No Pet?Follow

You are in the wrong class. If you don't want (or were not capable of getting) a pet of any kind, create a mage.

Wouldn't that be sort of like rolling a hunter and not having a pet? We get them for a reason.

Do you have a particular reason why you don't want to use your pet?

If you think dying alot would give you the challenge you're looking for then go for it. Yes, locks are extremely capable, but we are still clothies, and I'll say it again.... we are given pets for a reason. As previously stated, roll a mage if you want dps without a pet

we can be without pets in raiding pve as the 0/21/40 or 20/21/21 builds, but otherwise we need a pet for both pvp and pve (100% needed for pvp). our class is based around it to much. hunters need pets for extra damage.. but the pet itself rarely ever does much other than attack their target. for us warlocks our pets are our tanks, our crowd control, our anti-caster and our stuns

Jenova, how much you have to pay to have a 20/21/21 build??

I guess you meant 19/21/21. ;)

It's part of the class, not having it is just needlessly gimping yourself. If nothing else, just keep an Imp out Phase Shifted for the Sta Buff and if your Affliction w/Dark Pact a mana battery. Typically, that is what I do, but it is still providing me with extra +sta for staying alive and an endless supply of mana. In PvP, I can't imagine not having my Felpuppy for caster and preventing Rogue sneaking up on me(not that it does much good), or even a VW so I can bubble. A pet is half of you, without it your just a wannabe mage or Shadow Priest. If you want massive caster DPS with a shadowy twist, be a Shadow Priest.

Edited, Oct 30th 2007 11:29am by Lathais

probably meant 19/21/21 :P or 21/21/19. depends on your crit and hit

Except you're talking only about affliction grinding and raid. How about you take a looks around and see what else there is out there. Seduce for PvE, Spell Lock and Devour Magic on PvP, Void Walker for making fun of what ever lock still uses a VW. You WILL use your pets or you will be less effective than locks that DO use their pet, be it for DS, CC, or DP.

I appreciate the more informative comments, was just a thought. Played a bit with fear kiting and was wondering if a pet was necessary. Hell guys are AOE'ing Pallys why not a petless Lock? But the Mage comparison about playing without Nova kinda hit it on the head as most Mage forums I read about; this spell is seemingly the "end all say all". I get it.

Shadow Priest sounds good too thanks. That's really what I was looking for a dark twist but on the Alliance end.

Edited, Oct 30th 2007 10:15pm by Capius

Jeno I can always count on you to back up my own actual opinions even when I present the general opinion. lol.

I like Fliction, just like I like to say Cane Mage... It makes me feel badass (?) lol!

Anyways.

Lets be honest here, Dark Pact's radius is excruciatingly small. It really wont work on a tank in a Raid... no seriously dude just admit it. That being said, it is a decent chunk of HP, and even with the small HP if you hang out with the healer they WILL get the bonus so it's worth something.

I never use Succy for Fliction (yes she has about 30% less SPI which ends up being about 50% of the mana regen of the Imp NOT INCLUDING the fact that she can still be seen/hit AND must cast invis every 3 minutes.) Some Fliction locks (sorry, too lazy for an A again) still like to roll with Succy for her Seduce in emergency.

Also Loki I agree with you almost 100% of the time here, but this Capius kid is obviously interested in not using a pet... I mean... couldn't you tell?? So he's definatly not going Demo... lol... not that hard to figure out dude.

And the first?!?!

I assume you're talking about higher level Locks here, because at lower levels (about >29ish) a lot of Locks use VW either as a tank or for the bubble. The bubble is handy in BG I know.

Granted, at higher levels (with Affliction anyway) I found myself using Imp far more even when solo. Occasionally Succy, but mostly my Imp.

My friend(s), we have been playing together long before WoW.
I blame myself for being stupid and accepting the server Blizzard suggested me at trial and then being lazy to move, so we are Europeans stuck on Australian server.
Good for farming though...



Freaking stupid can be sitting in front of your screen and playing games instead of doing something else, for some people... trust me it can look very silly when you get some distance and just watch someone play WoW.
Stupidity can be just different point of view sometimes.

I agree he should expect this kind of answers coming here and asking a question like that - we are all serious gamers, no? :p
But really, if he wants to play naked lock without talents, spells or pet, thats his business after all, he can do with his 19$ (is it 19, I am paying in €) whatever pleases him.