Urbin
1/26/2011 12:24:00 PM
On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:11:14 -0500, IYM wrote:
> Urbin wrote:
> > On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:16:42 +0000 (UTC), John Gordon wrote:
> >> In <ihnbld$7j5$1@news.eternal-september.org> IYM <"S U N risr"@optonline.net> writes:
> >>
> >>> K-
> >>> I'm having trouble seeing for whatever reason, how many stacks I have on
> >>> me. Last night, I wiped the heroic run twice in Blackrock, as I
> >> When you say you are having "trouble" seeing the stacks, what exactly
> >> do you mean?
> >>
> >> + The stack does not show up at all?
> >>
> >> + The stack is there but you have trouble seeing it amongst all the
> >> screen clutter?
> >>
> >> + Something else?
> >
> > That was exactly my question after reading your post, too.
> >
> > In any case, I would expect a boss mod like DBM to warn you when you reach
> > critical stack height (or is it depth? :-)
>
> Sorry - I guess I'm just not seeing it. I know it's supposed to be next
> to my minimap, below the buffs, but having a hard time seeing it. Maybe
> it is the screen clutter, maybe it's too small... I say maybe because it
> could have been there, but I was too much going on my first time in
> there and the stacks build up fast, so I guess I'm missing it. I
> admit, I am used to DBM warning me, and perhaps it was too much a
> crutch. For example, in ICC against Sindragosa, DBM would constantly
> update me on how many stacks I had before I had to stop casting, and
> wait for them to fall off. I was looking for maybe an add-on that
> counted stacks similar to that. If not, I jut have to make sure I
> adjust some things and be prepared to watch more carefully....
Hm, not knowing what addons you use it's hard to tell you where to look.
On my interface, buffs and debuffs are in the place the stock UI places
them. I have a list of buffs to the left of my minimap (which is on the top
right corner). The debuffs are in a row of their own some 5cm or so below
the buffs. The buff/debuff icons have roughly the same size as my action bar
buttons do.
Stacks of buffs and debuffs are shown as numbers in one corner of the
buff/debuff icon (lower right I think, but could be wrong).
Depending on the number of buffs (or rather how many lines it takes to show
all buffs, I have seen up to 3 lines), the debuff line moves up/down a
little. Depending on the number of debuffs, they might be displayed on more
than one line, too (I recall having had two lines of debuffs), so locating
the one you are specifically looking for might take some searching.
Also, there is an option to only show "critical" buffs or those about to
expire on your buff display. That option was added some patches ago and I
think it is on by default. I have disabled it because I like the classic
display even if at times it takes up more space than the new look. I don't
know if that setting has any influence on how debuffs on you are shown.
If you have a modified UI, it could - of course - all look different.
Hope this helps
Urbin
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