This display is almost all aesthetics as you can display the health bars according to class colors, have them turn a different color at a certain percentage of health, and change the size and orientation of the health bar and the mana bar. In the image I’ve shown the player’s health as a green bar with a health percentage overlaid and their mana as a blue bar below the health frame (except for helium, but we’ll get back to that shortly).
With most healing addons this is displayed as a colored bar (or square) similar to your normal player unit frame. The most important information you need to know as a healer is the group’s health remaining and mana (resource) remaining. Health and Mana (or power, energy, rage, etc.) Using these categories of information I’ll compare the addons at a high level to give new healers and idea of the strengths and weaknesses of the addons and what the categories mean to their healing style. Based on this post and my own experiences, there are at least five distinct categories of information pertaining to the unit frames that are needed for healing. In her post she provides many of the comparisons that any healer should make when deciding on the right addon for their style of healing. Treebark Jacket once again instigated my blog post interest several months ago with a post comparing Grid and Healbot.
As you can see below I’ve taken the time to download and perform a minimal configuration with a level 10 druid character to provide a visual point of reference for the rest of my discussion.Ĭomparing Addons: Which addon is right for me? However, to a new healer, understanding the difference between them and actually configuring them to meet Cataclysm healing needs are a monumental task. When talking about healing addons, the big four healing addons that you always see mentioned are: Grid, Healbot, Healium, and Vuhdo. While the Blizzard UI has improved tremendously, healers for the most part still find healing addons useful for the variety of options available to improve their experience.
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