07-12-2005, 06:51 PM
The default raid UI won't replace CTRA for most folks. It is for me, but that's because I want to run as few add ons as possible.
Pets don't show (which is what I expected, but secretly hoped pets would). You can either display four buffs or four debuffs for a group/class, not both at once. Party frame can't be hidden when in a raid. You can't decide what buffs or debuffs you want to see. There was something else I was going to mention, but can't remember. :) Oh, the background doesn't change to reflect debuffs like CTRA does so you really can't see both buffs and debuffs at the same time.
That being said, I'm still ditching CTRA. I can still fear ward adequately without showing the buffs though. I'll just do what I was doing on the Baron run last night - hit the melee characters, if I see a pet get feared, time to rebuff the meleers. ;) Actually, it's not that much guess work. Usually the fear ward gets put on early enough that the buff will show if I target them. If it was there on the list, but isn't now, that means it's gone. Now, if they had so many buffs on them that it wouldn't show the fear ward in the first place, then I have to ask them or play the guessing game.
It's a decent start to a raid UI (better than the nothing it was before), but it still needs a lot of work.
Pets don't show (which is what I expected, but secretly hoped pets would). You can either display four buffs or four debuffs for a group/class, not both at once. Party frame can't be hidden when in a raid. You can't decide what buffs or debuffs you want to see. There was something else I was going to mention, but can't remember. :) Oh, the background doesn't change to reflect debuffs like CTRA does so you really can't see both buffs and debuffs at the same time.
That being said, I'm still ditching CTRA. I can still fear ward adequately without showing the buffs though. I'll just do what I was doing on the Baron run last night - hit the melee characters, if I see a pet get feared, time to rebuff the meleers. ;) Actually, it's not that much guess work. Usually the fear ward gets put on early enough that the buff will show if I target them. If it was there on the list, but isn't now, that means it's gone. Now, if they had so many buffs on them that it wouldn't show the fear ward in the first place, then I have to ask them or play the guessing game.
It's a decent start to a raid UI (better than the nothing it was before), but it still needs a lot of work.
Intolerant monkey.