OMG, are some of you people KIDDING ME ???

warlock was my first class i ever made when i started playing WOW.  It was a gnome, and i was killing the level 11 elite that lived in the cave for people when i was level 10 because no one else could do it or find a group to do it with .. nice lil way to make some beginner coin at the time, the NPC isn't elite anymore but back then it was fun.

I'm sorry, but LOCK is one of the easiest to play IMHO .. u send ole blue in and he gets agro and all u do is sit and dot ..  how hard is  that  .. and  maybe use a wand now and again .. after a few levels he can keep agro on more than a few mobs so its really easy; throw dots, use a heal funnel once in a while not too often so u don't draw  agro, wand, rinse and repeat ..  to me they are a lil easier than hunter but hunters can kill a lot faster.

I cant believe anyone saying that lock is hard to play, ive got 2 now, my ally one and my horde one all level 70 and in Negrand they are LEET .. i solo'd the elephant with it .. try that with any other class .. wont happen, and i was one level lower than it. just enslaved an elite demon and Wa'La   ...  Locks are very versatile and there isn't many situations that they cant handle .. very tough in PVP also but there i found they don't really shine till level 42 when you get your first instant fear ... anyways .. that's my opinion ..

I couldn't help but reply to this oveview. I never post on forums , i don't troll, but... sorry but this overview is way off. I have a 66 Warlock i have been playing as a casual WOW player. He is a gnome and was my first and main character. I don't pvp much so i won't comment there but PVE Locks rule hands down. Demon speced my VW can tank multiple yellows while i pick them off. I can even solo some level 65 Elites. I hardly ever die nor have i died much 1-66. Our first horse is cheap but our 2nd is my no means easy to get. And it is not FREE. You have to buy all kinds of compents and travel all over creation to complete the quest to get it.

Nothing personal , im giving this overview a 1 outta 10

playing a warlock is fun, but didn't really fit my style.  I never got him past 30.  Only druids (and now pallys) are jacks of all trades.  Warlocks are pure dps, specializing in dots.  For the LONGEST time, it was thought that warlocks were the most overpowered class in the game.  Sure some classes stood out, usually when a new patch was released, but warlocks held the title of overpowered for a very long time.  In the last patch, they are now much more gimped and used much less in arena.  Paladins now hold the spot as the wrecking balls in pvp.

When people start hitting 80 then things will be different (probably).

Warlock , Voidwalker + Curses = easymode

Hunter with beast mastery = easiest mode in whole game and fastest.

Originally posted by m0lly

Warlock , Voidwalker + Curses = easymode

Hunter with beast mastery = easiest mode in whole game and fastest.

Easy mode for leveling maybe.  But leveling doesn't make up the whole game.  BM hunters, and hunters in general are the least represented class in arena.  The ones that break 2000 are the very skilled players.  Hunters really only shine in pve.  BM hunters are usually top on the dmg meters, but that's because of their ability to cycle in steady shot through auto shot.  In arenas, they do not have the luxury of their opponent being at a constant distance and not attacking them.

I actually found my fury warrior to be a faster leveler then my bm hunter.

As other people have stated, this article is frought with error, and with opinion that goes against the mainstream experience of most Warlocks I know.

Warlocks are not difficult in the least to level, I have only died a handful of times, and that was in instances against elites when I mistakenly pulled aggro.  Solo?  Have not died once at L22 playing solo.  Did this guy not remember to turn his armor on?  For the first several levels, the health regen of the armor out-regens the damage inflicted on you.  I'm not sure how this guy played to die so much, but it is obvious he was not playing his character intelligently.  Perhaps this was his first forray into the game, and as such, inexperience with the mechanics of the game caused him some trouble.  Barring that, I can't imagine what his issue was.

Thanks for feedback.  As far as experiance I have 7 60s on PVP and PVE servers.

this guy is a noob, wow. after the first 2 paragraphs i wanted to stop reading but it was so funny i read the entire thing.  my first character was a warlock. i ASKED ppl what was the best lvling spec. which was basicly Demonology or Affliction untill 50/52. IF you have the BRAIN CELLS to not pull aggro off your pet you become the best grinding spec. so i have no idea how you died that many times.

i wanna see this peice of crap deleted off the site, lol.

It's actually a bit sad that an article like this one gets to waste space here.

Dear writer, do NOT talk about "the uneducated" when you are so clueless yourself. I'm not gonna comment on the details in this article, the other posters did a fine job on that, but please, next time you write an article, choose a topic you actually know something about.

Originally posted by Nside

Thanks for feedback.  As far as experiance I have 7 60s on PVP and PVE servers.

That's your answer to justify all the mistakes you made? "I'm experienced because I've found enough time to level seven characters"?

1: Leveling seven characters, now THAT's going about the game on easy mode. Trying to actually understand how to best play them is where the game can get a lot harder. There's a lot of room for improvement in how to play WoW if you allow yourself to see your own errors.

2: Are you simply ignoring so many other valid points posted by everybody in here because you do not know the answer to them? Is the word "experience" (which is how it's spelled) the only thing for which you could think of something to say?

3: Posting an article can go two ways. It can make you a very valued member of the community and somebody people look up to for advice, or, as in your case, it can show you haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about. I expect you would gladly take all the compliments and attention had your article be received positively. Be a man and learn to also take the criticism appropriately instead of openly ignoring it.

4: For crying out loud, have the guts to edit the article, stating at the top it's widely thought completely inaccurate (which shouldn't be hard to deduce from above posts). People come here and expect to read truth or at least viable speculations. If a newbie comes along and reads this, he will get a completely wrong idea on how the class is played. Being responsible for a new player's mistakes only makes matters worse than they already are.

Right on.  Loved the response Haggis.  Obviously the author was being "PC" ('I appreciate your comments and your honesty") as opposed to actually taking personal responsibility for his errors and saying: "damn guys, I screwed up, here, let me correct myself".  The only classes I play on WoW are my warlocks, a mage, my huntard, and a priest, which I totally suck at; I am a spell killing machine by nature (in WoW anyway).  So there, I admit it, I can't write an article on a Paladin, Priest, or even a Mage.  Warlock?  Yes, because I know the class.  Every other class I know nothing about.  Also, I could never write an article about blacksmithing or leatherworking because *gasp* I know nothing about it.  Alchemy?  Bring it.  Because I love potions.  Engineering?  Eh, not really, because only thing I use it for is making bombs (my hunter likes blowing things up!)...anyway...the point is, I will admit what I can and can't talk about and will NOT fake the funk.

It's articles like this that make me want to come out of retirement and emberrass this trash article.  I don't just hold the author responsible for the article though.  MMORPG.com should know who they are hiring before they choose anyone that can type for a correspondent.  And if the person can't peform, find someone else.

Mr. Author-be grown enough to recognize the error, and do us all a favor and send in a follow up with the corrections?  I would welcome the opportunity to read it and to give you a second chance as someone worth reading.

Hasta.

Originally posted by Haggis13

Originally posted by Nside

Thanks for feedback.  As far as experiance I have 7 60s on PVP and PVE servers.

That's your answer to justify all the mistakes you made? "I'm experienced because I've found enough time to level seven characters"?

1: Leveling seven characters, now THAT's going about the game on easy mode. Trying to actually understand how to best play them is where the game can get a lot harder. There's a lot of room for improvement in how to play WoW if you allow yourself to see your own errors.

2: Are you simply ignoring so many other valid points posted by everybody in here because you do not know the answer to them? Is the word "experience" (which is how it's spelled) the only thing for which you could think of something to say?

3: Posting an article can go two ways. It can make you a very valued member of the community and somebody people look up to for advice, or, as in your case, it can show you haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about. I expect you would gladly take all the compliments and attention had your article be received positively. Be a man and learn to also take the criticism appropriately instead of openly ignoring it.

4: For crying out loud, have the guts to edit the article, stating at the top it's widely thought completely inaccurate (which shouldn't be hard to deduce from above posts). People come here and expect to read truth or at least viable speculations. If a newbie comes along and reads this, he will get a completely wrong idea on how the class is played. Being responsible for a new player's mistakes only makes matters worse than they already are.

Originally posted by SNieves

 

Right on.  Loved the response Haggis.  Obviously the author was being "PC" ('I appreciate your comments and your honesty") as opposed to actually taking personal responsibility for his errors and saying: "damn guys, I screwed up, here, let me correct myself".  The only classes I play on WoW are my warlocks, a mage, my huntard, and a priest, which I totally suck at; I am a spell killing machine by nature (in WoW anyway).  So there, I admit it, I can't write an article on a Paladin, Priest, or even a Mage.  Warlock?  Yes, because I know the class.  Every other class I know nothing about.  Also, I could never write an article about blacksmithing or leatherworking because *gasp* I know nothing about it.  Alchemy?  Bring it.  Because I love potions.  Engineering?  Eh, not really, because only thing I use it for is making bombs (my hunter likes blowing things up!)...anyway...the point is, I will admit what I can and can't talk about and will NOT fake the funk.

It's articles like this that make me want to come out of retirement and emberrass this trash article.  I don't just hold the author responsible for the article though.  MMORPG.com should know who they are hiring before they choose anyone that can type for a correspondent.  And if the person can't peform, find someone else.

Mr. Author-be grown enough to recognize the error, and do us all a favor and send in a follow up with the corrections?  I would welcome the opportunity to read it and to give you a second chance as someone worth reading.

Hasta.

Originally posted by Haggis13

Originally posted by Nside

Thanks for feedback.  As far as experiance I have 7 60s on PVP and PVE servers.

That's your answer to justify all the mistakes you made? "I'm experienced because I've found enough time to level seven characters"?

1: Leveling seven characters, now THAT's going about the game on easy mode. Trying to actually understand how to best play them is where the game can get a lot harder. There's a lot of room for improvement in how to play WoW if you allow yourself to see your own errors.

2: Are you simply ignoring so many other valid points posted by everybody in here because you do not know the answer to them? Is the word "experience" (which is how it's spelled) the only thing for which you could think of something to say?

3: Posting an article can go two ways. It can make you a very valued member of the community and somebody people look up to for advice, or, as in your case, it can show you haven't the slightest clue what you're talking about. I expect you would gladly take all the compliments and attention had your article be received positively. Be a man and learn to also take the criticism appropriately instead of openly ignoring it.

4: For crying out loud, have the guts to edit the article, stating at the top it's widely thought completely inaccurate (which shouldn't be hard to deduce from above posts). People come here and expect to read truth or at least viable speculations. If a newbie comes along and reads this, he will get a completely wrong idea on how the class is played. Being responsible for a new player's mistakes only makes matters worse than they already are.

  Totally true!!!  I have several 70's as stated earlier and before I make any statements or even try to play a class I READ thier forums and learn from others in my guild that ACTUALLY play the class before I start it.  I learn from others and on my own.  This post gets a 10/10.  As far as tradeskills go I have a 375 LW/skinner/Cook, 375 Tailor/Jewelcrafter/Cook, 375 Miner/368 Axesmith, 375 Herbalist/363 Alchemist.  The rest I have not capped so I will NEVER comment on them because they are not maxed.  Fishing is so mind numbing I havent even gotten my 70 Huntard past 231.

  So.. I have a question.. Can I have this guy's job? Because anyone who plays WoW, and has ever made it to atleast Kara or Za as a lock will laugh at the noobtasticness of this "Article"..  Looking at the spells and list of abilities for a warlock does not deem you worth of writing a featured article.. I play a lock.. very well.. and I have to say, end game locks are the master of 1 thing and 1 thing only... DPS.. well unless your a demo..then I dont know what to tell you... ill mail u some gold so u can go afflic.. or atleast destro.. lol..

Thanks for making my day.. Im thinkin this post was like an inside joke,  that only people who play a lock would get.....  I hope..

I got quite a shock at reading this article. I have never played a warlock passed level 20 but there is no reason, EVER, to take aggro off the tank, unless you are a tank yourself. so the only way you would take aggro is using a voidwalker's taunt, which you aren't going to do because in most parties you will be using your imp or your felhunter for their buffs. also I have never seen a decent tank being outaggroed by any warlock alive, it just doesn't happen. slow to level? if that's true why do people use an affliction warlock to break leveling records? (alongside BM hunters). you have not seen real hard leveling untill you have leveled a resto druid or a holy priest from 1-80. please, if you are new to the game, don't think you can magically prevent wipes on a lock because taking aggro from the tank will give the healer more pressure, and its better to wipe in some cases anyway.

P.S. the proper spelling is "rogue" not "rouge". I'm amazed that got through the editor's net