How much DPS can you do blindfolded?
Posted by vultuk
When I discovered that the mod Power Auras now makes it possible to add custom sound effects when something specific happens I decided to test out my dps on a target dummy with some custom sounds set up telling me what to do. I managed to pull a respectable 7732dps so I thought I'd post up the video here just for a laugh! 
After posting this on youtube I got a few request for the actual sound files used for Starfire and Wrath so I've put them here...
Right click, Save Target As and then place them in /World Of Warcraft/Interface/Addons/Power Auras/Sounds/
Death Knight Soloing Romulo and Julianne in Karazhan
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Well, after almost a year of soloing content on my Death Knight I finally beat my nemesis which was Romulo and Julianne in Karazhan. The fact that Romulo has a poison debuff that reduces maximum health made this encounter particularly tricky. But with a gear upgrade and some correctly placed interrupts and shields I finally managed to solo the event.
To view this video on youtube : Click Here
My First iPhone/iPod application – Dark Legacy Comics – Now in App Store!
Posted by vultuk
Well, after a week of waiting and implementing changes I finally got my first Application in the iTunes App Store. I started work on the application on Monday 8th of Feb. Had it all finished and first submission by the Thursday, after one rejection and a hefty "In Review" stage of my re-submission the Application made it into the App Store on Wednesday 17th of Feb. Needless to say I'm rather happy!
What is it?
Well, it's a comic reader for the Warcraft based series "Dark Legacy Comics" something I've been reading and loved for a long time now. I chose this because it could implement a lot of different technologies in the future yet remain rather simple as a learning tool. But also so that I could have constant access to the comics without having to just use Safari.
What's planned for the future?
Of this application I almost have version 1.1 ready to go live with Facebook integration. I'm also working on twitter integration for a version later down the line. In the future I intend to implement Push messaging to alert you of new comics also rating and comment facilities.
What does it look like?
Here's a few screen shots of the app in action!
Where can I get it?
You can either do a search on the iTunes App Store for "Dark Legacy" or even easier go to the following address!
http://blog.dk101.net/iphone-applications/dark-legacy-comics/
Death Knight solos Halls of Lightning
Posted by vultuk
To celebrate my triumphant return to the world of soloing with my Death Knight I am pleased to bring you the first in the "Khed Solos" videos. So here it is, straight to the point...
Khed Solos Halls of Lightning
[podcast format="video"]http://dk101.net/podcast/SoloHallsOfLightning%20-%20Computer.m4v[/podcast]
Hellfire Ramparts – Speed Boosting – 5 Minute full clear
Posted by vultuk
So I've been boosting one of my new alts recently and I decided to make it into a challenge to see how fast I could clear ramparts including every boss and every piece of trash! Best time so far is 4 minutes 40 seconds.
This video shows it being done in under 5 minutes and exactly how to do it. It's tons of fun and I suggest you all try it some time!
What Happened to the Death Knight!?
Posted by vultuk
So, if you've been coming here for a while you will have noticed that I've not done many updates in recent days. This is for a number of reasons. Firstly, my Blizzard Authenticator randomly blew up on me and stopped working. Thanks to Blizzard Tech Support this took 2 months to fix leaving me without an account in those 2 months, in fact the turn around was so slow I ended up starting a new account and levelling a brand new druid to 80 and was geared out in Trial of the Champion 10/25 man gear before actually getting my account sorted! Also, I really don't like the state of Death Knights at the moment! Death Knights maybe the kings of Faceroll DPS (yes in my current dps spec with limited gear i'm pulling 4.5k using a /castsequence macro) but when it comes to tanking unless things change with really high level gear we are currently the squishiest tank in game. Yes in patch 3.3 I will probably actually get back into tanking and get some T9.1 gear from Emblems but until that point I actually have heard healers complaining about healing me in heroics... Really not something I've ever heard before!
If you have tried to armory me you will also notice that Deathet of Quel'Thalas has vanished! With the onset of Faction Changes I decided to move around a few of my characters. Deathet has now become Khed and my priest has also recently become a traitor and renamed himself/herself as Khep (Gnomish Sex Changes ftw). So there's the current update. I've not solo'd anything recently apart from the usual ZG / AQ runs to fund my lust for Gold. Maybe I will again in the future, maybe I won't and maybe you'll see 'Solo Druid' arriving at some point but who knows!
Death Knight solo videos – Attumen, Moroes and Maiden
Posted by vultuk
Just a quick update, I never got round to doing videos of the first part of Karazhan yet a few people have commented about the fact I haven't done them. So last night on my weekly Void Crystal run I decided to record the kills.
Attumen the Horseman
[podcast format="video"]http://dk101.net/podcast/Attumen.mov[/podcast]
Moroes
[podcast format="video"]http://dk101.net/podcast/Moroes.mov[/podcast]
Maiden of Virtue
[podcast format="video"]http://dk101.net/podcast/Maiden.mov[/podcast]
Death Knight Soloing Ormorok the Tree-Shaper in Nexus HEROIC!
Posted by vultuk
Tonight was possibly my biggest achievement in game, at least since the launch of Wrath of the Lich King anyway. Continuing my progress on soloing my way through as much of the game as possible I bring you... Ormorok the Tree-Shaper from Nexus HEROIC.
As per my normal rules, there were no buffs from Priests, Pally's, Druids or anyone apart from myself. I was on my own in Nexus with only myself and music to keep me company. However, this was the first time i've ever had to use consumables for a soloing attempt. After 5 or 6 1-10% wipes I decided I needed them. So in this video I was using the following
Flask of Stoneblood - Increases maximum health by 1,300
Food - Just a simple 60 Attack Power, 30 Stamina food I had handy.
This topped me up to 37,120 health and around 3.5k attack power. For this attempt I also had to use EVERY cooldown I had, everytime it was available to keep me alive. This included Jewelcrafting Trinket, Dreanei Racial heal and a Healing Potion.
Gear I used to solo is my full tanking set but in my solo tanking spec (62/4/5). This gives me over 35k unbuffed health now thanks to some new gemming and brand spanking new T8 Pants I picked up from VoA 10 man today!
Armory : http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Quel%27Thalas&n=Deathet
Tricks of the trade (or rather things I learnt from my tries that will help you if you want to try)
He does a Spell Reflect that is a buff on him for around 10 seconds. This will reflect back your Icy Touch/pestilence however it will not reflect Plague Strike as this is classed as a melee strike. So during spell reflect keep Plague Strike-Death Striking to keep up your healing.
Try to keep your ghoul sacrifice for the Enrage stage, he hits very hard here (obv) and you'll need everything you can here! Getting hit by the crystal spikes even once during the fight will probably completely ruin your attempt as you'll have to use a cooldown that you will need later on.
Pop Army of the Dead at around 15%, this takes the pressure off around half way through the enrage to give you a chance to heal / bandage so you can get stuck in again and kill him asap!
Hope you enjoyed the video and I hope to bring more Heroic Soloing to you in the future!
Death Knight Soloing Prince Malchezaar in Karazhan
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Deathet of QuelThalas solos Prince Malchezaar in Karazhan.
Rather a disappointing ending to the Soloing of Karazhan. Prince fight was too easy, I positioned him out of the way of all the Infernal drops and Shadow Nova was hitting for nothing. One of the easier bosses to solo in Kara tbh!
Death Knight Soloing Shade of Aran in Karazhan
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Deathet of QuelThalas solos Shade of Aran in Karazhan.
Who moved in the Flame Wreath!?!? Not a particularly hard fight, however as you see in my video if you get Flame Wreath and Elementals at the same time they really can make your health Vanish! Save as many cooldowns as you can for this phase. I had to Pop army to give me a chance to Bandage! Close call tbh!