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As the Year Turns
And here we are, on the brink of 2009, and as usual, it’s time to look back at what changes the year brought. One year ago, the hot topic in the WoW blogosphere was still the PvE / PvP opposition … Continue reading
Frost Death Knight Macro: Hungering Cold / Bandage macro
Author’s note: I have quit playing World of Warcraft before patch 3.0.5. Content in this article is unlikely to be relevant anymore and will not be updated. Here’s the Frost Death Knight’s equivalent to the pallie’s Bubble + Bandage macro: … Continue reading
Short Update: Pallie and DK in Northrend, one Week to XMas
I managed to get some playtime in this weekend. On the Death Knight, I quested a bit more and then parked the toon in Howling Fjords, about 3/4 exp to go to level 71. I respecced the dead guy to … Continue reading
Death Knight Macro: Rune Strike Wrapper
Author’s note: I have quit playing World of Warcraft before release of patch 3.0.5. The content of this post is most likely out of date. Here’s a cool macro template to get your rune strike into your opponent’s face: #showtooltip … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood, Death Knight, dps, Frost, macros, Tanking, Unholy
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First DK Tanking Experience
Last night I logged on and was basically minding my own questing business in the still almost sparkling new (for me) Howling Fjords when I get a tell asking me if I were willing to tank Utgarde Keep. After trading … Continue reading
Ghostcrawler on Current Raid Difficulty
Says the designer crab: “A couple more points about Naxx: many of the guilds who cleared it quickly already knew the encounters from 40-player days, AND were allowed to practice extensively on beta. By contrast we gave players very little … Continue reading
10 MMO Loot Drop Rules
Rule #1: The higher the need, the lower the drop rate Rule #2: The last item of a full stack always has the lowest drop rate Corollary: When you need several drops for a quest, even with a good drop … Continue reading
Unholy Death Knight Macro: Suppressing the Death Grip Ghoul Leap
Author’s note: I have quit playing WoW before patch 3.0.5. Warcraft-related content is no longer being updated, and information in this post may not reflect the live game any more. If you’re leveling unholy, and have specced Master of Ghouls, … Continue reading
Death Knight Learning Curve, a Good Place to Train
In HFP, there’s the Valley of Bones, close to Zeth’Gor, with buzzards which will normally aggro on death. With Death Grip, you can pull one away safely, kill it, and then start a 3-4 buzzard chain in short sequence. These … Continue reading
