Warlocks Getting Buffed

[Lissa]

Mind Flay only has a 20-yard range, and the priest has to stand still to get it to work.  If the target is running away, you'll get at most one mind flay off before the target is out of range.  The only use for it as a snare is to a) slow the target down just enough so that hopefully a partymember can catch up and do one of their snares or B) slow an approaching melee character down on their approach just a little bit.  It's an ineffective attack if the priest is actively being hit, so the only time a priest can effectively spam it is if the priest is fighting a caster at close range or if enemy players are stupidly attacking someone nearby other than the priest.
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I do realize how it works Mongo, I did play a Shadowpriest in beta. While you do have to stand in one spot, MF beats CoEx hands down. With talents you can get MF up to 24 yards which is respectable, likewise, it does damage beyond snaring for 50% reduction in speed while it is being used (the fact that without +damage items you can get MF up to around 225 to 250 DPS with just talents) and is very efficient. CoEx on the other hand is simply reduces the target to 70% their movement speed. If they snare a Warlock, the Warlock is not getting away even if the player has CoEx on them.

Simply put, everyone claims that Fear is this "I Win" button for Warlocks and Priests and it is no where near that. When Blizzard first worked on the Warlock they envisioned Fear as their escape spell, but not it doesn't even do that. Maybe if Blizzard sits down and nerfs all stuns, snares, and other CC the same amount as Fear then the playing field might be more leveled, but right now, PvP is so unbalanced towards the detriment of Priests and Warlocks it's not even funny.