I mean that the amount of healing the healing classes can do is insane--Without MS it's hard for any group to get them down.
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I mean that the amount of healing the healing classes can do is insane--Without MS it's hard for any group to get them down.
more DK nerfs today ><
Insignificant to a 4 DK plus healer comp.
4 DK's with 8x Necrotic Strikes every 10 seconds and a Mind Freeze every 2.5 seconds while Howling Blast/Frost Strike spam is going on will destroy people.
see this in videos... its quite amusing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mosg2
where is the video for this?
not a boxer video, just a general video of 85 frost pvp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mokoi
I did some 79 bracket PvP on my DK's this weekend before they hit 80. I ran 4 DK's frost spec'd and I wore the savage saronite set.
Howling blast double taps x2 is rowdy. I really feel like the ranged DPS ability of DK's with howling blast is what allows them to shine as a melee class for a boxer in PvP. Since I haven't actually played the game since early 2008 (I played a couple days when Wotlk came out hit 80 with a DK and literally quit out the moment I dinged and unsubbed) it took me a few games to get back into the swing of things. Once I did I was a runaway train.
I was like "The Wolf" from Pulp Fiction so long as my team was competent and followed a basic 3 cap strategy AND defended. Wherever there was a problem I went and solved it. There were times when nearly entire other team was pushing hard on a flag I'd roll up unload my HB load onto the highest concentration of bad guys and watch almost all of them fall over.
Few things I noticed about melee boxing. IWT isn't perfect in fact it is far from perfect for this application. It is VERY difficult even when spamming DPS hotkeys to keep your guys in contact with their intended victim. Snaring helps immensely obviously but it is almost mandatory to expect any sort of DPS from your train due to the way IWT works in melee for boxers. To that end HB is so unbelievably useful. It allows you to roll around with a plate wearer and get nice levels of spike DPS at range.
I ran into "pro" anti boxers and the most they could do is sap my main. Little did they know this actually improved my performance. I soon discovered that taking the control of my main character away allowed me to focus more attention on running my slaves and to maximize their performance WHILE still sitting there sapped on my main character ;p ISboxer rules in this regard.
I am currently debating subbing one of my DK's out for a Paladin or possibly a druid "leader" who will sit back, heal and direct my drones in the most efficient manner possible. The Paladin could excel with it's ability to stun for my DK pack, and the Druid would allow me to stay on the move keeping everyone hotted up.
All in all it was extremely enjoyable and once you start ticking death runes over, the HB spam is absolutely silly. I wonder how HB spam will scale at 85, think I read it will do about 12k which puts 5 DK's at just under 100k aoe burst off a 2x HB spam.
Do you setup macro's for each of your characters to cast lichborne? Or is there a more fluid way I'm not thinking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sephice
Booth
Macro for each char but most time i use lichborne with all and attack the guy who need heal with IWT and DC
But my tip: get a personal healer, it rocks !
I run the healer main and the DK's as "alts". It's insane.
Ya, it works really well. I think it almost works better than having a 5th to actually lead the pack. You keep better control of your team this way IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mosg2
Do you run a paladin or a druid as your 5th? I can see the benefit of both. I think I would actually prefer the on the run hotting that a druid allows, but you lose some survivability. At the same time the paladin stuns would be ideal for setting someone up to get smoked by the DK's.
AoE roots, on the run healing, vs stuns and harder to kill. Hard to decide.
I like the Paladin healer for two huge reasons (the rest is dressing):
1. Bubble. You bubble as soon as they focus on you and your DK's are tearing people up while they're wasting time.
2. Throughput with clickies. The amount of healing you can push out when you blow cooldowns is insane.
My wife has friends over, but once they're gone I'm going to record my DK manifesto and post it here on the site.
Mosg2-- hey, thanks for getting me all excited about a team comp I don't have.... :)
Haha NP Boylston. I feel like I'm a disciple around Jesus' time. I'm just tryin' to spread the word baby.
So, when's he manifesto coming out???
/bitingnails