ha! its more than ok. you can pick up the torch and run with it. im currently playing on another private server and am still on the fence if i want to come back to 1.12 again.
do me proud.
you sir, are way off base. with the way imp drain soul works on 1.12 you want to have spirit for a greater return on mana after killing a mob. no one is saying "ZOMG! STAX SPIRIT OF GTFO!!" but dont avoid gear just because it has spirit on it, and weight it the same you weigh int. and 'power grinding' mobs is one of the more effective ways for a lock to level, same as aoe grinding with mages. but you are not locked into that.