Runes of Magic US / AU

Quoted from "Needundead"

I did make a Warlock once and by no means I'm an expert on it (only took it to lvl 40) and it sure is a hell of a class. However, I do believe you are not understanding clearly the mechanics of the class. The warlock, using magical attack, it's attacks are scaled linearly as opposed to physical attack, which is scaled based on percentage. This explains why mages and warlocks do massive damage when low levels but very low (comparable to physical classes) toward the end. In other words, for a Warlock is is actually better to have 10 skills at level 50 than 1 or 2 at level 80. If you look at the skills carefully, you will see that their damage is linearly, it increased with every level and not based on intelligence or any other attribute, the exception being Severed Consciousness. Statting intelligence certainly does help because you get 2 matt per intelligence but overall statting pure raw magical attack in my opinion is better. For any further explanation, look on the Warlock forums where Ghostwolf84 made some really good guides to each class combination.

Quoted from "Mrpushpop"

I was talking to a guildy about this thread this weekend and even as a warlock primary I think this would be op. As a Warlock/Mage I already get 50% fire damage increase with fireward-blazing barrier. I stack Soul brand 4 times on bosses for 36% fire and dark damage. Making this change would give me another 50% fire and dark damage and all before other buffs and we already get 2 int green multipliers with a 30% intel boost with focus building. I wont complain if they make that change but I bet you see a lot more mage/warlocks running around.