CONSTRUCTIVE lock post
| by Luzaran | 13/03/2007 18:41:43 I made these same comments in lock forums last week but mostly received replies along the lines of 'omg l2p noob' and the threads ended up getting locked. should probably post this in suggestions but no one ever reads that so i though id bring it to the pvp community instead. Fear - this is a broken ability, it is far too effective in some situations but next to useless in others. My problem with fear: As a dwarf paladin i just have 1 way to break it and no consistent ways to stop you casting it, i often find myself fearred for most of a fight and most locks will have no problem killing me. Locks problem with fear: its a very unreliable ability, too many ways to break out of it and diminishing returns can come into effect very quickly. Also they seem to think it breaks early very often. My solution: Rather than giving fear a chance to break on damage, make it break after 1k damage has been taken (and not before). Also remove some of the ways to remove fear, such as replacing some of the effects on pvp trinkets and maybe removing that BS trinket. this will make fear a lot more balanced in all situations as the lock can rely on it to work, but the target has no chance of being fearlocked to death. UA - In a fight of afflcition lock vs priest or pala there is no contest at all, perhaps it could be replaced with a different ability. My opinion as a paladin: As soon as i see UA on me i know im gonna die, im given 2 choices 1. try my luck at dispelling and pray i dont remove it or 2. stand still and spam heal (if im not fearred) while i barely keep myself alive vs dots and shadowbolts. Either way i will inevitably die. Locks opinion: Erm im sure they love UA as it is :D but i was trying to think what theyd like to see from the affliction tree as a replacement. They want a way to stop all their dots being removed and losing the majority of their dps, and they want a way to do more dot dps than with other specs. My idea: Create 2 new talents, 1 replacing UA and 1 other somewhere high in afflction, not sure where to put it. 1 - A backloaded (purely for a bit of change) dot, to leave the affliction locks with an extra dot to maintain their dps at its current state. something like 250 every 3 secs and 1k after 18 secs. 2 - an instant self buff to make your next affliction spell (including fear) undispellable. with a low mana cost and moderate cooldown this would also maintain an advantage over classes with a dispel ability. I hope i was able to keep the post polite and neutral to avoid it being locked this time :D Please tell me your ideas and offer any others. Luzaran The most important thing to remember in WoW is that anyone who has accomplished more than you has no life, and anyone who has accomplished less is a noob. |
| by Thundgot | 13/03/2007 23:01:10 Please don't use unnecessary CAPS in the subject. Let the thread content itself merit attention instead of using such methods to make it noticed. Thank you. |
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