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<blockquote data-quote="Giant2005" data-source="post: 6872867" data-attributes="member: 6813615"><p>The short rest mechanic certainly harms the class, just like it harms every other class that uses it. It is far from broken however.</p><p>In fact, a large portion of your issues falls directly in the camp of "user error". Basically, you have fallen into Hex's trap.</p><p>Hex is quite probably the most overrated spell in the game and should not be used so prolifically. I have played many Warlocks and only one has even taken that spell - that character makes use of it in about 25% of the fights he partakes in with a spare spell slot.</p><p></p><p>The simple truth is that you have far more useful things to be doing with your very limited spell slots. Among them, is what I consider to the be Warlock's true strength: Tanking.</p><p>The Warlock's access to several powerful and reliable temporary hit point bestowing abilities alone make it a top tier tank, but the Devil's Sight/Darkness combination easily secures it first place in that field. Even the average Barbarian is absolutely humbled by the tanking prowess of the mighty Warlock.</p><p></p><p>Warlocks however do benefit from multiclassing more than most which does make a pure Warlock a rare case. That isn't a weakness however but a strength - the reason Warlocks multiclass is because their unique abilities offer so many potential playstyle options and so many synergies to go with it.</p><p>The Necromancer 2/Fiendlock X combination can take on armies of mooks so well that even the immortal level 18 Champion can only witness while silently mouthing the phrase "WTF".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Giant2005, post: 6872867, member: 6813615"] The short rest mechanic certainly harms the class, just like it harms every other class that uses it. It is far from broken however. In fact, a large portion of your issues falls directly in the camp of "user error". Basically, you have fallen into Hex's trap. Hex is quite probably the most overrated spell in the game and should not be used so prolifically. I have played many Warlocks and only one has even taken that spell - that character makes use of it in about 25% of the fights he partakes in with a spare spell slot. The simple truth is that you have far more useful things to be doing with your very limited spell slots. Among them, is what I consider to the be Warlock's true strength: Tanking. The Warlock's access to several powerful and reliable temporary hit point bestowing abilities alone make it a top tier tank, but the Devil's Sight/Darkness combination easily secures it first place in that field. Even the average Barbarian is absolutely humbled by the tanking prowess of the mighty Warlock. Warlocks however do benefit from multiclassing more than most which does make a pure Warlock a rare case. That isn't a weakness however but a strength - the reason Warlocks multiclass is because their unique abilities offer so many potential playstyle options and so many synergies to go with it. The Necromancer 2/Fiendlock X combination can take on armies of mooks so well that even the immortal level 18 Champion can only witness while silently mouthing the phrase "WTF". [/QUOTE]
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