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Piropiro · 11-07-2012, 08:14 PM

Mysterre wrote:

Enotirab wrote:
Do you really think these are problems everyone doesn't experience. Warlocks need UT just to be competitive; how is that for being buff dependent? We also can be stiffled at key moments (like in the middle of focused casting) and must time things with TW and other temps just like a wizard. All the things you're describing are frustrations that are shared with most if not all classes.
We’re not just talking about buff-dependency; I’ve gotten used to not getting EV (my Illy dies alot after casting Mana Flow, so he doesn’t EV me) or Bolsters (we currently only have defilers). Buffs are not nearly the whole story. Warlocks don’t have a high DPS but 10 second spell (FB) that can get absolutely ruined for any number of reasons that are totally out of our control and oh, just inconveniently happens to be 15 seconds longer than TW’s reuse, or a power-draining spell (MB) that can get ruined if your healer lands a cure half a second too late or the encounter itself is one massive power-drain fight, or a ridiculously long-casting, short-ranged, and narrow-cone AOE spell (Fusion) that be ruined by any fellow DPS or tank if they pull an add or fail to lock down an add, or the adds move out of range, or because the game decides there are no targets in range even though you are auto-facing and staring down your target’s buttcrack. Please go ahead and tell me which of these problems you share with me.

You're right, you dont have near the buff dependency warlocks have, and EV isn't comparable to ut, especially given thats a buff for us also, so we suffer that too, plus the troub deaths when they dont joust. As far as the 10 second time window, it's called Focused casting, every single thing that can go wrong with FB can go wrong with that, and more, our ability roots us, plus we have to compete with the timewarp reseting timers, and our own rotations. Get over yourself. Both of our classes have problems, they both need to be fixed. I'm very openly asking for help on the wizards half on abilities i think need modifcation, but really, wizards are the least dependant sorc atm, and best overall mage in game atm, and will be after this update as things stand. chill.

11-07-2012, 08:14 PM	#37
Piropiro Server: Unrest_old Guild: Shoukin Rank: Buzai Loremaster Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 129	Mysterre wrote: Enotirab wrote: Do you really think these are problems everyone doesn't experience. Warlocks need UT just to be competitive; how is that for being buff dependent? We also can be stiffled at key moments (like in the middle of focused casting) and must time things with TW and other temps just like a wizard. All the things you're describing are frustrations that are shared with most if not all classes. We’re not just talking about buff-dependency; I’ve gotten used to not getting EV (my Illy dies alot after casting Mana Flow, so he doesn’t EV me) or Bolsters (we currently only have defilers). Buffs are not nearly the whole story. Warlocks don’t have a high DPS but 10 second spell (FB) that can get absolutely ruined for any number of reasons that are totally out of our control and oh, just inconveniently happens to be 15 seconds longer than TW’s reuse, or a power-draining spell (MB) that can get ruined if your healer lands a cure half a second too late or the encounter itself is one massive power-drain fight, or a ridiculously long-casting, short-ranged, and narrow-cone AOE spell (Fusion) that be ruined by any fellow DPS or tank if they pull an add or fail to lock down an add, or the adds move out of range, or because the game decides there are no targets in range even though you are auto-facing and staring down your target’s buttcrack. Please go ahead and tell me which of these problems you share with me. You're right, you dont have near the buff dependency warlocks have, and EV isn't comparable to ut, especially given thats a buff for us also, so we suffer that too, plus the troub deaths when they dont joust. As far as the 10 second time window, it's called Focused casting, every single thing that can go wrong with FB can go wrong with that, and more, our ability roots us, plus we have to compete with the timewarp reseting timers, and our own rotations. Get over yourself. Both of our classes have problems, they both need to be fixed. I'm very openly asking for help on the wizards half on abilities i think need modifcation, but really, wizards are the least dependant sorc atm, and best overall mage in game atm, and will be after this update as things stand. chill.