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Forum: Death Knights 12/02/11, 3:53 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,444
Posted By ZaoZao
I've had the same impression. And I'm not just...

I've had the same impression. And I'm not just talking about the two additional bones we got.
I didn't pay super much attention to it, and I might've just gotten lucky with avoidance, but it felt...
Forum: Death Knights 09/01/11, 1:18 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,444
Posted By ZaoZao
If that were the case they might as well leave it...

If that were the case they might as well leave it as it is. Four charges over one minute is nothing, because a boss like Ragnaros HC easily hits for 40%+ of our health. So we'd have Boneshield up for...
Forum: Death Knights 08/18/11, 5:29 PM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,444
Posted By ZaoZao
I must admit that I'm slighty surprised since I...

I must admit that I'm slighty surprised since I was expecting a negative post about DKs. (I haven't heard/written a good thing about DKs for a few weeks now)

I'm very interested in your rune...
Forum: Death Knights 08/16/11, 3:05 PM
Replies: 724
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Posted By ZaoZao
If I recall correctly Blizzard, or more...

If I recall correctly Blizzard, or more specificall GC, said that they balanced DKs around 7 DS per minute. I've heard that some tanks manage to get up to 9.5 DS a minute, but I figure that requires...
Forum: Death Knights 08/15/11, 3:47 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,444
Posted By ZaoZao
It would also push Leatherworking quite a bit...

It would also push Leatherworking quite a bit higher on the list of professions, because there's still no Bracer - Stamina enchant in cata.

But going for more stamina is only a temporary fix....
Forum: Death Knights 08/13/11, 3:36 AM
Replies: 724
Views: 1,145,444
Posted By ZaoZao
Asphyxialol is it possible to also include...

Asphyxialol is it possible to also include selfhealing (sans absorbs) into your chart? Since the healing part of DS is part of our damage "negation". It doesn't help much in those situations where...
Forum: Death Knights 07/20/11, 3:11 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
Percentage based damage does not count towards DS...

Percentage based damage does not count towards DS heal as far as I'm aware. Not 100% sure about the Bloodshield however.
Forum: Death Knights 07/15/11, 11:15 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
On a related note: It might also be advisable to...

On a related note: It might also be advisable to look more closely at GoVB and decide when to use it and when not. The 15% increased health might actually come in handy on a few of the more...
Forum: Death Knights 07/13/11, 5:57 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
I believe we actually had a buff to RS (or was...

I believe we actually had a buff to RS (or was that reversed...it got changed multiple times on the PTR).
It is however possible that the other classes got changes that upped their TPS.
Forum: Death Knights 07/06/11, 10:04 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
The 2 piece bonus does not apply neither, the 20%...

The 2 piece bonus does not apply neither, the 20% haste nor the 10% physical damage debuff.
It's a pure DPS/TPS boost, much like 2/T11. So it doesn't change anything in our playstyle.

That being...
Forum: Death Knights 06/23/11, 12:13 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
There's plenty of debuffs that could overwrite...

There's plenty of debuffs that could overwrite it. They only need a longer duration than the remaining on SF.

There would be:
Demoralizing shout from Warriors
Demoralizing Roar from...
Forum: Death Knights 06/22/11, 7:01 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
A stacking shield by itself is rarely a good...

A stacking shield by itself is rarely a good thing. It's only beneficial if it was high enough to absorb a full hit while you had BSh up, since a fully absorbed hit does not extend a charge, while...
Forum: Death Knights 06/22/11, 2:53 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
As far as I'm aware SS is still the preferred...

As far as I'm aware SS is still the preferred Rune as far as average damage taken goes. The point with SSG is that stamina, or EH in general becomes more desirable in later gearlevels, where the...
Forum: Death Knights 06/20/11, 3:24 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
It is possible that crits while sitting down do...

It is possible that crits while sitting down do not count toward DS. I know they don't count towards talents that are triggered by being crit (old Bloodcraze for example)
Forum: Death Knights 06/17/11, 5:11 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
I think percentage based damage is also not...

I think percentage based damage is also not calculated in. Stuff like the Shadow Blasts from those first mobs in AN:OK, or blootdletting from Mandokir.
Forum: Death Knights 06/06/11, 5:31 PM
Replies: 830
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Posted By ZaoZao
They can also spawn from taunts, which is rather...

They can also spawn from taunts, which is rather annoying on the two Drakonoids in front of Magmaw, since you can accidentally pull the boss with it.

They also position themselves behind the boss....
Forum: Death Knights 04/25/11, 11:09 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
Other tank classes' threat generation and...

Other tank classes' threat generation and survivability are independent from each other, with the exception of the protadin's holy power management. But for us it's nigh impossible to make a priority...
Forum: Death Knights 04/14/11, 5:05 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
It's just a tooltip fix. For reference: New PTR...

It's just a tooltip fix.

For reference: New PTR Build (Tooltip and Cat buff) - MMO-Champion BlueTracker (http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/169656/new-ptr-build-aka-holy-jebus-swipe)
Forum: Death Knights 02/14/11, 11:19 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
Magical damage has the tendency to come in rather...

Magical damage has the tendency to come in rather large bursts though, and not just a slowly ticking aura. Think of breaths, or the "big damage" spell from bosses like argaloth's meteor slash, or...
Forum: The Dung Heap 01/17/11, 4:40 AM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,184
Posted By ZaoZao
I'm currently running with the Fleet Shadowspirit...

I'm currently running with the Fleet Shadowspirit Diamond since that also allows me to run with the 50 Mastery enchant on my boots.

The stamina on the Austere really doesn't matter, and 2% Armor...
Forum: Death Knights 01/07/11, 6:14 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
In short: Yes. A DC still gives you something...

In short: Yes.

A DC still gives you something around 30-35k heals, and getting two DCs off isn't very far fetched. Not to mention that we don't have too many other survivability talents we could...
Forum: Death Knights 12/20/10, 3:08 PM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
As far as I know it also slows Energy generation...

As far as I know it also slows Energy generation for rogues, focus for hunters, and obviously rage generation and castspeeds.

So the fact that haste debuffs affect every classes DPS quite heavily is...
Forum: Death Knights 12/03/10, 5:38 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
Just did a bit of testing with 0 hit. Didn't have...

Just did a bit of testing with 0 hit. Didn't have a single taunt miss in 77 casts.
World of Logs - Real Time Raid Analysis (http://www.worldoflogs.com/reports/qf92lfwf6g2wzgk4/spell/56222/)
Forum: Death Knights 12/03/10, 4:10 AM
Replies: 830
Views: 2,313,917
Posted By ZaoZao
I'd go as far as to say that BT is also...

I'd go as far as to say that BT is also mandatory, since it's the only one that has some use.

The DG glyph is useless for a tank
HoW will probably be used more often than every 2/3 minutes, and the...
Forum: Death Knights 11/23/10, 6:01 AM
Replies: 365
Views: 736,577
Posted By ZaoZao
I'm kinda surprised that your results state that...

I'm kinda surprised that your results state that DW heals more and takes less damage, but does also absorb less.
I can't figure out how that could happen aside from clipping errors. I'm not familiar...
Forum: Death Knights 02/09/10, 6:55 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
On the BCB topic: Since the Rune Strike change...

On the BCB topic:
Since the Rune Strike change affects SoB and Necrosis, it is also safe to assume that it affects Killing Machine proccs and BCB proccs.
So the value of BCB is also lowered, although...
Forum: Death Knights 01/26/10, 3:44 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
My post on the official forums was deleted...

My post on the official forums was deleted shortly after I posted it, got 2-3 responses and then it disappeared.
But we can assume that it has come to their awareness and since the new (korean) Patch...
Forum: Death Knights 01/17/10, 5:59 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
Necrosis no longer procing of RS.

I've just tested this on mobs outside of dalaran and you seem to be right.
While normal melee-attacks still proc Necrosis as usual, Rune Strike does no longer.
I've already posted in on the official...
Forum: Death Knights 11/04/09, 5:14 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
I assume that they did not want the Threatbuff to...

I assume that they did not want the Threatbuff to have a major impact on fields where our threat-generation was doing fine; ie AoE tanking (at least when specced a intelligently) does not have any...
Forum: The Dung Heap 07/07/09, 3:26 PM
Replies: 30,098
Views: 1,874,184
Posted By ZaoZao
Not too sure about the maths, but I'm also 100%...

Not too sure about the maths, but I'm also 100% certain that you are missing Sudden Doom in your specc.
Forum: Death Knights 06/03/09, 9:00 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
@ Cemetery: Even though both are good tanking...

@ Cemetery:

Even though both are good tanking items they are not BiS (or do even come close to it)

If you want a complete list of Ulduar tanking loots take a look at my Thread further below, it...
Forum: Death Knights 05/28/09, 1:28 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
Instead of 10% Damage reduction we have 10% more...

Instead of 10% Damage reduction we have 10% more HP which more or less is the same.

And as stated quite a few times we have superior cooldowns, which makes us DKs a lot better than warriors or...
Forum: Death Knights 05/26/09, 5:33 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
Well, since the nerf to AMS (Max absorb 50% HP)...

Well, since the nerf to AMS (Max absorb 50% HP) it would disappear anyway directly afer a Flamebreath. Hodir could probably work, since Frozenblows is around 4k melee + 35-40k Frost damage. But...
Forum: Death Knights 05/23/09, 4:57 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
You could Macro it with Bloodtap if you don't...

You could Macro it with Bloodtap if you don't want to be sure you always have the rune active.

And as Discofurby I too see VB as some kind of Mitigation ability, not as a heal.
Forum: Death Knights 05/14/09, 4:03 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
I go with the old S3D specc for Steelbreaker,...

I go with the old S3D specc for Steelbreaker, since it's another fight where Threat isn't an issue.

The other tanks just taunt steelbreaker at around 50% of Brundir, with me retaunting directly...
Forum: Death Knights 05/13/09, 8:59 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
Since only Rating suffers from DR, the 25 Defense...

Since only Rating suffers from DR, the 25 Defense from SSG are not affected by it.

I still stay with the SSG rune since it allows me to be more flexible in regards of trinkets/gems/equip in general.
Forum: Death Knights 05/12/09, 9:03 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
Im quite sure that The Dark Edge of Depravity...

Im quite sure that The Dark Edge of Depravity (http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/04_26_9806_14.jpg) is the BiS 2H item for almost every tank


VS Voldrethar you gain:
Around...
Forum: Death Knights 05/08/09, 12:17 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
Just made a Major upgrade to the post. It should...

Just made a Major upgrade to the post. It should now be quite complete.
Forum: Death Knights 04/29/09, 1:20 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
Actually I think Dark Edge of Depravity...

Actually I think Dark Edge of Depravity (http://static.mmo-champion.com/mmoc/images/news/2009/april/04_26_9806_14.jpg) would be BiS even though it drops on Yogg-Saron Hard-Mode an even if you killed...
Forum: Death Knights 04/25/09, 8:25 AM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
The Auriaya adds have BossLevel in 25 Man (didn't...

The Auriaya adds have BossLevel in 25 Man (didn't check in 10man) so AotD won't taunt them (same goes for the shaman Earth elemental)

We just pulled her by missdirecting one add to me, one add to...
Forum: Death Knights 04/08/09, 3:04 PM
Replies: 3,089
Views: 2,634,877
Posted By ZaoZao
Not to mention that we loose 10% Avoidance...

Not to mention that we loose 10% Avoidance through the Blade Barrier nerf.
Forum: Death Knights 04/04/09, 5:22 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
So, I've updated the post and every loot received...

So, I've updated the post and every loot received a WoWHead Link. But there are two things that confuse me:

1. There's still no tanking chestpiece for DKs except for the T8 chests

2. Worldcarver...
Forum: Death Knights 03/30/09, 4:55 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
Yeah...that's quite sad actually...I'm going to...

Yeah...that's quite sad actually...I'm going to update the weapon section with the MMO-Screenshots.

But as an Orc Ill still take Worldcarver of Voldrethar...16 expertise is just massive, and...
Forum: Death Knights 03/25/09, 12:26 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
I posted it because it might be an upgrade for...

I posted it because it might be an upgrade for some people.

I don know some tanks who still wear one or another ilvl 200 Chest/should, whatever simply because they had no luck with drops or did not...
Forum: Death Knights 03/25/09, 10:59 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
Updated, thanks for the help and suggestions till...

Updated, thanks for the help and suggestions till now!
Forum: Death Knights 03/24/09, 3:46 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
Update: Added itemlevels, some missing items and...

Update:

Added itemlevels, some missing items and the suggestions from above.

Still haven't found the missing chespiece though
Forum: Death Knights 03/23/09, 1:46 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
I'd add the Setpieces, but the only thing I could...

I'd add the Setpieces, but the only thing I could find were the Screenshots from MMO-Champion, so I posted those above.

Concerning the Emblems items: I'm unsure about them, because the MMO-Champ...
Forum: Death Knights 03/23/09, 12:56 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 58,245
Posted By ZaoZao
Phat tanking Lewts with 3.1 (Ulduar Drops Only)

So, Just did a Major Upgrade, I added proper links and correct the drop info on all known items (Mainly the Set pieces). There are very few items left with unkown drop locations.

Also note that I...
Forum: Death Knights 03/18/09, 2:20 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,411
Posted By ZaoZao
I wonder why so many people include the Glyph of...

I wonder why so many people include the Glyph of Howling Blast in their glyph list.

As far as I have seen/heard i't isn't really viable to just run with one or no disease since most skills now got a...
Forum: Death Knights 03/16/09, 7:49 AM
Replies: 3,071
Views: 1,879,411
Posted By ZaoZao
Hmmm, Wowhead lists the Glyph of Disease as a...

Hmmm, Wowhead lists the Glyph of Disease as a Major glyph, not quite sure if I like that. Glyph of Disease (http://ptr.wowhead.com/?item=45805)

Oh and you should remove the IBF Glyph, since you are...
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