Affliction talent tree in classic is probably then worst talent tree in history of wow. how bad the talents are where they are placed. most classes have 2 or more damage specs. even if one is better then other. other is still interesting enough to do damage and to be taken to raids
however that cant be said same about affliction warlock - why is that you ask -
1- corruption has low damage out put. shadow word: pain is really awesome think of it. you get add more time to your dot there for do more damage - corruption should been instant from started just has cast time reduction
2.- drain soul only used for soul shard sniping other then that never take that talent
3- half of your curses feel unpowered specially now that shadow priest eye does better versions of them curses. only reason your brought to raids is curse of recklessness where again shadow priest out preforms them . by lowering targets armor, attack speed and damage every 1min.
4- warlocks teir 1 armor set is a joke. priest tier 1 armor set isn’t bad being able to use flash heal in shadow form is huge not to mention they have there own staff they can farm both healing and dps
5. your capstone talent in shadow is shadow form. affliction capstone talent is dark pact . how can even compare the two. you deal more shadow damage reduces mana cost. as if casting vold spike 3 times is expensive and taxing on mp not even close
6. shadow priest have aoe spells that deal damage per second and stacks with each other. and can heal whole group vm warlocks uses hell fire cause rain of fire should never have existed in first place that bad. becomes suicidal manic hoping priest heal them
7. you get constant power word:sheild that never goes off - we get life drain that if gets resisted/dispelled we have wait about 12-15 seconds not having it. that hit rating that much important
8. walrocks ahev spam life tap every pull or during the pull keep mana flowing. shadow priest dont even need drink water they are unending killing machine. when comes killing trash large groups of monsters at a time
9. warlocks aoe is garbage - shadow priest aoe shared pain, mind + vold zone - hits so hard so quick
but warlocks good in 1v1 duels SO WHAT 1v1 duels arent important in classic wow. most of battlegrounds or STVS are group activities there is no solo. here trying baliance a class on 1v1 duels is completely stupid cause no one cares how you duel your own faction out side org or stormwind
Affliction needs a buff. hell whole new talent tree. be honest blizzards knows it we warlock players like a another dps spec bring to raids other then destruction cause affliction spec so bad atm. dont even think runes can save it
I just dont get what shadow priest spoiled princesses of blizzard. outside shaman, druids and paladin. go on about when they think there class is weak be quite at least you dont have teir 1 set. whole talent tree. no baseline changes at all that are completely ballocks