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Post by
OscarDivine
I like healbot + decursive + Xperl.
I get a lot of redundant knowledge.
don't forget your boss mod... and something like Event Alert.
As well, I recommend you search the forums for similar topics. I believe we've discussed this ad nauseum several times. Might be worth your time. :-)
Post by
PrimeSonic
Besides the basic raid/grouping addons, for my UI I use:
Xpearl (elegantly customized)
Bartender4 (ditto)
LOTS of macros (particularly mouseover macros)
That's really all that makes my UI as far as grouping goes.
I have Xpearl set up to best show me health bars without clogging up the screen too much.
Bartender4 let's me set up my action bars that better represent by keybinds, as well as resive them to not take up so much space. I have everything on a keybind save items/spell can can only be cast out of combat.
Mouseover macros can save you the hassle of getting another addon to do that same task.
Combining these I have lightning fast reaction time when healing tricky situations, like Kel'thuzad's ice blocks.
Good unit frames + keybinds + mouseover + skill + practice = epic healing
Post by
ignayshus
I use:
1) a raid frame: Healbot (on my priest) Grid (on my drood)
2) a raid boss mod: Deadly Boss Mods
3) a proc watcher: Event Alert
4) a cast bar replacement: Quartz
because it:
1) improves my ability to rapidly gather and respond to information
2) gives me a heads up to what the boss is likely to do next
3) makes sure I don't waste things like surge of light
4) mostly aesthetic, but it has good add'l info.
Post by
razzem
I can't speak to spriesting, but I do recommend Grid + mouseover macros for healing and grinding.
I use variations on this macro, so I can use the same macros for grilnding and for healing. If your target or mouseover is an enemy, you mindblast. If it's an ally, you flash heal. If you press shift, you binding heal.
#showtooltip
/cast Binding Heal; Mind Blast; Flash Heal; Flash Heal; Mind Blast
I'm pretty sure that the syntac is all right, but I'll check it when I get home.
I have grown to love this type of macro and so have almost all of my spells bound on 1-6. Anyway, something to try if you like messing around with macros.
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Post by
ignayshus
cross-posting wall of text to answer...
If you decide to try Grid, see the
Elitist Jerks guide
and scroll down to the section "Setting up GRID to be useful as a Priest"
If you decide to try Healbot there's a manual in the download file, here's my recommended settings:
General Tab
Unchecked List:
Disable Healbot
Close Automatically
Hide Options Button
Include Player and Target
Flash bar
Use Fluid bars
Use CPU profiler
Play sound on open
Right click opens options
Checked List:
Lock Position (after I place the mod)
Hide options button
Enable libQuickHealth
Show minimap button
Anchor Top Left
Notify for resurrection only
Notify raid
Spells Tab
Unchecked List:
Avoid accidental PvP flagging
Remove Debuffs
Healing Spells
Add buffs
Checked List:
Enabled bars at all times
Use enabled setting when target in combat
Always use enabled settings
SmartCast when out of combat
Resurrection
Other Tweaks:
Left
Click - Flash Heal
Shift+Click - Greater Heal
Ctrl+Click - Target
Middle
Click - Power Word: Shield
Shift+Click - Prayer of Healing
Ctrl+Click - Focus
Right
Click - Renew
Shift+Click - Binding Heal
Ctrl+Click - Menu
Plus two regular mouseover macros
bound to mouse wheel up (don't forget to unbind ctrl+mwhl up and shift+mwhl up)
/cast Guardian Spirit;Dispel Magic;Prayer of Mending
bound to mouse wheel down (don't forget to unbind ctrl+mwhl down and shift+mwhl down)
/cast Fear Ward;Abolish Disease;Circle of Healing
This makes all my instant cast heals unmodified, casted heals, dispel/abolish are shift modified and lesser used functions are bound to ctrl.
Healing Tab
Unchecked List:
Self
Self Pets
Main Tanks
Target Bar
Disable bar when range over 100 yards
Checked List:
Group
Raid
Pets
Show extra bars for All Classes
Include groups 1-8
Sort extra bars by Group
Cure Tab
Unchecked List:
Ignore debuffs - By class, Non harmful, Slow movement, Short duration
Show on aggro bar
Display warning on debuff
Play sound on debuff
Checked List:
Show on health bar
Other Tweaks:
Alert Level 90%
Range Frequency 0.4
Skin1 Tab
Unchecked List:
Show headers
Flash bar
Use fluid bars
Show icon text Count
Checked List:
Monitor Aggro
>>Show text<<
Show HoT icons
Show debuff icon
Icon position On bar, Right side
Other tweaks:
Icon Scale: 0.5
Icon Text Scale: 0.7
Skin2 Tab
Unchecked List:
Show class on bar
Color bar by class
Checked List:
Show name on bar
Show health on bar, Include incoming heals, as delta
Color text by class
Double text lines
Other tweaks:
Height: 50
Width: 70
No. of Columns 5 (or 6)
Row spacer: 2
Col spacer: 2
Enabled opacity 90%
Incoming heals opacity 30%
Out of range opacity 30%
Disabled opacity 0%
Aggro bar size: 2
Mana bar size: 0
Text Alignment 2: Middle
Tips Tab
Unchecked List:
everything
Checked List:
nothing
Buffs Tab
Unchecked List:
also in combat
Checked List:
Monitor for missing buffs
Other Tweaks:
Power Word: Fortitude, Raid, White
Divine Spirit, Raid, Light Blue
Inner Fire, Self, Red
Short Buffs: 45 seconds
Long Buffs: 2 minutes
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Post by
razzem
Whatever your mouse tip is over, when you hit the macro-button, it will cast the spell.
Mostly they are used with an interface like Grid or Healbot where you can hover your mouse tip over icons of raid members and quickly hit the button to use the macro.
Response time is way, way fast with them.
To a lesser extent, you can also use them in the field of play and mouseover toons running around. You can also use them on frames such as a Bosses, and their target (assuming you have target of target activated in your interface).
Hope that helps.
Post by
ignayshus
You put your mouse over a frame, player, npc, w/e and hit the macro and the spell fires on that target if it's allowable.
eg.
/cast Flash Heal
You can put your mouse cursor over friendly pcs, friendly npcs, player raid frames, player party frames, your frame or yourself and the macro will cast flash heal on the target that you have your cursor over.
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razzem
new world for me.
another question about mouseover macros......can there be multiple spells set up for mouseover on a single target? i.e. one for penence and one for flash heal?
The only way I know of is with a modifier, meaning you have to push Shift or Control in addition to the button that the macro is bound to. You can look at my macro up above to see how I did it for Flash heal and Binding heal together on the same button.
Post by
ignayshus
another question about mouseover macros......can there be multiple spells set up for mouseover on a single target? i.e. one for penence and one for flash heal?
Do you mean like:
/castseqeuence Power Word: Shield, Prayer of Mending, Penance, Flash Heal, Flash Heal, Flash Heal
also does healbot work well in notifing you who needs to be cured or rebuffed or is there another better addon for that?
The setup I posted will make it very obvious, just don't forget to add custom debuffs like Slag Pot, Stone Grip, Gravity Bomb, Light Bomb, Unquenchable Flames, Guardian Swarm Focus, Saronite Vapors and other things that don't come immediately to mind.
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