Originally Posted by Flamingcloud
There are a few things I have issue with here.
The second point in corruption has atleast some benefit not no benefit since you aren't at the global yet, it does not do [nothing].
"Warlocks do 2k each usually" at levels where warlocks do 2k dps affliction isn't 500 dps worse unless you put the aff lock in the tank group, in which case it isn't a fair comparison at all. I have no trouble at all being in the 2600-2900dps range now, at this gear level affliction might actually be the 500 dps loss but I don't know since every time we have a afflock it ends up in the tank group, the spreadsheet has it at 450 theoretical dps less. Not to mention it is probably gemmed/
CoS and CoE are being merged, and 18k raid magic dps is 540dps + mp5 granted by spriests, which is not even in the 400-500 dps range you provided. My last brutallus raid had 15.6k raid dps with a very balanced 3 lock, 2 mage, 2 spriest, and 2 enh shaman flames, that is 468 dps and 3% mp5 from spriests. A stacked caster raid will definitely benefit more from a malediction lock in the future than a destro lock, and an average raid will gain shadowembrace for
While a non-amped CoD from a aff lock is worse than from a destro lock, an amped, or a regular improved CoA is better than the destro locks, just putting it out there that destro lock CoD is not the best damage curse. Not that this has any practical application/
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Some minor nitpicks about this.
You're right about corruption, I was merely pointing out that the first talent point gains you the most benefit. Not that extra points are wasted, but you'd be giving up 3-5% crit to make your corruption instant with 1/44/16 vs 5/44/11.
Malediction increases the 10% modifier to 13%. This gives you a 1.13/1.10 = 2.727% increase. 18k * 2.727% = 490 so you'd need over 18k shadow/arcane dps to gain 500dps from Malediction.
You're right about Malediction when the curses are merged. 18k magic dps is achievable with a normal setup. I doubt it will surpass destro's raw power under most circumstances, but the point will be moot. Affliction will still have Shadow Embrace and imp, sealing the deal.
I haven't done the math on improved CoA vs destro CoD, but as you point out: no practical application.