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Leveling a DK in a realm full of DK-haters
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Hyperspacerebel
Here's my situation: I made a DK back when they were first released and immediately fell in love with unholy tanking. But seeing as I had 4 70s that I had to get to 80 first and gear, I've only been playing the DK on and off (got him to 69). Now I finally want to try to level him, but the shear amount of hostility I've been receiving is kind of unnerving.
Now this may be my first DK, but I'm very experienced when it comes to WoW and class mechanics, and I know how to play my DK. Yet 90% of the people I group with think they know better: "You can't tank with an unholy spec," "Ghouls are useless if your a tank," "Only bad tanks have to use Death and Decay," etc. It wouldn't be so bad if it were only one or two people per group (like it was leveling my second pally after they became FotM), but I'm lucky if I get 1 person who doesn't feel the need to attack me.
And what makes it worse is that I'll get top dps as tank without a single death the entire run, and that apparently means nothing to them.
Any advice? Do I just have to bite the bullet and keep plugging away?
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Post by
Nystali
Bite the bullet, yea. I personally don't see many unholy tanks nowadays, but when they first came out and I started healing heroics on my healadin main, my favorite tank was an unholy dk. He pulled fast and we got through with no problems. He stopped playing as far as I could tell, only knew him on that alt, and I haven't had an unholy tank since. I think the unholy blight change scared most of them off.
While I'm a frost tank, I'll always laugh whenever I see people say "Frost is the tank spec" on trade or other channels. While there are many deathtards out there, DKs certainly bring the tard-ness from other "experts" out there. There might be hostility in early levels, but on heroics and especially with the new lfg system, a tank is a tank, unless they want to wait 15 mins to requeue, they'll give you a try.
Post by
atomicwolf22
People are just dumb and don't like new things. The way that I look at it if you can hold aggro and not loss it thats the mark of a tank.( That's is a down fall to alot of tanks that I have puged with). So as the others have said go ahead and bite the bullet you may have found some pricks there are alot of them not.
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Post by
nossy
LOL. Move to a new server?
I just don't think many people understand DKs that well, even those who plays a DK. WTF? Time after time again I see DKs running around w/o Runeforging their weapon, some run with +85 to attack power enchant. Isn't this a basic lesson you learn at lvl 55? Using OB AND DS as blood? Don't refresh diseases, etc etc.
When played properly, I think they can do insane amount of dmg and tank anything. However, I do think Blood and Frost DK Tanks are better for harder encounters. A properly geared Unholy can do any Northrend heroics. Not sure about the new ICC ones.
And yeah, those who complains are not worth it because they probably don't even know how to play their class. It's kinda sad when Tank is 1st or 2nd in dps. Unless you group with a Pally tank that can do 3-4k dps!
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Post by
MegaVolt
um...all DK tanks @ 80 use DnD and if they dont they have aggro problems. I played unholy till 80 and loved it, the pet was the best part, like people are telling you, just ignore the haters, i personally like to tell people who say....
: oh GREAT a dk tank
: okay ****head lets see you tank 6+ mobs and remain at 75% without being a pally or dk
:...
works everytime
Works for Druids and Warriors just as well. Tanking HCs really isn't that hard, especially for a ToC geared tank of any class.
On my frost DK I tend to not use DnD often by the way. I lead with HB which triggers FF and then just follow with BBs. DnD is only necessary if the dps severely outgear me or if they don't attack the skull.
Post by
Thror
Yet another thread that makes me think i am on some wonderous realm where people are not stupid. In fact, they still are, but there is absolutely no prejudice towards DKs. The only negative oppinion people have about the DK class is the oppinion of the 58-65 level people who are getting ganked by DKs, but the hate is pretty much always directed to opposing-faction DKs only.
You cant really do anything about it probably. The only way to convince them that DKs can be awesome tanks is to run the instance with them, and only then will they (maybe) appreciate you at the very end of the instance. Also, keep in mind that once you get to 80, you will start getting random group members who are good raiders, and know the worth of DKs.
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