Comments for TankingTips.com http://www.tankingtips.com A guide to tanking as a warrior in world of warcraft Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:46:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Signu http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11816 Signu Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:30:37 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11816 If you can explain what it is/does, we might be able to pass judgement on it. There used to be an addon called Taunt Buddy that would put up a raid warning (or just raid chat, I forget) whenever your taunt missed. It did some other stuff, too, but I don't remember what else. If you can explain what it is/does, we might be able to pass judgement on it.

There used to be an addon called Taunt Buddy that would put up a raid warning (or just raid chat, I forget) whenever your taunt missed. It did some other stuff, too, but I don’t remember what else.

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Zellviren http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11815 Zellviren Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:07:42 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11815 Forgot to add the link. :P http://s735.photobucket.com/albums/ww358/Zellviren/?action=view&current=Picture4-9.png Forgot to add the link. :P

http://s735.photobucket.com/albums/ww358/Zellviren/?action=view&current=Picture4-9.png

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Sebas http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11814 Sebas Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:58:11 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11814 I don´t use custom UI. and I don´t use portraits I raid with friend. I love to have no additional things to see or take care. since now is easier to tank that old days. I don´t use custom UI. and I don´t use portraits I raid with friend.

I love to have no additional things to see or take care. since now is easier to tank that old days.

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Signu http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11813 Signu Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:47:35 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11813 I have xperl a try when I got my widescreen monitor this week. I hate it. The default setup is horrid. The configuration window is not intuitive. I heard pitbull is hard to setup, but I'm going to give it a try anyway. If all else fails, I''ll go back to Shadowed Unit Frames (or ag_UnitFrames). The only thing I like about xperl is the "your debuff" countdown timer. I have xperl a try when I got my widescreen monitor this week. I hate it. The default setup is horrid. The configuration window is not intuitive. I heard pitbull is hard to setup, but I’m going to give it a try anyway. If all else fails, I”ll go back to Shadowed Unit Frames (or ag_UnitFrames).

The only thing I like about xperl is the “your debuff” countdown timer.

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Dread http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11812 Dread Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:59:27 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11812 You can hide Bartender as well. The point of using spellbinder is to skip that step, so that I essentially only have 1 action bar (although I have that one vertical on the right which could probably go away but is nice for utility and there's also a hidden mount bar at the top of the screen, and one that I set up for my Naga so there's a slight visual aid while I get used to it). I think what you're asking is what I was trying to get away from. =P You can hide Bartender as well. The point of using spellbinder is to skip that step, so that I essentially only have 1 action bar (although I have that one vertical on the right which could probably go away but is nice for utility and there’s also a hidden mount bar at the top of the screen, and one that I set up for my Naga so there’s a slight visual aid while I get used to it). I think what you’re asking is what I was trying to get away from. =P

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Tentacleeze http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11811 Tentacleeze Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:45:06 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11811 This is my current UI, I'm constantly tweaking it so it changes slightly every so often. My next goal is to make my addons a lot less dependent on bulky libraries that are needed for only one or two mods. http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj250/NyteBlayde/tentrui.jpg I labeled each addon. The numbered addons are: 1. Recount 2. Tiptac 3. Chatter 4. Macaroon! 5. Omen3 6. SLData Text This is my current UI, I’m constantly tweaking it so it changes slightly every so often. My next goal is to make my addons a lot less dependent on bulky libraries that are needed for only one or two mods.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj250/NyteBlayde/tentrui.jpg

I labeled each addon. The numbered addons are:
1. Recount
2. Tiptac
3. Chatter
4. Macaroon!
5. Omen3
6. SLData Text

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Mookey http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11810 Mookey Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:24:44 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11810 http://www.riseguild.info/01.jpg Dont have portraits, however whenever I see someone else then my OT I taunt asap. Problem is, my OT from 10 man is dps in 25 man so sometimes he dies because I'm used to play with him :D http://www.riseguild.info/01.jpg

Dont have portraits, however whenever I see someone else then my OT I taunt asap.

Problem is, my OT from 10 man is dps in 25 man so sometimes he dies because I’m used to play with him :D

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Zellviren http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11808 Zellviren Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:17:24 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11808 Hey, big D. I don't know if you've tried doing the same as SpellBinder with Dominoes. You can put the ability on a hotbar, bind it, then change the bar's opacity to remove it from your play screen. I know you're using Bartender, so I'm really asking if you've tried Dominoes because, personally, I've found it a lot better and it seems to have the same functionality that you're using a seperate AddOn for. Just curious. Hey, big D.

I don’t know if you’ve tried doing the same as SpellBinder with Dominoes. You can put the ability on a hotbar, bind it, then change the bar’s opacity to remove it from your play screen. I know you’re using Bartender, so I’m really asking if you’ve tried Dominoes because, personally, I’ve found it a lot better and it seems to have the same functionality that you’re using a seperate AddOn for.

Just curious.

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by Zellviren http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11807 Zellviren Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:14:47 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11807 Simplicity is genius. My golden rule, generally, is: "If you don't need to get to it within a GCD, don't have it on the screen". This can be extended across the board, really. All the UI's I like the most, including my own, have the bare essentials on them and that's it. So many people try to create a "pro" UI by looking at what others have, and using everything. When you ask why the hunter didn't feign and he tells you it's because he couldn't find the button in time, you'll know what I mean. Simplicity is genius.

My golden rule, generally, is:

“If you don’t need to get to it within a GCD, don’t have it on the screen”.

This can be extended across the board, really. All the UI’s I like the most, including my own, have the bare essentials on them and that’s it. So many people try to create a “pro” UI by looking at what others have, and using everything.

When you ask why the hunter didn’t feign and he tells you it’s because he couldn’t find the button in time, you’ll know what I mean.

]]> Comment on Putting Faces to Names & The UI World by mister six http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11806 mister six Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:57:03 +0000 http://www.tankingtips.com/2010/03/09/putting-faces-to-names-the-ui-world/#comment-11806 I use a modified version of sethik's ui: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4kgvE2MqI It's hard to tell since that video doesn't show the full suite of addons in a raid context but it works amazingly well for tanking and dpsing on my warrior and dk. Much less clutter than the blizzard default ui (and most other homebrews as well), primary information (player health and resources, target health and resources, dmg in/dmg out, etc.), is centralized, secondary information is tucked to the sides (buffs, omen, recount, etc.) and tertiary information (durability, money, chat, etc.) is just a rollover away. I use a modified version of sethik’s ui: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk4kgvE2MqI

It’s hard to tell since that video doesn’t show the full suite of addons in a raid context but it works amazingly well for tanking and dpsing on my warrior and dk. Much less clutter than the blizzard default ui (and most other homebrews as well), primary information (player health and resources, target health and resources, dmg in/dmg out, etc.), is centralized, secondary information is tucked to the sides (buffs, omen, recount, etc.) and tertiary information (durability, money, chat, etc.) is just a rollover away.

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