having trouble deciding what to have as the alt this expac
DK is 50 chilling in the maw and lock is 20 needing to be levelled.Unsure what to level to 60 later on and don’t have too much time
Curious to hear from DKs and Locks alike on how they’re finding the expac. Class engagement and fun etc. ideally someone who has played both would be great to hear from on how they play
DKs good in pve, but trash in pvp.
Warlocks good in pvp and decent in pve.
In which pvp warlocks are exactly good atm? They hit like fart and are as durable as wet paper.
Affliction is actually good in pvp
TL;DR: I’d go with Warlock. But I like Ranged DPS more. Which is honestly the real decision.
I’d go opposite of your main. If your main is melee go Lock, if it’s ranged go DK.
Death Knight:
DK is my favorite plate class. Two fun specs. Although my issue with DK is one spec usually outshines the other. Currently UH is out shining Frost, even after the slight nerfs. And I prefer it this way because Frost either has no skill ceiling or you go the BoS build which takes skill but isn’t that fun to me.
You’re pure melee, melee can be less desired in certain content.
You crush AOE and can pump on ST too.
I don’t think DK really has any general areas of pain, unlike Warlock.
Warlock:
My favorite cloth class. You have three specs that offer completely different game play experiences. The DoT spec, the builder spender big kaboom spec, and the summon pet spec. If you like being ranged DPS Warlock has something to offer everyone.
Three specs and it’s not often the case that one just purely outshines the other two.
For example Destro can be God-like on cleave fights & PVP but Affliction could be Godly in other areas.
Demo is sort of the lesser liked cousin. It’s fun on the target dummy, but clunky in “real world” combat.
Warlocks only real pain point, although it can be a big one, is keeping up on the meters in low to middle level M+. Melee and instant burst ranged just dominate and can make you feel bad. By the time you get your DoTs rolling / your chaos bolts ready to slam, the unholy DK and Rogue have AOEd the entire pack down.
Only if you got pocket healer… even then, might aswell go for shadow priest.
If you plan to ever do any kind of PvP, go warlock.
Otherwise it doesn’t really matter.
warlocks are complete trash, the only spec worth playing is affli and u will go bald playing it, when u can play balance, do higher dps with 10 times less work
I’d had a small gander on the class sub-forums and found threads of class mains upset and moaning from both DKs and Locks alike and you’re thought out message seems to have cleared my mind
I was already on the lines of thinking go caster as my DH is melee so playing a caster would be somewhat refreshing with a different gameplay style. I’m not too fussed on FOTM or early expac teething issues as over time they will be addressed somewhat.
Your description of warlock has sold me and though DKs are super cool slow walking frosty tin cans I think i’d enjoy the warlock more
Thanks for all the replies and hope you’re enjoying the expac and the weekend 
Well when it comes to pvp Warlock, Dk and havoc dh are the bottom of the barrel this time aroud, so you will find a lot of dissatisfied people on their respective class forums.
Do not listen to “dks are trash for pvp” arguments. They’re A to S tier now, but killable. Which is unacceptable for a BfA DK players.
It’s just DKs got used to being immortal in BFA and killing everything with Abom button press, which doesn’t work anymore.
Play what you enjoy
Affliction is pretty scary with a bit of gear. And the dispel protection is deadly af
its rotation is also scary, using 30 globals to put dots and then having 5 second window to spam rapture to maximize dps
Scary if let freecast, but they have very little defence and zero mobility, easy to take down fast.
Dks are better than lock in pvp wdym lol
Are we talking about 1v1 scenarios here? Or in situations where it actually matters. Like rated PvP.
1V1 they’re trash
Did op or person i replied to said specifically about arena? No, not everyone thinks only arena is “real” pvp.
Also, top arena ladders, not that many locks in there vs dk’s, so hardly some can say dk is trash at pvp and lock is good.
You brought it up first… and I was countering your argument. Why be obtuse?
and what part of pvp is “only arena”, you realize many people play duels and bg too? Prove it that locks are good at pvp but dk’s somehow aren’t? Because top ladder sure aren’t showing it.
This is basically why I never invite lock to my m+ pug - before they finish casting their dots on 3 monsters, good melee would already have that trash at 20% HP 
even tanks do more damage than warlocks on trash pulls.