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Warlock Q/A released today according to Eyonix. Warlock is the 2nd best first character when starting world of warcraft. A warlock, like a hunter, also gets pets but at different levels, they also get better dps pets at higher levels. Warlocks, in my opinion, kill faster than Hunters and are more fun to play with. Ghostcrawler and the World of Warcraft Community Team were on the Warlock Q&A Series. Come to questions now.

When asked where do warlocks fit into the larger scope of things currently and where do we see them going from this point forward, Ghostcrawler answered.

The warlock is a caster -- a ranged damage dealer. They can fill only one role, which makes them a "pure" class as opposed to a hybrid. Warlocks have a reputation for trafficking with darkness, and their spells and abilities reflect this -- demons, curses, drains, fears. All warlocks rely on damage-over-time spells

and demonic pets to some extent. The Affliction tree focuses on damage-over-time spells, curses, and shadow magic in general. The Demonology tree emphasizes the damage and abilities done by demons. The Destruction tree gives up a little of both to become a little bit more like a mage with direct damage and fire magic. Overall, the vision is for warlocks to feel less fragile than mages. They have historically had higher health pools and easier to sustain mana, but fewer emergency escapes. Keeping the mage and warlock feeling distinct is a big challenge. They fill a similar role and share similar gear so sometimes even the profiles of their character art look similar.

Going forward, we want to try and make the warlock experience more different from the mage. Our new plans for Soul Shards will help here. We want to make them a core mechanic instead of a minor feature that can be neglected at best and feels tedious at worst.