Its erratic but it serves the class > I exclusively have been a void warlock in PVP for a long time. Similar to our crazy yet mostly effective melee your chances are with the nine. And truthfully in PVP I am ok because it stays in the area and as folks go by suddenly they are like wtf.. is going on.. lil tick damage.. I could never place it better it serves its purpose. Thats the charm of the class.. ability-wise in PVP we are where every other subclass should be brought too. Neutral gunplay class.. yet useful and non-1-hit abilities.. a simplistic 1 and done super (Vortex Nova) that can take out every other super (except that annoying swirling ice storm). PVE I usually main Arc-Lock (or the sunny icarus dasher when patrolling for movement) but when I did try out Briarbinds.. I found it pretty neat at least in Onslaught.. try to get as many children out there as you can, lol. Sow your royal oats. I think I've gotten 4 but 3 is very doable but you gotta manage the kiddos. No complaints with my kit except add Icarus Dash to every Warlock and you can compensate solar somehow. (Bring the rest of the kits in-line)