Warlock complaints

Nerfing Essence Drain. So much for Tanky Caster eh? I actually liked a lot of the 7.1.5 pvp talent changes. Not this one however, at least not in tandem with changing Dark Pact and Demon Skin's placement. Yes, we were picking Essence Drain a lot BECAUSE SURVIVABILITY was supposed to be our strength. It was also clunky to use. It only stacked on heals so if you were at full health or the other guy had an absorb shield it didnt work. One of the other choices was Casting Circle which was overpowered in its first rendition but you nerfed it too far. As an immobile class that has to take beatings, having frankly OP stunlock and interrupt protection is a must.

I like Curse of Shadow and Death's Embrace as DoT throttles. I think Affliction needs those kind of abilities baseline to be honest. It was what made Malefic Grasp so satisfying in Pandaria (plus the snazzy animation which you didnt bring back in 7.1.5 which further suggests you guys didnt play Warlocks. We didnt think it needed explaining that the old animation was important since we COMPLAINED about our lackluster animations. We didnt just want an ability inexplicably named Malefic Grasp).

These would solve our ramp up time problems and make the spec less braindead to play. It's also why Hood of Eternal Disdain is by far Affliction's best legendary.