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@ RodStorm

well, i asked you about having lvl 70 chars because it would give you an exellent opportunity to do some lvl 70 content and by doing so inspecting some lock.

but, alas, lets take it step by step...

main hand as a single item or min/offhand depends on what gear is accessible to you. also it depends whether you'll be pvp or pve oriented.

arena season 2/3 staves are nice. but, on the other hand so is the Wub's Cursed Hexblade in combo with the jewel of infinite possibilities.

as you lvl just grab what is available based on stats you'll get from it.

stats go as;

+hit--->+damage--->+sta

mow, the +sta bit is dodgy since we may have some upcoming changes on it but it shouldn't worry you until lvl 70.

also, it is important that you figure out which talent tree you'll go with but it depends solely on your preference up until you join end game guild. also, your choice of talents will dictate your gear somewhat. for example, demo/aff spec will benefit from frozen set as you'll be doing shadow damage. if you go destro you might consider spellstrike as well because of the crit/hit.

so, there is a lot of versatility depending on which talent tree you want to follow. prior to high lvls just go with +sta, +int and spell damage. you see it, you grab it :)

at lvl 70, yes, you will have to be more careful about your choice, but before you'll have to figure out how you want to play your lock.

yes, you said that you are mainly affliction now, but at lvl 20... well, lets just say it is apt to change over the lvl-ing course. :P but, if you do stick it id you need +sta +int +damage. later on + hit +damage +sta. most of the items you'll be looking at will have a combination of those on it.

then you can also throw a look @;

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/class.html?wclass=9;mid=1124389002262539359;num=59;page=1

and

http://wow.allakhazam.com/db/class.html?wclass=9;mid=1168531376231705410;num=58;page=1

so, sticky ftw! :)

He asked because it's kind of strange for someone to only use a staff as a mage (and to a lesser degree a priest) at level 70 unless it's either A) Arena or B) their first epic weapon. The combination of main/offhand is just overwhelming unless you need an influx of stam/int. It's even stranger for someone to not know the basic stat distributions of other classes, especially the main differences between their own class and another that would be competing for gear.


Zielock, of course, failed to articulate this when felt the need to pick on you since he has been getting his *** handed to him for being such a rampaging fail-bot in another thread.


The truth, however, past the answers about leveling up, is that you are going to actually have to turn your brain on and look at available gear, comparing it to your own, to find the best possible stat distribution. Asking if a staff is better than a main/offhand is actually a pretty open ended (and thus stupid) question. A green "of the sorcerer" blade with a matching offhand will not compare to a staff of infinite mysteries, which is going to be far inferior to a Fang of the Leviathan/Chronicle of Dark secrets combo.

In general staves will net you more HP/Mana while the caster version of dual wielding gets you more damage.


If my answer seems a bit mean, it's probably because it would have taken you less time to come up with the same answer on your own than reading these posts if you had bothered to even try.

Firstly, l2spell.

Secondly, just because you answered someone's question (in a substandard way, I might add) and he politely thanks you doesn't mean you're not an ******* **** sphincter. Saying someone's obviously "nowhere near endgame" is not a pleasant way to act. If someone chooses to go down a different playstyle to you, like levelling alts as opposed to pointlessly criticizing other people's gear/progression/whatever 24/7, that's their choice.

Another good spot to get some info without having people start arguing about the answer someone else gave you is in the stickied posts on the board, lot of good info about builds, gear, and playstyles there.

Spellstrike is far better for DPSing, and ever so slightly worse for PvP.

Of course, the materials for Spellstrike are a lot harder to get when you consider the 4-day cooldown on Spellcloth. Better hope you have some kind of external source for extra Spellcloth.

T4 Gearset drops (mostly Kara Mag's Lair) or Season 1 Arena Gear.

If your not a raider, the easiest way to acheive this look is definatly the S1 gear, however it obviously has PVP stats, not the +Hit and Crit you're gonna need to raid.

No takers with the above post?

Thanks for the reply, most people I haves spoken to think the Battlecast/Frozen Shadoweave sets are a good combination so it was interesting to hear what you said.
I'am also looking at getting the Belt of Blasting for a bit more firepower.
I pve mainly and at 70 will be looking at raiding so based on that not so sure pvp armour is the way to go from the bg's.
But I could be wrong :)
Affliction and Demon are the talents I'am doing, moreso affliction, but again you mentioned the imp which is something I didnt think most people would use at 70.
In an instance I guess he would be good as extra fire power but isnt the Felguard a better option?
That I'am not sure about as I'am still level 48 so havent gotten one yet.
But i have seen a few 70's around withnthe imp so is he the pet of choice later on in the game?
Thanks again for the help.

Thanks for the reply mate.
If I can further extend on your comments, if I use my imp at 70 for pve then like you said his a mana battery and the stam buff is good, am I just relying moreso on my own firepower like a mage to do damage with some minimal help from him?
I've never been in a 70 group with my mage and seen a Lock use his Imp in an instance setting thats all, usually its the big guy being used.
I have 2 more levels to go to 50 before I get him so until then his an unknown quantity.
I was also looking at the pvp armour set Gladiators Felweave.
The stam and int. numbers look impressive but maybe not the same firepower as the frozen shadoweave/battlecast set.
Is the Felweave set suitable for pve like Kara, Gruuls etc..?
I love the helm and the stats and sockets dont look that bad.
It just means another couple of weeks in bg's thats all but again I dont know what the preference is for raid groups as thats what I'am aiming at here.
The Felweave set seems to have more survivability but the frozen shadoweave/battlecast sets has more firepower....without stam you die, without firepower you die..so I'am confused lol.
Thanks for your help.

Thanks for the reply mate.
The reason I'am asking now with a bit of time up my slleve is it takes time to save gold and get mats.
If I know what I want now I can make a start on it and bankroll it with my other 2 70's.
A wrong decision could be a costly one :)
Then if the pvp wear is suitable for instance runs then all of a sudden cost doesnt come into it, its more of a budgeting of time down the track to go to the bg's to earn enough honour to cover it all.
So then the gold andmats side dont become that important.
I agree though, my biggest concern right now is getting to 50 for my next demon, level 58 for Outlands and then 60 for my epic mount.
So still playing for today but keeping an eye on the big picture :)
Thats why I ask what I ask.

Roflmao..thanks mate, that was a pretty cool reply :)
As far as the weapons go I just didnt want to mimic my frost mage again, couldnt see the sense having two exact tricked out toons.
The armour and pets are my biggest concerns atm but after talking to a few guildie locks today I have a better idea of what to look for and do.
Still its nice to have different opinions to give you a better idea of what to do.

After a bit of comparing I'am thinking more of going with the Gladiators Felweave set.
I know this set is mainly pvp but its stats look better than the Battlecast set so maybe Gladiators head and pants mixed with the Frozen Shadoweave set?
The Gladiators has less damage but more stam than the Frozen set in chest, shoulders and feet...do I look at stam over damage in this instance or vice versa?
I think the Gladiators would be better than the Battlecast set but in combo with Frozen, whats the general concensus?
Also I've stuck with Affliction and now into Demon but I wont have enough talent points to get the Felguard.
Is he worth restructing my talent points to get?
Less stam. than the VW but a whole lot more damage and can still keep aggro but I'd lose some buff potential and possibly Dark Pact to get him.
So not sure if its worth the trouble.
I got the Infernal guy so maybe his the best choice to use instead of losing any Affliction points but his an outside only demon and can be hard to handle.
I want to run instances so not sure what the best pet is to go with, some say Succubus but I've found her pretty much useless.
Thanks.