01-19-2009, 06:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-19-2009, 06:26 PM by Swiss Mercenary.)
Quote:Mages are glass cannons -- even deep Arcane and Ice Block doesn't change that. If any class should have that kind of ranged burst damage, it should be mages. They can't stand toe-to-toe with other melee classes.
Replace Mage with Warlock, and your sentence will be correct.
Instant invisibility + Evocation that heals, Ice Block, Ice Barrier, half CC/DOT duration with Mage Armor, and BLINK make them the absolutely most slippery caster in this game.
In contrast, all a Warlock has is... ONE cooldown that he is often required to use offensively to get kills... Which, being an offensive spell gets absorbed by Cloak of Shadows, if it is used in the fraction of a second of freedom he may have from the opening stunlock.
Yes, there are 2K rated warlocks. Yes, just about every match they play against a rogue is an insta-loss. Yes, mages tear them a new one too.