Hi, I am in a bit of a quandary as of late as which class to level next. I have tried warlock numerous times and never got it past 15~. I decided to try out priest and see how it feels. I don't know why but I am really looking forward to leveling it up. Maybe its the fact I have never played or leveled one, or maybe its because you can go dps caster or main healer.
Basically I am wondering what to look forward to in the future as a priest. I always get burned out of whatever I am leveling at 20/30'ish and I don't want that to happen to this class. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
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You can ask for all the opinions in the world but you really sort of have to just hop on the bike and give it a try to know if it really is for you.
You're no dolt you should know the basic differences between a spriest/lock so I'm not going to point out the obvious.
It looks like you already have a pure DPS class in your hunter and to be quite honest I've never leveled up a lock very far because they seem to be way too similar to my hunter. No matter what you spec with the lock I've always felt like it is the same as a BM hunter. Send pet, launch a few spells, heal the pet if you have to, rinse and repeat. I don't think you'd find a lock very refreshing.
Edited, Jan 23rd 2008 3:06pm by MookusOU
You're no dolt you should know the basic differences between a spriest/lock so I'm not going to point out the obvious.
It looks like you already have a pure DPS class in your hunter and to be quite honest I've never leveled up a lock very far because they seem to be way too similar to my hunter. No matter what you spec with the lock I've always felt like it is the same as a BM hunter. Send pet, launch a few spells, heal the pet if you have to, rinse and repeat. I don't think you'd find a lock very refreshing.
Edited, Jan 23rd 2008 3:06pm by MookusOU
MookusOU wrote:
No matter what you spec with the lock I've always felt like it is the same as a BM hunter. Send pet, launch a few spells, heal the pet if you have to, rinse and repeat. I don't think you'd find a lock very refreshing.
That's true if you go Demonology in your build. Then it's just like being a BM Hunter with DoT shots.
However, if you go Destruction it's kinda like being a Mage with a pet. And if you go Affliction it's kinda like.. well, kinda like being a Shadow Priest, really.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
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And if you go Affliction it's kinda like.. well, kinda like being a Shadow Priest, really.
Except that you're suddenly awesome at PvP. And by awesome, I mean borderline overpowered and you **** off everyone you come across. Win!
I started a lock alt a while back, and believe me its nothing like leveling my priest. My priest was actually quite cumbersome to level until I hit 45 or so. By comparison I'm pretty sure anyone could level a warlock past 30 with minimal effort, it really is that easy to kill stuff.
Leveling Priest gives a reward in challenge. You are usually solo. Your armor (defense) is weak, but you have either one the biggest bnt on burst heal shots, one of the biggest burst spell shots, or you can punish people who attempt to harm you while your a decent healer and ok dps at the same time.
Two things you can count on is: You'll always be needed in some form,and when played in the right manner....you could beat any class.
Two things you can count on is: You'll always be needed in some form,and when played in the right manner....you could beat any class.
Hi man, regarding theese burn outs. Well I would suggest you try out every class untill lvl 30-39. And choose what you like the most.
I tried all classes but shaman. With priest I like that he can do dmg, and heal others. When I tried warlock I got bored @ lvl 29. I lvled it up in like one week with the "slow" xp gaining before patch. The lvling is really for kids. easier than hunter. and you must know it is damn easy to PvE with hunter. Send pet, put 3 insta dots with /castsequence, wand, repeat.. no thanks.. thats not what fun looks like to me.
On the other hand I am shadow priest focused on BG's and I saved some random players numerous times. Situations like healing from the IW bunker in AV some dudes that are fighting allies @ SH GY, saving them and making the allies go like "WTF if the dude wouldnt have healer on his back!" ou but he has :)
With a warlock you can kill ppl but thats all. If you have some "I am kind I want to save other ppl sometimes" spot in your soul a priest is better.
I tried all classes but shaman. With priest I like that he can do dmg, and heal others. When I tried warlock I got bored @ lvl 29. I lvled it up in like one week with the "slow" xp gaining before patch. The lvling is really for kids. easier than hunter. and you must know it is damn easy to PvE with hunter. Send pet, put 3 insta dots with /castsequence, wand, repeat.. no thanks.. thats not what fun looks like to me.
On the other hand I am shadow priest focused on BG's and I saved some random players numerous times. Situations like healing from the IW bunker in AV some dudes that are fighting allies @ SH GY, saving them and making the allies go like "WTF if the dude wouldnt have healer on his back!" ou but he has :)
With a warlock you can kill ppl but thats all. If you have some "I am kind I want to save other ppl sometimes" spot in your soul a priest is better.
lsfreak wrote:
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And if you go Affliction it's kinda like.. well, kinda like being a Shadow Priest, really.
Except that you're suddenly awesome at PvP. And by awesome, I mean borderline overpowered and you **** off everyone you come across. Win!
Playing an Affliction Lock in PvP (and by PvP I'm referring to battlegrounds) is kinda like being an Elemental Shaman.
It's all peachy until they spot you.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
Thanks guys, thats exactly what I was looking for. You've all been pretty helpful, I have decided to go Priest as I already have my hunter for "pure dps." I appreciate everyone's responses :). Thanks again~
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first of all.. i can say that as a 70 affli lock i have never been out-dps'd by any shadow priest in a heroic instance or raid. lock > spriest in pve.
but in pvp, locks and shadow priests are pretty much neck n neck.. in terms of doing tons of damage, locks win thanks to SoC. but in terms of being a pain to kill, id say that goes to spriest. rogues and shadow priests are the only classes my warlock has trouble with in battlegrounds.
oh.. and to the fellow who said that it's all over for an affliction lock when someone spots you in BG, that couldn't be much further from the truth. affli locks get
a) instant AOE fear with a shortass cooldown
b) instant single-target fear + instant self heal for 1k+ health
c) curse of exhaustion
and those all play perfectly into the affli lock pvp strategy-- DoT n run!
but in pvp, locks and shadow priests are pretty much neck n neck.. in terms of doing tons of damage, locks win thanks to SoC. but in terms of being a pain to kill, id say that goes to spriest. rogues and shadow priests are the only classes my warlock has trouble with in battlegrounds.
oh.. and to the fellow who said that it's all over for an affliction lock when someone spots you in BG, that couldn't be much further from the truth. affli locks get
a) instant AOE fear with a shortass cooldown
b) instant single-target fear + instant self heal for 1k+ health
c) curse of exhaustion
and those all play perfectly into the affli lock pvp strategy-- DoT n run!
ghettoguero wrote:
lock > spriest in pve.
I wouldn't necessarily agree with that, unless you're talking purely about straight dps... if you are, that's still a pretty one dimensional way of comparing the two class' value in a PvE situation.
A well-played spriest not only brings good dps (in my experience a well-played spriest can out-dps an average lock), but TONS of extra mana/health for the group, extra heals, an extra res, buffs, shield, and limited CC.
I've taken a spriest to 67 (my new main! 70 soon baby!) and a lock to 45, and while a lock owns face to a point of near imbalance, a spriest can definitely hold their own while being a more well-rounded asset to most PvP or PvE situations, in my opinion.
It really depends on what you're looking for. A spriest will definitely provide a greater contrast to hunter than a warlock, plus you can respec to a healbot if you *really* want a change of pace :P
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Edited, Jan 28th 2008 7:57pm by twitters
I'm late on this thread but here's my 2 cents:
First off here's my little story. My main is a 70 lock and I'm leveling a 37 priest atm. To play a spriest after playing a warlock was really boring for me. I've respecced to Disc/Holy and I now enjoy my priest at least as much as I've enjoyed my lock at the same level.
So Priest VS Warlock; I guess it's more about spriest VS warlock because if you want to heal then don't roll a warlock. ;) A lock is made for multi-mob fights and can be constantly played to the edge. Fighting 3+ mobs at a time is exciting and it pushes your limits. A warlock has tons of spells in his books. A warlock has 5 different efficient specs for different playstyles (Afflic, SL/SL, Demon, ShadowDestro, FireDestro). In brief a warlock is a multi faceted class and, although it's always about DPS, each spec is completely different of the other. If you're bored of one playstyle you can easily switch to another.
If you want to DPS end-game as a priest you'll have to go shadow and there's only one possible spec. You don't have many spells. Your spell rotation will almost always be the same. It's not meant for me and I've got admiration for players who leveled a shadow priest to 70.
By the way until level 40, you'll play a lock much like you play a hunter. At level 40 you get Dark Pact and the world changes. You'll stop hiding behind your pet. That's where you really start to feel what it is to be a warlock.
My goal is not to say that one class is better than the other; it is to outline the differences between them. As someone stated, a warlock is high DPS with less support, a spriest is good DPS but with more support.
One last word, end-game with a priest you can always respec and heal, you'll never be able to do that with a warlock (although with Healthstones and bandages...) ;)
First off here's my little story. My main is a 70 lock and I'm leveling a 37 priest atm. To play a spriest after playing a warlock was really boring for me. I've respecced to Disc/Holy and I now enjoy my priest at least as much as I've enjoyed my lock at the same level.
So Priest VS Warlock; I guess it's more about spriest VS warlock because if you want to heal then don't roll a warlock. ;) A lock is made for multi-mob fights and can be constantly played to the edge. Fighting 3+ mobs at a time is exciting and it pushes your limits. A warlock has tons of spells in his books. A warlock has 5 different efficient specs for different playstyles (Afflic, SL/SL, Demon, ShadowDestro, FireDestro). In brief a warlock is a multi faceted class and, although it's always about DPS, each spec is completely different of the other. If you're bored of one playstyle you can easily switch to another.
If you want to DPS end-game as a priest you'll have to go shadow and there's only one possible spec. You don't have many spells. Your spell rotation will almost always be the same. It's not meant for me and I've got admiration for players who leveled a shadow priest to 70.
By the way until level 40, you'll play a lock much like you play a hunter. At level 40 you get Dark Pact and the world changes. You'll stop hiding behind your pet. That's where you really start to feel what it is to be a warlock.
My goal is not to say that one class is better than the other; it is to outline the differences between them. As someone stated, a warlock is high DPS with less support, a spriest is good DPS but with more support.
One last word, end-game with a priest you can always respec and heal, you'll never be able to do that with a warlock (although with Healthstones and bandages...) ;)
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