by shadesofjoe » Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:18 pm
Warlock
Pet behavior in defensive mode is not quite working as it did on retail. When a pet is in defensive mode, it should begin attacking a target upon successful spellcast by owner. As of right now, the pet will only begin attacking the target once a mob has engaged the owner. This may seem like minutiae, but there is a marked difference.
For example, on retail if I cast CoA on a target from max range, my Voidwalker would then immediately engage the target and meet the mob before it could get into melee range with me, or run all the way to the mob in the case of casters. As of right now on Nostalrius, if I cast CoA on a target from max range, the Voidwalker will just sit there and do nothing until either the mob engages me in melee combat or lands a successful spellcast on me. This is not Blizzlike.
This is the case for all Warlock pets. Using the same example, once I land CoA on a target, my Imp in defensive mode should immediately begin casting Firebolts instead of waiting for the mob to hit/cast a spell on me... and so on with the Succubus, Felhunter, Infernal and Doomguard, respectively.
I played a Warlock on retail from day 1 of Vanilla until the very end of Cataclysm, just to give a frame of reference on my experience with the class.