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by Alex Ziebart 
Apr 13th 2008 at 5:00PM
We've talked about Omen(a lot) and now we've talked about Chatter, but what else does the author of these mods have planned?That's what we're going to try and find out in an interview with Antiarc, which will be coming soon to WoW Insider! Here's the special part, though: I'll be taking many of the questions from you, the readers. If there's something you want to ask the author of one of the most widely used mods in WoW, just submit it in a comment at the bottom of this post.
I'll comb through them and pick out the best questions to present to Antiarc in addition to my own questions, and we'll see what he has to say. Have you ever been curious about the modding community or the development process of Omen? Want to know a little about the man behind the mod? This is your chance!
Filed under: Add-Ons, Interviews
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
Warlock Apr 14th 2008 10:38AM
I just want to know why the thing likes to creep *upwards* on my screen. It's so friggin' annoying. If I lock Omen in place, the only way it should be expanding is *down*, not up. I have it right under my party HP bars, but it likes to creep up so it's on top of them. Grr..
But yeah, the constant upgrading is a bit annoying too. But at least it seems to be getting less buggy (it's only slightly buggy as compared to right after the patch when it was extremely buggy and I had trouble just getting the bars to show up correctly).
Sajuukar Apr 14th 2008 12:53PM
I was wondering, what was the rationale for removing the pull-out threat bars, and when can we expect to see them again? This was my favorite feature in the original version.
And of course, thank you thank you thank you for the great addon and all the hard work you put into it.
Fugmug Apr 14th 2008 1:09PM
First off, tell Antiarc that as readers, we say "Hi" and "Thanks for your efforts on the Add-in!"
What characters does Antiarc play?
And what are some of the challenges he encounters with threat/agro (in the game, not necessarily the add-in) while playing?
Thanks,
Fugmug
Golijov Apr 14th 2008 3:07PM
Antiarc pulls aggro all the time on his rogue.
Dakira Apr 14th 2008 4:12PM
Omen... Fantastic!!
How did you begin to code and what sparked the interest in coding for World of Warcraft?
Would you ever work for Blizzard if they just called you up and said "Hey, Omen developer... love you work can you build it into the default UI?"
Conversely how would you feel if the "In built" threat meter Blizzard is talking about, closely resembled Omen; but no credit was given to you?
Finally, Any chance you can add a feature for me. I'd like to be able to record myself saying "Watch you're Aggro!" and automatically replace that as the warning sound for members in my guild...
Once again thanks for a great mod!
Aislinana Apr 15th 2008 4:44PM
Antiarc, how do you deal with the strange fame of a being a "well-known add-on author" - aka "OMG THAT OMEN GUY"?
Has it been stressful or has it yielded strange perks?