12-24-2005, 02:29 AM
oldmandennis,Dec 23 2005, 02:47 PM Wrote:What addons do you think would break with the elimation of decursive? Whispercast?
Given the implementation of 15min blessings, I don't see the elimination of whispercast as game breaking. And decursive is breaking some encounters.
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Well it depends on how they "fix" decursive. if they fix it by removing the Passive Targeting system that it uses than any other Addon that uses such systems will also be broken. BuffAhoy, Paladin Assist, Healer Helper, and a lot of other addons that aren't game breaking but help A LOT to make the monatonous aspects of buffing less grating.
Specifically BuffAhoy and Paladin Assist won't work anymore. The addition of 15 minute buffs don't even come close to making up for the use of group cycle buffing that is offered with these addons. And the cost of the items required for the 15 minute buffs is restrictive in how often they will be used. if i'm in a 10 man group i'm not gonna be burning my money to buff 1 or 2 people with a 15 minute buff. The bonus of BuffAhoy is to make up where these new 15 minute buffs are lacking (small groups).
Another aspect of some of these buff programs is to auto select the appropriate level of buff for your target. Now this part is only a relatively small aspect of the addons but still helpful. If blizzard fixes decursive by altering how it automatically assigns the correct buff than that part of these other addons will also not function.
And if they use a fix that mixes both of the above practically nothing from those addons will work. So they will have given us a 15 minute buff that helps only in large 40 man raids and made buffing in smaller groups much more of a hassle because of the lack of addons to reduce the monatony.
This all depends on how they will actually alter decursive however. we will see.