Archives for December, 2008
Posted on 2008 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, Tanking |
8
Dec
To everyone who complained I was too small to keep track of as a tank, how about this screen shot? I’m breaking my poor mount for you people, geez.
Nothing like some experience and better gear to make your play more enjoyable. Since my first heroic tanking, um, attempt last week things have improved. Since then I’ve respecced, completed my tank gear shopping list, and have tanked several successful heroics. Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Death Knight, Dedbitt |
4
Dec
It is looking like I’ll get the Master of Arms achievement just from necessity. At level 75 I picked up [De-Raged Waraxe], which was a must for leveling. At level 80 I realized that the Kalu’ak had something even better for people revered with them, which I was just from questing: [Whale-Stick Harpoon]. I had been keeping up with my two-hand sword and axe skill ups, but then I needed to skill up polearms. On the bright side it took me less than an hour of farming meat and a couple of instance runs to get up to 400 since death knights start with some polearm skill. Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, Tanking |
3
Dec
A quick update on my death knight. Over the weekend I hit level 80 with lots and lots of solo content to spare. I dinged having not touched quests in Sholazar Basin, Storm Peaks, or Icecrown. I did do both Borean Tundra and Howling Fjord and ran about half the leveling up instances once, but still there’s way more content than anyone should need to hit the level cap. Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, Tanking |
2
Dec
Now we come to the tanking build those of you with dreams of usurping your guild’s main tank want to see. Our attacks ignore armor while looking good and giving the raid buffs, what do you got Mr. Protection Warrior? Oh, you have years of experience to our weeks of experience and massive defensive stats with your shield slot. Hmm… we may have to rethink our cunning plan of world domination. Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, Tanking |
1
Dec
You don’t need a tanking build until you are level 80 and looking at tanking heroics and raids. The only reason to go with a tank build before level 80 is because you want to level up doing almost nothing but instance runs.
The instances we run while leveling up are designed for leveling gear and specs for all classes. Shadow priests can heal and fury warriors can tank. The same goes for death knights of all builds. Frost Presence turned on is really the only mandate. Tank gear certainly helps and I do advocate getting some, but it can be done in leveling gear as well. Don’t gimp your leveling for extra threat generation and damage mitigation you just do not need. Read more… »
