Frost DK and empty action bars

Classes Death Knight
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Like, in Legion, with the artifact and all, i could live with it, the spec at least had some kind amount of flavour, though still lacking.
But now in BfA it’s just terrible, Frost compared to every other spec in the game has so few spells and such a ridiculously brainless baseline 1-2 button rotation, with an occasional proc and Pillar of Frost.
Unless you run BoS, there is 0 thinking involved, and even then, you spam 1 button over and over to maintain RP.
Frost, in all seriousness is the one spec playable while simultaneously watching Netflix, literally, because you literally just have to spam 1-2 buttons without even looking at the screen.
Like, when is something going to get done in the matter? I’m not asking for high complexity, just some interesting spells that interact with one another, like unholy.

It’s frustrating, because unholy has a lot of things to play around with, a festering wound mechanic(dislike it as i may), etc., even through talents and all can be used.

P.S. Why are there no Azerite traits that directly affect Obliterate? The spell already does no damage whatsoever -.- At least improve in a way that it feels meaningful, if anything, rather than just a weak filler button.

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I agree with you. Something has to be done lol. Strangulate, Icy Touch, Chill of the Grave, all the pressences, Shattering Strike and Glacier Rot are some of the things I really miss.

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on a positive note, it lets you fit all the consumables in existance on your bar

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i for one do enjoy simpler rotation, there are specs like “feral and monk, enh in legion, not sure how it plays now.”

Which have high ceiling on performing rotation perfectly, but there must be easier ones, as you said unholy already does a “good” job at that.

What i’m saying not everyone wants the same thing. I really enjoy being able to follow the fight with it’s procs without the need to add layers and layers of weak auras to my screen.

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My bars are full.
And FDK need to remove some burst button and integrate it to damage of main abilities. Because before burst we need to press 3-4 button (with our huge gcd). Pillar, Emp rune weapon, Breath, (active trinket). Looking at others classes them need 1-2 button before burst.

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I guess thats the reason our dmg is so mediocre (if we not go breath), we are to easy )) Blizzards logic.

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I’d rather have them remove GCD from some spells. Frost definitely needs more spells imo.

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I wonder with what exactly, because there are literally no spells to use. I find that, there are even no macros to make because Frost just doesn’t have anything, every spell is as brainless as it gets, doing X amount of damage and nothing more, no spell interaction, no innate mechanics.
ERW and Pillar can put put in a single macro, even if you need to push it twice due to GCD, along with any on-use trinket.

But the point even with full arsenal, my bars are literally 60-70% empty, as there is literally nothing to put in them, neither form spellbook, nor macro tab. Which is pretty sad, as Unholy has full bars :stuck_out_tongue: ,all spells serve a purpose, interesting/interactive talents, and the spec remains very simple to play. So why did Blizzard screw up Frost so badly i wonder?

So let’s say you take Breath, it basically replaces froststrike and instead you just spam obliterates all day long to maintain that RP. Nothing even remotely complicated, more interesting, yes, and has a certain adjustment time…but it’s still fairly brainless, besides the timing and positioning on boss fights.

True, but there should always be a choice(which there is for most class specs), especially in a game such as this. As an altoholic, i’ve had my fair share of experience with almost every class and spec this expansion, they all have their builds, play options, certain niches from spells and talents, interaction/mechanics, even through Azerite traits(love Primal Primer for Enhance).
Yet, when you hop on a Frost DK…nothing, nothing at all, even Azerite traits are just flat damage boosters.

You know the main action bar, 1-0, only 4 are occupied at any time, then extra 4-5 other keybinds on another bar, not counting Empower and Pillar, other are used on occasion. (This is all without BoS). That’s it, i can’t even make any macros as there is nothing to make.
Neither of the specs i played before(unholy, elemental, enhance, resto sham, boomy, feral, resto druid, fury, arms, prot, MM, BM, Surv, WW, Brewmaster, Mistw, Fire/Frost/Arcane, Destro, affli, demo…etc), neither have such dead empty action bar, not even remotely.

P.S. Sure you can pick Frostscythe as an addition, but that hardly changes anything.

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