Greetings from Beta!
This will serve as the first in a series of blogs for ECC members who want to get information from the Wrath of the Lich King beta firsthand, from a guildie they can trust, even if I AM relatively new to the guild. Â What I post here will be from the viewpoint of either my Night Elf Death Knight Tyrenda (currently level 72) or from Allassea (still sitting at 70) from the NORTHREND (PvE) Beta server.
I will try and cover as much newsworthy tidbits as I can, so feel free to add comments and such on what you would like to ask me.
My first blog will be on the creation and coming of age of your first World of Warcraft “hero” class: the Death Knight. Â
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I firmly believe that if you have a level 55 character currently and are planning on buying WotLK you should create at least ONE death knight. Â There are no class restrictions, and sad as it is to say, I’ve seen more than my fair share of gnomish death knights running around. Â From a pure lore aspect, the storyline that you follow from creation to entry into Azeroth is nothing short of amazing. Â With that said, we begin.
You create your Death Knight on any server/realm. Â If you have a 55 somewhere, you can create a Death Knight on any server. Â For ECC folks, just because we’re on an RP realm, you aren’t limited to RP/PvE servers for Death Knight creation (currently anyways). Â You will notice that the same hairstyles/piercings/tattoos as your normal characters, along with (for now) the same available hairstyles. Â Yes, pigtailed gnomish DKs exist… Â Your skin tones, however, are a bit…muted, and your eyes are glowing faintly white, much like the Lich King himself. Â So now you have your freshly minted Death Knight in whatever flavor you like. Â Keep in mind that racial traits such as Gift of the Naaru, Shadowmeld, and Escape Artist are still viable as DKs. Â Basically it boils down to what you like to play. Â Personally for me, the female Night Elf swing animations are the “least disjointed” so Tyrenda was born.
Below is what you see after you watch the opening cinematic (which I HIGHLY advise against skipping, it’s cool):
Yeah, pretty imposing…
Next blog entry: Â The Death Knight and You, or Make Villagers Poop Themselves…
August 26 2008 12:22 pm | News From Northrend
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August 26th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Wow, I’m getting excited!