You name: Will
Your age: 24
Characters name: Weierstrass
Server: Frostwolf
Class: Death Knight
What does Juke mean:
Aka Fakecasting. The act of cancelling a cast in order to draw out a kick, cs, mind freeze, or wind shear from an opponent. Even as a DK, I feel that juking is important to understand. A paladin (with brains) that is casting a holy light at 90% hp is clearly trying to juke. A priest that is casting penance often cancel the third tick. Understanding juking allows me to create more pressure on the opponents by making it more difficult for them to cast.
Do you Juke:
As an unholy DK, I do not juke. However, I have played a priest and a lock at 2k in wrath, and have been accustomed to juking with the help of an interrupt bar or afflicted addon.
You will be required to prove this to us, Ok with that:
Sure, I can demonstrate juking as frost by casting hungering cold.
How Many years you been playing that Class: 3 years.
Spec: Unholy 0/8/33
Years playing that spec: 3 years. I have been playing a DK since the start of Ulduar in WotLK (on a separate account, not the current toon).
Witch class's give you trouble in 1v1: The class of players that challenge me the most in duels are good frost mages. Great mages will invis+shatter combo at the start, then wait for my AMS/AMZ, then blanket CS + burst me down. While the matches often end very close, one wrongly timed cooldown would cost me a duel.
Do you use keybindings: Yes
How many: 64
how many Abilitys do you Click: Absolutely nothing when in combat.
Wow Armory link (works sometimes.):
Vent: Yes
Mic: Yes
Highest arena team:
In Wrath of the Lich King, my highest personal MMR was ~2380 in 2s as DK/Pally or DK/Druid, and ~2280 in 3s PHDk / TSG. I have started Cata 3 months ago on a separate account, currently highest 2s was 1870 and 1650 in 3s.
If bellow 2200 WHY:
As I have started Cata 3 months ago, I am still in the process of looking for good arena partners. My only source of arena partners comes from trade chat, which is often less than ideal.
BattleGround Rating: None
Why does Rated Guild want you over another:
1. I understand every class in a pvp setting to the extent of: their cc's, cooldowns, and burst abilities.
2. I am vocal on vent/skype when I need to be, and am willing to follow instructions.
3. I am mature and will never rage or whine about anything in WoW.
4. I always look for ways to improve myself, either from criticism or research on sites such as Arenajunkies or Skillcapped.
What separates you from others that play your class:
While I understand that DKs in Cata are great offensive melee thanks to Necrotic Strike, I believe that our biggest strength still lies in our abilities to control and interrupt other players when needed. In arena, a DK that does not stop a cyclone or UA is going to lose games. A DK that does not AMS or IBF during a crucial burst moment to prevent a stun or cc is also going to lose games. I don't claim myself to be perfect, but I am always trying to improve my game. I can confidently say that there are not a lot of players that understand my class better than me.
What separates you from others that play your spec:
I know when to be offensive and when to go defensive. I always keep an eye out for what my opponents are doing. For example, if a frost DK pops pillar of frost, I will play defensively or make sure that nobody can be globalled. I will taunt an opponent's gargoyle if my healer's being focus fired. I am good at timing my interrupt chains (focus strang/gnaw/dg/ghoul charge) to add more pressure. I try to anticipate key abilities such as iceblock or bubble and dark simulacrum these abilities to gain advantage.
What can you bring to the table:
A skilled and mature player that your guild will enjoy having as a member. A player that fullheartedly agrees with your guild philosophy that if you try, only try for number 1.
Current Guild: Yo Face (IRL Friend's guild, it is on the verge of disbanding)
Time in guild: 3 monthss
Last 2 guilds:
Strife - Uldum (PVE 10 man progression guild)
Skeleton Crew - Uldum (Now Hyjal) (PVE 25man progression guild)
Do you know anyone in Rated: How: None
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PVE Experience:
I have raided extensively to progress in hardmode Ulduar at the start of the raid release. I have also cleared 10man ICC in hard modes. These are the only serious raiding experiences that I think will be relevant to Rated.
How long you been PVE player: 3 years, since the start of Ulduar
Spec you pve with: IE not spec you like, Witch are you best at:
Frost DK dps.
Willing to change specs on request:
Yes
Hours you can attend events:
3 per day, after 7 PDT.
Others things you think we should know:
In WoW, I enjoy PvP the most.
Who do you know in Rated: None
Tell us a little about who you are
My name's Will and I am from Vancouver, Canada. Aside from WoW I love snowboarding, and am a certified snowboard instructor as a side job because I enjoy the excitement that the sport brings me. I play WoW because it is fun, but I believe that I must be the best at anything that I put time and effort in.
