Archives for PvP category
Posted on 2009 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, PvP |
23
Jun
The Midsummer Fire Festival started over the weekend, so it is time for any and all who want a Violet Proto-Drake to once again run all over the old continents for a few hours.
For some older characters, those who saved their rewards from last year, this is an easy holiday. One guy I know only needed to do two achievements, which took him about 5 minutes, to complete the holiday. Of course for us death knights we get to start from scratch. However, there are some tricks we can enjoy along the way. Read more… »
Posted on 2009 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, PvP |
12
May
I had the chance last weekend to get a lot of PvP in. I love Wintergrasp so I played it every chance it was up. Alterac Valley was the holiday weekend battleground so the new speed runs in there were actually a bit of fun (i.e. Alliance didn’t totally suck… all the time… ) and quite rewarding. I will admit I miss the older style 2+ hour battles, complete with summons elementals to push forward, but with the honor per hour I got this weekend I can’t complain too much.
I ended up being able to complete my PvP set. In doing so I did some more research into death knight PvP numbers and tendencies, through both Elitist Jerks and checking out the top rated death knights in the Arena Tournament. I ended up changing my gear approach a bit from my last posting, going not so much full defensive in the gear selection. Read more… »
Posted on 2009 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, PvP |
5
May
The Children’s Week’s achievements lead me to some regular PvP which made me realize I needed to spend some honor points. With the new content patch and arena season I saw the gear selection for us solo PvPers has been changed as well. So as it typical after a content patch I’ve updated my PvP gear wish list from my original PvP gear post. Read more… »
Posted on 2009 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, PvP |
26
Jan
After getting my raid needs in order I started playing in Wintergrasp, the new PvP zone in Northrend. I tried it out during beta testing and enjoyed the mix of game type, vehicles, and buildings. Even though the zone was very buggy at the time I had a lot of fun.
I know PvP isn’t something everyone is into and I’m on a PvE realm for a reason, but I find Wintergrasp is a good PvP tryout for people new to it. You have large groups, so there is less pressure to perform well. It isn’t difficult to get into a turret or vehicle at some point and blowing stuff up with those is always fun. There are daily quests and you can still get most of the rewards even if your side loses. The only downside is the 2.5 hour delay between games, but I think it is a necessary feature to prevent both abuse and burn out. And there’s always Strand of the Ancients, which is a mini-Wintergrasp battleground, if you just can’t wait. Read more… »
Posted on 2009 under Death Knight, Dedbitt, DPS, PvP, Tanking |
20
Jan
As you’ve no doubt heard patch 3.0.8 is being rolled out. You can all thank me for the roll out, I respected and got some gear enchanted on Monday so now I get to respec again Tuesday and pine over the wasted enchanting mats.
If you’ve kept up with the various changes in this patch you know death knight changes are significant. The changes from the launch of the public test realms to today have also been significant. We’ve been teased with changes only for them to be taken away. Check out Blizzard for the official patch notes (as of this posting they aren’t up, but will be at the link provided). I also love MMO Champion’s coverage of patches, as they cover the notes and the stuff left out of them. I don’t want to do a point by point reposting of death knight changes this patch, but there are certainly plenty of items worth highlighting. Read more… »
Posted on 2008 under Achievements, Death Knight, Dedbitt, PvP |
20
Oct
I was looking over PvP achievements this weekend. I went back into battlegrounds to complete G.N.E.R.D. Rage, part of the Hallow’s End holiday. That’s when I noticed something disturbing for those first PvP death knights. Read more… »
