Filed under: WoW.joystiq.com/category/warlock/” rel=”tag”>Warlock, WoW.joystiq.com/category/analysis-opinion/” rel=”tag”>Analysis / Opinion, WoW.joystiq.com/category/blood-pact/” rel=”tag”>(Warlock) Blood Pact

Every week, WoW Insider brings you WoW.joystiq.com/category/blood-pact/”>Blood Pact for WoW.joystiq.com/tag/affliction-warlock-blood-pact”>affliction, WoW.joystiq.com/tag/demonology-warlock-blood-pact”>demonology and WoW.joystiq.com/destruction-warlock-blood-pact”>destruction warlocks. In a dark and hidden place, the true masters of the arcane arts share secrets and swap stories. For those who disdain the watered-down arts that other cling to like a safety blanket, for those willing to test their wills against the nether and claim the power that is their right, WoW.joystiq.com/category/blood-pact/”>Blood Pact welcomes you and invites you to take a seat.

Didn’t we mention that the position of the warlock writer here at WoW Insider is something akin to the Defense of the Dark Arts teacher position at Hogwarts? Well, our current warlock WoW.joystiq.com/bloggers/adam-panshin/”>Adam has taken a brief leave to attend to dark, sinister forces, which means that in the meantime, you guys are left with me to deliver your weekly dose of felfire and brimstone. That’s like leaving the sorcerer’s apprentice to clean the workshop all by himself, and well, you all know how that one turns out. Anyway, let’s see what we can get away with this week.

Let’s face it, playing a DPS class is a bit of a chore. It’s challenging, certainly, and there’s an unspoken need to be competitive, always measured by your performance on the meters. For some players, this is a motivation for playing their class — diving into loads of data, crunching numbers, and testing against target dummies. It’s a lot of hard work. For some players who pick up the warlock class mostly because they like the flavor — it’s still a roleplaying game, after all — all that can be a little daunting. In fact, there are still many players who aren’t hardcore enough to troll forums, read blogs, or pore through spreadsheets to squeeze the most DPS out of their class.

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