tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post6994721629826152778..comments2023-10-31T04:12:34.500-05:00Comments on K's Blog: To imp, or not to imp: that is the question:Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708082019182660608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-77893786094100734222008-08-28T09:44:00.000-05:002008-08-28T09:44:00.000-05:00No need to apologize, SW:B. :) I asked for comment...No need to apologize, SW:B. :) I asked for commentary and you supplied a good one! Thank you for weighing in. <BR/><BR/>(It wasn't 2 cents, it was 25 cents)Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708082019182660608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-58488456673515620842008-08-27T22:45:00.000-05:002008-08-27T22:45:00.000-05:00If fortitude gave -15% healing no priest would eve...If fortitude gave -15% healing no priest would ever cast it.<BR/><BR/>:)<BR/><BR/>And this is coming from a normal imping-affliction lock. <BR/><BR/>If you're a threat capped uber destro lock running with under geared tanks, maybe then you put the imp out...Posolutelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13202867386259213651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-21148191923983458052008-08-27T18:22:00.000-05:002008-08-27T18:22:00.000-05:00I think this depends on the situation.In 10 man ra...I think this depends on the situation.<BR/><BR/>In 10 man raids, there is usually only 1 Warlock. Most raiding locks are 0-21-40 so they don't get the MD buff for threat reduction and having to fight with their imp out is going to gimp their DPS by 15% anyway so I don't think they'd need it. I also think threat reduction is multiplicative, not additive so having the threat reduction buff from MD with Salv or Tranquil Air totem doesn't give 60% threat reduction.<BR/><BR/>Most 25-man raiding guilds on the server I play on have 1 Affliction lock with 5/5 Shadow Embrace, 3/3 Malediction and 3/3 Improved Imp for a support/dps role and they're stuffed in the tank group. The rest of the locks are generally 0-21-40, 0-40-21 or the 5-46-10 felguard raid spec.<BR/><BR/>I've been every spec in the book and generally, even as 0-21-40, if the tank has low health in ZA they don't belong there IMO. I don't think the extra 860 health is going to be that drastic unless your party is undergeared and/or doesn't heal themselves to take stress off the healers. Thats like asking a Demonology/Felguard specced raiding Warlock to raid with their Imp instead. A lot of their DPS comes from the Felguard and it's buffs and taking that away is brutal for them.<BR/><BR/>sorry for the wall of text. this was a great post and I just wanted to give my 2 cents.Shadow Word: Blog!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01348596767071940149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-51832197153785972002008-08-26T12:35:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:35:00.000-05:00Also, depending on how many locks you are bringing...Also, depending on how many locks you are bringing, you should make the worst performing one <BR/><BR/>a) Use the imp as needed<BR/>b) Keep curse of elements up while the others use curse of doom.Darraxushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09290390808933294129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873243172583418828.post-79382043230991715222008-08-26T12:11:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:11:00.000-05:00Ultimately the success of a raid is determined by ...Ultimately the success of a raid is determined by all its raiders. We make fun of rogues because they are ALL dps. As a lock, one of our few tools to help the raid is not only dps but what we can provide to others. As a lock it is really limited, mostly to our Imp. <BR/><BR/>So yes, as a sometimes destruction lock I have run with my imp. Why? The goal for the raid should be a successful one. I look at the gear in my group. If I am unsure, I will wsp the RL and ask their opinion. <BR/><BR/>We need to not only think about our dps but what we bring to the raid. Sometimes that is less dps *gasp* and more survivability.Hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537089989577243626noreply@blogger.com