Tips for new Death Knights from a fellow tank, part 2

Tips for new Death Knights from a fellow tank, part 2   Dear corpsified bundles of beautifully-armored joy (but more particularly those who tank Azjol Nerub while wearing Expedition Bracers of the Bandit), We had a little bit of controversy in the first installment, so I’m just going to state this as baldly as possible; if you hated what I wrote last time, there’s a good chance you’ll walk away from this one thinking I eat babies. Delicious, delicious babies. While I never mean to offend people, I reserve the right to tell them the truth, or at the very least a highly entertaining and plausible lie. Truth, she be at times an ugly mistress. And she ain’t gettin’ any prettier as we move from DPS to tanking. Tanks have significantly more responsibility, both in groups and raids, and they face the competing directives of maximizing mitigation (to keep their healers happy) and maximizing threat production (to keep their DPS happy). I’ve healed dozens

New annual Oswald awards to premiere at BlizzCon ‘08

 New annual Oswald awards to premiere at BlizzCon ‘08 In a sign that machinima is becoming increasingly well-known and respected, Blizzard has decided to give out special Oswald award statues at BlizzCon this year for the best machinima videos. (Wondering what machinima is? Check here to find out.) Yes, I am aware that the Oswald award itself is a silly gnome in goggles, but you have to admit that it is made of metal in the form of a humanoid, and it does begin with O, just like that other famous awards ceremony you might have heard of. It may be kind of a spoof, but it’s still really neat and it should be a great time! Besides, it’s something much more solid than a certificate, or whatever they gave out in previous years in addition to the prizes. It really is something they can put on a shelf in their home and admire proudly for years to come. The Oswalds will be awarded for the best in three categories: ·         Action/Adventure ·