Comments on: Why do I Need Battle Text? Let Me Tell You!

By: Dristanel

Dristanel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:08:11 +0000

I recently reinstalled MSBT. I used it on my tank religiously to track avoidance (lul, DK: miss miss SPLAT) but hadn’t used it as a healer yet. I find the healing numbers themselves slightly distracting, but that could be because I have them placed oddly. However, the dead-center indicators in big pretty text are very useful.

Ironically, I’ve gotten a bit more use on my shaman thus far. -Water Shield is a nice indicator for when I am not paying attention, and the Maelstrom Weapons: 5 stacks! makes sure I am using my abilities to the best of their potential.

I’d gotten used to watching for visible cues on Killing Machine and Rime, so tanking on the DK hasn’t changed all that much with it back again.

I’ll tell you what though… it weirds me the hell out on my hunter. I go to Volley and it’s like… Why is it not damaging anything! …Oh.

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By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:22:31 +0000

Really?

I guess it took me awhile to get used to, but once I got the hang of it, I couldn’t do without! I do tend to be a bit of a control freak who needs to know absolutely everything going in the raid…

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:16:36 +0000

The one that switching still talks like a rogue though!

I feel for you. I used to have a dying computer and I couldn’t do anything with it. It was so frustrating. When it finally gave its last puttputtputt and I bought a new one, the first thing I did was download tons of addons and run around Dalaran with my settings turned up.

I think the default battle text is better than nothing. You don’t have Beacon to follow and while seeing overheal is nice, you can probably get by fine without it.

By: Windsoar

Windsoar — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:57:51 +0000

I fell in love with SCT when I was tanking and keeping track of my avoidance, but I find it painfully distracting on my healer!

By: Hempia

Hempia — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:06:22 +0000

I wish I didn’t have to go so bare bones for my UI. I would love to have the information you do. I, however, do use the default scrolling text although it doesn’t show me that overheal nor latency.

I have to be so careful about what I choose to have and find myself more dependent upon DBM and a raid frames addon then scrolling text.

And them rogues, huh! Looks like we’re going back down to 2 now.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:23:00 +0000

Hahahaha

Ours are sort of like that too, except for that we have three and they kind of feed off each other. And they like to argue about rogue theorycrafting stuff, which causes everyone in the channel to instantly fall asleep. I suppose it’s the modern, less violent version of sap.

By: Ophelie

Ophelie — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:19:19 +0000

Ooo thank you! I will check that out!

I ended up getting myself a timer called “Beacon of Light Timer” (Very original name) but if I don’t like it, I’ll check out gridindicatorcornertext.

By: Crankyhealer

Crankyhealer — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:51:06 +0000

AHA!!! Gridstatushots supports bacon. So you can configure your bacon color under gridstatushots options and then have it take priority over “everyone else’s bacon” boring aura in the default grid menu. Gridstatushots allows you to fade the color when your hot/status is about to expire.

If you want a timer within grid, try using gridstatushots with gridindicatorcornertext. The corner text won’t do a cooldown for hots/statuses selected through the default grid menu, but will do it in conjunction with gridstatushots.

By: Miss Medicina

Miss Medicina — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:46:28 +0000

WHAT IS IT WITH ROGUES.

We have a rogue in our group too, and for the love of God we can’t get him to shut up in vent. No matter how many hints, threats, and messages i shoot his way. it goes something like this…

*rogue goes into sneaky form and starts running around the first room in ICC*

in vent: “HAHHAA LOOK AT ME IM BEING SNEAKY oh shit i died, DONT WORRY” as a giant pack of mobs comes running at us.

grrr. rogues.