Now that the early S1 ahve settled, warlocks have become nay unkillable. You can watch two melee unload their full burst damage, just to see the warlock still at 100% hp. More and more of the warlocks casting kit is unkickable, and the class has gained a plethora of tools to help with mobility and utility.
This class is insane. As much as I like perfecting my rotation when killing raid bosses, I started pvping because I dont find killing raid bosses enjoyable. Lets not make warlocks walking 25man raids within BGs.
What class are you playing atm? your experience dont even remotely line up with mine, im playing DK/war atm n i think locks are glass cannons, they do alot of damage but they take a ton of it aswell.
The real brickwalls for me are MM hunters and WW monks. They seemingly play with perma wall.
Was there two disc priests behind said lock by any chance?
DK is understandable, they are the caster counter.
Rogue and Mage is about controlling your opponent. Warlocks cannot be controlled this expansion thus my mage and rogue cant really do anything against locks, and my paladin have issues keeping up with the current level of mobility that the locks have gained. My sub rogue is very clearly lethal when I pop all my stuff, yet when I am against warlocks, after pushing every last drop out of my burst window, a warlock will go from 100% health to… 100% health.
I think warlock does quite well into all the classes you play except maybe rogue so that is likely why you feel that way. Thats kinda how it always goes, different classes struggle against different things.
I absolutely bag locks as warrior/dk where as mage is virtually unbeatable as warrior ( sorta doable but still annoying as hell on dk ). Rogues are also very rough to deal with.
I dont think rogue or mage has been about “control” for over a decade, its true they still have those tools but they also have damage that allows them to zugzug. Nothing lock has prevents you from controlling them, they can wall while stunned so you just cant PvE them in a stunlock essentially but thats not what controlling is in the first place.
Would you do me a favor and go to drustvar and get your reality check?
Statistically speaking, Aff is clearly showing a performance that is in the section of “overperforming”, not to mention most tier lists have Afflock in S tier currently.
I was following my FC on my ret, a affliction lock fully dotted the FC which rotted tf outta him - he barely pushed any buttons must be a skill issue - shudda WoG’d him for 100k
Aff lock all their decent spells are kickable locking them out of their spell school, againt 1 fury warrior a good one will win 1v1 most of the time, I suggest the 2 melee wernt very savvy, or very poor, as a mediocre mm they are not scary atall, though lock used to be my main I know the class. Utility hasnt changed much, and drain life is dire. Mobility the same, Frost mage is as good if not better.
Let an Aff lock freely cast, then yes massive trauma to you and likely dead, lock em out on right spells then they poodles, and without cd they pretty soft.
Frost, feral, fury,pres evoker, boomy, disc priest are in the same league, tuning will continue, but until people have their Tier sets its still to early to call.