Sick spell line for single-target epic encounters for warlocks?

[Inebriation]

There has to be a logical order in which casting the right spells will give you high damage. I've talked to many other warlocks, and they just say, "Cast whatever". I don't know, I just feel there has to be more to it than that. <div></div>

[Xede]

only thing i can say is make sure your DoT's are constantly ticking and cast the nukes whenever they are up and use deaggro when you feel you may go a little overboard on DPS.

[Fat T]

Make sure you cast DI and Aura of Nihilistics whenever they're up, then it all depends on how well you can keep the rest of your spells rotated with as little down time as possible.  Of course getting your big spells off is a priority, but make sure you toss in your DoT's in between so you're spikes are well balanced.

[Senen74]

<DIV>To max dps I always start with Dark Infestation, vulian to proc it fast, then apoc,distortion depending on the fight ae/single target then cycle ae's/dd'</DIV> <DIV>s as they refresh I dont realy mess with our little dots as there just waisted casting time vs our big ae/single target nukes.  I do always keep DI up unless the fights almost over then I just burn whatever DD"s I can.</DIV>

[IllusiveThoughts]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Inebriation wrote:<BR>There has to be a logical order in which casting the right spells will give you high damage. I've talked to many other warlocks, and they just say, "Cast whatever". I don't know, I just feel there has to be more to it than that.<BR> <BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>your best bet is to get a parser like act and start analyzing where the most of your dmg (not dps) comes from, then start finding ways to make sure your always casting those high dmg producing spells in the right senarios when ever they have refreshed.

[Fat T]

<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE> <HR> Senen74 wrote:<BR> <DIV>To max dps I always start with Dark Infestation, vulian to proc it fast, then apoc,distortion depending on the fight ae/single target then cycle ae's/dd'</DIV> <DIV>s as they refresh I dont realy mess with our little dots as there just waisted casting time vs our big ae/single target nukes.  I do always keep DI up unless the fights almost over then I just burn whatever DD"s I can.</DIV><BR> <HR> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P><BR>War Pyre at equivalent spell level as Soul Blister will do more damage if it completes and it has the same cast time, so if either is up I cast War Pyre unless the mob has less than 10% health.  I really don't dilly dally with Scourge of Shadows unless I have a 1 second lapse in my refreshes which isn't often, and then you still have to have good reflexes and good awareness of when your next spell is ready.</P> <P>For the OP, a big thing that helps us keep up with other dps classes is the proper placement of AA's as well as the right gear.  I've found gear that procs adds a good amount of dps and also doesn't cost any more power, I often use proc gear over FT gear as you'll get more bang for the duration of the fight.</P>

[Robbpilot]

Hmm, if the epic you are hitting is highly disease/poison resistant then you will have no joy either.  Our debuff will help a bit, but sometimes it is up to other classes to shine.<p>Message Edited by Robbpilot on <span class=date_text>06-26-2006</span> <span class=time_text>01:53 PM</span>

[Senen74]

<DIV>If your in a proper raid setup then you shouldnt be having any resist issues plenty of other classes have pr/dr debuffs to help us out aswell as brigand for all around debuffing.</DIV>