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Originally Posted by ryuukazi YES
all you warlocks get all defensive  Played a Prot tank. so all i see is Fireballs and Shadow bolts from casters  but last i check shadow still had better raid utility while fire had a slight better personal dps increases. no idea anymore tho. |
Heh, I was in the process of editing my post with various responses. :P
Fire was about personal raid DPS because Immolate helped with Incinerate, and a Fire Mage's Scorch stacks also helped a Fire Warlock. I think fire would've been more popular if say, Immolate gave other fire users buffs.
Shadow Warlocks always took Improved Shadow Bolt, which gave a debuff on the mob that increased shadow damage every time you crit. This buff affected all shadow users and stacked with a Shadow Priest's shadow debuffs, making it a potent combination.
It's a shame they did away with that. Improved Shadow Bolt is practically useless now since it's a self buff, same for Shadow Priest debuffs.