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3-06-2008 @ 12:35PM
Bootsanator said...
I used to think addons were a crutch. I was like, yeah, I'm uber enough to do it without the addons.
Then I got healbot, and was like, well, sure i *could* do it without this addon, but OMG, i love healbot!! It makes things so much easier.
Basically, it streamlines those things that, sure, you Could do without the addon, leaving you free to make the rest of your play stronger.
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3-06-2008 @ 2:02PM
Dr. Lurker said...
It's not just you.
Personally I don't even use all of the options that have been added to the base UI, for example, the notifications to indicated that Overpower, Execute, or Hammer of Wrath can be used; I want to make that determination myself, not have the game inform me, and suffer the consequences if I fail to do so.
Of course you can make the argument that I am already reliant on the game to inform me of conditions like these, by displaying the target's health, or changing the icon to a ready state, I can't dispute that. But there's a degree past which I'm simply not comfortable, and it includes things like show enemy spellcasting, threat meters, and from the sounds of it Healbot Continued.
I'm not criticizing those who choose to use the tools available to them, and I'm sure that I am less effective in the game because I choose not to, but in the context of a recreational activity I find avoiding the feeling of distaste that comes with these tools more important than maximizing my effectiveness.