139035-which-addons-are-most-helpful-for-new-players

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As the title says, I'm a complete noob, but it seems that more often than not in chat and forums I'm seeing people recommending to go to curse and download addons.  My question is basically because I went to curse and there are thousands of mods to go through.  Are there specific ones that are more or less helpful depending on your level of experience in Wildstar?
 
Which ones (in your personal opinion) are must haves at any level?  Thanks in advance for your advice!	
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			 ForgeUI is the only one I find indispensable.	
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			http://www.curse.com/ws-addons/wildstar/220057-interruptor	
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			ForgeUI.  Thanks, I will check that one out! Downloading both ForgeUI and Interrupter.  Thanks guys/gals :D
			
				
	Edited October 8, 2015 by Duhgirl2u2	
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As another new player I discovered that I couldn't read the purple whisper text easily. A kind person suggested I try "Killroy" to change the text color to something that works better for me.
 
Just thought I would toss that one in here since I doubt I am the only one with the issue.	
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Is there a class that you enjoy playing specifically. I am new here and I use the following addons
 
ForgeUI - looks great
Gear - Save gear sets and change with a click of a button (also locks for salvage/sell)
EsperPP - Tracking cooldowns and procs (for my esper heh)
Perspective - Tracking targets around the world for location and distance
Grid - Raid/party interface to track health and assist healing
VortexMeter - Track dps/heals for personal reflection and improvement.
SlashTarget - Unfortunately outdated and causes some areas. Example usage /target Wildfire
 
All found on curse. It took me a little bit to set up, but I am very happy with it.
			
				
	Edited October 8, 2015 by barnee	
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			Also now to the game.  All I have so far are Interruptor, Movable Frames, and ProcsHud, and I would recommend them all.  Additional info on interrupt armor and interruptible enemy casts is very valuable information, and Movable frames lets you remove the art from your action bar, resize and move UI components that are by default locked in place/size.  ProcsHud will let you place, size and set notification options for when abilities that have charges or are only activated under certain conditions are available, so you don't have to keep looking at your action bar.  Playing SS, and it's very useful to know when I have Assassinate charges, or when Flame Burst procs and is off CD.	
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			BTW, since the entire default GUI is itself 'just' an add-on you can just try out add-ons by installing them in Curse client, then ALT-TABing back to Wildstar and typing /reloadui (or use the menu), no need to restart the game (ever AFAIK).	
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			Not all the addons work since the client change. Hopefully when they are put back together TapThat will be updated with the rest. It makes all the F presses and Simon Says automatic. Uhm, another I prefer that's still working is Steer (working on configuring a new PS3 controller to the settings I like.. sort of like ff14).	
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			goettel, that is some useful info right there.  I assumed that like other games, I had to be logged out for any addons to become available for use once installed.	
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ForgeUI has some bugs with LAS and some bugs with UI if you're using Mouse Look Mode.
 
 
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Not all the addons work since the client change. Hopefully when they are put back together TapThat will be updated with the rest. It makes all the F presses and Simon Says automatic. Uhm, another I prefer that's still working is Steer (working on configuring a new PS3 controller to the settings I like.. sort of like ff14).
 
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			Thanks everyone.  I've noted and started downloading a lot of the suggestions ya made :D  It'll be fun figuring them out and fiddling with the settings.  (that's not sarcasm. :)  I really will have fun playing with the new gadgets)	
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ForgeUI has some bugs with LAS and some bugs with UI if you're using Mouse Look Mode.
 
 
 
 
TapThat works, you just need to Force Load.
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If you are into housing I recommend the addon from Katia, it is really helpful!
 
http://www.curse.com/ws-addons/wildstar/232284-katia-builder-toolkit	
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			If you have TapThat you don't need CheatSimon.	
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For the UI:
MovableFramesMinimalistPlatesLUI_Aura
BetterQuestLog
 
Because I'm lazy:
TapThat
CheatSimonAythQuest
 
Some are out of date and need to be "loaded anyways".	
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Auramastery / LUI_Aura and Raidcore are recommended when it comes to Raiding.
 
Vincebuilds / Gear are very usefull if you have different Gear / Action Sets. I prefer Vincebuilds.
 
Kurona Frames is a minimalistic UI (like ForgeUI) and Kurona Bags is imo the best Bag Addon.
 
Oh and Optiplates! Don't forget to get Optiplates for sure! They draw much faster than the normal Carbine Nameplates and have a ton of usefull Options. E.g. you can place them lower automatically if the Mob you are fighting is very tall or show a threat alert if you got (as dps) or lose (as tank) aggro. I prefer the Sword Art Style Plates, looks so fancy!
			
				
	Edited October 8, 2015 by Charmz81	
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