MAJOR Warlock Updates Next Phase | Season of Discovery Phase 2

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  • Опубліковано 12 гру 2024

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  • @adamnichols26
    @adamnichols26 10 місяців тому +3

    I like how confident you are even thought we don't know for sure we will be bad yet haha. I respect it.

  • @Vashna
    @Vashna 10 місяців тому +6

    Here's a list of Warlock abilities that *SHOULD* be Runes, but we got none of them because our class designer is an idiot:
    *Shadowfury* - Instant damage and 3 sec stun to all enemies in 8 yards, on 20 sec cooldown
    *Soul Leech* - % chance for Destruction spells to heal warlock for portion of damage dealt
    *Nether Protection* - 30% magic damage reduction for 8 sec from a given spell school any time warlock takes damage from that school type
    *Backlash* - passive increase crit, and chance whenever hit by physical attack to make next destruction spell instant cast
    *Fel Synergy* - Warlocks heal their pet for 15% of all spell damage dealt to enemies
    *Demonic Empowerment* - Grants each demon pet (including Felguard if you use other rune) a variety of unique benefits for 15-30 sec, on a 1 min cooldown
    *Eradication* - Corruption ticks have a chance to give warlock 20% spell haste for 10 sec
    *Improved Howl of Terror* - Makes Howl of Terror an instant cast AE fear (instead of 2 sec cast time), and reduces cooldown from 40 sec
    *Seed of Corruption* - Puts a debuff on target that explodes after 12 sec (or detonates early after X damage), causing explosion damage in 10 yards and applying Corruption on targets
    *Burning Rush* - Increase movement speed by 50%, prevents movement snares from reducing speed below 100% baseline, but lose 4% max health per 1 sec until you toggle off
    *Demonic Circle* - _This should be a QoL skill book instead of a rune_ - Allow warlock to summon a save point circle that lasts 6 min, and then instantly teleport back to this location on 30 sec cooldown

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Love this list. Thanks for putting this together.

    • @adamhenry3928
      @adamhenry3928 10 місяців тому +1

      Literally retail warlock list - also warlock with mobility in SoD?? as "QoL" book???? you Sir are NUTS. Might as well go and play cata or retail and don't bother with SoD at this point lol.

    • @cripzbforebloddz1
      @cripzbforebloddz1 10 місяців тому

      lol how broken the class would be if this was the runes we’d get 😂

  • @Krul2895
    @Krul2895 10 місяців тому +1

    I disagree about invocation being a terrible rune. The recent change they made to the rune allows it to apply the remainder of the dot damage rather than just one tick, which means that you can reapply corruption roughly 33% sooner at 12.01 seconds into the dot for the full 18 seconds worth of damage. This rune will increase the dps of COA & corruption considerably when used properly. I know it’s not flashy, but it is not a negligible power increase by any means.

  • @cripzbforebloddz1
    @cripzbforebloddz1 10 місяців тому +1

    Invocation is actually a great rune imo. Adds more skill to the warlocks affliction play. Focusing on ur dots and resetting them correctly will add to class skill cap. The damage bonus from the 2 insta procs will be very nice as well. At level 40 BIS gear you’re looking at over 1,200 damage every rotation for the combined spells.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      This video came out before they updated the rune. It’s certainly better being able to grab the last 2 ticks for a little damage. Someone said it has a chance to crit, which is awesome if it’s true.

  • @gandalfdengra5580
    @gandalfdengra5580 10 місяців тому +3

    And they decided synergy should be an active ability? Jesus..
    Also:
    Most exciting thing about lock in p2 being "Ruin" says a lot of how little effort and thought went into warlock runes.

    • @johnver9245
      @johnver9245 10 місяців тому

      Warlock runes are so boring and underwhelming in this phase .. shadowflame was looking fun but the damage is so low it's nearly not even worth using it over the passive sp from the pet's stam and intellect😢

  • @morgothkj
    @morgothkj 10 місяців тому +1

    I have the exact same opinion as you especially on the training-wheels rune invocation. Ignore the other comments mate, this was a great video!

  • @Gudemord
    @Gudemord 10 місяців тому

    I agree with almost everything however i do have a few points. Ive played conflag in era, and it is definitely worth getting, the initial damage of immolate is fairly huge so casting immo>conflag>immo is a really nice burst and now with lake of fire and incinerate it is going to be even bigger. The main issue in era with this was threat and mana which i doubt will ever be an issue in sod now.
    Also you mentioned mind spike as a good thing for shadow priests, i cant stress how dissapointed i am with that rune it completely destroys our rotation and pushes our most iconic spell mind flay out... the last spec that actually uses a channeled spec is now gone, there will be 0 use for this spell now, and with mechs being disease immune that will leave us with using only half of the effect of twisted fate. Mind Spike over Vampiric touch completely is an idiotic and while it might help our dps a bit it doesnt fix the class, imo it ruins the feel of the class

  • @jakewinstanley1847
    @jakewinstanley1847 10 місяців тому +1

    At 32 as a Destro lock, using bolt, is that literally my entire PvP damage rotation is hard cast. Don’t bother rooting me, it’s already built into my kit lol

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Actually made me laugh fucking hilarious

  • @ingolf82
    @ingolf82 10 місяців тому +1

    this video is very contradictory to the one put out by Sarthe today, he placed Desto lock fire dps in S tier along with both warrior specs, so which one of you is lying? Yes I know this video is a week old, but I don't think warlocks got super buffed this week to change what you are saying so what gives?
    Mages on the other hand were in what? B tier at best with Frost being in F tier

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Ya sarthes info is always pretty good, but warlock being S tier is pretty cap. How can they be when they don’t being any valuable buffs in a melee meta. And even in a caster meta, you’ll need a warlock to go Pact and that takes your incinerate slot (best damage ability we have). Destros damage looks really good like 750-820 dps across destro specs, but I think rogues and warrior and Druids will still be doing. Melee will be BIS.

  • @garrett5974
    @garrett5974 10 місяців тому

    Do you have a video breaking down how you play your meta lock as shown in this video? Talents/Rotation/Profession/Ect ect. I play a destro non Meta but this looks like a really solid Tanking/DPS output the way you play. IF you have the time would you mind giving me a break down on how you handle everything ? Would make finding a group quicker and also my knowledge of Lock tanking while also getting the DPS you're getting much better.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      I GOTCHU HOMIE! Phase 1 Guide: ua-cam.com/video/Ik4K9yaHTFI/v-deo.html Phase 2 thoughts (however this is a bit dated now because of new info) ua-cam.com/video/gF8cC57PTHs/v-deo.html

  • @EvanWSH
    @EvanWSH 10 місяців тому +1

    Aff rune isnt training wheels, it makes it even harder to play lol, you do less damage if you don't optimally refresh your dots because they effectively gain the last tick or 2(has been updated) of damage instantly, and the instant portion can crit. They attempted to make it easier to manage dots and made it harder

    • @OMGsJski
      @OMGsJski 10 місяців тому

      I agree. Warlock runes are so bad. I literally don’t like any of them and it’s one of my favorite classes to play. A shame. They will definitely change them up / update because they are so bad.

    • @EvanWSH
      @EvanWSH 10 місяців тому

      @OMGsJski there is actually some pretty cool stuff in what was data mined, weather it will exist or is coming later who knows. But I saw, felguard, immolation aura, dots can crit (could be qol book), UA. Some cool stuff.

    • @GamingDualities
      @GamingDualities 10 місяців тому

      Stop wasting energy on non important staff brother

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому +1

      Where are you reading that it can crit? Is that the retail interaction or something?

    • @hankheeel9256
      @hankheeel9256 10 місяців тому

      ​@javamonkeyj yeah that's pandemic

  • @King_Trollington_III
    @King_Trollington_III 10 місяців тому

    i wanna be #1 affliction pumping chad ... we got fucked this phase

  • @idonteven18
    @idonteven18 10 місяців тому

    some of the runes you are saying java aren't even confirmed on wowhead (i know wowhead is behind sometimes) but some of the runes are "confirmed" for later phases >.>

  • @sooseis
    @sooseis 10 місяців тому +1

    Is it confirmed that those are the runes and only boots and belt slots are available? Cuz if that's the case imma reroll lol. Whole class gonna be so depressing next phase.

    • @OMGsJski
      @OMGsJski 10 місяців тому

      I’m glad I’m leveling a melee char. Legit all the gear getting updated and caster/cloth gear losing all the Stamina. I also believe phase 3 warlocks will be better with PvP. Getting deathcoil, SL with instant corruption. I had a lvl 59 twink lock that legit wrecked every single class.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Im fairly confident they are, but I really hope we get bracers and helmet runes. Warlock looks ABYSMAL in phase 2 and between u and me, ill be re rolling mage as my main, but still keeping warlock on the side... I cant do 2-3 months of WoW classic as a warlock with what I think is coming... too bland.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому +1

      Yeah i think thats blizzards idea of balance, turning all casters into glass canons. I am not sure if its gonna work, but we will see. I think PVP melee are just gonna steam roll us with their crazy damage and our non existent health.

    • @Travnorton5
      @Travnorton5 10 місяців тому

      I'm going to do what I always do. If a class looks drastically underpowered compared to others, that's the one I pick. Then I sit back and cross my fingers for over-tuning.

    • @besmarr9506
      @besmarr9506 10 місяців тому

      I rerolled hunter as soon as I saw what metamorphosis gameplay was like. Whoever is working on warlock runes isnt very good lol.

  • @olorine4683
    @olorine4683 10 місяців тому +1

    and felguard ? pandemic ? etc.. ?

    • @Vashna
      @Vashna 10 місяців тому

      The helm and bracer runes are most likely phase 3. Almost all those runes are amazing. I just wish some of the phase 2 options were not garbage. The belt in particular is trash because every single warlock will run "Shadow and Flame" for +10% damage. The other 2 runes are pointless.

    • @olorine4683
      @olorine4683 10 місяців тому

      ​@@Vashna ok I understand, I didn't know that felguard would be for phase 3 :(
      In your opinion, the shadow priest seems to be incredible for phase 2, is this the end of the balance druid?

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      YEs Vashna is right. The cool runes are for phase 3 so we gotta wait 2-3 months :( The belt rune is absolute garbage... all these P2 Runes suck tbh.
      I really hope shadow pops off. Could be PRETTY GOOOD with the right team comp. Balance druid apparently is in a really bad spot... but the devs say its fine??? maybe they know something we dont idk... we will wait and see.

    • @olorine4683
      @olorine4683 10 місяців тому +1

      @@javamonkeyj last question, what do u think of elem shaman for phase 2 ? in pvp with his talents he will do big lava no ? ^^ elem fury etc..

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Ele looks nuts! I think I like enhance better tho especially for pvp. Looks like they will be globaling people so that will be fun for them. Both look really really fun and pretty strong.

  • @cripzbforebloddz1
    @cripzbforebloddz1 10 місяців тому +1

    Demonic knowledge is boring but that’s gonna give u a lot of Sp

  • @brandonwalker5011
    @brandonwalker5011 10 місяців тому

    We are getting skill books not skill graves next phase.

  • @임동민-b1e
    @임동민-b1e 10 місяців тому

    Very true, p2 runes for warlock are looks boring and meaningless. But don't forget the composition of soul link+master channeler+felhunter at 40 lv pvp will eats everything

  • @brunoteixeira4974
    @brunoteixeira4974 10 місяців тому

    Runes wise we don't have much. Nothing adding to the gameplay. But talent wise we get some huge stuff. I don't think warlock will be middle of the pack as a caster. Pretty sure we will still be the best caster. Ruin + fire spell damage on talent tree will hugely impact our dps.

  • @markmoore9237
    @markmoore9237 10 місяців тому

    Even after the invocation update its still a bad rune.. makes the other bad affliction rune useless..

  • @johnver9245
    @johnver9245 10 місяців тому

    P2 runes on locks are so underwhelming and add no fun to the class sadly... I hate having sp passives with no flavor on the gameplay, I was hoping that shadowflame would be a cool addition for aoe but after getting it yesterday I can say that the damage is SO LOW I don't even think it's worth using even in big pulls, 1 Hellfire tick deals more damage than shadowflame (adding up all initial damage and damage over time)

  • @flu33rp
    @flu33rp 10 місяців тому

    Sais om wowhead that the tailoring head also gives 50 increased spellpower and healing on use

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      WHERE DO YOU SEE THAT THATS BIG INFO

  • @bobdolenum1
    @bobdolenum1 10 місяців тому +1

    I don't think Locks are gonna suck. i think spell casters will be highest dps this phase with rogue poisons and warrior / druids bleeds not working.
    I think we'll be 2nd caster behind Lock. I could see shaman being above or even with us depending on RNG.
    With IMP scorch and CoE we're looking at 102% increased fire damage. and our main two abilities being runes i think we'll fare really well. I hope you're wrong, but we will see.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому +1

      Mmm.... Im almost positive warlock wont perform exceptionally well. Im gonna stick to my guns and say Warlock will be middle of the pack. Btw.. druids, rogues, and warriors arent going anywhere friend. they are still gonna dominate. A lot of people are saying this gnomer debuff really affects them, but rogues still have a crazy backstab build that does REALLY good damage. And they will be VERY hard to beat on extremely short fights. Warrior just goes fury and still does excellent damage. They will all still be top unfortunately, but I DO HOPE YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

    • @adamhenry3928
      @adamhenry3928 10 місяців тому +1

      I hope in p2 we get melee cleaves/spell cleaves groups because if melees are still top of the food chain people will only slap 1 warlock in their groups and demand CoR just like in bfd, rendering using CoE frowned upon

    • @bobdolenum1
      @bobdolenum1 10 місяців тому +1

      @@adamhenry3928 If you have a Feral, and someone running Homu you can very easily argue the feral should be running feral faerie

    • @bobdolenum1
      @bobdolenum1 10 місяців тому +1

      @@javamonkeyj Time will tell, still appreciate the video! Ill be subbing

    • @bobdolenum1
      @bobdolenum1 10 місяців тому +1

      @@javamonkeyj =) hope youre pumping dude

  • @juanag4819
    @juanag4819 10 місяців тому

    nice vid men

  • @Goremachine
    @Goremachine 10 місяців тому +1

    You aren't getting that dagger in a week bro, try 1-2 months if you're lucky

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Well I know a guy so ill prolly get that dagger week one ;)

  • @Napster404
    @Napster404 10 місяців тому

    warlock will be one of the best classes in p2 if u ask me, in pvp and pve...mark my words

    • @joshuamalik373
      @joshuamalik373 10 місяців тому

      In pvp definitely not, they will struggle a lot vs melee if u play affli and not output enough dps pressure als destro / demo... talking specifically about 1v1 or 1vX scenarios when you cant freecast (reflective of most situations)

  • @SheenBuscemi
    @SheenBuscemi 10 місяців тому

    Great video!!

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому +1

      THANK YOU!!! I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the nice comment.

  • @sethfake4946
    @sethfake4946 10 місяців тому

    art of war dont give ret close to nothing , exorcism cd 8 sec , your aa its 3.5 sec and chance to crit in bis 12-14 % , reason to take this rune ?
    And if u heal , your melee crit to low for use this rune

  • @Fridolin.745
    @Fridolin.745 10 місяців тому

    i wanted to main warlock in sod but man those runes smell like some bfa shit in these passives

  • @markmoore9237
    @markmoore9237 10 місяців тому

    Saying Aff is the worst warlock spec is out of pocket..

  • @LowestForm0fwit
    @LowestForm0fwit 10 місяців тому +2

    I watched this in hope of showing my wife the cool stuff coming for her Warlock in phase 2, only to find it was a giant complaint from a parse-nut. They will rebalance stuff and tweak numbers man, just like they did throughout the entirety of phase 1. Video was just a big downer.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      I’m sorry buddy. I just don’t think these runes are really cool for warlock. Some of the phase 3 runes look awesome, but I don’t see the point in talking about those currently.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      I feel like I am doing a favor for other warlocks by having this opinion tho. Maybe someone from blizzard will see this and give warlocks some more interesting runes to make aff, demo, and destro play better.

    • @belavet
      @belavet 10 місяців тому

      Well, he did mention the new abilities. Which ones did you find sounded genuinely cool?

  • @Kaotickillr
    @Kaotickillr 10 місяців тому

    Time to roll a mage lol

  • @Repsadge
    @Repsadge 10 місяців тому +1

    Look at the whole game in context. We got so many huge runes last phase, gotta expect they wanted to let mages shine this phase 😂

    • @20the20
      @20the20 10 місяців тому

      warlock didn't shine in the slightest in phase 1. total middle of the pack and meta tank sucks

  • @arkk1
    @arkk1 10 місяців тому

    No one wants lock in premades.

  • @bishnes
    @bishnes 10 місяців тому +1

    Everytime i see Wrath-babies cry about RNG, i try to remind them that they are playing a MMORPG, not ordering food from Foodora. Have a dislike, mate.

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      mmm... not a wrath baby but thanks for insulting me for literally no reason... love that.
      There is nothing wrong with not liking RNG in the game. RNG takes away from skillful play especially when you compound multiple instances of it. Its more technically challenging to perform a rotation correctly with damage burst windows (like with set CDs think about adrenaline rush for rogue for example) than it is to pray for RNG procs to do good damage. And btw... MMORPGs arent defined by RNG gameplay... maybe roguelikes are, but certainly not MMORPGs. PS the have a dislike, mate is pretty cringe.

  • @bjarkerugsted7539
    @bjarkerugsted7539 10 місяців тому +1

    belt runes are boring indeed but i still think warlock will be fun.. also try not to complain so much, will only stunt your maturity as a man

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому +3

      Thanks for the feedback. I make plenty of fun content that's aimed at enjoying gaming, but that's certainly not this video. Maybe i should mix a little of that into these types of videos though in the future.

    • @BebopHero
      @BebopHero 10 місяців тому +1

      Lmao... what...? The ENTIRE point of the video was to critique and add what could've been potential options, none of which came off as whining. Relax my guy

    • @bjarkerugsted7539
      @bjarkerugsted7539 10 місяців тому

      ye as i said, watch out with the whinning or you gonna end up like you poor fella right here.. god bless him and his family @BebopHero

    • @BebopHero
      @BebopHero 10 місяців тому +2

      @@bjarkerugsted7539 what? Articulate with a good sense of the game to give constructive feedback? And not complaining equals whatever you are or whatever you just typed... thanks for really writing it out for us difficult choice indeed...

    • @bjarkerugsted7539
      @bjarkerugsted7539 10 місяців тому

      you are setting a frightful examble for all younger men @@BebopHero

  • @marcusedberg6007
    @marcusedberg6007 10 місяців тому

    You are missing out on so many warlock runes and head slot for runes. Bad video.

    • @justsomeguywithamoustachea2712
      @justsomeguywithamoustachea2712 10 місяців тому

      Bro are u serious, blizzard almost confirmed that only belt and boot runes are available next season do some research before commenting like a dumbass

    • @happsie1354
      @happsie1354 10 місяців тому

      They will not be released in p2 and will probably change..

    • @javamonkeyj
      @javamonkeyj  10 місяців тому

      Sorry you feel like the video sucks friend. I put a lot of work into these so if you wouldnt mind telling me - why do you think this is a bad video? Theres a ton of good information here for people.

    • @cripzbforebloddz1
      @cripzbforebloddz1 10 місяців тому

      The bracer and head runes aren’t finished yet they already tweeted about that. Talking about them would be pointless