Neverwinter Mod 19 Warlock Healing Changes

today we explore the massive changes to soulweaver warlock. i'm pretty optimistic about these changes so far, they seem like they'll push warlock in a better direction. 10 reworked feats, 4 new class features, and even more power changes!
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[@Silv3ry]

some more in-depth healing related patch notes have been posted on the forums, they go a bit more in depth than i was able to do : www.arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter#/discussion/1256009

[@sirclassic5140]

I just ran IC with ic SWpaly build and its od much better that normal heal if u use the tornado ;)

[@durgan5668]

Has a warlock, never heals, still watches the video.

[@ForgotenPhoenix]

Wow, So devs take warlock class, removed all warlock healings and powers. Coppy> paste powers of Paladin and Cleric, mix them up and here you have warlock.. Only warlocks shared power> Vampiric embrace is relict of long forgotten Temptation warlock builds.. ( I miss it, rest in peace Templock).

[@GastNdorf]

Yeah the 3 healers seem almost identical now.

[@Silv3ry]

this was my first impression too, i won't lie. but it will make transitioning between healing classes a lot easier, and they are more different than i originally thought when i first glanced over everything.

[@l0g1cb0mb]

(Edited for Tv, and to flesh out the original thought, cheers!) I'm not so happy with the healing change to Warlock. When I started the character, It was basically a summoner, and was DPS. The last set of changes making one path a healer I accepted, and figured ok, lets give it a try. But now they've made the three healers effectively the same, with only the flash being the difference. Not sure why, they could have introduced a new class and seen if players would gravitate to it vs. constantly changing existing characters to force play style changes. A lot of time and effort goes into these builds sometimes, and the Dev's arbitrarily changing the game in this manner vs. simply introducing re-introducing a third paragon path and making that the healer path for Warlock; they made such an invasive changes to the Warlock that it can't be argued that it would be too much change to do so. The player base could then declare by action how much they like the changes and such by the adoption rate of the path, and folk who like what they had, wouldn't be put out for no good reason. We'll adapt I'm sure, we always do, but the execution of change can be done so much better. Even the changes to life steal were to bolster the use of healers, it affected the entire resisted rolls paradigm. What is the reason for such healer focus, the new content that can nearly wipe the teams (TOTMM)? Maybe making the dungeons more clever and less raw overpowered is the direction to try. Sure At max level I used to be able to solo normal 5 person dungeons, and still can up to the main boss in most cases, epics forget about it. Strongholds for example, unless you're max level, or playing in a party, you can't really leave the safe area, it doesn't scale, and there are no lower level mobs for lower level guild members. One gets the not so subtle hint they don't care the cost to the players for either their time, money, any other investment into their builds when using a chainsaw where a scalpel would do. Re-balancing this way is bad form. The players will play to the limitations or "exploits" the rules allow. Changing the rules to shake up how players get on instead of adding something that changes the dynamic is boring and tiresome. They limit what you can do by binding "skills" to the Paragon path chosen, instead of how it was where the "skills" chosen classified your Paragon Path, and there were 3 paths. You could have an effective Major and Minor that brought increase variety, and complexity that is missing with a reduced palette to paint from where the colours don't mix. Because of this, the "skill" combos one can do are limited severely thanks to the not only the limited number of "skills" per Paragon path, but by the fact that they keep wrecking the "skills." They're making several of them practically without worth. They could have unlocked the tab slot and allowed that to behave similar to the Wizards Spell Mastery slot and kept the tap long press mechanic, even introduce that to the other classes; several feats and at-wills overlap with the new soul sprite thingy. This overlap makes redundant several things, and the nerfing of enchantments that affected healing was well too hard a hit! from 8% to 1.8% boost...feels like these Dev's have been hanging out with the old Final Fantasy XI crew. Those guys make the best stuff only +1 compared to the normal. The +1 was nothing, but when that was the best, that's what you went after. Rank 14 enchants only do 5% bonus damage now and some effect with a 7.5 to 60 second cool down, At the astronomical cost, the loss of variety in the what they did is too sever to be remotely ok with. We'll live with it, or rage quite I reckon - but really, not sure their focus groups are doing us the players any favors. But I'm not one to gossip... .

[@KingArtoriusTV]

I love how you dive deep into details.. You really know how to break everything down, it as if you help develop the game at times.

[@Silv3ry]

thank you

[@craigtaylor7412]

Need a diploma just to understand wtf they have done I like to know wth they are smoking at cryptic

[@SirBeast1992]

I waited for this video, might become a full time healer again on my warlock.

[@MsGhoulz]

So what's the point of classes if they're all so similar now. I guess at least the SW has different aesthetics.....

[@kevinmccarthy6455]

It will be nice to see a different alternative to the cleric healer. My mind is still reeling from the info overload. Love the video...thanks!

[@helenkirkby597]

Soooo Warlock's Bargain lost its cleanse, Pillar of Power cools down longer, and now we have to aim Shatter Spark ... my whole rotation is fucked :C

[@crunchevo8974]

Lol same but im excited for stronger magnitudes and generally the option of using shields

[@michaelsorensen7567]

I did an imitation of the old temptation with harrow storm, shades, and shatter spark. Only, now everything has cooldowns, can't do both heals AND damage, and because I didn't watch this before trying to play last night I ended up with a power loadout that I literally couldn't deal damage in combat, trying to solo adventure the new quest line. Finally threw down immolation spirits on common mobs out of frustration....never guessed they entirely reworked THAT too!

[@MrButajuzer]

@@michaelsorensen7567 Now Vampiric Embrace has the cleansing effect.

[@gildedwords2983]

Thank you for your thorough coverage, as a soulweaver main I highly appreciate it. As for the changes, they sure look interesting but will have to test them in gameplay first to see how they play out.

[@MichelleFreebird]

its a flower above your head. Warlock lose yourself 50/50 Cleric and Paladin. Yeah, we have more healing and Barriers also but. I have a Cleric and Paladin if I want to play like this, i'll do it on my alts. IS new Revitalize doing the same as Bastion of Health now? We the Only had the untargeted power for healing and it was pretty cool, but now it's gone. It was fast and powerful but.. And Pillar of Power - noone stay here but now it also have a CD 23 sec, WHAT?

[@visisydandthevoid]

I fkn hate this. 🤦 All they had to do was up soul spark recovery a slight bit more and rework some feats

[@smidchttlaloc804]

The life spark mechanic is really cool

[@JingleJabringle]

Note: when you choose Feypact, the magnitude of the HoT is listed under each respective skill. It's not the same mag for each of them.

[@Silv3ry]

good info, thank you. i didn't notice

[@andrewkippenhan5494]

The Hellpact feat has me worried if the barriers override each other. You drop a large shield on someone for half HP and then Inspirit gives them a 100 magnitude shield 2 seconds later...

[@MrButajuzer]

So far that is the case. Would be better if that added up or worked as temp HP under the shield...

[@omones]

Mod 19 a time to go back to warlock? :o love the content

[@Worldexplorer2390]

The only warlock Change I want is for warlock to do damage.

[@GabDarkcore]

Warlock 100% dps FTW. Soulweaver isn't warlock.

[@keinname353]

@@GabDarkcore Compared to every other class except perhaps fighter, Hellbringer is low on the damage dealing. Our best damage comes from Killing Flames and that's too damn dependant on how much HP the target has lost. The rest? fair to middling damage but nothing to write home about

[@TK_Entertainment]

Sound like warlock got turned into a scholar

[@HowHistory]

So many changes! Are you going to cover arbiter cleric at all if it got any changes?

[@Sercha1987]

Gonna miss that life pact if i go for warlock healer next mod 😕

[@TripleView]

SW was better before. The CD's, weak AoE, and terrible mechanics to ST heal someone gonna make people want to suicide/quit. Appreciate this video though, really hope you didn't tell them these were good changes in private beta. Plus hardly any DPS on heals.

[@AhranMaoDante]

Pretty much. Currently, I can tank some of the damage to allies, while taking a little less myself, deal damage, spam daily's and heal myself(it really shouldn't be seen as a healer, but an alt tank or jack of all trades). With these changes, I'll be able to heal, mostly via single target spells, and my damage output ceases to exist. I guess I could still tank in a round about way, by standing in front of attacks and focusing all healing on myself, assuming healing now draws aggro(it won't). Hopefully, HB isn't gutted too, otherwise my Warlock will be collecting dust.

[@JingleJabringle]

Wym no dps on heals? Have you tested this thoroughly? In some situations sure, you may need to focus on healing more but thats always been then case. If you were playing soulweaver correctly before, a large portion of your healing shouldve been coming from soul reconstruct anyway. I've been running BoVA + inspirit on the tank, revitalize for an "oh shit dont die" aoe heal, and wraith's shadow in ST or Dreadtheft on AoE. I def have much more damage than i did before. Not to mention that the nerf to outgoing heal allows for a little more playroom in terms of comp choice so now i actually hit armpen/acc caps without sacrificing too much in the way of power/crit. One thing i do miss is being able to mark a whole pack of adds with the 5% debuff of warding curse.

[@TripleView]

@@JingleJabringle Yes i'm sure. Nothing of the SW remains, it was gutted completely. No a large portion of your heals didn't come from soul reconstruction, this was only used to reach people out of range of shatterspark. DPS healed everyone, people take hits smack Warlock Bargain (added bonus of removing debuff), they still need big heals follow up PoP after Warlock Bargain to gain circle bonus, spam shatterspark (1 shatterspark brings even 800k hp tank to full HP granted they have enough incoming heals). No it doesn't do more damage than it did. If you think that it's cause you were playing it wrong to begin with. And it sounds to me like you were. SW heals people the more damage he does. That's why you should have been always doing damage. Instead it seems you were playing SW like a cleric or something. You go into testing playing the class completely wrong and tell the dev the changes are good cause they make SW play more like a boring cleric and ruin the class for everybody else who knows how to play it. Good job thanks a ton

[@theOrder-ls5gd]

Great info video thx, will you be doing a DPS Warlock changes video aswell?

[@Silv3ry]

i don't plan to

[@GabDarkcore]

@@Silv3ry Why? Warlock is DPS too, not like all community thinks about that warlock isn't worth as dps class.

[@ArtanisTheEvil]

yeah but... how much is the soulweave points increase bonus in both the first feats? essence of time can stack up to four times, essence of power does not... does this means that essence of time, over time surpass the plain regeneration of essence of power? that's what would be interesting to know... having some number to look at...

[@KillerQueenGhostie]

locks were already a viable healer and i cant wait to play with it

[@LifeOfTheFlame]

this shield overwrites paladin shield? thats gonna stir some shit in trials

[@Silv3ry]

unsure whether it stacks, with 2 paladins in a group only the most recent shield counts

[@helenkirkby597]

LMAO time to be a trolllock

[@gpfryguy]

I call Cheese.... I try to avoid heal class, but since i spent so much into this character I may give it a shot.

[@Silv3ry]

thanks for becoming a member :)

[@CST-7189]

So they took away the ability to get rid of debuffs on Warlock but not the other 2 healers or did I miss that?

[@Silv3ry]

correct

[@CST-7189]

@@Silv3ry Doesn't seem very fair to me lol. TYVM!

[@ScienceViking]

Vampiric Embrace removes debuffs. It's really good.

[@MistycKat]

Of the 3 which do you think will be the Best healer in general?

[@dscimmy3914]

I am 100% for this rework! Unfortunate that I'll have to wait a bit longer because I'm on console :(. One question: The current meta for soulweavers is to build damage reduction as high as you possibly can because we've come to realize we can't heal all that much at a time. With these changes, will we look to move away from damage reduction? I'm primarily basing this off of the Warlocks like myself that utilize Life Bind as well as gear that reduces damage. With these new abilities and insanely increased magnitude heals, I feel like damage reduction feats and gear won't be as useful for the class anymore.

[@MooseMn]

It's good news to hear that warlocks are performing well after the changes. I've got to wait and test them for myself after the mod drops, but upon first impression I'm not fully a fan. It seems like an entirely different class and the very heart of my current build has been removed. I run life bind and I love it, taking 2 to 3 times more damage than the tank is both hilarious and very useful to my parties and I. With the changes to our main healing resource, I feel as if it takes away from features that served to set warlock healers apart from clerics or paladins. Shatter Spark's replacement looks far less useful than it's predecessor, sure it's still an AOE, but now ~targeted~ with a reduced heal magnitude for hitting multiple targets? Not sure about that one chief. SW is in my opinion, the most unique out of the healers we have in the game right now, but with the removal of soul sparks and the changes to feats, powers... pretty much everything else about that paragon, it feels like they've completely flipped the whole class on its head in favor of making it a Swiss army knife instead of a specialist. Dps feat here, oh look a healing feat, oh boy watch out we've got a barrier feat over there. The potential utility definitely can't be denied but it's usefulness remains unproven. RIP Life Bind, you will truly forever be missed.

[@Silv3ry]

appreciate your feedback, it is a lot to take in at first

[@mishking9547]

But can you dps as a healer or is it even further a healing spec? ( I like doing dps as healer spec for Paladin)

[@Yamcha291]

No the DPS has dropped hard no point trying to DPS heal anymore 😔

[@jambojones6058]

Awesome😊 ty 🌠🐈

[@yeahbrahdude7862]

What 2 stats do u use for the heal build?

[@mwilliams1941]

Could I ask, what armor is your warlock wearing? I like those back spikes. Thank you for the video, I only heal like low stuf reqs and stuff but good to know the changes XD

[@Silv3ry]

it's the elemental fire transmute set from the maze engine campaign store :)

[@mwilliams1941]

@@Silv3ry Dude thank you!

[@Zekzt]

I myself wait for TR info since this is my main 👍

[@fynxsylon5388]

Okay, so if any Warlock healer mains could help me out with something... Soulstorm... does it heal 500 magnitude every tick for 3 ticks, or do the ticks add up to a total of 500 magnitude? I’d appreciate any help.

[@kovi2772]

Hi Silv3ry it not a question about the changes but more about WHERE THE HECK YOU GOT THAT BEATIFUL look on that warlock I WANT I WANT IT

[@Silv3ry]

it's the elemental fire transmute set from the maze engine campaign store + fated cloak from warlock booster back (not obtainable anymore)

[@kovi2772]

@@Silv3ry Ah k nice sad for that warlock cloak

[@kovi2772]

Thanks for answering

[@jingtroc23]

I'm hoping whisperknife has been shown some love, it may be my main but damn it needs changes.

[@acabouomisterio]

Are there any modifications in Hellbringer?

[@Silv3ry]

yes, that video is coming tomorrow

[@acabouomisterio]

@@Silv3ry Thanks a lot, Mam!

[@fredrauch418]

Why would they remove the cleanse from Warlock's Bargain? I didn't read that in the forum. Maybe they reverted that change after complaints. Warlock's Bargain No longer deals damage to self. Now sacrifices soul spark, it will disappear for the duration of this spell's effect. (10s) No longer heals nearby allies for 200. Now restores some soulweave. Now increases outgoing healing by 10%. No longer costs soulweave, but instead has a cooldown. www.arcgames.com/en/forums/neverwinter#/discussion/1256009

[@DOC_NO]

Thank You

[@djones147]

So no cleanse at all on warlock?

[@TheDungeonTomb]

i hope you do this for Rogue and if posibel all clases

[@Silv3ry]

i only planned on doing the healers, since mod 19 is primarily healing focused (as far as classes go. i do play rogue though, if there's enough significant changes i might do it

[@massimilianomassimino320]

Hi,gz for videos.I'm a new player of Nevervinter i watched your videos for choise an healer class simple to use for start.Can you tell me in your opinion wich healer after all this nerfs can be very competitive? Thanks

[@Silv3ry]

cleric still feels pretty good, and it has a dps paragon that you can use when you're soloing stuff or doing quests. i would start with that

[@massimilianomassimino320]

@@Silv3ry Thanks for answer i started a warlock i Will destroy it for a cleric

[@drstranglove509]

can i just say warlock healing seems awesome cornwall can and will always be a healock first.

[@kaskadere1335]

I need a video like this but for ranger

[@43drak]

I don't like this if people were complaining about not getting heals before it be even worse with this. Sure this works great if you're in a premade group with voice chat so you can tell your tank don't move so I can "aim" my heal spell to you, wizard if your taking massive damage move over to my right where I can see pass the flashing lights going off in my eyes so I can "aim" my heal at you, ranger don't run in front of the tank I'm trying to heal because my spell is being redirected to you instead of him and you don't need it. Demogorgon groups well its a luck of the draw if my "aimed" heal/barrier gets to you with all the chaos and movement going on because my aoe heals been nerfed/destroyed.

[@Silv3ry]

i agree that aiming single target stuff is weird in this game, i hope it doesn't become a problem

[@crunchevo8974]

Love that locks are vesitile now in that they can be a bit of an off brand pally or as strong as a cleric making them more wanted. Imo i wish they kept soul spark mechanic but it seems fine to regen soul weave even with the little thing and lock's bargain is going to be essencial lol.

[@sethchristensen4247]

Awsome enjoyed the video. Sadly console player wont see update for 3 months.

[@MaximalTim]

im happy about that, and i would love to get that "awsome" changes in 10 years (pls not now)

[@resofactor]

Mod 19 for Warlock Healer doesn't look as bad as I thought it would. That's a plus at least.

[@buckmills4159]

No cleanse? RIP life bind/shadowclad and the introduction of MORE target mechanics which is probably the most finicky aspect in the game for console. I have an endgame healer of each type currently and lock heals were my favorite. Other than not being able to solo heal TOMM it is the very best late game healer imo. It’ll be interesting to see how this shield works and interacts with pally shield, but a far this is the most disappointing healer revamp for next mod for me. It seems like they really watered down what made the class role unique and juxtaposed lesser elements of the other two classes with it. F

[@buckmills4159]

That said at least the dailies are interesting

[@buckmills4159]

I’m it mad about the shatter spark replace though. The big fines of that ability has long bothered me

[@Silv3ry]

They are looking to re-add cleanse to warlocks

[@grzegorz4632]

Ah ok so you play healers only, 🤭😏 and I was waiting on some dps build or something like that😁

[@Silv3ry]

i play the healers and rogue :P DPS warlock changes coming tomorrow

[@xtracer_senpai948]

I am not disappointed, slowly sucking the life force out of enemies as the main dps gets so boring. Can't wait! 😁

[@Artrx]

Dc they ar gd in heal over time , devo they ar gd at shields. SW they can choose now shields or heals over time 🤔 hmm if they didn’t balance healers why make it op then nerf When ppl switch to it in the future if its true , after all they deserve the buff but they should balance it well

[@williamhorn4290]

hahahahaha pms

[@ancientone4302]

absolutely hate it. I am so sick and tired of this cookie cutter stuff. I am talking about neverwinter not you silvery. every mod nerf this nerf that change this change that ohh but spend money to max your toon out. let's make them do 100 heroic encounters. let's make sure there is no variety in the game. the game use to be so much fun. now it's too simple, too cookie cutter. I think it's time for me to move on.