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<blockquote data-quote="Mengu" data-source="post: 4329710" data-attributes="member: 65726">Yes?It really just depends on the expected damage output. If you do 1 damage every round for 20 rounds, your expected damage output is the same as someone doing 20 points of damage, once every 20 rounds. Obviously neither is ideal.While this isn't as well advertised as it should be, the Warlock's abilities also seem to make the warlock more survivable than the other strikers. Every at-will attack other than Eldritch Blast has a defensive element. Dire Radiance discourages the enemy from approaching you, Eyebite makes you invisible to them, and Hellish Rebuke makes the enemy not want to hurt you. Two of the three pact boons are also quite defensive. And your attacks tend to give penalties, or do unpleasant things to the enemy.So the warlock is more of striker who strikes the enemy's will to fight back. He doesn't quite match the raw damage output of the Ranger or Rogue, but he is almost more fun with all the perks you get from a successful hit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mengu, post: 4329710, member: 65726"] Yes? It really just depends on the expected damage output. If you do 1 damage every round for 20 rounds, your expected damage output is the same as someone doing 20 points of damage, once every 20 rounds. Obviously neither is ideal. While this isn't as well advertised as it should be, the Warlock's abilities also seem to make the warlock more survivable than the other strikers. Every at-will attack other than Eldritch Blast has a defensive element. Dire Radiance discourages the enemy from approaching you, Eyebite makes you invisible to them, and Hellish Rebuke makes the enemy not want to hurt you. Two of the three pact boons are also quite defensive. And your attacks tend to give penalties, or do unpleasant things to the enemy. So the warlock is more of striker who strikes the enemy's will to fight back. He doesn't quite match the raw damage output of the Ranger or Rogue, but he is almost more fun with all the perks you get from a successful hit. [/QUOTE]

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