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Forum: Death Knights 12/14/10, 12:31 PM

Replies: 179 Death Knight: Cataclysm Simple Q & A Views: 294,227 Posted By Tianshaan I understand the purpose of the main tanking... I understand the purpose of the main tanking thread being information on endgame tanking, and the role of Elitist Jerks itself in the scheme of things. That said, I was wondering where to go as a...

Forum: Death Knights 12/01/10, 12:03 PM

Replies: 294 Unholy DPS | Cataclysm, Semi-Charmed Life Views: 1,132,098 Posted By Tianshaan With the stand they took on disease-less Blood,... With the stand they took on disease-less Blood, it doesn't seem as though they would say that dual-wielding Unholy is something that would ruin the idea of the spec. As with disease-less, its more...

Forum: Death Knights 10/29/10, 5:48 PM

Replies: 365 old Cataclysm DK endgame tanking [4.x] Views: 737,282 Posted By Tianshaan I think he means that if in fact you are melée... I think he means that if in fact you are melée hit capped, your taunts will no longer miss.

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/22/10, 11:28 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,200 Posted By Tianshaan I ditched the speed chant long ago, having found... I ditched the speed chant long ago, having found that everything I was doing before was not difficult to do without it. Have a race between you and some other dude without the enchant and you will...

Forum: Death Knights 04/21/10, 2:42 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,821 Posted By Tianshaan I have been frost a long time, but for some... I have been frost a long time, but for some reason lately I am being RP constrained. Its not there when I need it, when runes are on CD. I DO have RS bound to Obliterate, and am wondering if anyone...

Forum: Death Knights 04/15/10, 12:33 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,821 Posted By Tianshaan I just activate Runes on my IceHUD. I just activate Runes on my IceHUD.

Forum: Death Knights 04/14/10, 3:40 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan Probably could switch your chest chant out to +10... Probably could switch your chest chant out to +10 all stats for a better return on your investment. Although STAM is more EH, I think whatever your more comfortable in that slot works for ICC. Most...

Forum: The Dung Heap 04/05/10, 12:58 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,200 Posted By Tianshaan You "don't think so" towards what? He said: Are... You "don't think so" towards what? He said: Are you saying that isn't correct? There's not much anyone can tell you if indeed you are saying it ISN'T simple. If it's not for you currently,...

Forum: Death Knights 04/01/10, 4:25 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan With just trash, it's probably better to throw... With just trash, it's probably better to throw down DnD after the first BB. Especially with the ease of switching to DnD glyph for trash. And the 2pc bonus.

Forum: Death Knights 03/31/10, 12:34 PM

Replies: 770 DW Tanking Builds 3.3 - updated 12/01/10 Views: 1,227,730 Posted By Tianshaan This forum is for endgame raiding. Butchery is... This forum is for endgame raiding. Butchery is useless for endgame raiding, but its in that build, and even more, its a HYBRID build. (meaning you have less room for crap talents) I am not sure you...

Forum: Death Knights 03/31/10, 11:22 AM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,821 Posted By Tianshaan Really have no idea what you are asking. You want... Really have no idea what you are asking. You want a "frost dps rotation"? Frost doesn't use a rotation it's priority based as explained in the first post. As for "a frost DPS rotation and also a...

Forum: Death Knights 03/22/10, 2:12 PM

Replies: 770 DW Tanking Builds 3.3 - updated 12/01/10 Views: 1,227,730 Posted By Tianshaan This is sorta a comment on 3.3.3, but in case a... This is sorta a comment on 3.3.3, but in case a mod wants to move it I guess it could be thought of as simply a suggestion for improvement of threat. Either way, I don't want to spark a big...

Forum: The Dung Heap 03/22/10, 2:05 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,200 Posted By Tianshaan Just for more clarification for people reading... Just for more clarification for people reading this section of the thread: From the Frost thread: "As a general rule of thumb, you shsould use red gems in every socket. The only exception will be if...

Forum: Death Knights 03/15/10, 11:39 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan From the blood thread's very first post. "Pre... From the blood thread's very first post. "Pre 3.2 you could load up your procs, cast diseases, and using GoD would maintain the higher power diseases throughout the fight. This is no longer the...

Forum: Death Knights 03/13/10, 6:01 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,910 Posted By Tianshaan Sorry, but this just makes no sense, and its been... Sorry, but this just makes no sense, and its been established constantly with the back-and-forth arguments between the proponents of each since the dawn of tim....I mean DKs. Hell, look at the first...

Forum: Death Knights 03/02/10, 10:59 AM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,910 Posted By Tianshaan What do you mean by number 3? Because the... What do you mean by number 3? Because the statement comes across as making Frost superior on that point, rather than vice-versa. In other words, you would rather reduce the problem to begin with,...

Forum: Death Knights 02/10/10, 2:10 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan Saying that Frost is 'The DW Tree' is true, but... Saying that Frost is 'The DW Tree' is true, but doesn't make it NOT viable for 2H. Both are viable. I tank 2H, and IMO I don't get the points that I want for tanking if I spend them on the DWing...

Forum: The Dung Heap 02/09/10, 10:04 AM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,200 Posted By Tianshaan Did you read the first post? Under 'Generalized... Did you read the first post? Under 'Generalized Rotations'? Do you see the many caveats in that section? As has been said over and over, there are too many variables for us to have a strict...

Forum: The Dung Heap 01/29/10, 4:37 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,200 Posted By Tianshaan Just your reach to the target. For every talent... Just your reach to the target. For every talent or ability like this, you look at the tooltip of the spell and add the increased range to the part of the tooltip that says "X Range". HB has a...

Forum: The Dung Heap 01/22/10, 2:23 PM

Replies: 30,129 Thread of Ultimate Stupidity Views: 1,907,200 Posted By Tianshaan Well I asked about Acclimation on the page right... Well I asked about Acclimation on the page right before this one and it was ignored, so thank you Pint and Mug for hopefully provoking some discussion about it. Now that first wing and Festergut and...

Forum: Death Knights 01/20/10, 4:49 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,910 Posted By Tianshaan @last two posts I have seen the same, but it... @last two posts I have seen the same, but it seems limited to ICC encounters.

Forum: Death Knights 01/19/10, 11:13 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan All of the various tanking threads such as Sunos... All of the various tanking threads such as Sunos (http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t44638-sunos_fireside_chat_dk_endgame_tanking/) are all dedicated to all of your questions. That said, I prefer Frost...

Forum: Death Knights 01/13/10, 8:17 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,910 Posted By Tianshaan Is this confirmed? Because I thought the slime... Is this confirmed? Because I thought the slime pools on Rotface were considered environmental/AE damage, and thus would not trigger an effect such as Acclimation.

Forum: Death Knights 01/13/10, 11:46 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan Down anyone know of a good thread of Acclimation... Down anyone know of a good thread of Acclimation and where it is useful in ICC?

Forum: Death Knights 01/12/10, 11:31 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan I have been hesitant to post this because of its... I have been hesitant to post this because of its non-confirmed, only observed status. I started noticing DnD doing alot less threat about a week or more ago. Generally, before this, I could AoE...

Forum: Death Knights 12/30/09, 12:04 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,224,758 Posted By Tianshaan That's actually backwards. Unholy is very rigid... That's actually backwards. Unholy is very rigid in its play-style compared to Frost. Frost has no "rotation" due to watching procs and deciding how to best utilize them.

Forum: Death Knights 12/28/09, 1:05 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan No, you really don't. Most tanks are at a... No, you really don't. Most tanks are at a comfortable level of avoidance to maintain Runestrike, and if not, then they shouldn't be endgame. I can't think of a single ICC fight where your DPS would...

Forum: Death Knights 12/28/09, 2:06 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan Hello Qaenyin Do some reading up on tanking in... Hello Qaenyin Do some reading up on tanking in ICC (you did mention that was where you wanted to tank). The current end game tanking priority is EH, or effective health - not avoidance. ICC has a...

Forum: Death Knights 12/11/09, 2:54 PM

Replies: 1,800 Frost DPS in 3.3.3::This will be a day long remembered Views: 2,523,821 Posted By Tianshaan I think they want global numbers, affected by the... I think they want global numbers, affected by the spec. I am sure you knew that - this is how it has always been, with people figuring out their own needs from their own gear that they chose based...

Forum: Death Knights 12/01/09, 2:01 PM

Replies: 2,021 DW Builds 3.2 -Revenge of the Offhand Views: 1,497,343 Posted By Tianshaan It seems you read some posts, but not enough -... It seems you read some posts, but not enough - just go check out the first posts of the other threads. It is true about target-switching fights not favoring RI...but nothing else beats FC/FC because...

Forum: Death Knights 12/01/09, 1:52 PM

Replies: 3,498 Unholy Dps | 3.3.5, King of Anything Views: 6,224,758 Posted By Tianshaan Consider, the second rotation's runes in the... Consider, the second rotation's runes in the table are different than where you describe it. (FU>B>B>FU in the table, whereas the description says FU>B>FU>B). I am sure that this does not affect...

Forum: Death Knights 12/01/09, 1:36 PM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan There is alot of changes across the board, but... There is alot of changes across the board, but nothing that will effect the relativity of each tree's numbers (before anybody jumps on that comment, I mean by a substantial amount). Having said...

Forum: Death Knights 11/30/09, 11:28 AM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,910 Posted By Tianshaan I think he changed his tune, as it were. His... I think he changed his tune, as it were. His rotation now includes PS, and looks like a standard DPS rotation. You could conceivably change the first OB to come after the first two BS, so that you...

Forum: Death Knights 11/30/09, 11:21 AM

Replies: 2,880 Death Knight: Simple Questions/Simple Answers Views: 1,259,694 Posted By Tianshaan I feel pretty certain that its this^^. Anyone... I feel pretty certain that its this^^. Anyone experiencing this usually finds out that this indeed is the case, and I have not seen it be anything else. Try to track runes in your head, as well as...

Forum: Death Knights 11/29/09, 12:41 PM

Replies: 3,089 Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking Views: 2,637,910 Posted By Tianshaan It works. Runes used in this order: IT (one... It works. Runes used in this order: IT (one Frost) > BS (one Blood) > OB (one Frost, one Unholy) > BT (converts the Blood rune to Death) > OB (one Death, one Unholy) > RP Dump

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