Affliction Lock DPS = *sad panda* since patch

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Hi There,

My alt lvl 66 lock is sucking on the DPS chart since the WOTLK patch came out a couple of weeks ago.

Was easy for me to be number 1, now I'm always number 4 (On 5 man dungeons). Even tanks out DPS me now :o

Have any other affliction locks experienced similar problems, or is it just me?

http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Aszune&n=Rhaze



-twiga
 
twiga said:
Hi There,

My alt lvl 66 lock is sucking on the DPS chart since the WOTLK patch came out a couple of weeks ago.

Was easy for me to be number 1, now I'm always number 4 (On 5 man dungeons). Even tanks out DPS me now :o

Have any other affliction locks experienced similar problems, or is it just me?

http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Aszune&n=Rhaze



-twiga
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You will be top again higer up to 80. There is alot of good talents I had to skip to get the lvl 80 talent. So I'm not worries currently. I will however spec my Lock for the Felguard to lvl 70 for the time being :)
 
Did an Illy pug last night, and the top 4 dps were, in order: hunter, mage, aff lock, destro lock (me)
The aff lock and i were on similar gear levels, so as far as im concerned, there's nothing to be worried about for aff locks, nor locks in general for that matter.
 
I think our raiding locks T4/5 must suck big time then.

Never see them anywhere near the top spots. When farming kara (depending on the group composition) we have it in this order.

Ret Pallies/Hunters/Rogues/Mages/Locks

@Twiga - you may find that pally tanks may out dps you due to their new spells, but keep in mind that a massive part of this dmg is collected on group pulls. This should not be the case with other tanks though.
 
zanyboy said:
I think our raiding locks T4/5 must suck big time then.

Never see them anywhere near the top spots. When farming kara (depending on the group composition) we have it in this order.

Ret Pallies/Hunters/Rogues/Mages/Locks

@Twiga - you may find that pally tanks may out dps you due to their new spells, but keep in mind that a massive part of this dmg is collected on group pulls. This should not be the case with other tanks though.
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A green geared palie owned me in my full epic set this never happened before the new talents.I am calling major NERF!!!
 
I respecced to destro on the weekend. PvP at the moment is all about burst dmg, and dots just arent cutting it at the moment. Besides seeing 3.5k chaos bolts is pretty damn exciting :P

I also noticed in PVE that my dmg is a bit low. Mobs die before dots really kick in.
 
Hmmmm

Locks are lacking, but that will all be balanced out towards lvl 80.

Wowinsider.com warlock post has some good spell rotations and talent spec. Hell my g/f is able to keep up with me in dungeouns doing 1100-1200DPS in T4 level gear.

Basically stop dotting, spec destro for increased fire damage, let tank pull grp, seed, and rain fire. Instant damage spells contribute a lot to the dps and damage done due to the speed the mobs die.
 
Timken said:
Hmmmm

Locks are lacking, but that will all be balanced out towards lvl 80.

Wowinsider.com warlock post has some good spell rotations and talent spec. Hell my g/f is able to keep up with me in dungeouns doing 1100-1200DPS in T4 level gear.

Basically stop dotting, spec destro for increased fire damage, let tank pull grp, seed, and rain fire. Instant damage spells contribute a lot to the dps and damage done due to the speed the mobs die.
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I beg to differ,

If you have a good tank, an Affliction lock can DOT up all the mobs and then stick to the kill order after the DOT's. I play Affliction and top Damage meter without a problem if our group has a good tank. To do damage to 3/4 mobs at once and SB on the main target makes it damn easy to get top spot. I haven't been in other instances with my lock yet appart from Hellfire but it's so much fun and damn easy :p
 
The dymanic of affliction has changed alot
The are some key points one needs to know about affliction
The 1st thing is your spec is completely wrong for DPS allic, it looks more like lvling/pvp afflic sorta...

I really cba arsed to type now but u need shadow embrace and follow this cycle

Shadowbolt > Haunt > UA > Immolate > CoA > Corruption > Siphon Life

I told u the dynamic hazz changed ;)
 
our top lock does 2200dps on bosses with affliction spec.
 
dont worry about dps charts while you are leveling. goes for any class, infact. Worry about your xp :)
 
Pitbull said:
I beg to differ,

If you have a good tank, an Affliction lock can DOT up all the mobs and then stick to the kill order after the DOT's. I play Affliction and top Damage meter without a problem if our group has a good tank. To do damage to 3/4 mobs at once and SB on the main target makes it damn easy to get top spot. I haven't been in other instances with my lock yet appart from Hellfire but it's so much fun and damn easy :p
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Please dont get me wrong. I tank with my pala, never seen past SSC, so mostly it is heroic fun. With the nerfs made to the game, it is relatively easy to aoe tank everything (Heroic Slavepens in 20 mins anyone?). That basically means a mobs take 15-18 seconds to die... by the time ur aff lock dots the 3rd target, the mobs die.

It probably would differ on longer fights where give the time an aff lock can put out all dots etc, but for the duration it currently takes to kill mobs, aff spec is lacking the insta-damage spells to keep up dps with other insta-damage classes.

Ok re-read the top I just posted, seems a little confusing but in same time seems to make sense, so I will leave it like it is.

P.S. I aint got a lock, just look at the way my G/F plays and QQ with her.
 
Timken said:
Please dont get me wrong. I tank with my pala, never seen past SSC, so mostly it is heroic fun. With the nerfs made to the game, it is relatively easy to aoe tank everything (Heroic Slavepens in 20 mins anyone?). That basically means a mobs take 15-18 seconds to die... by the time ur aff lock dots the 3rd target, the mobs die.
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This actually makes a lot of sense! Per definition my DPS will be increased between 71-80 since those mobs take "normal" time to die.

So to recap, my sucky DPS has more to do with the world nerfs than with my actual class.


- twiga
 
twiga said:
So to recap, my sucky DPS has more to do with the world nerfs than with my actual class.


- twiga
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but mostly that you are lvl66, and therefore are still short of all the talent points available and you dont have access to the really cool gear.
 
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