Think my VoidWalker is brokenFollow

Hey guys,

Just dinged 26 in the Wetlands last night. After 6 levels of running around in contested areas... a Hordie finally got me. It was pretty cheap too. A lock 34 snuck up on me while I was turning in a quest. I was checking out the items as a reward, next thing I know I'm feared and dead. Meh. I'll get him back.

Anyway, I honestly think my VoidWalker is broken.

I send him at the mob. I cast Curse of Agony. I then throw in a IC Corruption. Then throw a Immolate at the mob. By that time it looks like VW has taunted the mob for a second time (slight reference to Quest for the Holy Grail).

Well I start wanding the mob. I only got a green wand, it's not some blue wand where dps is huge (like a full 7.0 more dps). Well I end up tanking, while still wanding this mob.

I see VW do the taunt move, but the mob never looks his direction. This really has me a bit worried. I'm in a PvP server, and after some of the fights I'm about 50% HP, prime gankage material.

Am I doing something wrong here? I really don't want to just stand back and do nothing. Prolly cause I want the fights to be over fast so I can keep moving, standing still is only a matter of time until a ?? finds me lol (I have PvP servers btw, but decided to try it again).

Any suggestions would help. Thanks

Lol, No. That 1st part was a little story. The question starts after the "anyway".

I'm referring to regular grinding mobs. I just did not feel the need to throw another post about how I got ganked for the 1st time lol.

Oh yeah

My people too...just not on that PvP server I play on.

Edited, Aug 31st 2007 10:21am by GYFFORD

Ah. Righto. Fair enough. :)

Draining is one of the strengths of an affliction build. You can still look around while Draining, and can break the cast by moving or jumping, so if someone sneaks up on you, it isn't really that bad. Personally, I Drain Tank and have never had a problem when people sneak up on me. I am on a PvP server too.

for draintanking at lvl 26 you might want to try this build.
http://talentcalculator.merciless-gilde.com/?lang=en&v=2.0.3&dl=OS83MC8zMDI6MTAwMy01OzEwMDQtMjsxMDA3LTI7MTEwMS0xOzEwMDEtNTsxMDAyLTJ8fHw=

There is no need for you to put any points in surpression nor into amplify curse.
What you do is DoT your target(s) and draintank them, i always understood draintanking as where I am the tank and take the beating, but leech life in order to outlive the mob(s) (outliving might sound somewhat like "barely surviving", but you will actually do much better than that)
Hope for the occasional nightfall procc and make your pet attack one target as well (don´t let it get the aggro). I usually used the Imp for more life and it does decent dmg.
Your next two points are best spend in grim reach and than going for siphon life.

Edited, Aug 31st 2007 1:26pm by Oakenwrath

as you get closer and closer to 20,30,40,50 etc... (the levels that voidy gets his new taunt) it gets easier and easier to pull hate from him as he's using a taunt that hasn't changed for X levels and his dps hasn't changed much too while yours is constantly increasing at a higher rate. basically, as you get closer and closer to getting voidy's latest torment rank, his tanking abilities become worse and worse.

One popular method of leveling for Warlocks is Drain Tanking. You go Affliction, get 5/5 in Fel Concentration. And there ya go, drain tank pwnage. It only gets better with Soul Siphon also. Don't worry, Warlocks are the only class that get better as they level. There, is MUCH, MUCH, more fun stuff to come =].

It's all about play-style, you can always respec to try a different build/attack pattern; if you don't like this new style, change back. Lot's of flexibility :)

Read the compendium. Several people have missed the difference between drain TANKING and drain HUNTING (but not all - Mike, as usual, gave a sharp answer).

You are never drain tanking if you have a taunting pet out. That's drain hunting. Why? Your pet taunts and holds agro akin to a hunter pet. You are, after dotting target, tapping and draining (like drain tanking) to restor your health and mana, to lower or eliminate downtime for your grind session.

You can only make drain hunting work, imho, by doing the following: sic vw, do coa and cor, wait for second taunt to land, cast immo, tap self to refill mana pool, wait a bit maybe, drain life to repair health pool. Now wand (if nec.).

(edit, immo is not needed for many greens - I usually use immo on yellows and above - further, some mobs seem to need three taunts landing)

If you can't handle that regimin, try drain tanking. The above, or somethign much like it, must be done to allow vw to maintain agro.

Gyf, there is a point in the 20s when the vw - well, up til 20 you can abuse the vw, it seems his taunt works better. But from around lvl 18 or so on, his taunt just seems weaker (esp. around the "zero levels", as was stated above). So, learn to help vw keep his agro - or don't use him. GL

Edited, Sep 4th 2007 2:48pm by IponemaGirl

Wait for the void to taunt 2 times before attacking.

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