Grid2 Guide Up
I’ve been happily using Grid2 since my return to WoW and now I’ve taken it upon myself to write a guide for it. Because, hey, Vuhdo and Grid-prime have guides.
Category Archives: Addons
The Balance Druid Deal-Breaker
I managed to talk people into messing about on the horde side with my incessant QQ about being super-bored with the alliance. 7 years in wow, all alliance, I think it’s time for a change.1
As another change of […] Continue Reading →
Around The Garrison
Due to the annoyances of real life, I haven’t been doing much more than sending out my idiots to get me goodies in my garrison. At least they can slog away getting me gear while I can’t be there.
I […] Continue Reading →
Supervillain UI: Gaming in Style
Remember how awesome my UI looked after I got it all prettyfied with ElvUI?
Well that little dream got dashed all to shit when it was revealed shortly thereafter that there was a “backdoor” in Elv that was […] Continue Reading →
Epic Fail on the Chakra Uptime Front
Sooo… Despite the fact that Chakra state lasts indefinitely until cancelled or changed to a different chakra state… I’m still not at 100% uptime for boss fights.
Look at this. What the hell?
Using Addon Sounds (Sparingly)
Last week, Wow Insider talked about using audio cues to help you raid. However, add too many bleeps and blorps, and it just fades into the background. So here is my handy guide.
When To Add A SoundIn order […] Continue Reading →
Using GridStatusPriestAOE for Maximizing Priest AOE Spell Effectiveness
OK, this is the most embarrassing thing ever. You see that Group 2 needs healing! No problem, Prayer of Healing to the rescue! You center it on someone and… it hits only that person. Everyone else was out of range. […] Continue Reading →
Clones and Linking in ForteXorcist
If you are a shadow priest, and even if you’re not, you might be using ForteXorcist. Hey, it appears in the UI of Aliena, the holy priest who narrates the Tank Spot videos. So if she uses it, it’s […] Continue Reading →
Test Drive: Aura Frames for Your Buffs and Debuffs
With Satrina Buff Frames looking for an addon updater, I went searching for something new.
Aura Frames is awesome for buffs and debuffs.
Why It is Awesome1. You can do multiple “containers” for sorting buffs and debuffs. For example, […] Continue Reading →
The Biggest Loser (of Addons)
I run too many addons. I have issues. So I’m uh… minimalizing? Is that a word?
Find Out Which Ones HogStep one for me is finding out […] Continue Reading →
Test Drive: Lightwell Geespot
This weekend, I tested out Lightwell Geespot. Previously, I did not want to use this addon because it lacked a config menu, and I was not about to muck about in the LUA.
I’m going to say that […] Continue Reading →
How to Install Alpha and Beta Versions of Addons
Today, we’re going to learn to download the latest alpha – which is useful information to have after a patch, when the release version is broken. I am using Grid as an example for illustration only – the release version […] Continue Reading →
Test Drive: GTFO Helps You GTFO
I admit, I thought I did not need an additional buzzer that says “GET OUT OF THE ICK, MORON” when I have:
- Bigwigs
- GridStatusRaidDebuff that shows the ick in my raid frames
But no, GTFO isn’t redundant at all, at […] Continue Reading →
Grid Plugins for Atramedes and Chimaeron
Raiding is srs bzns. While DBM and Bigwigs are good about letting you know raid stuff… sometimes you want those things in your raid frames.
Now, most times, GridStatusRaidDebuff will do the trick. But sometimes you want more info.
GridStatusChimaeron[…]Continue Reading →
Test Drive: Mik Scrolling Battle Text Fan Update for 4.1
Edit: the official version on Curse has been updated by the author for 4.1 as of 5/4/11.
Who loves Mik Scrolling Battle Text? Me me me! But the last update was 6 months ago.
There is a FAN UPDATE[…] Continue Reading →
Addons for Lightwell Tracking
The lightwell is a powerful tool that costs very little mana for its healing power. Unfortunately it also depends on two things:
- Other people clicking it
- You remembering to place it
Therefore you need addons!
Announcing Lightwell Placement Raeli’s Spell […]Continue Reading →
Bigwigs Helps You Get Out of the Fire
I Tried Something New Because I Failed Repeatedly
Man, I was embarrassed the other night. I came home from work, and they needed an AOE healer to sub in. “Guys, I got this,” I confidently bragged over vent.
I died […] Continue Reading →
Using Raeli’s Spell Announcer
Or “How I can yell at people to use the lightwell AND see if they are actually using it.”
No Stock UI recently covered Raeli’s Spell Announcer, and I decided to give it a try. It’s just great!
When[…]Continue Reading →
Fire Mage Power Aura Guide.
Anyone who has been playing WoW for any length of time has heard someone say at some point “I love power auras”. Well guess what, I love power auras. I want to spell out how I have my power auras […] Continue Reading →
Power Auras for Shadow Orbs and Empowered Shadow
Shadow Orbs
Now I’ve been studying shadow priesting, and apparently shadow orbs are serious business. Mind Blast should be cast every 15 sec, or 3 orbs, whichever comes first. So here’s what I did with power auras – 3
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