UI Suggestions for Ferals?Follow

I started WoW about a month ago and have been doing 30-39 bracket BGs for a couple weeks. My skill has greatly improved in those two weeks, but I feel I could be a lot better if I could arrange my icons/abilities more efficiently. I've seen screenshots of UIs in a few different threads.

Is there a UI in particular that is favored by feral druids? What about addons?

Those are all well and good and some people swear by theirs, but don't say that like it's gospel. I find the actionbar mods to be overrated and completely unnecessary myself. Once you get a simple addon to get rid of the dumb gryphons, the default UI works fine. Plenty of spots, well organized, and autoswaps your primary action bar based on form (yes I know the addons can do it, too, I just hear people say they want them for this feature which I never understand). And you can hotkey all action bars in the default UI, too, by the way. Hiding all my bars with a click, I've never once felt the need to do that.

I do wish there was a way to make my toon appear lower in the frame, thats about my only complaint.

I didn't mean to sound like a "download this or die" type of poster,
it's just that he asked for something to re-arrange his icons and abilities.

Anyway, if you want to re-arrange them (on the default UI or not), make sure the skills you use most are near your movement keys. e.g. if you use a WASD setup (and you probably do), keys ² to 4/5, Q and E. Extra mouse keys (thumb buttons) can help out as well.

For example, I have bearform bound to Q, catform to E, and travelform to V (for quicker shifting). Some important skills in bearform are feral charge, bash, demo roar (also to destealth rogues/other druids trying to restealth) and perhaps mangle if you have it.

Try to bind the pvp trinket to something useful too, but remember not to be too trigger-happy with it. Don't blow it on deathcoil, blow it on the fear coming right after the death coil. Don't blow it on cheap shot (unless really urgent), use it to get out of the kidney shot that will come right after that.

:< Awww, I like the gryphons. But yes, in my experience I've never needed anything more then my default UI (and gryphons). One thing that could help knock out a few block if you need it is "Trinket Menu" it can display two boxes with whichever trinkets your currently wearing. A good combo with a gear swapping add-on like Itemrack.

As for Add-on's...

If you have several sets of gear you swap. Just pick whichever you like more.

(curse) OutFitter: a equipment swapping mod.

(Curse) ItemRack: a equipment swapping mod.

(Ace Wiki) ClosetGnome: a equipment swapping mod.



These are good from day one as a druid!

(Curse) Druid Bar: a movable mana bar that keeps track of your current mana, even while shapeshifted.

(Curse) DruidStats: calculates the actual stats you will gain when you equip an item, taking your talents and current shapeshift form into account.



These are more for Raiding or Instance runs.

(Curse) Omen: A Threat Meter.

(Curse) DamageMeters: A Damage Meter.


Edited, May 23rd 2008 11:52am by GryphonStalker

That's a great job, Wordaen...very nicely formatted and captures the key info, which I woulda loved to have as a new druid.

I do still take exception with a phrase you included: "To arrange your icons/abilities, you will want an actionbar mod..." because it makes it seem so mandatory. As the OP pointed out in response to my original criticism of that comment, that was said specifically in response to a developing twink in the 39 bracket who had asked for ways to optimize his UI for PvP.

I know I'm totally overthinking this, but I really think it should say "To arrange your icons/abilities, you may want to play around with some actionbar mods if you aren't happy with what you can do to the default UI."



Edited, May 24th 2008 9:15am by JeeBar

I just changed the Heading to "Action Bar Modifications" I figure then it doesn't sound like you "have to" but if you want to you can. ^^

I also added Add-On Guides and moved the "Great from Day One!" section up higher. Also added Healbot, Lifebloomer etc.. since inside the scope of this thread they weren't necessarily needed but can be useful for Resto druids. (And I do hate leaving anyone out. ^^)

Personally ... I don't know any great PvP only druid addon's but if anyone does that too can make a great section.

Wordaen! I love how you had the link legend actually link to the main sites. I just changed it that way on the "A Resource Guide for Druids" wiki too.