Comments on: Tracking the New HoT

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:26:25 +0000

It’s like Grid in the fact that after you spend so much time fiddling with it and tailoring it to your needs, you’ll know exactly what each little thing stands for.
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By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:23:23 +0000

I read this article a while back, but I must have missed the last paragraph that mentioned CLCBPT. I’ve tried almost all of the addons you mentioned and none of them left me happy. Someone else mentioned CLCBPT to me, and I am so very thankful. It is everything I want as a Holy Paladin! (Well, I did disable the FoL HoT tracker and replace it with HealMinder, but HoT Health vs. HoT duration seems to be a matter of preference.)

For anyone who is looking for Holy Paladin addons, please do yourself a favor and at least look at the screenshot for CLCBPT. Also, it does not require a focus target like ClassTimer does. If you try to use ClassTimer, you will understand how the simplicity of CLCBPT wins.

By: Sharlotte

Sharlotte — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:22:16 +0000

I also use VuhDo (exclusively) for raiding. The configuration options in this addon on great. HoTs for all classes can be shown by either text, colors, icons, or flashes depending on your play style. Timers, amount healed, ticks left, etc are also in the addon if you choose to use them.

By: JoeEgo

JoeEgo — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:18:46 +0000

I’ve been using VuhDo after switching off Healbot. The HoT support in VuhDo displays the SS buff and FoL HoT and can show countdown timers. I don’t particularly care about the size of the HoT, just that I have SS on the target already. This works well as I am already looking at my raid frames for healing.

I’m still refining my configuration, but I believe there are notification options for expiring HoTs as well.

By: Lyriel

Lyriel — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:38:14 +0000

You can also use the in-game icons with Power Auras. For example, when Divine Plea comes off cooldown, a large version of the Divine Plea icon just flashes on my screen for 1-2 seconds and then disappears.

That said, Lilitharien uses ForteXorcist and really likes it. I’m going to have to give it another shot one of these days.

By: Lilitharien

Lilitharien — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:16:52 +0000

@Herrac You can configure PowerAuras however you like—it comes with no default settings. So you can select which aura represents which buffs/spells/procs etc. It’s like Grid in the fact that after you spend so much time fiddling with it and tailoring it to your needs, you’ll know exactly what each little thing stands for.

By: Herrac

Herrac — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:15:11 +0000

Good stuff! I tried Powerauras after seeing some settings posted on plusheal. Unfortunately I didn’t want to have to learn what each symbol, timer, etc stood for. Call me lazy. :) I tried a few others you mentioned (including yatba, which I used for quite some time), but all were thrown out when I ran across ForteXorcist. It can take a bit to set up, but then again I use Grid and Pitbull, so setting up difficult addons is my forte (pun intended). I have to say I really do love this addon. In addition to the spell tracker, it also has a CD bar which has been a wonder.

By: Gothryd

Gothryd — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 08:04:14 +0000

Ah, some nice addons. I’m using Caith’s UI, which comes with Power Auras & Class Timer. While Power Auras I use more often, I don’t see Class Timers having a big deal with me (Holy Priest) unless I go Shadow Spec.

By: Alundria

Alundria — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:19:14 +0000

Oh, I didn’t see where you mentioned it at the end! L2Read, Alundria! >_< Haha, well, I installed ClassTimer anyway, and I do like it better, so thank you for pointing me in that direction!

By: Lyriel

Lyriel — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 03:32:43 +0000

Aw, thanks for the encouragement, Alundria!

And yes, I do like CLCBPT, although I decided to stick with ClassTimer for the time being, partially because it’s really easy to multi-purpose for alts, and partially because omgsharedmedialibrary. Glamour textures 4 lyfe.

But yes, I did feel a bit bad about relegating CLCBPT and TellMeWhen to a short line at the end, but there are just so many good add-ons out there.

By: Alundria

Alundria — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:07:31 +0000

Oh, I found this other addon: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/clcbpt.aspx

It tracks Beacon of Light, Sacred Shield, JotP and the new FoL HoT and shows who it’s on. I really like it. :D

By: Alundria

Alundria — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:30:54 +0000

Thanks so much for this post! I really appreciate the reviews you did. I am going to install ClassTimers and try this out! I was previously using BeaconCountdown, but here is a bug when one is specced into Divine Guardian, so thank you for helping me find an alternative.

Keep up the good work. I can’t wait to read more by you. :D *Bookmarked*

By: Lyriel

Lyriel — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:02:07 +0000

Oh, that’s a really good point! I may go back and add in memory usage.

In the short term, the ones I’m using clock in at 600-700kb each (ClassTimer and Power Auras) and a slim 130kb for Healminder. The boyfriend tells me DoTimer is ~500kb for him.

By: Hafengrim

Hafengrim — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:00:58 +0000

Thanks Lyriel. I’d been using primarily TellMeWhen, but have started looking into some of the other myriad notification addons. I’m leaning towards PowerAuras because it doesn’t take up UI space–something I’ve been appreciating more and more.

Did you ever compare the memory usage of these addons with one another? I know a lot of people who have faster computers don’t even think about that sort of thing sometimes… =)