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The 'Little Things'
Given that this expansion is winding down, I suppose the paucity of posts on my favorite topic, DK dps, is no surprise. The mechanics, strengths, and weaknesses of the class are well known. DKs aren't...
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Milestones n fun n stuff
A few of my guildies have been bored recently, so they've been knocking out fishing achievements. One of them unsuccessfully tried about 3000 casts to get the Dark Herring (mine took about 200 casts),...
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New Post
There has been an almighty ruckus in various forums about the lack of work on DKs in Cataclysm, just in case you haven't noticed!I can sum the whole thing up thusly: as early Cataclysm changes were...
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Halion: a DPS DK Perspective
It's been a while since I had one of these posts, and yes, I know, most of you have killed Halion quite a few times by now. This is the type of fight that the mechanics are fairly straightforward, but...
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I Went to Icecrown and all I got was this Lousy Screenshot
Icecrown is where it's at. Not Dragonblight, which has these little diversionary 'raids,' requiring us to run around a big room and learn one real boss fight. Certainly not that glowing spiraly purpley...
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Not Done Yet
With the abundance of nostalgia posts floating around, you might think I’d jump in as well. But no, not Hine!I haven’t posted much because:1) I’ve been very busy with RL stuff. In addition to the day...
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4.01 Please Hold While We Redirect Your Call
1) I spent about 20 minutes on hold with an opthamologist's office yesterday, trying to set up a consult (look up 'lack of pupillary response' and imagine it's you if you want to alarm yourself, yay...
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It's ... Just ... About ... Time!!!
I finally got a computer that works (I hope I hope), all Wow patches applied, and figured out what what plaguing the first 'dead' laptop I bought - problems with plugins and my Wolfking keyboard. More...
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Unholy 4.0 first raid impressions
Well, I've had a chance to do more than just hit a dummy on PTR finally and while I'm a few weeks late, I'll start by posting on how things are going in my first raids as unholy. While I also realize...
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Death Knight UI/addon 4.0 update
Over a year ago I wrote about the addons any good raiding dps DK needs. Wow, can't believe it was so long ago! I've actually turned over more than half of my addons, so I thought I'd write a little...
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Twilight of the Lich King
The eponymous (heroic) Lich King is quite the bugger, even if pugs are defeating his lesser non-heroic doppelganger daily. Still, there's really not much left to do for the 1000+ guilds that have been...
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Is your gear ready for Cataclysm?
Every once in a while I look at the gear we use to play the game. I've talked a little in the past about headsets and mice, so I thought I'd talk a little more about the rest of the equipment we use....
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Putting my money where my mouth is; the Shattering
After my last post, I kept thinking about different gamepads. Logitech's G13 is consistently lauded as superior to the Nostromo/Belkin n52, and claims to support Apple products these days. Since I...
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Leveling as Frost in Cataclysm: Okay, I'll give it a try
For readers of my blog, you'll have noticed that I've spent little time as Frost. I leveled and tanked as Blood. I've primarly dps'd in various incarnations of Unholy. Besides a few dalliances with DW...
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Another blogger alt post
Apparently, 'every Wow blogger on the planet has an alt post' (see comments) so I wouldn't want to disappoint! :)With my guild taking a break from raiding the last couple weeks, there hasn't been a lot...
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Happy Cataclysm Eve!
To all you EU players out there: less than 8 hours till launch!To all of us US players, tonight is your night, bro! (hurrah for ancient Schwarzenegger/DeVito references)I know we're all excited, and, I...
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Cataclysmic Week
No, the week was not a catastrophe for Hine. Ironic, that Azeroth's loss has been our gain. Regardless, the past week has been one of entering new territory, seeing it, and conquering it (and being...
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Random thoughts on levelling a DK in Cataclysm
One word: OOOOhhhhhh YEAHHHH!!!It was a ton of fun racing to 80 - as I mentioned Monday, once I stopped trying to get there first. So here are some thoughts I had during levelling and reflecting on the...
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Heroic Grim Batol: a DPS DK Perspective
Similar to my raid posts looking at the role of the DPS DK in in ICC, I'll do some reviews of the heroics that most people are gearing up in for Cataclysm. I know, some folks have moved on to raids,...
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Heroic Halls of Origination: a DPS DK Perspective
Time for another heroic!Like I said on the last one, I probably won't get through all of the heroics, but I'll review a few of the ones that seem to give people trouble and make some suggestions on...
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Cataclysm Heroics III: DPS DKs
Time for another heroic!Which one shall it be this time, Mmmm? :PIn the absence of requests, I'll go with Stonecore, which I've found to be quite melee unfriendly. There are a few fight mechanics to...
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So I've started raiding: How do I bid on gear?
I'm assuming you've looked at the generally accepted 'BIS' (best in slot lists) posted on Elitist Jerks (if not, check them out here - Frost and Unholy). So, now you know what to bid on, right?...
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Hiatus
Sorry all that I have to post this, but:Due to a variety of personal, professional, and medical reasons, I've had to take a hiatus from raiding. I don't have an eta on my return.Given that this is a...
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Hine Is BACK (Sort of)
DISCLAIMER: This post is a personal update and in no way implies a return to DK blogging.... (sorry)After taking over 7 months off and not touching the game, I found that I continued to miss the it. I...
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How to get into the guild you want
SPLASHY CLAIM HERE: If you follow this post in detail, ad nauseum, to the "T," I 'guarantee' you'll get into the guild of your dreams!*TM money back guarantee honored if receipt is provided in...
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