More on Warlocks in the Expansion

[Mirajj]

PvE, even with "lesser" gear I've gone into MC and kept up with all other classes but the mages and these are people in gear like my hunter, full T1 + 2-6 pcs of T2 and some PvP gear.

That's the thing though, GG. You are just at the cusp of where the other classes start to catch the hunter (and they'll quickly surpass you) in my experience. I outdamaged folks pre-MC/ZG and was very good competition in MC. As our raiders started to get mostly BWL gear and beyond, I found that I'd topped out of my damage (No new gear) while they were just hitting their stride. You are just at the cusp. If TBC wasn't around the corner, I'd ask you to come back when you have about 1/2 of AQ reliably on farm, and compare damage amonst the classes.

As it stands right now, unless I'm doing something involving (RL'ing, pulling, etc) then I'll usually end up in the 5-10 bracket. If I am 'busy' in a raid that drops me down the charts, of course. But, if after BWL you are beating any rogue, most mages, and a couple of warlocks...those players aren't stepping up (Though they may have had crappy drop luck, I do recognize). Where a hunter should be (Raiding AQ40/Naxx) is way under the rogues, under some mages, and mixed in with the warlocks for damage. If that's not the case, given equal gearing, then your CL's need to have a chat with your rogues/mages, and find out why they are slacking.

And when it comes to soloing in the world, the hunter is just retardly powerful. Nothing has a chance. If the 5K life, 8K armor unbuffed pet can't tank it I can kite it.

Something I've long wondered about is why what any class can do solo, by themselves, out and about in the world has anything to do with the price of tea in china. Who really cares? Out there, it's just you vs the mob you have chosen to pick on. Some do it faster, some do it with less downtime, some are just more fun, even if they aren't "the best".