Interview for EQ2 Podcast

[Rotacidare]

<DIV> <DIV>Hello Warlock's! We are starting a weekly feature on the various classes for our podcast at <A href="http://www.eq2-daily.com/" target=_blank><FONT color=#c8c1b5>www.eq2-daily.com</FONT></A> . I am looking for some input from you all about your class to use in our discussion, in the form of this forum "interview." I'll post some questions for you all to answer, and then we'll talk about your thoughts. Please try to be somewhat brief in your answers, and please try to be objective. Thank you all.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>1. What do you like about your class?</DIV> <DIV>     a.</DIV> <DIV>     b.</DIV> <DIV>     c.</DIV> <DIV>2. What do you not like?</DIV> <DIV>     a.</DIV> <DIV>     b.</DIV> <DIV>     c.</DIV> <DIV>3. What kind of play style is best suited to your class?<BR>4. In general is it easy to find a group?</DIV> <DIV>5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)?</DIV> <DIV>6. How do you feel your class does soloing?</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>*I did read your warlock FAQ and got some info, but please post if you have the time and give me your feedback, I'd like to get the opinions from some different folks. </DIV>

[Black_Mark]

<DIV> <DIV>1. What do you like about your class?</DIV> <DIV>     a. <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>Our AE Focus</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>     b. <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>High DPS Potential</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>     c. <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>Our Reputation for DPS</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>2. What do you not like?</DIV> <DIV>     a. <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>Only Poison Based Spells (Our description states "Poison/Disease"...however, we have NO disease spells)</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>     b. <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>Long Cast Times On AE's (Target mob is typically dead before our AE is casted...which leads to a wasted roll)</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>     c. <FONT color=#33ccff><EM>Only 1 PBAoE (Make it stronger or lower casting times and/or let AE's hit all encounter mobs if target mob dies too soon)</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>3. What kind of play style is best suited to your class? <FONT color=#33ccff><EM>Group (Give us a Tank with a Hate Buff...i.e. Palladin...and we can really push the DPS out)</EM></FONT><BR>4. In general is it easy to find a group? <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>N/A (I'm typically in a static group or a guild group...been a LONG time since I was in a pick-up group)</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)? <FONT color=#33ccff><EM>AE vs. DD (Good start...needs some tweaking. We have NO utility...Wizards have Evac and stronger group buffs.)</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>6. How do you feel your class does soloing? <EM><FONT color=#33ccff>Nerfed our burst DD DPS and nerfed our roots with LU13 makes soloing more difficult.  It's not impossible, just not as effective for me to enjoy for long stetches of time...I'd much rather be in a group.</FONT></EM></DIV></DIV>

[Oakbr]

<div> <div><font color="#cc0033">1. What do you like about your class?</font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">     a.  We are DPS GODS </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">     b.  Can solo well, highly desirable in groups </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">     c.  Somewhat rare--less than 100 Warlocks at 48 on Najeena as of last weekend </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">2. What do you not like?</font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">     a.  AE Specialization--this is NOT what I signed up for </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">     b.  Only one damage type (Poison) </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">     c.  Long cast times </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">3. What kind of play style is best suited to your class?     We are flexible.  Wanna group?  Can do that.  Wanna Solo, we can do that to. </font><font color="#cc0033">4. In general is it easy to find a group?      If I want to group, I can find one.  High end players know what we bring to the table. </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)?       They got to keep the Single Target big nukes, and have more utility.  Warlocks are one trick ponys (We kill things) </font></div> <div><font color="#cc0033">6. How do you feel your class does soloing?      Very good.  I'm primarily a solo player, and Warlocks are capable of taking on challenging content single handedly. </font></div></div>

[Tyrion]

<P>Only level 27, but I thought I would give some of my concerns:</P> <P> 1. What do you like about your class?</P> <OL> <LI><FONT color=#669900>I enjoy the AOE focus, havn't found anyone better than Warlocks at it.</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT color=#669900>I like the overall image and lore around the class, manipulating dark forces, but not necesarilly succumbing to them.</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT color=#669900>I am almost always wanted in groups, my damage is very impressive.</FONT></LI></OL> <P>2. What do you not like?</P> <OL> <LI><FONT color=#669900>The cast times are very long, and as mentioned earlier, are detrimental in group encounters where targets are already dying fast.</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT color=#669900>I've only seen poison based attack spells. Where is our disease spells?</FONT></LI> <LI><FONT color=#669900>Slightly more utility; Maybe add one or two utility spells require Nill Crystals. And also make Dark Pact do something.</FONT></LI></OL> <P> </P> <P>3. What kind of Play Style is best for your class? <FONT color=#669900>High Damage, High Speed, High Danger.</FONT> </P> <P>4. In general, is it easy to find a group?<FONT color=#669900> Yes.</FONT></P> <P>5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)? <FONT color=#669933>Right now, I'm defenitely on par with their damage, if not past them because of AOE damage.</FONT></P> <P>6. How do you feel your class does soloing? <FONT color=#669900>Soloing is fine, just depends on your targets, and how well those roots stick!</FONT> :smileytongue: </P><p>Message Edited by Tyrion on <span class=date_text>10-14-2005</span> <span class=time_text>12:24 PM</span>

[Kalel]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>1. What do you like about your class?</DIV> <DIV>     a. <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>AE Domination</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>     b. <EM><FONT color=#ffff00>Huge DPS</FONT></EM></DIV> <DIV>     c. <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>Not played as much as other classes</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>2. What do you not like?</DIV> <DIV>     a. <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>We only have 1 damage type (Poison)</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>     b. <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>We have a seemingly useless buff line</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>     c. <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>Zero group utility other then 1 buff</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>3. What kind of play style is best suited to your class? <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>Finesse dmg on the brink of agro.<BR></EM></FONT>4. In general is it easy to find a group? <FONT color=#ffff00><EM>Very.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)? I<FONT color=#ffff00><EM> think we are pretty well balanced as far as dmg goes. They have a couple one ups on us as far as utility and single target dmg. </EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV>6. How do you feel your class does soloing?<FONT color=#ffff00><EM> Awesome</EM></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <p>Message Edited by Kalel22 on <span class=date_text>10-14-2005</span> <span class=time_text>12:25 PM</span>

[Rotacidare]

<DIV>Thanks guys, anyone else want to chime in here? So warlocks must get some kind of utility right? Do you have debuffs or anything along those lines? I didn't know you didn't get evac...that stinks. </DIV>

[Dreadwalk]

<div> </div> <div> <div><font color="#663300">1. What do you like about your class?</font></div> <div>     a.  AOE is nice </div> <div>     b.  sunsets on the beach at sinking sands </div> <div>     c.  honestly nothing much else </div> <div><font color="#663300">2. What do you not like?</font></div> <div>     a.  Slow casting time, hate it ! </div> <div>     b.  No useful utility , poor range of buffs, roots break so easily ,  weak non-aoe DD spells.      c.  In raids the AOE is main DPS mechanism but we dont have reliable/spammable aggro reduction so need to wait a fair while before unleashing our main spells. </div> <div><font color="#663300">3. What kind of play style is best suited to your class?</font>     Solo 1-2 resists your in trouble, be prepared to die alot due to weak armour and poor roots , slow cast times. <font color="#663300">4. In general is it easy to find a group?</font>     Generally is fine </div> <div><font color="#663300">5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)?</font>     Wizards seem to have got the better deal. Give me EVAC over pillagin line. The Nil crystals are more trouble for spells in many cases worse. Class before 50 is relatively weak against single targets. </div> <div><font color="#663300">6. How do you feel your class does soloing?</font>     Dont enjoy it unless fighting group mobs and due to slow casting and interrupts ensure they are blue or green at least to be smooth. </div></div> <div></div>

[Kalel]

No utility to speak of. We have 2  debuff lines that debuffs Noxious/Attack speed and Int/Str, that is of any use. We have a single target mana pump line that is subpar at very best and another group long recast mana regen that is absolutely horrible at best.

[Synd]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rotacidare wrote:<BR> <DIV>Thanks guys, anyone else want to chime in here? So warlocks must get some kind of utility right? Do you have debuffs or anything along those lines? I didn't know you didn't get evac...that stinks. </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>We can "evac" mobs instead <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Rotacidare]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Syndro wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rotacidare wrote:<BR> <DIV>Thanks guys, anyone else want to chime in here? So warlocks must get some kind of utility right? Do you have debuffs or anything along those lines? I didn't know you didn't get evac...that stinks. </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>We can "evac" mobs instead <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>??? </DIV> <DIV>Elaborate....</DIV>

[Black_Mark]

<DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rotacidare wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Syndro wrote:<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Rotacidare wrote:<BR> <DIV>Thanks guys, anyone else want to chime in here? So warlocks must get some kind of utility right? Do you have debuffs or anything along those lines? I didn't know you didn't get evac...that stinks. </DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>We can "evac" mobs instead <img src="/smilies/8a80c6485cd926be453217d59a84a888.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>??? </DIV> <DIV>Elaborate....</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Level 55 Null Caress: Teleports nearby targets, up to six, to a random location nearby (within 20 meters) and stuns them briefly. Also decreases movement speed drastically on the affected targets.</BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>

[Rotacidare]

Haha, that's kind of cool, neat spell effect though it seems like the mobs would be back on you within a few secs. Bet it's neat to cast though.

[Kalel]

<P>For a rundown of our abilties I would suggest you have a look at this thread</P> <P><A href="http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=24&message.id=12605" target=_blank>http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=24&message.id=12605</A></P> <DIV>Really good write up here.</DIV>

[XBr]

<span><blockquote><hr>Rotacidare wrote:<div></div>Haha, that's kind of cool, neat spell effect though it seems like the mobs would be back on you within a few secs. Bet it's neat to cast though.<hr></blockquote>Think of it as a "fun spell", that's occasionally useful in emergencies, like if the tank goes down. If used while the tank is up, it's the "/kick me from the group/raid right now" spell.</span><div></div>

[Ziffna]

The only reason i can see for this spell in a group or raid would be something along the lines of the MT is in the red and you need to buy a few seconds for the tank to be healed since we don't have the ablity to stun epic mobs or stiffle them.  At the same time i'm betting the first time someone goes and uses it on an epic mob, tho i'm not certian if it can be, sony will nerf it just like the stun/stiffles to be non-epic only.

[Black_Mark]

<DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Ziffnabb wrote:<BR>The only reason i can see for this spell in a group or raid would be something along the lines of the MT is in the red and you need to buy a few seconds for the tank to be healed since we don't have the ablity to stun epic mobs or stiffle them.  At the same time i'm betting the first time someone goes and uses it on an epic mob, tho i'm not certian if it can be, sony will nerf it just like the stun/stiffles to be non-epic only. <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>When grinding in a zone like Silent City, the MT (typically a Crusader with thier run and cast ability) will herd upwards to 10 group encounters, and bring them back to be AE'ed by the group.  Using Wicked Gift and Abysmal Fury can typically give a Warlock a bit more hate then they would like...this is also true for healers since they will begin spamming group heals.  Null Caress is a nice little "pause button" to avoid an embarassing death.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></DIV>

[Eloa]

<DIV> <DIV> <DIV>1. What do you like about your class?</DIV> <DIV>     a. I love to see the mobs on the ground around me. Strong AEs are fun.</DIV> <DIV>     b. Illusion spells: Toad spell, rat spell, bat spell</DIV> <DIV>     c. Not so many warlocks around</DIV> <DIV>2. What do you not like?</DIV> <DIV>     a. Target not alive message on group AE. 4 sec cast time and my silly target decide to die to fast so other mobs are still alive and kill me ...</DIV> <DIV>     b. 3 second cast time on our main singel target nuke.</DIV> <DIV>     c. If i do not watch my back very carefully all the time even 1 or 2 green arrow down adds can kill me fast.</DIV> <DIV>3. What kind of play style is best suited to your class?</DIV> <DIV>Warlocks have high destruction potential. You get easy overagro. You die fast. You feel like king of dps if you kill a group and you feel like paper in the wind if you get mobs on you. Its up and down like roller coaster.</DIV> <DIV>4. In general is it easy to find a group?</DIV> <DIV>Cant realy say. I duo a lot with my wife and get invites from guild groups. Not often LFG.</DIV> <DIV>5. How would you compare your class to your good/evil counterparts (Wizards)?</DIV> <DIV>I would like evac and a big single DD nuke. Without knowing how it is to have good AEs I would have made a wizi instead of a warlock at lvl 20 because the big single nuke was my reason to choose warlock. But now its fun to play a warlock with AE too.</DIV> <DIV>6. How do you feel your class does soloing?</DIV> <DIV>You have to focus all the time. Its no problem to kill solo mobs some lvls above. Then after some time killing solo mobs - and all this mobs die fast - you feel save. You do not watch your back carefully, move a little more into all this wandering mobs and get 1 or 2 adds get stunned and ... dead</DIV></DIV></DIV>