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jbl7979 · 12/04/07, 1:29 PM

Is there a resource somewhere that discusses situations where there is a once socket item with a useful socket bonus? Maybe an excel sheet? For example, I picked up [Bulwark of the Amani Empire] last night. Is this a case where I can go with the [Shifting Nightseye] gem because I am only losing 3 stam in the process?

Some things on warrior tanking key setups, although it can be moved to any class really:

I believe every single thing should be hotkeyed. And of course, the most important keys should be as close to your fingers as possible. For those of us who are good typists, putting everything as close to your normal left hand setup makes all the difference in the world. First, I do NOT use WASD to move. This eliminates a full row of hotkeys that could be used by your ring/pinky fingers. I use ESDF instead. This also keeps your index finger on the home key of F, so if your hand comes off you can always feel for it ASAP.
I wont get into specific details of every hotkey available, but for example, in defensive stance I use W as revenge, R as shield slam, g as heroic strike, T is taunt, etc. Demo shout which only needs to be used once in a while is shift-w and tclap is shift-Q
For stance switching, all stances are along my pinky at q/a/z. Q is berserker stance, A is battle stance, Z is defensive stance. When I am already in a stance, those hotkeys are replaced by a stance-only ability.
Example: When in D stance, I hit z to disarm. Now, If I hit A to switch to battle stance, A switches to overpower. Z now is back to defensive stance. If I hit q, then it switches to berserker stance. Z and A are back as stances, but now Q turns to berserk rage. This way, I can just spam QQ to break a fear. Similarly, the same hotkey for various stances can be used for "similar skills." IE, shield bash and pummel are on the same hotkey, the three 30 min cooldowns are on the same hotkey, mocking blow and taunt are on the same key, etc.
Using this setup, I am basically typing when I play. My fingers are mostly using the same home row and around keys that I used to type this paragraph. For me, it makes tank abilities second nature with little effort.

12/04/07, 1:29 PM	#87 (permalink)
jbl7979 Glass Joe Perce Tauren Warrior <The Fallen> Frostwolf	Is there a resource somewhere that discusses situations where there is a once socket item with a useful socket bonus? Maybe an excel sheet? For example, I picked up [Bulwark of the Amani Empire] last night. Is this a case where I can go with the [Shifting Nightseye] gem because I am only losing 3 stam in the process? Some things on warrior tanking key setups, although it can be moved to any class really: I believe every single thing should be hotkeyed. And of course, the most important keys should be as close to your fingers as possible. For those of us who are good typists, putting everything as close to your normal left hand setup makes all the difference in the world. First, I do NOT use WASD to move. This eliminates a full row of hotkeys that could be used by your ring/pinky fingers. I use ESDF instead. This also keeps your index finger on the home key of F, so if your hand comes off you can always feel for it ASAP. I wont get into specific details of every hotkey available, but for example, in defensive stance I use W as revenge, R as shield slam, g as heroic strike, T is taunt, etc. Demo shout which only needs to be used once in a while is shift-w and tclap is shift-Q For stance switching, all stances are along my pinky at q/a/z. Q is berserker stance, A is battle stance, Z is defensive stance. When I am already in a stance, those hotkeys are replaced by a stance-only ability. Example: When in D stance, I hit z to disarm. Now, If I hit A to switch to battle stance, A switches to overpower. Z now is back to defensive stance. If I hit q, then it switches to berserker stance. Z and A are back as stances, but now Q turns to berserk rage. This way, I can just spam QQ to break a fear. Similarly, the same hotkey for various stances can be used for "similar skills." IE, shield bash and pummel are on the same hotkey, the three 30 min cooldowns are on the same hotkey, mocking blow and taunt are on the same key, etc. Using this setup, I am basically typing when I play. My fingers are mostly using the same home row and around keys that I used to type this paragraph. For me, it makes tank abilities second nature with little effort.