Likely Contained Herein, in no particular order:

a. Deathknights get a fairly bad rap, for a whole slew of (often legitimate) reasons, but their aggregate playskill tends to be the biggest tar against them, especially since they tend to do well as a class in Arena ratings overall.

If you just re-rolled from Hunter or Warlock to DK, and are all psyched to begin your awesome career as a Deathknight, stop by here and check out some pointers before you pop into the EJ forums and contribute to the never-ending stream of crap that is currently getting spouted.

b. PvP: More specifically, no thoughts on how to balance it, but instead, how to make the best of it, win a bit more often, and have fun trying. Ideally some sage anti-DK advice, but no guarentees.

c. Random stuff like comments on politics, I can`t help myself.

Overpowered therefore I Am. Posted 03/14/09 at 4:29 PM by Lanky Dear Blizzard: What am I? Well, it did not take me long to break my own word. I said I would not blog about Arena balance, but then I played my weekly arena games in the twos bracket as 53 Blood, 18 Frost, and witnessed (used and abused to be more precise) first-hand the fatfingered facerolling powerhouse that is Dancing Rune Weapon. Any player piloting a Deathknight who is capable of checking for a full RP bar, pressing DRW and then mashing strike attacks is probably capable of getting... Continue reading... Lanky first as tragedy, then as farce

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Obama Shuts Down my Town, and Confessions of an Overpowered Class. Posted 02/23/09 at 3:57 PM by Lanky (This one is long.) Obama: Yeah. I said it. Deathknights are overpowered in the strictest sense of the term. Spread the word, stop the presses, get out your suits and Sunday dresses! Before we go there though, just anecdotally I’d like to mention that I live in Ottawa, and I got to experience the power of the American presidency first hand last Thursday. Ottawa’s beautiful (and frickin’ cold) downtown area came to an almost complete halt Thursday, as President ... Continue reading... Lanky first as tragedy, then as farce

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Those Deathknights you fight around 2k rating, and what you should do. (Part 1) Posted 02/17/09 at 2:03 PM by Lanky Good morrow Comrades. Once again, we have reached a low valley in World of Warcraft content. Everyone saw this one coming though, and Blizzard`s pacing is much better now, they are pushing to release 3.1 and Ulduar sometime in March (probably), likely coinciding with a new arena season as well. If you are anything at all like me, you got all your great gear already, ninja looted the Sarth twilight drake from your guildmates, and are now happily coasting along playing this game about... Continue reading... Lanky first as tragedy, then as farce

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How *Not* to Name Your Deathknight Alt. Posted 02/14/09 at 8:11 PM by Lanky I am sure you have all seen them, those dire champions of darkness, level 59 and hungering for new creatures to slaughter and drink the blood of, bound for the Outlands. They sport names that are glorious: DeadBull, OrcVader, XSepirothX, DreadGnome. Okay, that last one might be acceptable. To avoid that initial stigma that can come from people merely seeing your name and class in the first place, here are some quick suggestions for how not to name your... Continue reading... Lanky first as tragedy, then as farce

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