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WotLK Info -- Part 2

Kody — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:34:40 GMT

WOWDB Updates: WotLK Quests, NPCs and Items

WOWDB has been updated with the Death Knight starting experience quests, items and NPCs. Be sure to keep checking back, as it will be updated continually with new content not only for Death Knights, but Northrend in general.

Death Knight Info

Starting Items
Acherus Knight's Cover
Acherus Knight's Gauntlets
Acherus Knight's Girdle
Acherus Knight's Greaves
Acherus Knight's Hood
Acherus Knight's Pauldrons
Acherus Knight's Shroud
Acherus Knight's Tunic
Acherus Knight's Wristguard
Choker of Damnation
Corrupted Band
Plague Band

Quest Rewards
Bladed Ebon Amulet
Blood-soaked Saronite Plated Spaulders
Bloodbane's Gauntlets of Command
Greathelm of the Scourge Champion
Greaves of the Slaughter
Ornate Saronite Legplates
Plated Saronite Bracers
Saronite War Plate
Shroud of the North Wind or Sky Darkener's Shroud of Blood or Sky Darkener's Shroud of Unholy
Sigil of the Dark Rider
Insignia of the Scourge
Signet of the Dark Brotherhood
Soul Harvester's Charm
The Plaguebringer's Girdle
Keleseth's Signet Ring
Valanar's Signet Ring
Runed Soulblade
Greataxe of the Ebon Blade or Greatsword of the Ebon Blade

Wrath of the Lich King Curse Client

The Curse Client is now updated to work with Wrath of the Lich King. This is great news for players in the beta, because it means you can not only contribute content to WOWDB, but you'll also be able to help AddOn authors test their AddOns to make sure they're compatible and working with Wrath of the Lich King when it launches.

If you'd like to help out, you can download the Curse Client here; we also have a beta version of the new Curse Client available, and it's compatible with Wrath of the Lich King as well. Please note that the beta version is something you should only install if you're interested in helping test the new Curse Client. To find out about the new Curse Client, head here.

AddOn Author Beta Key Giveaway

We're currently running a giveaway for AddOn authors who have projects hosted on the Curse Network. To find out the details of eligibility and how to enter, head here.

WotLK -- Death Knight Abilities & Spells

Zyuu — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:59:49 GMT

WOWDB has all new Death Knight abilities and spells.

Blizzard Changes Death Knight Talent Trees

Kody — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:15:44 GMT

It appears as if Blizzard has updated the official Death Knight page on the Wrath of the Lich King website.

The major changes are to the Death Knight's talent trees. There's no longer a heavy focus on tanking in one specific tree; instead, each tree will be capable of offering a different flavor of DPS capability as well as tanking ability.

This seems like an excellent decision on Blizzard's part, as it means that for one of the first times ever, players truly are capable of choosing whichever talent spec they prefer, and are still able to perform each role their class is designed for.

Is this a hint at the future for World of Warcraft's other classes? It's hard to say, as Wrath of the Lich King is still in very early Alpha, but the changes to the Death Knight talents are definitely a step in the right direction.

Here's what the old page said:

And the new description for each tree:

Blood: Talents in this tree focus on weapons, armor, and strikes.
Frost: Talents in this tree focus on control, counters, and combos.
Unholy: Talents in this tree focus on spells, summons, and diseases.

As you can see, none of them really mention a specific role -- each offers its own flavor on playing the class instead -- allowing the player to both tank and dish out DPS effectively, regardless of their talent spec.

What are your thoughts on this new direction with the class?

Official Death Knight site updated

Zyuu — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:56:07 GMT

Blizzard have updated the official World of Warcraft Death Knight page with a lot of sexy goodness.

Death Knight Class Information

The fearsome death knight, World of Warcraft’s first Hero class, is not your average adventurer seeking to prove his or her worth on Azeroth’s fields of battle. No longer servants of the Lich King, they begin their new calling as experienced, formidable adversaries, heavily armed and armored and possessing an arsenal of deadly and forbidden magic learned in the Lich King’s thrall. Here is an introduction, subject to change, of some of the death knight’s core gameplay mechanics and abilities: Unlocking and Creating the Death Knight

Simply have a character of at least level 55 on the World of Warcraft account you play, and you will be able to create a new level-55 death knight of any race (if on a PvP realm, the death knight must be the same faction as your existing character). Upon entering the world, your neophyte death knight will undertake a series of quests designed to teach you your new abilities. You will be able to create one death knight per realm, per account.

Check out their full update!

Death Wish vs Felmyst Kill Video

Zyuu — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:14:50 GMT

Death Wish vs Felmyst (old version) Kill Video. Pretty interesting fight. It has already been changed quite a bit and we hope to be able to post a video of Felmyst 2.0 soon. Check out the video below!

Death Wish vs Felmyst Kill Video

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Death Wish vs Kalecgos "Kill" Video

Zyuu — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 05:32:10 GMT

The guild Death Wish have released a kill video versus Kalecgos. Well, it's not a "kill" video per se, since you actually save Kalecgos, but it's still a great look at the encounter.

The point of view is from Jydlen, Shadow Priest. This encounter is... special. Check out the video below!

Death Wish vs Kalecgos

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We will add download mirrors for the high quality video soon. Meanwhile you can download it from Filefront.

Death Knight FAQ

Kody — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:15:35 GMT

Vaneras posted a FAQ for the Death Knight class on the EU General Forums today. This FAQ is very informative and answers a number of questions regarding the first Hero class to be introduced to World of Warcraft.

There are a lot of things still being worked out with the Death Knight class such as specific spell abilities. Unlike a traditional caster type however, a Death Knight's spell power comes from runes that are etched into their blade. Think Warcraft III when you think about the possibilities of abilities for the Death Knight. I say possibilities because things are still in process for the development of the class and there will be (of course) a lot of testing for balance done. Given that this is our first Hero class we're unveiling, you can be sure we're going for the coolest of the cool for this class.

Runes and Mana pool

Is the Death Knight going to have a mana pool? The pictures from BlizzCon show spells using mana.

The runes they inscribe on their weapons are their mana pool (of a sort). As they use their abilities, the runes will be exhausted. After a period of time the runes will refresh. So, they don't have a traditional type of mana pool. You'll most likely see some screenshots of it, but the Death Knight (at current) has three different types of runes that they can inscribe on their weapon: Blood, Frost, and Unholy. Runes can only be inscribed out of combat ( all of this is subject to change as development continues.)

The rune types don't dictate a new damage type, they're simply a resource that spells and abilities will use when you activate them. The spells and abilities won't necessarily be "blood, unholy, or frost" damage.

Imagine it being three different energy pools which you can change the size of before you get into combat.

About weapons

There's no final decision or announcement on how multiple weapons would be etched, or how weapon switching may affect the etched runes. What has been discussed to some degree is that the main-hand weapon would be etched and that's it, but it's too early to say what would be allowed in the final game.

Which level?

Also, we haven't decided on what level you will start as your Death Knight, but it seems that it should be easy enough for someone who has levelled a character to level 80 and done the quest to be able to adapt to a Death Knight fairly well. It's not quite the same as handing it over to someone who is still learning the game. There are lots of opportunities for someone to solo and group to learn how to play the class.

Which race?

It's true that the current plan has been heavily discussed to go ahead with all races, but no final decision has been made. After talking to Chris he wasn't totally sold on the idea. Both are technically correct in that the current plan of some of the developers is to go ahead with all races, there's been no final decision made and no real work has progressed to force a decision just yet. The FAQ is more accurate at this time, in my opinion.

Lore-wise there's really no reason why a specific race couldn't become a Death Knight.

All races can be challenged mentally and physically, their will dulled, and be cast down into madness ... and darkness. Their souls drawn into the runeblade they wield.

Compared to other classes

They are not planned to be more powerful, them being a hero class simply means they're introduced at a higher level, and in general will reference the more powerful hero types of Warcraft history.

It's our intention to integrate them into the current classes, balance them appropriately, and have them provide an additional - but equal - role in groups and raids as compared to other classes.

Will there be other hero classes?

Yeah, well that kind figures in to the new definition of what a hero class is. It allows us to add new classes that start at higher levels, keeping players relatively kept up as we continue to release expansions and raise the level cap, and ultimately it really fits to use the heroes from past Warcraft games as inspiration. Some other hero classes could definitely be things like Demon Hunter, Blademaster, etc.

If you want to get in on the discussion or read more, head over to the Death Knight FAQ forum post.

World First Kill: High Astromancer Solarian

Kody — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 03:18:38 GMT

Death Wish of the US realm Cho'gall has killed High Astromancer Solarian tonight; this is the first kill in the world of this Tempest Keep: The Eye encounter. Congratulations, Death Wish!