It's really not hard to believe since you've been gone for so long.
I also don't understand what you need help in...leveling? Gearing? Not caring about other peoples damage? Idk.
My best advice for you as someone who plays the game constantly, question whether it's worth coming back since you have missed so much, because playing the game is easy it's the information that's going to hinder your progress going forward.
But if you are going to take it seriously then play at your own pace don't worry about some nobodies damage focus on yourself as selfish as that sounds and you'll be fine. 
Sounds like It's mainly gear he needs help with.
To OP, he's right about the amount of knowledge you need to learn/catchup on.
I'm not sure about what the current best gear is for a warlock, but I can point out how most other jobs get that type of damage. The key culprit for the few jobs that got high end versions, are the Job rings. Take the "Ring of Phoenix" for example: The ring does a ton of stuff, but the effect that matters in this discussion, is makes Rapid Smiting do 1% more damage for each base lv your char has. Equip 2 of them, and the damage goes up real fast.
There's also other gear that increases damage by a flat percent ingeneral, such as the stylish silent shoes(these are insanely cheap atm, if you decide to get back into the game, you should get 1, it works for both physical, and magic), ect.
I have basically all the best equips for my RG, and he has done over 674k damage, when I'm only like lv 148
Ingeneral, if you wants specifics on what's the best gear for a certain job+build, you should make a post in the class section. They should give you a good idea on what's the current meta for your char.
Edited by Zoltor, 28 November 2024 - 05:12 AM.
