serious dk race discussionFollow

I could be wrong, but from what I've read and seen, DK's can only use Swords and Maces.

Blizzard had announced that Maces would be usable. Since you're in the Beta and making this comment is it safe to assume they have done away with the idea of DK's using maces?

So, they went to all the trouble changing all the tooltips from 'Rune Blade' to 'Rune Weapon' and now they're reverting back to bladed weapons only? Axes and Polearms both have blades.

That's bloody stupid.

I do agree though, DKs should only use bladed weapons, in fact I wouldnt be against them being able to use Daggers. Blunt weapons should be out for the same reason Druids can't use Axes and Paladins can't use Staves; it just doesnt look right.

I just wish they'd have the common sense to use the word 'Rune Blade', it sounds a hundred times cooler than 'Rune Weapon'.

umm.. Death knights are a lot like blood elf paladins ...er, blood knights. Death knights are only known as that while they are under the influence of the Lich King. After they have broken free, they become "knights of the ebon blade".

You just don't want DKs stealing your loot ;)

I agree personally that DKs should use big, nasty 2H weapons as a point of lore, feel and image. However, in terms of gameplay mechanics they quite simply require a steadier threat generation curve. a 2H weapon leaves too much up to chance, and too many windows for an over-eager caster to crit past the tank while he waits for his on-next-hit Frost Strike to land.

Itemisation I dont see being a problem, if Blizzard wanted to add 2H tank weapons that'd be easy. The problem is simply the mechanics, it's better to have two quick weapons than one slow one.

The 'New Frost Strike' cannot and will not persist into release, it is among the weakest imaginable 41pt talents. It's actually worse than Stormstrike.

It now costs one Frost Rune, does 50% weapon damage +3 (yes, like WC3 items) as Frost damage, and does double damage to Frozen targets.

Basically if the target isnt Frozen (which most of the time it won't be) Frost Strike is totally crap, and even when it IS Frozen it only does normal weapon damage. If it cost Runic Power instead of a Frost Rune I'd say fine, right now Icy Touch actually does more damage and (ironically) debuffs and has a chance to Freeze the target.

Frost Strike must change.

Why are people still talking about spelldmg gear...

DKs don't benefit from spelldmg, all their abilities scale with AP.

And so what if it goes through armour... 50% weapon damage means 50% mitigation, equivalent to Plate armour on whoever you use FS on.

Unless it's Frozen, which it mostly won't be.

It blows chunks.