Pick for 2/22: Proc Borders (new)

[Seerah]

Proc Borders:



Do you ever have trouble keeping track of your proc'ed buffs that make abilities free or more powerful? Find it hard to divide your attention between your buffs display and your action bars? Give Proc Borders a try. All you have to do is associate a buff with a spell in the options window and assign a color for its border. The next time you gain that buff, the border will be placed around that spell's button. The only caveat is that the addon currently does not work with macros - only with spells dragged from the spellbook.

Read more about the addon at its download page.



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[Tuller]

This is a really clever idea.

[p3lim]

I just keep my eyes around where MSBT prints out spell gains, but its good for buttonclickers and newcomers

[FattyXP]

Originally Posted by p3lim I just keep my eyes around where MSBT prints out spell gains, but its good for buttonclickers and newcomers

amen brother

[griddark]

Originally Posted by p3lim I just keep my eyes around where MSBT prints out spell gains, but its good for buttonclickers and newcomers

Or anyone who does more then single mindedly focus on their combat text.
Examples:

Dodging flames - OBS
Watching for spores - Lotheb
Watching Omen - Decent DPS players.
Raid leaders - Watching people watching their MSBT print outs instead of playing well.

But your right this is a good mod for bad players......

[Dridzt]

Originally Posted by griddark But your right this is a good mod for bad players......

I'm sure you Alt+Z and keypress... color me impressed

Good idea for an addon

[Seerah]

I thought they were being sarcastic, Dridzt.

[Caellian]

Originally Posted by griddark Or anyone who does more then single mindedly focus on their combat text.

It works the other way around mate, good players are able to do more than just watching the fight, they learn it, meaning they can put their attention to something else, as in, a combat text.


Examples:

Dodging flames - OBS - You don't need to watch, you know where they are

Watching for spores - Loatheb - move back your camera, you'll notice them don't worry

Watching Omen - Decent DPS players. - Good dps don't need omen lol

Raid leaders - Watching people watching their MSBT print outs instead of playing well. - Good players aren't supposed to be watched, they're supposed to correct themselves

[ThaOne]

Originally Posted by Caellian It works the other way around mate, good players are able to do more than just watching the fight, they learn it, meaning they can put their attention to something else, as in, a combat text. Examples: Dodging flames - OBS - You don't need to watch, you know where they are Watching Omen - Decent DPS players. - Good dps don't need omen lol Raid leaders - Watching people watching their MSBT print outs instead of playing well. - Good players aren't supposed to be watched, they're supposed to correct themselves

OBS - There are two places they come from - so no, you DONT know where they come from, you just know WHEN they're coming and know where to look. Big difference.

Omen - Excellent DPS need omen to avoid over-taking the tank(s). Maybe good dps doesn't.

Raid Leaders are supposed to watch their raiders - it doesn't mean they're correcting them.

I'll agree that good players can watch other things, but your arguments above aren't completely accurate.

edit: I was going to get this addon if it worked with macros =(

[p3lim]

Originally Posted by ThaOne OBS - There are two places they come from - so no, you DONT know where they come from, you just know WHEN they're coming and know where to look. Big difference. Omen - Excellent DPS need omen to avoid over-taking the tank(s). Maybe good dps doesn't. Raid Leaders are supposed to watch their raiders - it doesn't mean they're correcting them. I'll agree that good players can watch other things, but your arguments above aren't completely accurate. edit: I was going to get this addon if it worked with macros =(

Excellent players have excellent tanks

Originally Posted by griddark Or anyone who does more then single mindedly focus on their combat text. Examples: Dodging flames - OBS Watching for spores - Lotheb Watching Omen - Decent DPS players. Raid leaders - Watching people watching their MSBT print outs instead of playing well. But your right this is a good mod for bad players......

My point is that I have my MSBT set to spew out information that I have carefully filtered out, in the middle of my screen, which my eyes are well trained by now and can catch without losing track of whats happening in the world behind.

OBS: I dont tank where the flames will hit me, and I have the ability to look in a bit wider scale
Loatheb: I dont care about spores, actually, Im active for half a minute into that fight until the dps/healers get spores then I go afk until he is dead.
Omen: What's that?
Raid Leaders: If you were in my guild you really would have a whole different view to that

FYI, I'm a tank.

[ThaOne]

Originally Posted by p3lim Excellent players have excellent tanks

Not always the case. And even excellent tanks can be outgeared by excellent dps. I have all sets for my pally... I'm a great tank and great dps... but my tanks aren't always nearly as geared as I am, or I haven't played with them enough to know when I can unleash the fury, so to speak. Not every tank can generate the same amount of threat in the same amount of time - but excellent dps can easily familiarize themselves if they've had a chance to play with their tanks in the past.

A little help on understanding this... I'm in a new guild (it's 3 weeks old now). While the tanks are very skilled, the first run wasn't fun as dps.
Example: Normally I was able to give my former guild's tank 5k-10k threat and then unleash and not worry about it... With the first run I tried that and pulled with a judgement and autoswing. =p