Returning Warlock...Follow

I've recently picked up my warlock again after not seriously playing her for nearly a year. I've been using her as a general grindbot while i play my priest. She has FSW set and I've just got her the Battlecast set too.

Before TBC she was SM/ruin or MD/ruin. I respecced demo (which i've always preferred) to level to 70, and since then have stuck to SL/SL for general grinding.

My problem is, is that i've now got the opportunity to bring her into Karazhan. I haven't raided with her since MC and ZG. I respecced her into heavy affliction and noticed a huge increase in downtime during my herbing and farming runs =( and also that I find it a very boring spec to play while in Kara.

Can anyone please recommend a tried and tested Demo build that's viable for 10 man raiding but also gives that little bit more survivability for normal questing play? I've been out of the warlock game for so long that I really don't know what's what anymore, and i can't afford all the respecs i would like to try ;) I don't really PvP either.

I've had a look through the stickies on here and the official board, and can't seem to see anything that I'm after.

Thanks from a confused returner :S

Thanks for replying :)

http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-talents.xml?r=Khadgar&n=Griselda

My build which i got from a raidng advice thread. I know I don't have dark pact, i've never had a need for it, although i'm not averse to trying it. I know it will be jumped on, but I've never had a problem with my mana, my new downtime is all about having no health. In my previous raiding, I always topped the DPS and always had mana to spare...My downtime problems now are now to do with having no health, where previously i would end my fights on pretty much full health and mana. I tend towards the drainhunting type of playstyle. I'm not having downtime problems while raiding, just while farming.

It's just from trying to update myself on the new raiding tactics, it seems SL/SL is not a viable raid spec, and so i switched so as not to gimp myself for my guild karas.

Really appreciate any advice on this, cos i'm not a happy lock atm :( Or am I trying to have it all?


Edited cos i got the link to work yay! :P


Edited, Feb 15th 2008 11:55am by Tulili

Oh come on no need for that ;)

It's not a sticky and the title didn't seem relevent to my needs, so i never even looked at it. I did look through the stickies both here and on the O-boards.

I DO use siphon life. I have FSW. I've never, ever had a problem like this in 3 years of playing a lock, which is why i ask the question. Maybe it's just the adjustment to the new spec after such a long break, but i've NEVER had this problem before, but then again i've never specced deep afflication after TBC came out. I'm experienced in most PvE aspects of warlock play, and i reiterate, I've NEVER had a problem with downtime before.

I'd usually work it out myself, but i'm stumped and i just can't figure out what the glitch is, so wanted a little insight =)