tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post4265792777857052519..comments2024-03-21T23:18:45.644+00:00Comments on Priest with a Cause - A World of Warcraft (Classic) blog: Playing without RecountShintarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758343475446510635noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-72298573661841179412011-05-16T04:16:34.776+01:002011-05-16T04:16:34.776+01:00I very much prefer recap, since it sits out of the...I very much prefer recap, since it sits out of the way until I inspect it at the end of the run. At that point it has much better tools for me in that it gives the detail by ability instead of by mob. I want to know what did the most damage to me, or the least as a tank, and where I was most or least effective as a dps. With recap I can quickly see when running with another of the same class what the differences are and why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-43424938303389193172011-05-05T02:49:24.194+01:002011-05-05T02:49:24.194+01:00Well put. As long as the red bars are dying and th...Well put. As long as the red bars are dying and the green bars aren't, I don't care how much DPS people are doing. People find this really hard to understand, but honestly, when I'm running Recount I'm just constantly stressing about how much DPS/HPS am I doing and how can I do more. When I'm not, I'm free to relax and just do my thing and usually this results in a much less stressful run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-76331405182559440632011-05-04T23:50:41.308+01:002011-05-04T23:50:41.308+01:00I have skada set to turn into a threat metre durin...I have skada set to turn into a threat metre during battle (to send out salvs before people pull threat) and only after the battle is done to show healing (or dps if i'm on my kitty)Xsinthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07108035272127828210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-68880161673862108282011-05-04T23:25:09.144+01:002011-05-04T23:25:09.144+01:00I've also been dpsing without recount, and I t...I've also been dpsing without recount, and I think I've decided it's OK to have it. I'm not dominated by the numbers, but it's interesting to me to have the extra info. <br /><br />I also like to know when I can afford to coast in a dungeon run, and when I need to be on my game to take up slack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-56487695615053782082011-05-04T23:19:39.066+01:002011-05-04T23:19:39.066+01:00One of those things you never think about until so...One of those things you never think about until someone brings it up.<br /><br />I think a big part of what nudges me to keep a bit too close of an eye on Recount is that I expect everyone else to have it and be monitoring it as well - I always want to feel like I'm pulling my weight. Especially when I'm on my Enh Shaman main this is true - I always want to be on my game so I can rep my class/spec well.<br /><br />But I think it's definitely time I run a few dungeons with Recount (well, Skada now) hidden until after - more of a battle report than an active meter.ZephyrSPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-9610266633438433332011-05-04T20:26:45.453+01:002011-05-04T20:26:45.453+01:00I'll never ferget the dungeon pug where one gu...I'll never ferget the dungeon pug where one guy dropped out about halfway through. "Glad he's gone," sez the Recount addict. "His dps sucked."<br /><br />"Dude. He was the healer."Ratshaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111084510465688124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-7226274373683405732011-05-03T21:53:48.942+01:002011-05-03T21:53:48.942+01:00@Redbeard: Recount will give a death record (inclu...@Redbeard: Recount will give a death record (including which mobs killed who, conveniently letting you know if it was one that was supposed to be sheeped), RSA will tell you whether the interrupts worked and who was fastest to hit them, and so on. Addons can do a *LOT* more than tell you heals and damage. About the only small thing that can't be measured by an add-on is a pleasant attitude, albeit I do agree that a pleasant attitude is indeed an essential component of a good run.<br /><br />RSA can also be used if you want to monitor whether the tank is taunt-tanking (bad), how frequently classes use their damage reduction cooldowns, who cc'ed whom, although it gets a bit spammy.<br /><br />The right collection of addons can go a long way to analysing a fight. There's a kind of inverse snobbery about Recount because it's seen as the DPS meter of choice. In that context (meter linking) it's obnoxious, I agree. But it's also a phenomenally useful way to analyse the 5 seconds pre-death, who did what, and so on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659326122793396570.post-57023620830497749662011-05-03T21:33:42.727+01:002011-05-03T21:33:42.727+01:00The one thing that Recount doesn't do is tell ...The one thing that Recount doesn't do is tell you whether you hit that interrupt right or sheeped that caster. It can only tell you heals and damage, not the little things that go into a successful group.Redbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306063084983025771noreply@blogger.com