Infraction for dhthomps: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.

Kaubel · 06/04/09, 8:19 PM

Post: Suno's Fireside Chat - DK Endgame Tanking (Updated)
User: dhthomps
Infraction: 6. Do not post unless you have something new and worthwhile to say.
Points: 1

Administrative Note:

Message to User:

No. You won't post here.

Original Post:

The DK UI thread has been locked, I will post my questions in this thread until an appropriate channel opens up.

Two questions (and my partial answers), please add any additions, please remove points you think to be unnecessary:

A) What functionality is necessary in a DK tank UI? .

1) A DK tank must know when Killing Machine, Rime, etc procs.
2) A DK tank must be able to use his abilities without looking all the way at the bottom of their screen.
(tbh I'm still debating this, if your rotation is second nature you could potentially only need your oh-shit buttons near you character)
3) A DK tank must have a threat meter.
4) A DK tank must be able to predict when burst damage, magic damage, or other predictable damage is incoming.
5) A DK tank must know when, and who pulled aggro.
6) A DK tank must know when to refresh diseases.
7) A DK tank must know the status of his health and runic power.

B) What is the simplest, cleanest way to accomplish the above goals. I'm operating under the assumption that the less information on your screen the better (I understand not everyone will hold this assumption as a premise).

1) I was thinking Satrina's buff bars or a combat text, it would be even simpler if a big red message flashed across my screen that said "RIME", but I don't know what addon has this functionality.
2) Bartender? Is this the best/cleanest/simplest? I was looking at Ciderhelm's UI and he has his oh-shit buttons directly beneath his character and the rest of his abilities a bit lower.
3) Omen, some other threat meter, is this one debatable at all?
4) Two addons accomplish this, an enemy castbar, and DBM. Do you have a preference?
5) This is a functionality I'm still searching for. Grid perhaps? I'm using pitbull, can pitbull be tweaked to say or show who pulled aggro?
6) I'm using needtoknow class timers, but I'm actually thinking I could combine a few things using runicwatch or w/e the popular DK runic addon is called
7) See answer to 6

What I'm specifically looking for from the community are additions, removals, and recommendations to the list. First I want to hammer out my goals, then I was to pick the cleanest, smallest way to accomplish this. (Too much information procs tunnel vision IRL)