After burning out on Starfield and a short stint with Lord of the Rings Online, I have returned once more to World of Warcraft’s Azeroth. At this point, I predictably revisit WoW every six to eight months, despite “swearing it off” several times. It’s not that I’m addicted to WoW: Rather, it’s gaming comfort food for me — especially in the absence of anything greater. And clunky, stilted Lord of the Rings Online ain’t it, let me tell ya.
Since resubscribing to WoW, I’ve been trying to decide what character to “main.” The new Dracthyr Evoker class was in the running for a bit: They’re a Dragon mage-priest hybrid with some satisfying airborne mobility. But I encountered the same hang-up as before: As spellcasters, their damaging spells lack impact. Seeing my dragon exhale clouds of red and blue vapor at enemies isn’t satisfying. It has all the drama and intensity of vaping — and isn’t much cooler (although I imagine the Disintegrate ability is decidely minty fresh).
So instead of all that dragon vapist nonsense, I’ve settled on my old Warlock from Legion/Battle for Azeroth. Unlike Evoker, the Warlock Destruction spec is satisfying to play and has a palpable power curve: As your smoldering abilities burn brighter, your hellish attacks ramp in power, eventually reducing your foes to piles of ash.
Of course, the problem with maining a damage-only class like Warlock is that I’ll never be able to heal or tank. Although I’ve never been one for tanking. And I didn’t paticularly enjoy healing on my Evoker. So maybe there’s not much to miss.
Anyway, my current goal is to get my Warlock to level 70. Onwards in Azeroth!
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