Decided I’m making a second main
My question is, what is the method of high tier healers these days in M+? Do they use an addon like Healbot or do they just use macros? I know in PVP healers just use macros but wasn’t sure if it’s different in M+. I’m totally a healbot guy but if it’s not as effecient I’ll program some macros.
I use clique and mouseover macros for dps spells. Help/harm mouseover macros healed people’s bodies too much when I wanted to dps because they moved in front of my mouse so I stopped that. Clique now.
Define ‘high tier’. I never used macros or a healing add-on at all and I got KSH this season
Awesome! noted, will check out Clique I’ve never heard of it!
I’m only 2400io currently, but I was aiming to get advice from ppl around 2800 io+ … or at least that’s what I consider high tier ppl i guess
I’ve only ever used mouseover macros.
I use the raid frames in dungeons because I don’t like the dungeon party frames.
So all stock UI.
Clique is fairly niche and old-school.
Download Vuhdo. It may be a bit complicated to set up at first, but it’s what most healers use for healing frames.
big thanks!
you really just need mouseover macros. i need to use clique also because i dispel with right click, but otherwise i would not need it. i use the stock party frames. just make sure you stack them vertically. i see people that have them horizontally, and they simply aren’t using common sense. they have wide frames and stack them horizontally lol
I use Clique/MouseOver macros with Grid2 for my frames.
I use vuhdo and a gaming mouse.
Healbot is a massive noob trap, set up good raidframes with buff and debuff filters, use weakauras to track party defensives and personal cooldowns, and setup Mouseover macros for your spells.
Ok, there are a lot of schools of thought here so here we go:
Mouse over vs click casting vs combo: All are great options but will depend heavily on how you play.
I prefer click casting so I’ll address this and addons that support it (most will also support mousovers).
Click-casting support was actually added by Blizzard and the interface is actually pretty good. I currently use this but there are two addons that add a lot of options.
Clique was mentioned earlier and that is a solid choice.
Another worth of consideration is Clicked. This one offers even more options so setup may be more challenging.
Click casting is also mouse dependent. I prefer a Steel Series Aerox 5 but really it comes down to having enough buttons without overkill. I prefer having 2-3 side buttons along with the left, right, and middle (wheel) buttons. Many gaming mouses also have a dpi toggle button behind the mouse wheel. If you don’t need to toggle sensitivity it can also be used as a click casting button.
For the two side buttons I usually map them to the action bar key strokes used for area effect directed spells (things like mass dispel, healing rain, etc).
The rest are up to you and preference. I tend to only like to use shift and ctrl for modifiers. Alt doesn’t work well for me.
The final part of the puzzle is raid/party frames. Again here there are a lot of excellent choices. My personal favorites (in order) are:
Grid2 – I found that mini-icons with tiny sweep timers are pretty useless. Grid2 lets you set up indicators, text countdowns, border highlights etc. Grid2’s setup can be challenging but it is simpler than some of the other options. Grid2 tracks raid debuffs as well but it is off by default. Need to enable it in the settings (usually mapped to a large icon in the center of the frame). Grid2 is complete and doesn’t require additional plugins.
Pexus (used to be just Grid) – this is one of the oldest raid frames replacements. It recently changed ownership (hence the name change). Its basic feature set is very similar to Grid 2. This one will require some plugins, and there are a lot but they are actively supported and supports raid debuffs well (raid debuffs is one of those plugins).
Aptcheka – this one is interesting. It requires almost no setup out of the box so it is a good choice if you want something you don’t want to mess with too much. It use a combination of indicators, bars, and some icons. You can customize it but is pretty darn close to optimal from the get-go (at least for me).
Vuhdo – tried this a few times but I found I preferred the others listed above more. Still its worth a look as it is popular and supported.
Hope this helps!
only noobs use crap like healbot. this is why a lot of people play so horrible.
check clique for mouse buttons bind.
omnicd for def/dispel/kick etc cd from your team.
and some weakauras if you play pala and wanna know when you have importan buffs up. or other usefull stuff. there is even weakauras to display deadly spell cd on left for enemy healthbar. because i kick 1-2 sec casts with my pala. if i dont - wipe and group disband in pugs.
and config bigwigs with custom sounds for insta kill spells.
and of course tons of macros… 1 action for friend target and an other for enemy. or castsequences. because there is way to may skills atm.
I’m not a high end player by any means, I do keys in the +16-18 range, but I use the in game raid frames and click casting system. It basically functions the same as mouseover macros. You can bind more complicated macros with that system as well. It’s been working out great for me.
Guys, I think most of you misunderstood the question. He’s not asking what you use. He’s asking what high-end healers use.
Most high-end healers are not using default frames and Clique. Some of you are recommending he download several different addons, create weak auras, and create macros for all of his spells. That’s not what a new healer should be doing.
He should download Vuhdo, which does everything Clique and MO macros do, as well as custom debuff and HoT highlighting, and go from there.
clique and mouseover macros all the way
some people add decursive as well, nice if you’re too lazy to set up your frames to show debuffs the way you like
I don’t know or care what high end healers use. I know what works for me so I offered that up as a possibility.
kind of seems like a weird approach when responding to somebody specifically asking about that, but do you!
I use vuhdo. Im not “high tier” but I do at least 20s every season.
You can even do hostile frames with vuhdo just like clique.