Some hotfixes and the Quest for Zin'rokh

We were one of the few classes that got a nerfbat. Damn. It is not that significant, but a nerf nonetheless.

As of 19 May 2011

• Howling Blast has been reduced by approximately 8-9%
• Obliterate has been reduced from 160% to 150% base weapon damage
• Necrotic Strike's AP coefficient has been reduced from 0.75 to 0.7.

Oh well.

There have been "shadowfrost" builds available that will focus more on Howling Blasts. In my opinion, I do not think it will do you any good really unless you are mainly on multiple targets. The nerf, while it will be felt, is not significant to actually change everything or respec entirely. I have a fellow DK in the raid team that rolls with the pre 4.1 DK dps priorities and spec and all that jazz and he's doing fine. From experience, you will feel the Haste advantage kick in once you break the 70% mark (or around 1500 haste) before you actually see significant gains. It can get frustrating really.

Hopefully, I do get the Arch sword. Just to simply avoid loot drama on Nefarian if ever it does occur. I am not a loot whore, but I do know when I deserve things, but it also does not count out other people that deserve it. And I always think being in the game only for raids and almost for nothing else, it will benefit my fellow raider as they are on more often. So if I can my hands on the Arch sword, then I have my BiS. Pretty much the same as the Ashkandi. Yummy weapon speed.

4.1 Hotfixes 11 May 2011, among other things

Yes, please check the left part of this blog for the updated feeds on Blizzard forums. Cheers!

In relation to WoW losing more and more subscribers, I am also in that burnout phase or in limbo.

I think it is really about being able to do so many things, and it can be repetitive most of the time. I do want an alt that I can play, that will earn me gold, that will shift some pressure off my gaming (as sometimes your main can be toxic) and chill.

So like my study schedule, I will be drafting a plan as well for my gaming, as I have very limited time to play the game. This will keep things interesting and will not burn myself out (I hope). I believe it will not for several reasons:

1. I have no idea of what other game to play, or do I have time (NBA 2k11 is already awesome enough for now)
2. I cannot think of any other game that persists and evolves as we do (even if it is crap at times)
3. Familiarity makes it less time-consuming and fun

Being familiar with the game, playing it for a little over two years (I think), all you have to do is try to set up your little empire and everything will fix itself. Since everything's organized, you have plans for your toons, you know what to do already the next time you log on. If you plan this, things will be seamless and more fun. At least once you have that free time, you know exactly what to do.

Another source of my burnout naturally, would be that I have very high standards for myself, it is a game first and foremost, and this much I should not forget.

Play on, playah. She'donk!

4.1 Hotfix

Death Knights:

- Runes will no longer be regenerating erratically.

Source

Really? It better not be our little "buffs".

Happy gaming people.

I am going to have a massage date with my girl. Too bad I will not be able to experience content any time today. I am extremely happy though with the new system 4.1 had implemented. That means I can Random binge tomorrow and save me the trouble of having to play every day just to cover my raid obligations. At least I can set aside a day or two for that, and the rest, simply just for fun. Awesome stuff.

Hope you all are having fun today with the new patch. My UI is still crap but my latency is better. That is a huge relief. If you know any good UIs, please let me know lol

A little old school music for you guys. I cannot believe this can be considered "old school" already with so many crap songs out there.