04-28-2005, 05:04 PM
nobbie,Apr 27 2005, 12:57 PM Wrote:I see their point, however: If the "Uber Minions" (Infernal, Doomguard) shall be limited in their usage because of their extreme power, then the Warlock's "best" standard minion - the Felhunter - should combine the "best of both worlds" of the Voidwalker and the Succubus in a satisfying fashion, which is unfortunately not yet the case.Well, I agree that "best" should go in quotes, but I don't think there is a "best" pet for the 'lock. I think that's part of the class utility that they're trying to build, and I think that's what keeps the class interesting.
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Personally, I'm an imp fan. Improved imp for DPS, Dark Pact so I can use him as a mana battery, fear to keep us from being hit -- that's my standard solo M.O. But I switch pets a lot, depending on what I'm doing and who I'm grouped with.
No revelation here, but the pets break out with great uses for each: Imp for damage, Void for tanking, Sexybus for damage (just shy of an imp) and CC, and Felhunter for magic-heavy encounters (debuff eater, stealth detector, and caster-killer). Once of the coolest things about the warlock is that they can go from DPS and group buff to CC to debuffer and dispeller just by whipping up a new pet. In a party, this makes you one of the most valuable classes around, because you bring a lot of utility.
However, the downside is that there's no "best" pet, there's just a pet that's situationally better than the others. I'm sure that Infernal and Doomguard will fit into this model, I just don't think that the players yet understand where they fit. I'm hopeful (but not convinced) that Blizzard has a design for them that just hasn't quite been executed properly yet. And once it's implemented, we will still need to figure it out.
That's why I think a lot of the B.net folks have their knickers in a twist over this; they're working from a mental model that says each new pet must be "better" than the last, 'cause it only becomes available at a higher level. I think more players would love the class if they adjusted their pet perceptions just a bit.
Kv