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snowy · 12-11-2008, 03:35 PM

Baraka, I'm much the same way when it comes to playing World of Warcraft. I enjoy the game, but I don't worry so much about the finer intricacies of WoW. When my SO was really into it and raiding all the time, he also really got into theorycrafting (to the point that he was working mathematical equations and using Excel files to keep track of stuff). It was great for me, because any time I had a question, he had an answer. He's not really helpful anymore in that respect (he quit playing a couple months ago) since his information is a bit behind the times since the xpac came out, but before he quit, we joined a guild with some friends, and two of the guys in the guild are really helpful when it comes to figuring stuff out. Mostly, though, I just kind of bumble along, and I do pretty well.

I use addons because they make my life easier--QuestHelper because when I was leveling from 60 to 70 on my second warlock I felt lazy, AuctioneerAdvanced because I need gold, FuBar and various FuBar plugins to track stuff, FishermansFriend because I love fishing, OneBag because once I switched to having one bag frame instead of several I found it impossible to switch back, Cartographer for map addons, Gatherer because I can't get the tracking database in Cartographer to do what it's supposed to do since WoTLK came out. I'm still waiting for the update on OneBank (an addon that turns all your bank bags into a single frame, ala OneBag). Most of my addons are profession-related. I was really resistant to the use of addons for a long time, mostly because I saw my SO and roomie use them to completely overhaul their UIs and every time a patch came out they'd have to do it all over again. That is way too much of a pain in the ass for me. So I stick to pretty simple addons and use the Curse client to keep them up-to-date. Easy peasy.

I wish my SO would start playing again so we could go pwn some n00bs together, but I'm not holding my breath.

You do know about Wowhead at the very least, right, Baraka?

12-11-2008, 03:35 PM	#2689 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Baraka, I'm much the same way when it comes to playing World of Warcraft. I enjoy the game, but I don't worry so much about the finer intricacies of WoW. When my SO was really into it and raiding all the time, he also really got into theorycrafting (to the point that he was working mathematical equations and using Excel files to keep track of stuff). It was great for me, because any time I had a question, he had an answer. He's not really helpful anymore in that respect (he quit playing a couple months ago) since his information is a bit behind the times since the xpac came out, but before he quit, we joined a guild with some friends, and two of the guys in the guild are really helpful when it comes to figuring stuff out. Mostly, though, I just kind of bumble along, and I do pretty well. I use addons because they make my life easier--QuestHelper because when I was leveling from 60 to 70 on my second warlock I felt lazy, AuctioneerAdvanced because I need gold, FuBar and various FuBar plugins to track stuff, FishermansFriend because I love fishing, OneBag because once I switched to having one bag frame instead of several I found it impossible to switch back, Cartographer for map addons, Gatherer because I can't get the tracking database in Cartographer to do what it's supposed to do since WoTLK came out. I'm still waiting for the update on OneBank (an addon that turns all your bank bags into a single frame, ala OneBag). Most of my addons are profession-related. I was really resistant to the use of addons for a long time, mostly because I saw my SO and roomie use them to completely overhaul their UIs and every time a patch came out they'd have to do it all over again. That is way too much of a pain in the ass for me. So I stick to pretty simple addons and use the Curse client to keep them up-to-date. Easy peasy. I wish my SO would start playing again so we could go pwn some n00bs together, but I'm not holding my breath. You do know about Wowhead at the very least, right, Baraka? __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau