Warlock pets to get some love
by Zach Yonzon 
Feb 11th 2009 at 9:00AM
Although Warlock pets have been improved somewhat, their contribution to Affliction and Destruction DPS is marginal, at best. While these demons may not be buffed to the level of Hunter pets, their contribution to DPS and utility needs a little more tweaking, and the increased HP change in Patch 3.0.8 and modest DPS increase is a start. Eyonix gives absolutely no details about what improvements are on the table, but many Warlocks have had great input on the forums. We'll have to stay tuned.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Magna Feb 11th 2009 9:11AM
Yes.... The Post name, and the picture do not create any naughty thoughts at all!
wrathwillcome Feb 11th 2009 10:11AM
That picture is hawt.
What is wrong with me?
krizzlybear Feb 11th 2009 9:12AM
I heartily support this buff. Succubi especially, with their ability to seduce...and butts sticking out and...uh dps...
...wait, what were we talking about again?
sephirah Feb 11th 2009 9:12AM
Note that Eyonix is talking about Doomguard and Infernal.
From the thread:
OP: "Has there been any discussion regard the Doom Guard and the Inferno?..."
Eyonix: "We're looking into making further improvements (though there is no current ETA) for these pets..."
Scott Feb 11th 2009 9:27AM
About time warlock pets get some lovin'. Being a pet class, better implementation and dps should have been dished out ages ago.
Nisaea Feb 11th 2009 9:36AM
Hey! Why no details on the artist that painted that succubus?? :-D
Plz share that info!
Ni
Cryoh Feb 11th 2009 9:58AM
Here's a link to the pet from the WoW Trading Card Game.
http://wowtcgdb.com/carddetail.aspx?id=941
Rich Feb 11th 2009 10:37AM
The Artist is Glenn Rane, you can see some of his artwork at:
http://www.sonsofthestorm.com/gallery.php?artist=raneman
Edwahd Feb 11th 2009 10:24AM
I am bored of these constant, contentless announcements about improvements to warlocks. Seems like there's one a day.
Stone_Rhino Feb 11th 2009 10:53AM
Actually, the last post about warlocks was 5 days ago when the patch 3.1 class changes were released.
See Masaraeth, some people really cant remember anything beyond 19 hours. Especially when they are nerd raging against warlocks like this guy.
Dotixi Feb 11th 2009 10:02AM
I think pet lovin', Warlock or otherwise, is against the law Zach...you dirty perv.
Eversor Feb 11th 2009 11:11AM
But those are demons, they should be of legal age!
Masaraeth Feb 11th 2009 10:08AM
"remember the Hunter no more ammo fiasco?"
Oh, no, my memory doesnt extend beyond 19 hours... good job you reminded me!
rosencratz Feb 11th 2009 11:06AM
After having used my Doomguard for boss fights and not for pranks for the first time ever last weekend this news is quite fun.
i won't dare go raiding without those Figurines anymore. Not that i ever went anywhere without either of the big demon reagents before but nowadays i actually use them.
Just wish my infernal/doomguard got a name.
sephirah Feb 11th 2009 11:16AM
Yes, I don't think the DG need to be buffed, simply have it's cooldown significatively shortened.
Keyra Feb 11th 2009 11:10AM
You know...
That picture should almost be labeled "NSFW"!
Almost.
Heh...damn, I may need to roll a warlock after I get my main up a few more levels!
Destrozo Feb 11th 2009 11:42AM
"Although Warlock pets have been improved somewhat, their contribution to Affliction and Destruction DPS is marginal, at best. "
LOL....I pulled 5.8k DPS on Patchwork last night and 1k of that DPS was from my Doomguard which with its 50kHP raid buffed and lasting 15 minutes is completely OP.
L2 Ritual of Doom
http://www.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Tichondrius&n=Destrozo
Stone_Rhino Feb 11th 2009 11:51AM
Doomguard: 1k DPS
Felguard: 800 dps
Imp: 340 DPS
Untalented Hunter pet: 1200 DPS
BM specced hunter pet: 2000+ DPS
Good to see that its the simple things that please warlocks these days, rather than wanting it to be as viable in comparison to other classes.
Zach Feb 11th 2009 1:21PM
Doomguard doesn't count. I probably should've clarified that. OF COURSE you use Doomguard on Patchwerk. And then what?
In the odd chance that you wipe, what then?
Destrozo Feb 11th 2009 2:27PM
"In the odd chance that you wipe, what then?"
Wipe on patchwork....LOL
I got a good laugh from this comment.