New lvl 70. Need some basic help please.

saltire

Hi
I have just hit 70 but and at a loss about a few things
I have done the google searches ect but still none the wiser.

1. When using TT do i then cast my standard curse before or after?
2. Should i use Warlock bargain aswell or as instead of standard curse?
3. How can you tell if your curse is applied? i mean isee it on normal mobs
when solo but in dungeons or fighting dragons with lots of other people its not visable.
4. How long does the curse last, and what abilities consume the curse?
5. I read that WB is not consumed but that goes back to points 1 and 2
6. Finally what is the rotation for a SB warlock.? ive followed the guides as far as builds go but they dont really say anything about this.

A lot to ask but any help is appreciated

ty

duckntroll

First what is your goal with your warlock (you forgot to say your parangon) ?
Go for buff/debuff/dps ?
Go for heal/buff/debuff ?
Go for trolling ?

Second, read all powers descriptions (it's best to have them in english as translations aren't very clear), it make a first point of view, to construct build/interractions.

Finally make some testing yourself to see if your ideas are validate, survivable and practical for yourself. For it you can go to preview server to have free respecs tokens.

flowcyto

WC (warlock's curse, the normal one) grants you a 20% dmg boost to that target, and upto 3 targets can be afflicted by it at once. This means that in AoE you generally want to have 3 targets affected by WC (usually the toughest ones or w/e ur currently dpsing). WC lasts until the target dies, or if combat ends, or if you consume it w/ a curse-consuming encounter power, or if you affect another target w/ WC when ur already at the max 3 target limit w/ it. It doesn't have a fixed limited duration like, say, a Fighter's Greater Mark does.

I'd get used to looking for the WC icon on the enemy's debuff bar if ur fighting large targets where seeing it above their head is tricky (or just pan ur camera up or pan back a bit). If ever in doubt, I'd just take a quick sec to re-apply WC - since you can do it quickly for free at any time. If you are using a curse-consuming power regularly (like Soul Scorch or HG), then I'd just get in the habit of re-applying WC after using that power.

Tyrannical Curse (the new one for mod10, which replaces TT; old TT basically just overrides ur WC temporarily w/ a better version of it, so it functions a bit diff than the new TC) also provides a dmg boost to the target hit by it, but it's dmg multiplier doesn't stack w/ normal WC's 20%. However, you can have 3 other targets hit w/ WC in addition to the target affected by TC.

WB's curse is a special one that can be used as a curse for curse-consuming powers, but doesn't get removed by them; instead, its a DoT that lasts a fixed duration on the target hit. WB's curse doesn't apply the same dmg bonus that WC does, so it doesn't effectively 'replace' WC, as much as it gives you yet another curse to spread around (like the new TC). Against single-target fights like some bosses, you'd want both WB and WC on the target if ur using WB.

There isn't really a 'rotation' for SB as much as a selection of diff powers you may want to use depending on the situation- w/ Soul Scorch being ur main single-target attack (w/ Essence Defiler and other powers to help build up sparks for SS).
For example:
- Want more single target dps? SS, KF, HG, and/or WB are all good picks there. BotVA can also be good for spark generation if ur up-close, to spam SS more (BotVA's per-target dps isn't great, so its more for the sparks here).
- More AoE? DT, BotVA, Arms of Hadar, KF (if using Fury's Murderous Flames), and/or Fiery Bolt are all decent, though w/ varying properties. Curse Bite can also be okay, though I tend to only use it when also spreading Lesser Curse around w/ the ACC passive. Harrowstorm can gen sparks pretty well w/ decent crit%, but its AoE reach is smaller and its casting anim is quite slow.
- Want to survive better? WB, BotVA, DT, Vampiric Embrace, and/or Infernal Spheres can help on the defensive front.

Hope that helped some.

saltire

Thankyou very much for the detailed reply, its much appreciated
You have explained things that i was struggling to get my head around.

Again ty