gnomeDK – Your Pink Haired Guide to All Things Death Knight

If your guild is anything like mine then you’ll probably have only a few players switching to death knight mains, but a lot of players looking forward to playing a death knight alt.

Playing as an alt will certainly be fun: starting a hero class at level 55 in a really cool zone you can only access with said alt. Get to play with an all new combat and spell resource system, but not have all the stress of trying to power level to keep up with guild mates starting expansion 15 levels ahead of you.

For everyone out there considering playing a death knight alt at some point let me offer you two pieces of advice:

One, create your death knight on WotLK launch day. Login and watch the cinematic. You want to do this because the spot where you first login at is a resting area, so now your death knight alt is gaining rested XP.

Two, once you’ve created your death knight and logged in please log off and head back to Northrend with your main. Why? Well for one you’ll want to focus on your main, especially if your guild plans to do end game content. Your guild may not have a level 80 deadline and I certainly hope you’ll take your time in Northrend and enjoy the journey, but your main should be your focus and needs to keep up with most of your guild. For another the death knight starter area is going to be crowded enough as it is the first week of expansion. Those who are leveling death knights as mains are behind their guild but want to reach end game status by the time their guilds get started. The fewer alts there are in those early days the less competition there is for mobs and less lag in the area.

So please consider saving yourself the stress of an overcrowded zone and think of your guild mates and others who are making the push of a new main. I’m sure Northrend will also be crowded, but the dual entry zones should help and both Howling Fjord and Bordean Tundra are much bigger than Ebon Hold. You’ll be rewarded for your patience with plenty of rested XP once everything settles down. Thank you.