Introducing a new character class into a massively multiplayer online
game isn't an easy task. However, when you decide to start that
character at a point over halfway through the game, you're asking for
some punishment. But that's exactly what the href="http://wow.tentonhammer.com/" target="_blank">World
of Warcraft developers did when they crafted the Death
Knight, and like the href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD_82kvQLkA"
target="_blank">evil undead from Army of Darkness,
you'll be tearing your way through innocent civilians in no time flat.
Ten Ton Hammer's Cody "Micajah" Bye gives readers his first impressions
on this "hero" class and what it means for the future of WoW. Keep
reading to see what he thought of the Death Knight!

Whatever
specialization you choose for your Death Knight, it's
imperative that you find a way to use the "healing" abilities that are
integral to the Death Knight. In my Trollish arsenal, I use Death
Strike (an ability that is included in early leveling) and Rune Tap
(received through the Blood talents) with great regularity, and they
each provide me with substantial amounts of hit points. Who needs
health potions when I can heal myself for 25-50 percent a pop? Death
Knights that are played correctly are like the Energizer Bunny, they
just keep going and going and going.

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