Build 1 - Blood Tank
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

Build 2 - Unholy DPS
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

Currently spec'd into Build 1. DPS build is undecided, many seem good, but it's much more difficult to go into 1 tree and still have a Permanent Ghoul.

Priority List:
Figuring out rotation for new Blood Tank
Tanking Ulduar Content
Loremaster & Seeker Progression
Cooking, Enchanting, Fishing, & Jewelcrafting Recipe (& Achievements) Progression
WotLK Original Content Raiding
Mount & Pet Progression
Argent Tournament Progression
Reputation Progression
Prospect the 250 stacks of Saronite Ore that I currently have in the mail

This post has been edited by MoS. on Thu - Apr 16 2009 - 02:19:03

gl

Ulduar Raid #1 - Thursday, April 16, 2009

Flame Leviathan Attempt:
Easy Mode
5 Siege Engines - 1 Driver, 1 Rider
5 Salvaged Demolisher - 1 Driver, 1 Rider
5 Choppers - 1 Driver

Gauntlet trash is eZ.

Attempt 1 - Wipe, we failed to properly remove the stacks of Gathering Speed properly. [18m/70m]
Attempt 2 - Kill, we only got one Turrent down & stunned him successfully once. [0m/70m]

Notes:
The DPS on the Turrets needs to get more practice in channeling the stun.
The Siege Engines could do a better job kiting him through the Tar.

Ignis the Furnace Master

Trash Mobs 1 - Molten Collosus - eZ, tanked separately.
Trash Mobs 2 - Forge Constructs - eZ
Trash Mobs 2 - Magma Rager - Wiped on the first pair of these. Tank separately.

Attempt 1 - Wipe, I failed to get 1 stack of Debuff on the Construct. [22m/24m]
Attempt 2 - Wipe, I had 6 stacks of Debuff on the first Construct. [21m/24m] Note: Trap/Snare/Chains of Ice into the Scorch and move out of it quickly.
Attempt 3 - Wipe, we are no longer going to tank him at the back of the room, moving to the middle. [Forgot to check the life.] Note: Tank the adds on the edge of the Scorch.
Attempt 4 - Wipe, added the 2nd Tank to add control, he did a much better job of getting Heat stacked. [Forgot to check the life.] Note: I seem to be having issues with telling where a safe spot for me to stand is.
Attempt 5 - Wipe, we had 2 adds Brittle, killed one, another got away. [Forgot to check the life.]
Attempt 6 - Wipe, I got the first add Molten pretty quickly, but one of the main Healers was killed in the Slag Pot. [Forgot to check the life.]
Attempt 7 - Wipe, trying to have a Druid Root them into the Scorch. [Forgot to check the life.] I did get the Heroic: Hot Pocket achievement on this run.
Attempt 8 - Wipe, immediately got the first Construct Molten with the Druid rooting him. We didn't have someone capable of 5K in one shot on him though when he was Brittle. [Forgot to check the life.]

There is some progress being made on add control. This requires meni coordination.

Altered Blood Tanking Spec:
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

Possibly Better AOE Tanking Specs:
Frost - http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767
Unholy - http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

Also note, failing on Razorscale is WTF

its all about add control at the start
the big whirlwinding vrykul need to be OT'd in the corner and ranged dps burns them down
all the little shit can be clumped up

make sure healers are quick to respond to people getting fireballed, and no one stands in blue flames

and once it lands for good (50%), make sure to have tanks rotate taunting, because it stacks a fire buffet debuff on the tank (increases fire damage by x) which wears off after some amount of time when you arent standing in front of it

Well, we know that. I really don't think enough people are geared for this though.

We were stacking the adds and burning the Sentinels, but it seems our DPS is too slow for enrage, as well as keeping up several adds when he goes into Phase 3 and the Tanks have to rotate out to get control of him.

That's now Ingris (before nerfbat) and Razorscale we've spent two nights on now, almost every time was better, but I still think we should continue doing Malygos, Naxxramas, and the new Vault boss. It seems the guild is only going to be doing Ulduar, I think Vault each week would be beneficial for helping us gear out, and PUG's on this server are meni bad.

This post has been edited by MoS. on Mon - Apr 20 2009 - 10:48:22

a couple extra items from naxx/malygos for everyone isnt going to make the kills happen
its all about experience and practice

my guild tried our first attempt at ignis the other night, even though everyone is about 75% best in slot, we still got extremely raped the first 2-3 attempts, and since its not a required boss to progress, we skipped over it again, like we did the first night.
but sure if we spent some good time there we could get him down, its just the learning curve

Best in Slot Equipment (Tanking):
HELM - Conqueror's Darkruned Faceguard
NECK - Bronze Pendant of the Vanir
SHOULDERS - Conqueror's Darkruned Pauldrons
BACK - Titanskin Cloak
CHEST - Conqueror's Darkruned Chestguard
WRIST - Mimiron's Inferno Couplings
HANDS - Handguards of Revitalization
WAIST - Indestructible Plate Girdle - Blacksmithing
LEGS - Conqueror's Darkruned Legguards
FEET - Charred Saronite Greaves
RING 1 - Platinum Band of the Aesir
RING 2 - The Leviathan's Coil
TRINKET 1 - Heart of Iron
TRINKET 2 - The General's Heart
WEAPON - Worldcarver
SIGIL - Sigil of Deflection

This post has been edited by MoS. on Tue - Apr 21 2009 - 12:31:14

crafted best in slots lol

Agreed.

thats nice that the BiS DK weapon is from relatively low progression, same as the way it was with trash dropped Inevitable Defeat in naxx
shouldnt be too hard to get

No raiding for 3 weeks for vacation.

Build 1 - Blood Tank
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

Build 2 - Blood Tank (UPDATED)
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

This post has been edited by MoS. on Sun - Apr 26 2009 - 18:25:59

Can't decide on my 2nd Talent Spec yet, a better AoE Tanking build or DPS.

This post has been edited by MoS. on Mon - Apr 27 2009 - 17:36:25

Blood Tanking

• Version 1 - Current
  http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767
  
  Version 2
  http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767

Frost Tanking

• Version 1
  http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...04&version=9767

Unholy Tanking

• Version 1 - Current dual Spec
  http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...04&version=9767

Unholy DPS

• Version 1
  http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...04&version=9767

http://www.quickarmory.com/?r=Whisperwind&n=Sycophant&full=1
3496 @ Armory Lite
2200 @ Wow-Heroes

This post has been edited by MoS. on Thu - May 21 2009 - 16:56:36

Still having some issues with Thorim, the tanks are dying at 15 stacks in one or two hits, it doesn't matter since they are 255% faster anyway, might as well call it one.

My Unholy Tanking spec for the Arena is going much better than the Blood was. Or maybe we are just doing better because we put some more DPS in there, either way I appear to be pulling more AoE aggro.

iso aoe aggro ability ie pally/dk

getting to 15 stacks = low dps

Yep.

Starting to get frustrated, 2nd week of this now. I do not know why anyone is standing outside of the circle during Arena phase. They keep pulling aggro and make everything sloppier.

In other news, should be Exalted Champion of the Undercity soon.

This post has been edited by MoS. on Sun - May 24 2009 - 21:50:36

spent meni hours on thorim

how many people are you putting in the hallway
and how long are they taking to relieve you?

The problem we have is we lose people 1-5 before Thorim pulls.

But we stayed alive this time and Heroic: I'll Take You All On completed!!!

Sweet!

does that mean you won

Yep, Thorim downed.

Tomorrow we are farming, assuming it's going to be Razorscale, Ignis, Freya, Iron Council.

get worldcarver

I would like to do that, starting to wish that it had Hit & not Haste, that's pretty gay.

Farm Night in Lulduar (Monday, May 25th)

Ignis (1 shot) - Worldcarver dropped, did not get it. I am now the highest on the Priority Rating, however, that's unless some good loot drops for Tanking that I can't pass on. (And I now drop back down below most of the melee since I took a tanking chest)
Freya (2 shot) - Passed on T8.5 legs.
Hodir (4 shot) - I've never been here, learned the fight in 2 attempts (now shocked that it tooks us four). Received BiS T8.5 Chest.
Razorscale (1 shot) - Nothing sexy here.

All in all I think this was a very good week for us. We downed a new boss (Thorim), we easily farmed several bosses and look like we have all of the fights down.

Next week should be fun with Mimiron.

I currently have 32 Emblems of Conquest, looking to run Ulduar 10 next week and hopefully get very close to having 58 for T8.5 Helm.

This post has been edited by MoS. on Mon - May 25 2009 - 22:13:07

lul x2

To do next week:
- Ambassador
- 32/58 Conquest Emblems (achieve that)
- Fish in Northrend Ponds (Turtle would be a bonus)
- Start Desolace questing
- Try to unload some of these gems
- Outlands Gourmet
- Glory of the Hero progression
- Don't forgot about Tuesdays meeting with your Academic Advisor

This post has been edited by MoS. on Tue - May 26 2009 - 00:04:52

This post has been edited by MoS. on Wed - May 27 2009 - 12:52:50

gz on albino

To do:
- Weapons Upgrade
- Run (lead) a 10 man EoE for the quest
- Run (lead) a 10 man Naxxramas for Undying or 8 Man achievement for DPS Gear & another Heirloom Trinket for the Druid
- Run (lead) a 10 man Sarth3D Zerg
- Run a 10 man Ulduar for DPS gear
- Purchase lots of Titanium Ore
- "FISH"

Other Stuff:
- New gear rating on WoW-Heroes = 2375
- Personal Note here that I know of

Updated Builds:
- Blood Tank -> http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...06&version=9767
- Frost Tank -> http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...04&version=9767 (Using)
- Unholy Tank -> http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknigh...04&version=9767
- New DPS Offspec -> ElitistJerks reading about DW Unholy or more IT6 Frost

DW unholy haste build is EXTREMELY gear dependent if that's the one you're looknig at.

Yeah, I know. I obviously can't do that.

p sure armor pen gear = blood
otherwise unholy if you want to micromanage a ghoul, frost if not

most ulduar gear is armor pen

I just need to collect gear, the type doesn't matter yet, just need to play a bit more as DPS again (hopefully 'Eroics) to get the rotations down on some different builds.

id love to take some heroics for ya

3.2 PTR looks to be coming up pretty soon, maybe 2 weeks

So I read, such a fucking joke, this game is bullshit.

huh

Nothing, I'm just here QQing about the game. Unless you're pretty much a complete loser with no life at all, you're not going to get those achievements done in time for the Drake rewards. I guess that's the way things have always been in WoW, but it's still frustrating.

the drakes are for the top 10% of raiders, the way it was in bc there was entire raids that only those top 10% were good enough to step in to

would you rather not get a drake, or not play an entire tier of raiding
better than it used to be ofc

I'd rather not waste my time raiding, at least if I put in the effort to PvP I might have a chance at a Drake.

no you wouldnt

I love your negativity. It's contagious.

do you know how many people on girugamesh who have been playing WoW and pvping in arena for years who got a frost wyrm last season?

its not negativity, its just realistic thinking