05-17-2005, 05:29 PM
savaughn,May 17 2005, 10:31 AM Wrote:By comparison, I believe that Emberstorm is the only way to improve the Hellfire damage, bringing it to 229 DPS.
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Damage wise, Emberstorm isn't the only way to increase hellfire damage.
Demonic sacrifice alone (+15%) can bring hellfire damage to 242 dps. I presume its additive +25% total. I have not tried both. Costs too much. I think that's just a waste of talent points to have both. AoE isn't that big of a deal to a lock. If we're aoe'ing in raids, there are other aoe'ers to borrow aggro time against. 5-man, aoe situations don't require talent specialization.
Intensity is 17 points. Demonic sacrifice is 21 points.
iAE for instant cast is only 15 points. Fully arcane specced for Arcane power would cost 31.
All that for merely aoe is a bloody waste.
Sure a character (mage or warlock) who SPECIALIZES TALENTS in AoE damage gets better dps. Not everyone's so obsessed. Skan's arguement is fairly speculative because it requires a talent specialization. Why shouldn't a main caster who specializes in an area surpass another. That said, skan hasn't seen how succubi are killed after charming (thus breaking charm and removing CC humanoid ability all together), hasn't seen warlocks interrupted and shredded to bits after taking oodles of damage. Hasn't seen life tap be the last thing a warlock does before biting the dust. Hasn't seen warlocks being killed by their own hellfire.
Most recently, our soul link prevents any shields from working. This is a 31 talent point investment that hastens our own death.