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Is "On A Pale Horse" worth it?
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Post by
davidkim111
Well i'm currently level 38, making my way to level 55 to try out a death knight.
And no, I'm not a noob that doesn't know what or how to play a death knight.
I've been playing for 6 months or so, and I'll try my hardest to learn like anybody else. (Making a Troll DK)
So I was wondering if the 20% mount increase would be a big change in
PvE
, or if it's just fun to have :)
And if possible, I'd like to know some solid DPS builds with that talent woven in.
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Post by
eallan
I pick it up on my PvE unholy spec. I realize it doesn't really help DPS, but i spend so much time getting around, doing dailies, etc that willing willing to sacrifice 2 points out of necrosis or something for it. I also take corpse explosion for the sheer fun of it, and hopes that it will be useful someday :P
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davidkim111
So If I want On a Pale Horse I should go Unholy DPS or is there a way to get it with frost?
Is Unholy DPS pet dps, and Frost being melee DPS?
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Aleanos
So If I want On a Pale Horse I should go Unholy DPS or is there a way to get it with frost?
Is Unholy DPS pet dps, and Frost being melee DPS?
My personal view on the Dk trees:
If you like physical dmg, self healing and many big hits, go for Blood.
If you enjoy frost dmg that pierces armor (huge hits here aswell) and you're good with rotations, go for frost.
If you like magical dmg, a steady flow of dmg (many numbers that is :P) and a pet, go for unholy.
:P
I'd say in short, skip it. If you roll with it sure you'd move faster mounted but you're also sacrificing kill time for that. And I dont know about you guys but I was mainly killing and butchering my way to 80 so for me, On a pale horse was unneeded, But this'll of course change depending on your playstyle! :D
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Post by
banshee256
I think the On A Pale Horse a worth it for several reasons. First, 20% faster flying means a whopping 456% movement speed on a epic flyer. You get to where you want to go real fast and won't ever bother with flight paths again. Second, the name and description. I know it's completely irrelevant in a min/max-environment, but if you aren't allowed/won't sacrifice 2 talent points for something that makes the game less tedious, I personally think you should re-evaluate your playstyle.
This
is the dual-wield PvE spec that I currently enjoy a lot and it does everything I want: Get's me where I want to go fast and let me kill stuff there just as fast.
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Post by
Aleanos
On a Pale Horse does not stack with other movement speed buffs:
First, 20% faster flying means a whopping 456% movement speed on a epic flyer
Is utterly impossible with On a Pale Horse. I would love to see how you're moving this fast...
His calculations are based on the assumption that player run speed = 100%, epic flyer adds 280% ==>
380% movement speed when mounted
On a Pale horse then boosting this by 20%
380 * 1.2 ==> 380 + 76 ==> 456%
So yeah, you'd fly at 456% of normal speed :>
(See
http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=51267#comments
for verifications of this)
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Post by
Wildhorn
Actually, it can help your DPS. For bosses that fear and stun. Of course it is situational. The +20% mounted speed worth it alone imo. Faster I go, better I feel.
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Post by
eallan
I pick it up on my PvE unholy spec. I realize it doesn't really help DPS, but i spend so much time getting around, doing dailies, etc that willing willing to sacrifice 2 points out of necrosis or something for it. I also take corpse explosion for the sheer fun of it, and hopes that it will be useful someday :P Sacrificing 2 points in Necrosis and taking Corpse Explosion isn't worth it. If you want to be able to get around fast while your doing dailies then get yourself an epic flyer. I doubt you'll be able to do most of the northrend dailies with a ground mount.
I have an Epic flier.
Banshee pretty much nailed it, just adding a little flavor and easing tedium.
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Wildhorn
Stun can happen even if you are behind... Like spider boss in naxx.
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334662
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Wildhorn
alway thought it was a stun. Not like i really paid attention. But I am sure there is some stuns out there :P
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