AddOns for Raiding Mages May 11, 2009
Posted by Maxims in raiding.Tags: addons, Arcane, demon soul, Dps, Fire, frostfire, Guide, mage, maxims, MSBT, Omen, oUF, pve, raiding, Scorchio 2, wow, Xperl
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If you enjoy raiding a lot and strive to do your best then you probibly use a few addons, I do and Here are a few that i really enjoy.
Raid Frames
I have loved this add-on for a long time. Its just so easy to configure that a person with very little addon expirence can use. But for those of us who want to configure everything Xperl still allows you to do that and configure to your hearts content.
It shows everyone at level 70 but it still looks just as good at 80
We all love pushing big dps numbers in raids , But sometimes even the most skilled raiders can use a little help. These addons are meant to help you and your entire raid at the same time.
Another very cool looking addon for unit frames. This is a great addon for someone just getting into addons because it requires no configuring and looks great. This is just the base program though, to get an actual unit frames addon you have to download a Layout which can be found here. You have many choices of waht you want your layout to be like but the one i have always liked has been oUF Caellian because of its simplicity and good looks.
Good looking unit frames which use little memory
Raid Information
I love this addon because it shows me when i need to refresh Living Bomb and alerts me when to use my instant Pyroblasts. It also looks pretty good while providing very usefull information.
Makes dpsing easier !!
Hate ending up like this because you pulled aggro ?
Time to hit your oh shit buttons !!!
Then Omen threat meters are for you, It shows you just how close you are to pulling aggro from a tank and if you get up near 90 % aggro …its time to use Mirror Images or Invisiblity.
So you don't pull threat and lose 50 DKP
The final addon i love is MSBT also known as MikScrollingBattleText
It shows you how much damage your putting out and how much you are taking. It also warns you when your mana gets low and has many other options for other classes too.
MSBT in Action
I hope you will enjoy these addons as much as i do , so keep up the dps , “Throw More Dots ” and “Hit it Like You Mean IT “.
Nice list…
I must look into oUF, I am using an interface that uses it… but I am not all that happy with it.
I also continue to use scrolling combat text, purely because I keep forgetting the name of MikScrollingBattleText
Will poke a stick in my eye until I remember
oUf is really nice if you get a good layout. If you don’t then it can really be horrible because i have looked at a lot of the layouts and some of them are just a mess.
My problem is my relatively small and square monitor. Most UI’s these days are design for large widescreen…
Trying to emulate that on my monitor leaves me needing a magnifying glass to locate my spells.
Ohh well, guess it’s about time I remembered my keybindings…
You can always re size addons like X Perl to fit your needs , but i imagine your playing on like a 15 inch laptop or something. So i can see your problem.