DW Blood Vid

[kysen]

Finally got round to recording some beta footage, excuse my bad encoding (large file size). Stream the file instead of download.

http://files.filefront.com/DW+BloodXvidavi/;11194218;/fileinfo.html

I've been leveling as DW Blood from 62 (currently 71, total time played 2 days 15 hrs to 70 from 55).
I managed to get 2 green 43 dps swords one from hellfire the other from zangarmarsh which lasted me up until blades edge. At 70 got some 84 dps sword/axe from the borean tundra quests. I leveled quickly so my gear isn't great:

1120 AP
18.4% crit
49 hit rating
200 ArP

Fallen Crusader Runechant on both weapons (bugged, only giving 30 str instead of 30% - same procrate as mongoose)
Unholy Presence 15% haste
Icy Talons 15% haste (Additive = 30%)
1 sec GCD

Talent Spec @ 71
http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?talent=jiI0e0bhiRoL0hZx0Ec

Just wanted to show you guys how much fun DW-Blood is and how good that blood rune mastery talent is (effectively 4 blood runes).
The icon looks like http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=37198 incase you cant read the text. Watch the Uptime on this buff.
The rotation was ICY, PS, DG, BS, DC till empty and throw in any spare BS from blood rune mastery.

DW Setup is slow MH (2.9) fast OH (1.6)
My reasoning is that no attacks use both weapons at the moment only the main hand is considered for strikes.

The scene where theres loads of skellies being summoned and DnD granting me infinite RP from kills.
The mob I was hitting has high shadow resistance which explains the low damage.

My last version of this build had scent of blood but as talent points are tight till I hit 80 I decided to go for veteran of the 3rd war instead.

Lots to do while in combat (all those skills on my bar on the left half are in combat abilities), miles more entertaining than my paladin will reroll for sure.

[Sorovok]

Nice vid, btw what mod is that displaying your runes?

[kysen]

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=8202606799&sid=2000

[heretic]

hmm interesting, looks like it's not quite as non-stop when you aren't in blood aura. You took the approach I have tried to make work several times, a blood spec while keeping icy talons, you had to nerf your blood spec though which is a shame, you'd be putting out way more damage and receiving much more healing if you were just a full blood spec.

Which is really a shame cause damn I had tried to make a spec work like that in my head and with hex so many times lol... looks like blood strike is still as wimpy as ever...

[Grimmjow]

Awesome, looking... I have to say though, that Unholy seems to be the awesomeist to me so far.

[heretic]

he wasn't unholy spec, he just had the unholy aura on.

[Rekkiem]

nice stuff. interesting proc rates on everything
you were left with a few spare unholy quite a few times throughout though =/

[kysen]

Yea if you mess up the rotation you get left over runes. So you either pop empowered rune weapon or blood tap.

[Grimmjow]

he wasn't unholy spec, he just had the unholy aura on.

I know, I'm just saying I think I'm gonna be going Unholy still, after seeing that one Hellfire grinding vid.

[Inicharu]

I couldnt see that many misses with dw, thats my biggest concern abt usin dw with that kinda hitrating.
Didya made any comparison to 2h DPS with your DK or sth like that? Sure dw is fun but isit useful while leveling?

Whatever the speccing, nice video - really love ya betavideomaking guys

[Ashur]

Everyone his own taste I say but...why do you want to play with two small weapons instead of one huge bigass sword...where's the coolness?

[Raptorg]

I couldnt see that many misses with dw, thats my biggest concern abt usin dw with that kinda hitrating.
Didya made any comparison to 2h DPS with your DK or sth like that? Sure dw is fun but isit useful while leveling?

Whatever the speccing, nice video - really love ya betavideomaking guys

people always overreact with dual wield and hit issues

when i leveled my warrior i didn't miss a lot either and i leveled with just 3% hit from talents

the reason hit rating is being stacked by dual wielders is to get rid of those annoying "miss streaks"(or 4-5 white hit misses in a row) which do occur sometimes but not all the time

they're not much of an issue during leveling, but they're a serious bitch while raiding

[terraburn]

I still think that d/w just doesn't really fit the Deathknight from a lore standpoint. Unless it's the best way to play it, I'll be dragging around a giant 2h.

[futhark]

Look at all those Death Rune Mastery procs!!!

Makes it seem mandatory for a Frost build.

[rimmer]

Personally I can't stand the idea of duel wielding on my Death Knight.  Unless there is a massive difference between the two in end game raiding I'll stick with a two-hander.  I wouldn't get too worried at the moment the expansion is still in beta and a lot could change.