well yes im a 70 level raiding lock so i guess i can help out a bit here...
afflic is the way to go levelling to 50, where most people switch to demo for fel guard to levell to 70. i stayed afflic right to 70 though cos i find it more fun.
at 70 when you start raiding most will be afflic or demo, and with these should enjoy top three in dps for ten mans and top 5 for 25, if not your build is probably wrong or you need to l2play.
Destro is very gear dependant which is why most wont use it till end game raiding. Destro will generally gives the best lock dps with end game gear, not kara gear, end game gear.
most will recomend not going destro till you you reach the +hit cap and have about 20% crit, without this you wont really reap the full rewards of this build for raid dps. go to wow armory, check out the locks in the BT raiding guilds, they will most likely all be destro.
afflic is very mana efficient for the damage you do while destro is very costly on mana but can give a higher rate of damage.
affliction pwns for farming end of story. get around + 1k spell damage, stick your instant cast dots on a mob, then repeat over and over again, using dark pact and drain life when necessary. you will find it very hard to die and farm very fast.
i could write more, but its almost 6 in the morning and i cbf and want to sleep. this should suffice for now.
afflic is the way to go levelling to 50, where most people switch to demo for fel guard to levell to 70. i stayed afflic right to 70 though cos i find it more fun.
at 70 when you start raiding most will be afflic or demo, and with these should enjoy top three in dps for ten mans and top 5 for 25, if not your build is probably wrong or you need to l2play.
Destro is very gear dependant which is why most wont use it till end game raiding. Destro will generally gives the best lock dps with end game gear, not kara gear, end game gear.
most will recomend not going destro till you you reach the +hit cap and have about 20% crit, without this you wont really reap the full rewards of this build for raid dps. go to wow armory, check out the locks in the BT raiding guilds, they will most likely all be destro.
afflic is very mana efficient for the damage you do while destro is very costly on mana but can give a higher rate of damage.
affliction pwns for farming end of story. get around + 1k spell damage, stick your instant cast dots on a mob, then repeat over and over again, using dark pact and drain life when necessary. you will find it very hard to die and farm very fast.
i could write more, but its almost 6 in the morning and i cbf and want to sleep. this should suffice for now.