phantomreaper
24/8/08 1:14:21 PM
Champion
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Yeah, yet another WoW player has arisen. :P
After bagging it out for months, and having played it, I grabbed it and BC off my mate and a 10-day trial key. I am hooked. Now, I'm wondering, what are some good mods for me(a newbie)?
Any good quest mods and ui mods suited towards a learner? -----
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Girvo
24/8/08 1:17:17 PM
Immortal
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There's a good mod, it comes pre-installed.
You'll need to go to the Windows Control Panel to activate it though.
It's hiding under "Add/Remove Programs".
I think it's called "Uninstall".
I guarantee it'll make your experience that much better!
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tantryl
24/8/08 1:22:04 PM
SuperHero
Immortal
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Uninstall it. Now.
Not a joke. -----
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phantomreaper
24/8/08 1:23:23 PM
Champion
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No.
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sirsquidness
24/8/08 1:23:40 PM
Champion
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Get out before it gets you. Too many people have gone "Hey, it's not as bad as I thought" and still rarely play any other game. IT SUCKS THE VARIETY OUT OF YOUR GAMING LIFE.
--edit--
On a more contructive note, I have nothing to say. :P
Edited by sirsquidness: 24/8/2008 1:24:00 PM -----
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Oracle X
24/8/08 1:24:12 PM
Guru
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yeah like srsly, the new expansion is coming out, you'll never catch up to the rest of the wow world. -----
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phantomreaper
24/8/08 1:25:43 PM
Champion
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Quote by Oracle X
yeah like srsly, the new expansion is coming out, you'll never catch up to the rest of the wow world.
I plan on taking my time with this one. :P -----
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tantryl
24/8/08 1:56:45 PM
SuperHero
Immortal
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Oh yeah, it'll take your time, no problem there.
Well, good luck with it. I hope you snap out of it sooner rather than later. -----
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Ihsan
24/8/08 2:09:18 PM
Titan
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Quote by tantryl
Uninstall it. Now.
Not a joke.
QFT. Not for the addiction boogie man that the uninformed and petty scream out. Not because hating WoW is the new black. Not because Blackrock is full, GTFO or Tich is not for you. Uninstall it because the game is dieing. You will never experience the exploration and fun of leveling that the early adopters had. You won't experience the true open pvp that existed in the first few months. All the instances and raids (and their subsequent lore) will be wasted on you as you plow through dead content to catch up to everyone else who mindlessly stand around Shattarah for hours on end, only to log in for their welfare epics and meaningless, hyper inflated gold.
There is no discovery left in the game, no stone left unturned. Everything has been found, maths calculated again and again. You will build a character an exact way and play it a certain way. You will collect the exact same items as everyone else and do little to no different damage to someone who quit the game twelve months ago. You will be however a different shade of pink or orange...
Come thanksgiving in November the fanbois will herald a revolution when in fact it is exactly the same grinding as it was to sixty or even seventy. The 'carrot' won't of gotten any better, Blizzard will of just moved the goal posts again. A meter to the left, maybe two if they're generous.
Two weeks to eighty, two months of the same instances and same boss fight mechanics for some blues to go into the same raid many of us did at sixty for some purples to use to get more purples months later.
PvP has not existed in the game since the Honour system was implemented and you will never test your 'skills' against another person. You will press a series of predetermined buttons and win or lose on the basis of a paper, scissors, rock regardless of what you do or what shade of yellow or red your clothing is.
If your yellow clothing is too neon, the unwashed masses of casuals will wail an cry, bitch and bemoan. Their tears filling page after page of Blizzard forums till finally Blizzard makes their red clothes a little more red, whereupon those with blue pinstripe suits will start to cry and the cycle will continue till the next expansions...
A green carrot for a blue one. A blue carrot for a purple one. A purple one for another shade of purple, maybe pink... -----
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phantomreaper
24/8/08 2:19:38 PM
Champion
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Quote by Ihsan
Quote by tantryl
Uninstall it. Now.
Not a joke.
Wall of text.
Hmmm, it kinda killed my enthusiasm reading that.
Thanks. :P -----
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nukejockey
24/8/08 5:07:32 PM
Titan
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Quote by Ihsan
Quote by tantryl
Uninstall it. Now.
Not a joke.
QFT. Not for the addiction boogie man that the uninformed and petty scream out. Not because hating WoW is the new black. Not because Blackrock is full, GTFO or Tich is not for you. Uninstall it because the game is dieing. You will never experience the exploration and fun of leveling that the early adopters had. You won't experience the true open pvp that existed in the first few months. All the instances and raids (and their subsequent lore) will be wasted on you as you plow through dead content to catch up to everyone else who mindlessly stand around Shattarah for hours on end, only to log in for their welfare epics and meaningless, hyper inflated gold.
There is no discovery left in the game, no stone left unturned. Everything has been found, maths calculated again and again. You will build a character an exact way and play it a certain way. You will collect the exact same items as everyone else and do little to no different damage to someone who quit the game twelve months ago. You will be however a different shade of pink or orange...
Come thanksgiving in November the fanbois will herald a revolution when in fact it is exactly the same grinding as it was to sixty or even seventy. The 'carrot' won't of gotten any better, Blizzard will of just moved the goal posts again. A meter to the left, maybe two if they're generous.
Two weeks to eighty, two months of the same instances and same boss fight mechanics for some blues to go into the same raid many of us did at sixty for some purples to use to get more purples months later.
PvP has not existed in the game since the Honour system was implemented and you will never test your 'skills' against another person. You will press a series of predetermined buttons and win or lose on the basis of a paper, scissors, rock regardless of what you do or what shade of yellow or red your clothing is.
If your yellow clothing is too neon, the unwashed masses of casuals will wail an cry, bitch and bemoan. Their tears filling page after page of Blizzard forums till finally Blizzard makes their red clothes a little more red, whereupon those with blue pinstripe suits will start to cry and the cycle will continue till the next expansions...
A green carrot for a blue one. A blue carrot for a purple one. A purple one for another shade of purple, maybe pink...
QFT.
Best explanation ever.
I miss the days of late 2004 when wow was new....Right up to BC wow was fun still, now its stale, easy, boring... -----
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Ihsan
24/8/08 5:24:29 PM
Titan
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Quote by phantomreaper
Hmmm, it kinda killed my enthusiasm reading that.
Thanks. :P
Always happy to break someone's spirit ;)
I'd happily give you my opinion on Warhammer, but I seem to of got capped 5% from the end of my download and will have to wait 2 weeks for the Open Beta to roll around... :'(
Oh well, I need to get some reading done anyway. -----
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elfinke
24/8/08 5:32:46 PM
Champion
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Quote by Ihsan
Quote by tantryl
Uninstall it. Now.
Not a joke.
QFT. Not for the addiction boogie man that the uninformed and petty scream out. Not because hating WoW is the new black. Not because Blackrock is full, GTFO or Tich is not for you. Uninstall it because the game is dieing. You will never experience the exploration and fun of leveling that the early adopters had. You won't experience the true open pvp that existed in the first few months. All the instances and raids (and their subsequent lore) will be wasted on you as you plow through dead content to catch up to everyone else who mindlessly stand around Shattarah for hours on end, only to log in for their welfare epics and meaningless, hyper inflated gold.
There is no discovery left in the game, no stone left unturned. Everything has been found, maths calculated again and again. You will build a character an exact way and play it a certain way. You will collect the exact same items as everyone else and do little to no different damage to someone who quit the game twelve months ago. You will be however a different shade of pink or orange...
Come thanksgiving in November the fanbois will herald a revolution when in fact it is exactly the same grinding as it was to sixty or even seventy. The 'carrot' won't of gotten any better, Blizzard will of just moved the goal posts again. A meter to the left, maybe two if they're generous.
Two weeks to eighty, two months of the same instances and same boss fight mechanics for some blues to go into the same raid many of us did at sixty for some purples to use to get more purples months later.
PvP has not existed in the game since the Honour system was implemented and you will never test your 'skills' against another person. You will press a series of predetermined buttons and win or lose on the basis of a paper, scissors, rock regardless of what you do or what shade of yellow or red your clothing is.
If your yellow clothing is too neon, the unwashed masses of casuals will wail an cry, bitch and bemoan. Their tears filling page after page of Blizzard forums till finally Blizzard makes their red clothes a little more red, whereupon those with blue pinstripe suits will start to cry and the cycle will continue till the next expansions...
A green carrot for a blue one. A blue carrot for a purple one. A purple one for another shade of purple, maybe pink...
/stands and applauds. POTM.
That is exactly what WoW is currently all about for the (jaded) pre-BC content wowers among us.
To be fair though, phantomreaper, if you do take your time to properly enjoy the various instances on your way to 70, you'll still get the most out of WoW. -----
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Mojorising
24/8/08 6:28:55 PM
Guru
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It is possible to enjoy the single player casual aspect of it. Just play & enjoy it at your own pace. Dont get sucked into the "gear race" because in the end the results of that race will always end up redundant..... -----
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superfireydave
24/8/08 6:50:34 PM
Titan
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Quote by Ihsan
Quote by tantryl
Uninstall it. Now.
Not a joke.
QFT. Not for the addiction boogie man that the uninformed and petty scream out. Not because hating WoW is the new black. Not because Blackrock is full, GTFO or Tich is not for you. Uninstall it because the game is dieing. You will never experience the exploration and fun of leveling that the early adopters had. You won't experience the true open pvp that existed in the first few months. All the instances and raids (and their subsequent lore) will be wasted on you as you plow through dead content to catch up to everyone else who mindlessly stand around Shattarah for hours on end, only to log in for their welfare epics and meaningless, hyper inflated gold.
There is no discovery left in the game, no stone left unturned. Everything has been found, maths calculated again and again. You will build a character an exact way and play it a certain way. You will collect the exact same items as everyone else and do little to no different damage to someone who quit the game twelve months ago. You will be however a different shade of pink or orange...
Come thanksgiving in November the fanbois will herald a revolution when in fact it is exactly the same grinding as it was to sixty or even seventy. The 'carrot' won't of gotten any better, Blizzard will of just moved the goal posts again. A meter to the left, maybe two if they're generous.
Two weeks to eighty, two months of the same instances and same boss fight mechanics for some blues to go into the same raid many of us did at sixty for some purples to use to get more purples months later.
PvP has not existed in the game since the Honour system was implemented and you will never test your 'skills' against another person. You will press a series of predetermined buttons and win or lose on the basis of a paper, scissors, rock regardless of what you do or what shade of yellow or red your clothing is.
If your yellow clothing is too neon, the unwashed masses of casuals will wail an cry, bitch and bemoan. Their tears filling page after page of Blizzard forums till finally Blizzard makes their red clothes a little more red, whereupon those with blue pinstripe suits will start to cry and the cycle will continue till the next expansions...
A green carrot for a blue one. A blue carrot for a purple one. A purple one for another shade of purple, maybe pink...
QFT
I left WoW because I'd spent so much time trying to get to 60, then 70. It was a joke.
Least with EVE the endgame content is accessible almost from the get go, there's real non-consentual PvP, and you don't have to grind to get skills (although you do have to wait [don't have to be logged in/playing to wait tho])
If you're new to WoW, get out while you don't have much to lose IMO.
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It is possible to enjoy the single player casual aspect of it. Just play & enjoy it at your own pace. Dont get sucked into the "gear race" because in the end the results of that race will always end up redundant.....
Yeah, you can play it by yourself. But it's fucking boring after a while, and you do the same thing again, and again, and again, without any difference.
Edited by superfireydave: 24/8/2008 06:51:34 PM -----
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phantomreaper
24/8/08 7:44:23 PM
Champion
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Thread kinda got derailed.
Back on track; What's a good UI mod for WoW? -----
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BOOBOO
24/8/08 8:00:09 PM
Overlord
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Youll need
Deadly Boss Mods [Mod for dungeons bosses]
OMEN [threat meter]
and other nifty mods that are class specific
But beware, this is a drug addiction your walking into.
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Ihsan
24/8/08 8:07:30 PM
Titan
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Quote by phantomreaper
Thread kinda got derailed.
Back on track; What's a good UI mod for WoW?
These days you don't really need any mods. Blizzard have basically cannibalised most every mod of note and implemented it into the games default ui. The most you are really going to get are aesthetic changes by installing a custom mod and disabling the inbuilt version. A different coloured bar here, a different font there and all with a million and one different options so you will spend more time tweaking them to your liking then actually playing the game...
There are a handful of 'must have' mods but they all tend to fall into the category of raiding mods which you won' need till after you've reached max level (and even then that's debatable). Your best bet is to level to say 30-40 when you 'know' what you're doing (and what class you are going to ultimately level and what would be useful then look into mods. How you layout your ui and what mods will dominate it will vary greatly depending on class.
At that point you'd probably look into a replacement hud/party/raid frames, perhaps a threat mod, a casting bar replacement and perhaps a 'bar' mod of some desciption (something along the lines of FuBar or TitanBar) to access all your mods from and display any relevant information you might want. -----
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reklaw120
24/8/08 8:27:10 PM
Overlord
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Quote by nukejockey
I miss the days of late 2004 when wow was new....Right up to BC wow was fun still, now its stale, easy, boring...
+1 to this
i quit a 7 months back but reinstalled it couple of weeks ago to use my last game card.
I found i could not play the game without
an Action bar mod "bongos" seems to do the job nicely
Other mods i'm using
- Ace 2
---- MikScrollingBattleText
---- Witchhunt
you will also need a party mod so you can see what is happening to your party members, i think people still use
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nukejockey
24/8/08 8:45:20 PM
Titan
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i was on it just before, my old guild is dead and i just dont have the drive or the time to find another good raiding guild... -----
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