category: WoW

My Rogue UI

January 23, 2012

As promised, here is my UI using the Naga Razer Epic.

The idea I had incorporating the Naga is pretty simple. Since I’m new with the mouse, I felt like I needed a guide to what buttons are available to me. Those are the “N” buttons on the right side of my action bars. I configured the keybinds using Bartender4 and the main framing is ElvUI. Those are the main ones. I’m using mouseover macros with the Naga buttons so I find it pretty convenient in both arenas and battlegrounds. Here’s an example of a macro I use:

/cast [@mouseover,exists] Shadowstep
/cast Shadowstep
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In English, you shadowstep the mouseover if it exists, otherwise just shadowstep your current target.

As far as reviewing the Naga is concerned, I’d say it’s an excellent mouse for MMOs. My reaction times are improved significantly after the expected learning curve period. I’m still getting faster with it, though I do have trouble using the bottom 6 buttons (7-12) effectively.

Razer Nostromo for WoW

December 11, 2011

I returned the Nostromo I recently bought. It doesn’t quite work out for me as a WoW player. The reason is pretty simple: It doesn’t have enough buttons (needs more than a standard keyboard) and just ends up being a funky interface with no apparent gain (as opposed to the Naga Epic which is funky, but has a pretty good upside with its ridiculous amount of buttons.

Anyway, I suspect one of those gaming keyboards might be better suited for WoW since you might be chatting or accessing certain panels which require the more standard keys. (e.g hit ‘j’ for the guild pane)

Razer Stuff

December 7, 2011

A bit of background first, I’ve been playing WoW for a few years now. Most of that time has been spent using logitech trackball mice and pretty standard keyboards. Recently, I’ve switched my main back to my rogue and I’m finding there are a lot of buttons to push.

Anyway, I went out and bought a few toys to help me push all those buttons.

…and…

I’ll post specifics on addons and macros that I’m using once I figure something out for myself.