Affliction is horrible designed for PVP and will never be balanced

Classes Warlock
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Wither, corruption and Agony don’t last remotely long enough

Spam-able unstable affliction competing with Jinx make the spec feel awful.

Unable to take half the talent because drains are almost useless in PVP.

The PVE Version is just as bad, like you utterly destroyed the flow of the spec just so people could spend soul shards?

Here some suggestion…

  • Agony should apply corruption, and when you go Heller, Agony should apply Whither.

  • Agony, Whither and Corruption should all now be curse effect that last 24 seconds baseline.

  • Unstable Affliction should cost between 1 and 5 soul shards. 1 Soul Shard makes unstable affliction last 3 seconds. 5 soul shard makes it last 15 seconds.

  • Unstable Affliction if dispelled damages the target, silences them, and refunds 3 soul shards.

  • Drain Soul and Drain life merged into a singular spell simplify called “Essence Drain”

  • Essence drain replaces Shadow-bolt, cast be cast whilst moving, and does the same effect as Drain Life now. When target are below 30% health, it deals 100% more damage, and causes all damage over time to duplicate at 50% effectiveness. Each tick of Essence drain has a chance to generate a soul shard.

  • Dark Harvest redesigned. 1 minute cool-down, 1.5 second cast, cost 5 soul shards. Now applies Unstable Affliction on all targets within 15 yards at 5 Soul shard power.

  • Summon Dark Glare is now a 1.5 second cast, 20 second cool-down that will blast all targets effected by Unstable Affliction for 10 seconds. No longer a big CD but part of the rotation.

  • Seed of corruption redesigned. Now cost 1 to 5 soul shards. If cast at 1 soul shard, it instantly explodes on the target hit, effecting one target near with Agony + corruption / whither. If casted at 5 soul shard, it effects 5 targets. Target are dependent on Soul shards cast.

  • Nightfall now makes Seed of Corruption instant, deal 100% more damage, and cast as if cast at 1 soul shard.

  • Eccence Drain PVP talent removed.

  • Malefic Rapture removed

  • Jinx removed PVP talent removed - no longer needed since Agony applies Corruption / Whither

    **THIS DESIGN WILL FIX ALL PVE AND PVP ISSUES WHILST MAINTAINING THE ABILITY TO UTILIZE SOUL SHARD SPENDERS, KEEP DRAINING FEEL FUN (AS IT NOW HEALS YOU) AND MAINTAINS THE INSTANT SHADOWBOLT IN THE FORM OF SEED OF CORRUPTION WITH BUTTON BLOAT, AND STREAMLINES THE DAMAGE OVER TIME PROFILE TO FOCUS ON CASTING ECCENCE DRAIN, SUMMON DARK GLARE, SEED OF CORRUPTION AND UNSTABLE AFFLICTION.
    **

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I played some on beta and it doesn’t feel fun to play.
There is too much to do and track, and not enough time, and the damage doesn’t feel good too.
Agony has a 0.33 multiplier in PvP, and Wither has a 0.75 multiplier on top of the Affliction nerf.

I don’t understand why we have so many channeled abilities on top of the UA spam.

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hehe at this point I’m 100% sure they reworked affliction with what AI told them to do, it’s obvious they don’t play their own game. Also Immediately nerfed after rework, just lol