Reader UI of the Week: February 21 - 27
by Paul Sherrard 
Mar 4th 2007 at 3:37PM
This week's submission is chock-full of AddOn goodness. Let's dive right in, shall we?Hello :) I'm Cassandra (or Cassey for short) and this is the ui I use to play wow with.
Character: Felyna (Darkspear US)
Screensize: 1280x1024 (windowed play: 1252x1002) 19" LCD
Theme: I wanted a nice, clean UI that gave me access to information and basically everything I need.
Addons: I use a lot of addons, so here we go... Format: Main addon (Similar/Joint Addons), [ ]used on other characters, not felyna
Ace (Ace2, AceGUI)Adapt
AllPlayed
ArcHUD2
[Auctioneer (Beancounter, BtmScan, Informant)]
Bartender3
Capping
Cartographer (Fishing, [Herbalism], [Mining], [Opening], Stats, Teasure)
Natur Enemy CastBar (Debuffs, Options, PvEModule, PvPModule)
CensusPlus
(Complete list continues after the jump)Clearfont
[Cryolysis]
DiscordLibrary (DiscordUnitFrames, DiscordUnitFramesOptions)
eCastingBar
eePanels
ElkBuffBar
[Enchantrix]
Enhanced Flight Map
Enhanced Tooltip
Fubar (Bag, Battleground, Clock, DPS, Durability, [Experience], Factions, Honor, Location, Money, Outfitter, Performance, Regen, Rest, Scale, Speed, TinyTip, Volume)
ItemSync
KLH Threat Meter
MobInfo2
MoveAnything
Necrosis
OneBag (OneBank, OneRing, OneStorage, OneView)
oRA2
oTweaks
Outfitter
Perfect Raid
Periodic Table 2 (PT2 Browser)
Postal
Prat
[SacredBuff]
Scrolling Combat Text (Options, SCT Damage, SCTD Options)
SendSelf
SetWrangler
SilverDragon
Simple Combat Log
Squeenix
SSPVP (AB, AutoTurnin, AV, BGLibrary, Loader, Overlay, PvP, UI, WSG)
Stubby
Super Macro
Theory Craft 2
Tiny Tip (Extras, Options)
UberQuest
VanasKoS
WarcraftRealms Killing Fields
XLoot (Group, Master, Monitor)
[XPBarNone]
Some info: I came to WoW after playing Guild Wars, and was extremely disappointed at the lack of customising the default UI could do. Over the 18 months of playing I found that addons could improve the information I get, but made the UI look terrible. Using various art mods, the first version of this setup was created. That was about 6-8 months ago now. Since then it's evolved into this today. I do have 5 chat boxes along the bottom. One for guild/party/tells, beside it is the defence channels (both local and world), and right above that one is the general one where mod messages go. Moving further right there's the general chatbox which also handles the trade channel and says/yells, and finally the combat log. It lets me see the guild chat and party chat while in a major city without the trade channel pushing it up fast.
People often comment that while the UI looks good, it must make patch days terrible. It used to, for sure, but more addon writers are utilising the UI forum list of changes as well as PTR's to make sure their addons work. 2.0 broke a lot, and I made the switch to more Ace-based mods. Now most patch days are just a matter of checking the 'Load Out-of-date Addons' button and logging in.
So what do you think of Felyna's UI? Want to show off your own, send it in!
Filed under: Add-Ons, Screenshots, Reader UI of the Week
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
player52 Mar 21st 2008 10:39AM
hey whats that mod name for the name plate thing that changes them can anyone tell me
quaunaut Mar 4th 2007 4:22PM
Wow...talk about needless screenspace-wasting. I count 3 seperate times you can see the enemy's HP in % form, and 2 times in bar form. Not to mention that while the 3d effects are cool and all, do we really need so many iterations of it, once again? I don't mean to be terribly mean, as I like some of the UI's features, but just...there are so many ways to save the screenspace. :(
Matt Mar 4th 2007 5:55PM
It annoys the hell out of me when people post their UIs and other people rip on them. If you don't like the way someone's addon looks, don't use that one. Simple.
I think it is a nice setup, well organized and informative.
kingpin.uk Mar 4th 2007 4:34PM
Default + Necrosis and CTRA FTW in my opinion.
10pound Mar 4th 2007 4:58PM
Cassie,
I like your your UI, to me it seems very clean, with everything in its place. Well done.
quaunaut Mar 4th 2007 6:32PM
"It annoys the hell out of me when people post their UIs and other people rip on them. If you don't like the way someone's addon looks, don't use that one. Simple."
"So what do you think of Felyna's UI?"-from OP
Thats why I rip. Was giving my opinion.
isobelle Mar 4th 2007 6:53PM
i'm a big fan of a simple UI, but i can't understand why one of the largest single elements (besides the minimap) happens to be big fruity pictures of the party member's faces. a huge picture of the imp? just in case you forget what he looks like?
i'm being a bit overtly negative, but i never understood the character portrait thing in the first place. put class colored borders around the HP bars.
not a huge fan of the ARC huds either, but understand why people like them.
10pound Mar 4th 2007 7:59PM
In the first screenshot..
http://www.wowinsider.com/media/2007/03/ps-040307-1.jpg
There is a mod showing damage in a different font than I am accustomed to. What mod is doing this?
Bunkai Mar 4th 2007 10:23PM
This looks very similar to the default MazzleUI setup. If you like this setup, I'd suggest making your life a LOT easier and just getting the MazzleUI package.
Einbroch Mar 4th 2007 11:30PM
This UI is ugly. The font is ugly. The frames are ugly. There are so many empty slots along the side it makes me wonder why she needs so many macro slots.
Ugly. Inefficient. Laaaame.
Brad Mar 4th 2007 11:55PM
I was talking to your system resources and he said he was going to kick your ass. The size of your list of addons≠size of penis.
Basy Mar 5th 2007 3:02AM
Whoa.. Almost 75 MB of UI memory consumption is something to be dealt with. From the list provided, the most memory hungry could be things using databases, like Auctioneer. I'd consider replacing the remaining non-ace addons with their Ace2 counterparts.
Wamphyri Mar 5th 2007 4:12AM
@ 9 & 10 - Grow up! We have enough imbeciles in-game without having to put up with your pointless postings here.
As with most of the reader UI's, there are parts of this one I like, there are also parts I'm not too keen on. It's all a matter of personal taste and, it obviously suits Cassey. Thanks for sharing anyway!
C.A. Mar 5th 2007 11:59AM
@10- Well, seeing how HER name is Cassandra, I doubt she has to worry much about penis size. Loser.
Einbroch Mar 5th 2007 12:43PM
How are my posts pointless? They're just as pointless as the "I like that UI" posts.
I don't like it. I said why I didn't. I guess from now on I can only say positive statements. Why don't you grow up and let people express their opinions? It wasn't a flame.
Pierre Nel Mar 5th 2007 12:57PM
I think it's wonderful *gawk*
Roguerhunter Mar 5th 2007 1:17PM
I have to say if it works great for ya its cool and share that. I love MazzleUI's setup like you stated before its got everything. A lil too much at times but it comes handy. Dont know where to turn in your quest just follow the quest indicator, or if you need to know where your quest is at its like looking it up on throttbot all in one!
Continue to post your UI's I was a pearl Classic fan for a long time till I saw MazzleUI's setup and I love it.
ijovanovic Mar 5th 2007 3:14PM
What is the addon that shows damage on your spells?
clutch Mar 5th 2007 3:08PM
Why are people getting upset at those who don't like the UI? The purpose of this article is for everyone to comment, not just for those who want to give it praises.
Personally, I don't like it. I think it's a mess. But then again, not everyone has the eye of a graphic designer, so naturally everyone has their own tastes. It's just my opinion, nothing against the player.
My advice is to go with Photek. It has everything you have, but the person who makes it organizes everything so you don't have to. Plus, it makes it very easy for you to customize.
So yeah, don't get pissed at people who don't like the UI. This is a blog and blog's come with opinions.
Einbroch Mar 5th 2007 3:59PM
I did give suggestions. What are you talking about? Did you even read what I wrote?
- Waste of space
- I find the frames ugly and jagged, I like smooth frames
- No need for all those macro spaces when half of them aren't being utilized
What about #3?
"I like your your UI, to me it seems very clean, with everything in its place. Well done."
Not enough points! Just saying random things! Oh my God! Must flame.
It's my opinion. It's a blog.