now the deal with the demons is i use the felhunter, that way he can zap debuffs off me and all that stuff. but i found that he died pretty quick, so i put him on passive, when i encounter a rogue, should i pop out the succy real quick? i've never really used her before.

Originally Posted by Superpoof

Well, that would be up to you. You should try using her in some BG's for a while, if not for anything else at least it will give you a good feel for what she brings to the table. In PVP I use her 95% of the time, she is my favorite pet by far as she is useful against every class, and I have found that I can control the fights much better with her. That being said, as Demo I would use Felguard, and as Affliction I use Felhunter.

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

As for pets, I never really used the succy too much but I may have to try her next time I do a bg. In fact, I can't even remember what her name is. Does that make me a bad master, or just another guy?

Originally Posted by Ikabod

Personally i still cannot find myself able to beat someone 1 on 1. i dont know if i just don't have a good rotation. or if i just suck at PVP. or maybe its my spec. i don't know...but i cannot for the life of me even beat a mage 1 on 1! i am really getting distressed and worried that PVP is just not for me... or warlocks.

it's possible that i may just be under geared (deadly, hateful, and 3 or for frost-savage... still gearing At the moment) and my foes are just simply rocking hard and experienced. but again... it's only been a month or so of PVP'ing to get me to this point. however through my many battles i find myself seeking the companionship of other players while in BG's because i know facing another player will end in my certain death (most of the time). i know i can run good...

but the point is, i hear others say all the time that warlocks are some of the best fighters and we are feared among other classes in PVP. but i honeslty don't see it yet. i'm not giving up or anything...so i am hoping i can get better geared and perform better, i know there is more to learn and i am looking forward to it, but i just can't stand not being able to hold my own against an enemy... sigh* Sorry for the rant! lol

Originally Posted by RomaGoth

It does sound like you are frustrated. Trust me, when I first started doing PvP in bg's with my lock, I was very frustrated. I found that the melee especially came after me first. As a clothie, you are a target because others see you as an easy kill. There is nothing wrong with running away in PvP. As a gnome especially, you should be hiding behind trees, bushes, rocks, buildings, other players, whatever works and laying down dots on everyone. You will never be able to stand toe-to-toe with melee characters. As for mages, well........you need to just practice more I guess. I found mages especially easy in PvP (along with druids). With your felpuppy they should not have a chance due to being oom/silenced much of the time. As others have said, go after the healers first, this will make a huge difference in how well your side does. Remember, it is not a sprint, but a marathon.

"Run away, run away, so you can fight another day"

Roma

Originally Posted by Superpoof

Couple things to note about your post: 1) Ikabod plays as Destro in PVP if I am not mistaken, so running around "casting DoTs on everyone" isn't really the ideal way to play that spec as the DoTs just aren't very powerful as Destro. He needs to setup burst chains laced with CC to take down an enemy as Destro.

Originally Posted by Superpoof

2) A warlock that knows his class, as well as melee classes, can definitely stand toe-to-toe with those melee classes. The hardest melee class typically should be a DK, and maybe a rogue if you are poorly geared, as they have more mitigation, health regen, and interrupts/silences/stuns than we do, but that doesn't mean we can't win against them 1v1.