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Forum: The Dung Heap 03/09/10, 2:35 PM
Replies: 30,103
Views: 1,884,088
Posted By Derivel
Why do you think this is the case? Unholy Blight...

Why do you think this is the case? Unholy Blight provides 10% of your death coil damage and new applications stack with already existing applications. The only damage lost is whatever has yet to tick...
Forum: Death Knights 02/16/10, 5:57 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,086
Posted By Derivel
Someone mentioned doing this at the end of that...

Someone mentioned doing this at the end of that discussion. I tried it and it does seem to work the vast majority of the time but I noticed one instance where he summoned, flew away from the boss as...
Forum: Death Knights 01/19/10, 4:47 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,871
Posted By Derivel
Even if you don't glyph HB it is still a decent...

Even if you don't glyph HB it is still a decent pull when combined with blood boils. If you have overgeared DPS they will probably steal aggro, so depending on how fragile they are either wait for...
Forum: Death Knights 01/16/10, 9:43 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,086
Posted By Derivel
Has any buff ever updated currently applied DOTs?...

Has any buff ever updated currently applied DOTs? I don't think so.
Forum: Death Knights 01/11/10, 4:24 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,871
Posted By Derivel
How does DW get more Rime procs? It's based on...

How does DW get more Rime procs? It's based on obliterate, which is independent of whether you're DWing or 2Hing.

It's also contradictory to say that KM has the same PPM for both specs but 2H gets...
Forum: Death Knights 01/06/10, 3:14 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,086
Posted By Derivel
On that topic, I know I searched for the reason...

On that topic, I know I searched for the reason that rotation does BS SS BS instead of BS BS SS, but could not seem to find any.

Anyone mind enlightening me?

EDIT: Answered, thanks.
Forum: Death Knights 12/31/09, 2:31 PM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,812
Posted By Derivel
Unless something has changed, Necrosis doesn't...

Unless something has changed, Necrosis doesn't take modifiers from anything else anymore. Purely based on your white damage.

BCB is more damage, but only if it procs with your diseases up, of...
Forum: Death Knights 12/28/09, 4:03 PM
Replies: 770
Views: 1,226,871
Posted By Derivel
Is this a fair comparison given that the fast...

Is this a fair comparison given that the fast weapon you are using is the highest ilvl, and thus has the highest DPS?
Forum: Death Knights 12/10/09, 11:42 AM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,086
Posted By Derivel
So the issue would appear to be that when you use...

So the issue would appear to be that when you use GoD to reapply diseases it takes a new snapshot of your AP but for some reason it "saves" whether or not the diseases already on the target are...
Forum: Death Knights 10/21/09, 8:20 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,086
Posted By Derivel
this is somewhat late, but what you're thinking...

this is somewhat late, but what you're thinking of is "chink in your armor", a chink being a crack or slit. A kink refers to a hitch or a snag, as alluded to earlier.
Forum: Death Knights 09/25/09, 2:33 PM
Replies: 3,498
Views: 6,213,086
Posted By Derivel
On the topic of bone shield, the only reason I...

On the topic of bone shield, the only reason I can think of for the lowered duration is so that tanks cannot precast it and have it off cooldown to chain.

Even with a 1 minute CD I don't think it...
Forum: Death Knights 08/31/09, 4:29 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
Also it isn't terribly hard to replace one or two...

Also it isn't terribly hard to replace one or two pieces of gear that you don't have access to with comparable gear from non-HMs, or to run Zerack's program with your options if you aren't sure...
Forum: Death Knights 08/28/09, 11:43 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
We've never gained anything from UP, though. The...

We've never gained anything from UP, though. The only time UP has pulled ahead is when a spec is so GCD constrained that they lose potential DPS, so decreasing the GCD allows them to use more...
Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 5:54 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
It sounds like you are comparing the wrong...

It sounds like you are comparing the wrong weapons. Heroic Hellscream Slicer has the exact same speed, top end damage, and weapon DPS as Heroic Remorseless. You appear to be comparing the non-heroic...
Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 10:54 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
It's also important to note on the Relentless...

It's also important to note on the Relentless that one prismatic gem will fill both the blue and yellow gem requirements. Throw a Nightmare's Tear somewhere to get a Strength socket bonus, activate...
Forum: Death Knights 08/25/09, 1:16 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
Hey norg, thanks for adding new sets to the...

Hey norg, thanks for adding new sets to the frontpage!

As of right now, though, you have Peacekeeper's Blade listed as the No Heroic Hardmode BIS chestpiece for 3/13/55 Horde Unholy. I'm rather...
Forum: Death Knights 08/13/09, 11:32 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
Pretty sure that you need to be expertise capped...

Pretty sure that you need to be expertise capped for your ghoul to be expertise capped.
Forum: Death Knights 08/08/09, 11:13 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
That could possibly be it. I'm using IceHUD to...

That could possibly be it. I'm using IceHUD to track RP, so I'll have to see if it does percentages or absolute. I felt like I was getting a lot more DCs, but that is probably a result of CotG with...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 11:46 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
Definitely be a little careful with strong AOE...

Definitely be a little careful with strong AOE packs. I died in Thorim's arena on every attempt but one last night because I was pushing as hard as I could. Anything that dies quickly shouldn't be...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 3:05 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
I did indeed. Edit: My weekend is pretty full,...

I did indeed.

Edit: My weekend is pretty full, but I'll try to work through things on the dummy tomorrow. Some sort of bug with the DD glyph must be the culprit. I also had the frost strike glyph on...
Forum: Death Knights 08/07/09, 1:37 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
I haven't seen any mention of this here, but my...

I haven't seen any mention of this here, but my DC is only costing me 31 RP right now. I'm guessing the rune of Dark Death is the culprit, though its tooltip still says it's just damage increase. Has...
Forum: Death Knights 08/05/09, 1:36 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
You can still use BT to refresh it, no? That's...

You can still use BT to refresh it, no? That's how I always use it.
Forum: Death Knights 06/18/09, 5:57 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
The question is how the Desolation talent will...

The question is how the Desolation talent will affect use of BS. I can't imagine they would want to basically negate the use of death runes, but it seems inelegant to take Desolation for a 5% damage...
Forum: Death Knights 06/09/09, 10:49 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
You are aware that the 4 pc bonus is only a 20%...

You are aware that the 4 pc bonus is only a 20% increase to the bonus damage from diseases, yes? That math at a glance sounds like you are counting it as 20% increase to SS overall.
Forum: Death Knights 06/04/09, 4:07 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,163
Posted By Derivel
Mmm yes, I had forgotten that you can slip the...

Mmm yes, I had forgotten that you can slip the swap in after the ability and it can still affect the ability. IIRC from my moonkin days, though, this is not a 100% thing.

We used to do it with the...
Forum: Death Knights 06/03/09, 9:05 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,635,163
Posted By Derivel
I'm not positive this is your question, but you...

I'm not positive this is your question, but you incur a GCD when you swap sigils. I haven't thought about sigil switching in a while, but it seems you'd also need to use a cast sequence macro to swap...
Forum: Death Knights 06/03/09, 8:47 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
I know I'm not capped now, but I was over both...

I know I'm not capped now, but I was over both caps until recently. I'll have to look into the blood tap stuff posted later. I have been using blood tap on cooldown to GF, but I feel like it happens...
Forum: Death Knights 06/02/09, 11:04 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
How does this work? By the time you BT all you...

How does this work? By the time you BT all you have left is the 1 death rune. How do you get an SS out of that?



Are you saying that when you use that macro to tap and frenzy the death rune...
Forum: Death Knights 06/01/09, 3:56 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
Personally even with T7 4p bonus I still never...

Personally even with T7 4p bonus I still never cap out without mastery. I weave in DCs any time I can do it without losing rune time. With the 3 second buffer there is almost always time to throw a...
Forum: Death Knights 05/27/09, 3:55 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
This is exactly what I meant. It's not the weapon...

This is exactly what I meant. It's not the weapon speed itself that matters, but the average damage that results from the combination of weapon DPS + weapon speed. There isn't any need for the actual...
Forum: Death Knights 05/27/09, 11:17 AM
Replies: 707
Views: 1,587,726
Posted By Derivel
I'm not sure where to go to find the most updated...

I'm not sure where to go to find the most updated stats as Wowhead and the armory are still out of date, but I was under the impression that only the hard mode weapons were getting upgraded to 3.6....
Forum: Death Knights 05/22/09, 11:44 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
Yes, it is a very confusing ability. I was...

Yes, it is a very confusing ability. I was actually the other way around, switching from unholy to blood during naxx. I didn't realize that DRW required you to have all the RP at once, which I found...
Forum: Death Knights 05/21/09, 11:20 AM
Replies: 2,880
Views: 1,257,812
Posted By Derivel
I haven't really tested this, but I know it was...

I haven't really tested this, but I know it was confirmed during beta that rune strike counts as a white attack for KM. I would guess it would also count for SoB in the same way.
Forum: Death Knights 05/20/09, 11:51 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
What exactly do you mean here? Personally I just...

What exactly do you mean here? Personally I just use gargoyle whenever I need to. It doesn't put much of a kink in keeping UB up at all, and I can still fire off DCs. This is of course with old T7 4p...
Forum: Death Knights 05/12/09, 12:10 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 465,283
Posted By Derivel
I have to say that is undoubtedly sexy and looks...

I have to say that is undoubtedly sexy and looks functional as well. As a tank, where do you display damage done to you in an easy-to-see fashion? Or do you aside from your unit frame? It also looks...
Forum: Death Knights 04/16/09, 2:26 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
Pyhrrus: The one thing that is difficult to...

Pyhrrus: The one thing that is difficult to quantify with movement speed is the "getting out of the fire factor." For instance, you say that movement speed is useless on Sapphiron, but I have had at...
Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 4:11 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
I think the main reason SS causing desecration...

I think the main reason SS causing desecration makes it a good talent is because it is more immune to movement now. If you aren't using SS then you have to stand within 8 or 10 yards or whatever of...
Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 3:35 PM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
If you are looking at this you might as well take...

If you are looking at this you might as well take those points out of Outbreak as its main purpose is to buff SS. Or maybe Desecration, which loses a lot of value if you aren't using SS.

Are you...
Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 11:55 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
As Mishara just said WP is the only way for DOTs...

As Mishara just said WP is the only way for DOTs to crit. I did a little math to compare the value of adding 5% crit rating. It shows the chance for WP to proc given a varying number of mobs....
Forum: Death Knights 04/15/09, 10:29 AM
Replies: 1,333
Views: 1,251,692
Posted By Derivel
I don't believe that Wandering Plague is worth...

I don't believe that Wandering Plague is worth much in the consideration of crit due to its internal cooldown. If you have, say, 35% crit raid buffed and you are fighting an AOE pack then you are...
Forum: Death Knights 03/23/09, 4:37 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By Derivel
Alright, so you are left with 30 seconds without...

Alright, so you are left with 30 seconds without your ghoul when he dies. I can see how it would be worth spending an unholy rune to heal your ghoul up rather than lose him.

However, Sapphiron is...
Forum: Death Knights 03/23/09, 4:21 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By Derivel
The problem is that Frenzy costs an unholy rune,...

The problem is that Frenzy costs an unholy rune, which is a very heavy cost for hasting your ghoul. I don't know how much more AOE there will be in Ulduar, but in current content my ghoul never dies...
Forum: Death Knights 02/20/09, 12:02 PM
Replies: 2,187
Views: 1,028,394
Posted By Derivel
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King...

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wrath/features/deathknight/gameplay.xml)

Under Class Roles:



Not a statement that "DKs must use diseases." That part is...
Forum: Death Knights 02/17/09, 3:35 PM
Replies: 2,157
Views: 1,502,539
Posted By Derivel
Yes, I currently use TellMeWhen for everything...

Yes, I currently use TellMeWhen for everything except disease timers.

You can set it to track a buff, show when it is active, and how much time is remaining (which is done in the style of OmniCC)....
Forum: Death Knights 02/13/09, 12:19 PM
Replies: 162
Views: 73,790
Posted By Derivel
I've been using DoTimer since before the change,...

I've been using DoTimer since before the change, and it has shown Garg as 30 seconds since the patch.

This may have to do with the fact that Garg displays as a debuff on the enemy so DoTimer doesn't...
Forum: Death Knights 02/12/09, 4:41 PM
Replies: 152
Views: 162,460
Posted By Derivel
Well, if it lowers the cast time it presumably...

Well, if it lowers the cast time it presumably does so in the standard way that haste speeds up casts so you should be able to find the % increase in cast speed from the pot and apply it to the 6...
Forum: Death Knights 02/12/09, 4:21 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,740
Posted By Derivel
I think a lot of DWers would have a valid...

I think a lot of DWers would have a valid argument against you here, in that they want DW to feel different than 2 handing rather than just being a cosmetic change of weapons. I know I was attracted...
Forum: Death Knights 02/06/09, 2:59 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,740
Posted By Derivel
Yeah. It is definitely possible to do it that...

Yeah. It is definitely possible to do it that way, but it still requires a setup to get those death runes, so I don't think BB is going to become an OP powerhouse of AOE. Not to mention there are...
Forum: Death Knights 02/06/09, 1:12 PM
Replies: 983
Views: 537,740
Posted By Derivel
Unless they super-buff the damage I don't see...

Unless they super-buff the damage I don't see that being a huge deal. It has an effective cooldown from use of blood runes so unless you are specced into DRM you aren't going to get more than 2 every...
Forum: Death Knights 02/06/09, 1:08 PM
Replies: 355
Views: 465,283
Posted By Derivel
I should really get around to posting a pic of it...

I should really get around to posting a pic of it someday, though it isn't really impressive.

The block of info is composed of DoTimer, Magicrunes, and TellMeWhen. The main issue is that MagicRunes...
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