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World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – Addon Control Panel

Mike — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:17:51 +0000

This addon has been suggested to me couple of times already, so I think it’s time to finally check it out!

If you have loads of different addons for different situations, then it might be a good idea to disable the ones you do not currently need. Addon Control Panel is a must-get for that job!

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/acp.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – Spy

Mike — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:56:37 +0000

Spy is literally a spy addon! It immediately notifies you when it detects an enemy presence.

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/spy.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch Revisit – Bejeweled

Mike — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 08:08:51 +0000

Mike revisits the very first addon he showcased! Bejeweled actually hasn’t changed that much since we first showcased it, but Mike decided to revisit this one anyway and introduce it to people who are not aware of this awesome addon.

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/bejeweled.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – PallyPower

Mike — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:14:14 +0000

You know what’s strange? When you ask a paladin to give you some missing buff, you have to ask him about 20-30 times before he finally buffs you. And then you realize it’s the wrong buff.. What’s up with that?

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/pally-power.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – SpeakingSpell

Mike — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:22:00 +0000

Incoming polymorph on Fjord Rat! Sometimes it’s a good thing to announce it when you cast some specific spell on a target.

HD Stream slowing you down? Watch it in standard quality at blip.tv!

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/speakinspell.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – TourGuide The Midsummer Fire Festival

Mike — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:52:44 +0000

This week’s Addon Watch is a short one, but the addon itself is extremely useful if you want to find all the bonfires for the Flame Warden achievement!

HD stream slowing you down? Watch it in standard quality at blip.tv!

TourGuide:
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/tourguide.aspx

The Midsummer Fire Festival Plugin:
http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/tourguide-midsummerfestival.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – BossTactics

Mike — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:35:48 +0000

Since last week’s Addon Watch episode was kinda rushed, I decided to redeem myself and do another proper one this week!

This addon is a real treat for raid leaders!

HD Stream slowing you down? Watch in standard quality at blip.tv!

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/boss-tactics.aspx

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – Prat 3.0

Mike — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:07:05 +0000

Late late late!

Sorry for the late and short Addon Watch episode! I was supposed to record all the required video footage for this episode during mid-day, but the maintenance on my realm lasted longer than I had anticipated. It’s now 11 PM in here and I finally managed to get everything done! So here it is!

If you’re looking for a chat enhancement addon, then Prat 3.0 is probably the one to go with.

HD Stream slowing you down? Watch it in standard quality at Blip.tv.

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/prat-3-0.aspx

I’m probably going to do another Addon Watch next week to make up this week’s train wreck.

World of Warcraft: AVR Bites The Dust!

Mike — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:07:29 +0000

No more AVR?

You heard it right folks! A few months ago I made an Addon Watch episode where I talked about this addon called AVR (Link). In short, AVR allows you to draw things on to WoW’s 3D world.

Blizzard has now announced that AVR will no longer work in patch 3.3.5. Slorkuz explains:

This is a notice that we’re making changes in 3.3.5 in attempts to break the ability for the AVR (Augmented Virtual Reality) mod to continue functioning. For those unaware, this mod allows players to draw in the 3D space of the game world, which can then be shared with others who are also using the mod. In some cases this manifests itself through drawing/tagging/defacing the game world, but more popularly is used to give visual guides for dungeon and raid encounters.

We’re making this change for two reasons. The invasive nature of a mod altering and/or interacting with the game world (virtually or directly) is not intended and not something we will allow. World of Warcraft UI addons are never intended to interact with the game world itself. This is mirrored in our stance and restriction of model and texture alterations. The second reason is that it removes too much player reaction and decision-making while facing dungeon and raid encounters. While some other mods also work to this end, we find that AVR and the act of visualizing strategy within the game world simply goes beyond what we’re willing to allow.

The change we’re making in attempts to break the functionality is light in its touch and approach. When blocking any functionality we run the risk of affecting other mods, but we’ve targeted the changes as carefully as possible. If we find that the AVR mod (or any mod attempting to replicate its functions) are usable after 3.3.5 we will take further, more drastic steps.

This doesn’t come to me as a huge surprise. AVR has really evolved since the day when I made an Addon Watch episode out of it. The boss module has become really astonishing, as it can easily show you where “stuff falls” and “where-you’re-not-supposed-to-stand”, so I can understand Blizzard’s decision on taking this addon down. Too bad for the addon author though, he probably worked hard on this addon.

Damn you kids with spray cans.. Err, I mean mouses, drawing dicks and boobies on to the walls of Ironforge!

Note: I’m not going to take down the Addon Watch episode where I talk about AVR unless Blizzard instructs me to do so.

World of Warcraft: Addon Watch – Looter’s Aid

Mike — Wed, 12 May 2010 16:29:36 +0000

Looter’s Aid has pretty much everything you need as a Master Looter.

And remember not to trust those guildless death knights!

HD Stream slowing you down? Watch it in standard quality at Blip.tv.

http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/looters-aid.aspx

Oh and yes, our videos are actually HD now. In the near future blip.tv is going to implement it’s own HD switch which allows you to easily switch between standard quality and high definition stream with a click of a button. So in the mean time, our newest video streams are on HD by default. If for some reason the HD stream is slowing your computer down, you can always find a low quality link to the video below the HD stream.