[quote1269446891=Commander Abdul]
[quote1269445792=Steve]
[quote1269445282=Narf!]
[quote1269441888=LT_Clash]
figured id show you what your were missing without addons
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meh
I don't care much for it. I like my add-on free setup. I will, however, put on DBM *only* because raids require me to (which is fucking stupid if you asked me).
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No what is dumb, is using blizzards very bulky, very inefficient UI. As you get farther into raiding, the fights get more and more complicated, and have more and more to remember and learn about the fight. DBM is there to help people not suck as hard.
Deadly Boss Mod(boss fight mechanic warnings), Omen(threat meter), and Recount(fight meters) are all *needed* mods. I would also suggest using decursive as a healer who needs to cleanse.
BTW narf, as for addon sites, only use curse.com
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Be wary even on curse.com too. Enough people got files with keykloggers off there. User comments will let you know of any versions of a particular addon that might have issues so make sure you read em!
Steve, the addons you listed are usually a requirement in raids or at least in raiding guilds, recount being the exception. I used recount when messing around with builds and rotations to maximize DPS usually, but in raids, I never had it on.
As far as UI Narf, I found the Blizzard UI very lacking. There are many useful mods out there. If I'm not mistaken you're playing a paladin, and pally buffs are the worst to figure out in groups and raids, so I suggest getting [link=http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/pally-power.aspx]pallypower[/link]. For tanking, I used a few addons, but raids can get very hectic. I still remember how crazy solo tanking all the adds for Sarth with 3 drakes up in 25 man... it was completely messed up, but I was the only tank in the guild able to solo tank it. They even tried 2 tanks for it when I wasn't able to raid but it was a fail. It required quite a bit of skill, but I can tell you the addons I had to manage all my cooldowns and aggro warnings made life that much easier when you're trying to manage 30-50 adds spawning all over the fucking place and wanting to chew on your healers or trigger happy AE DPS. And even with that it was crazy...
With the right addon setup, you can actually make the UI look very simple and take away a lot of the clutter on the screen.
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Yep, even with curse you need to be careful, people are cock suckers. I usually only download "known" mods so I don't have any problems ever though.
As a healer, all he *needs* is DBM/Decursive. Omen/recount are helpful, however unneeded if you know your shit.