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For all of you who haven’t checked out the 3.1.0 patch notes that Blizzard has revealed, please do so now. There are quite a few upcoming class changes that are very easily going to turn the PvE and especially the PvP scenes upside down. I’m not going to get into all the nitty gritty details in this post because like all test realm patch notes they’re not definitive yet but I feel the need to discuss the changes that have been going on and what will happen to Death Knights, Blizzard’s experimental monstrosity. Read the rest of this entry »

WoW Census Data for classes at level 80 as of 22-02-2009

Months ago when Wrath of the Lich King first came out I made a post about the insane amount of Death Knights running amouk in Azeroth. After more than 3 months of the new expansion being out it’s safe to assume everyone who can, HAS made a Death Knight on their server or some other unfortunate server. The first week during WotLK Death Knight populations where ridiculous, anywhere between 20-25% of the overall population. Just like any new species brought into an ecosystem though nature finds a way to balance things out. Read the rest of this entry »

So after lunch today I try to log back on and what do I find to my surprise on this “Medium” populated server, it’s FULL! Granted, the wait was only 10 minutes but those where 10 minutes of Xiedra’s play time in Death Knight country, that’s right folks, DK Country in WoW. The queue is actually a good sign, it means many people are reactivating or buying new accounts and playing in mass. Read the rest of this entry »