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Old 06/01/07, 5:43 AM   #55
 syeren
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Originally Posted by Machichi View Post
I'm curious how you managed this, please detail. I've got ~40 buttons worth of action bars I'd like to ditch but I hate having to open up my spellbook to summon someone, create a soulstone, etc. I've tried the necrosis type addons, but after a bad WoW 1.0 patch left most've them borked I just gave up and decided to deal.
Well as a Warlock you have a lot of combat spells, but you have a lot more none-combat situational spells, and those spells are best binded to your Num Pad (Due to the fact that your hands don't really need to be in the optimum position when you are casting theses spells, You can also take advantage of using Shift / Cntrl + 1-6, and completely disregarding the majority of your movement buttons (WASD,) where only S' function cannot be so easy simulated using auto run / your mouse efficiently ;p It can take some use getting used to, but actually binding things around the amount you use them in to regards to the key's position on the keyboard can free the need for action bars, and don't forget to use CAPS LOCK too!

I'd also like to note I have a mouse which has 9 buttons on it, I can't stand playing WoW with a mouse with 3 buttons, it's just painful to be honest :/

As for the range checking, this may be a problem for your class (I don't know whether this is for PVP or PVE, the latter shouldn't really matter anyway due to the fact it is nowhere near as dynamic,) but things like Quartz's Range Check on Caster bar can help with offensive spells (I know you have a lot of instant cast spells,) it's just a shame that Blizzard decided to remove the function which enabled you to bring up your target's proximity a very long time ago. There is also experience which helps with this, I guess the more you play in X Situation you get more experienced you become with the variables in it

As for your decision to change the addon to monitor, it's one of the key reasons why I will never change addons, coolDown just does everything exactly how you want it, and never ever stops working or doing dumb things (the January release at least, the last revision creates multiple instances of your cooldowns on zonining) when you least want it too.
 
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