firex said:
Gnomish is just as useless... I would at least use the rocket helm over the mind control cap as a pet class, though. Any other class and I would go gnomish.
I'm a gnomish and I like it better than goblin. Goblin rocket helmet is absolutely neccessary though, so have a goblin friend make one for you.
Shrink Ray - Awesome, hardly ever backfires and half of the time it does it makes you bigger
Net-o-matic - Meh, Backfires kind of often, wasnt too big of a deal pre-spider belt nerf, havent used mine since
Gnomish Rocket Boots - Slower than Goblin Rocket Boots, but never explode and force you to make a new one.
Death Ray - Really the best reason to go Gnomish, still deals an incredible amount of damage at higher levels. Good for dueling as a warlock, seduce, death ray, healthstone, seduce, soulfire, fear, dots, win
I never bothered with the harm prevention belt, or the cloaking device, the cooldowns arent worth it on the latter imo, and cloth casters cant even wear the former.
EDIT: Almost forgot, it isnt class specific but Discombobulator Ray might be the best engineering item (aside from Green Lens). You learn the schematic from the last card machine in Gnomeregan ( you'll need one of those delta cards), they're easy to make, you can use them right from your backpack, and they turn people into leper gnomes, slowing their movement and attack speed, making it the only way a warlock can beat a rogue that got the jump on him. Be sure to grab that schematic