08-05-2005, 02:12 AM
Gnollguy,Aug 4 2005, 11:09 AM Wrote:I realize some of the cookie cutter comes from the tree layouts as well. Most arms warriors look alike because 4 of the talents and 20 of the possible points are weapon specialties,[right][snapback]85148[/snapback][/right]
The same is true of warlock talent trees, once you realize which talents are either useless or completely dysfunctional. The rest is personal preference.
Destruction locks don't take improved shadow bolt because why would they ever want to use Shadow bolt when their best nukes are fire? Otherwise, it's a completely situational PvE talent.
Suppression is situational too, but at 60+ raid levels, it can be worth investing in.
Then there are talents which simply don't work or work extermely marginally, like improved Curse of Agony / Weakness, or pyroclasm which rarely works, or aftermath which takes a debuff slot and only sometimes works-- pure pvp talent.
Once locks learn which talents don't work, they're only going to use the ones that do--but advanced warlocks do go beyond that too and invest in crazy schemes. I've got improved firestone, and I'd like to try fully maxed improved enslave demon so I may attempt doomguard cripple on onyxia. Maybe one day....