Addons: Why DXE is better than DBM and BigWigs

Yes, DXE aka Deus Vox Encounters is the best Bossmod out there at this very moment. Like most players, the first Bossmod I used was DBM. It is still a good addon. I only left it for BigWigs, because back in the time, the WoW Ace Updater was so cool and switching to Ace addons was kind of trendy. Honestly at this point, both boss mods are very good. I ran WotLK content with both and timers were always very accurate. For some fights DBM has a better choice of timer bars, sometimes it is BigWigs. Both can get awfully spammy depending on the configuration of your raid leaders. Bigwigs has a nice 5 man module called Little Wigs. DBM will notify players if you’re in a boss fight and auto-reply to whispers. Some people like a final fantasy victory tune, some don’t. Chances are pretty big, you’re very comfortable with either DBM or Bigwigs.

So, why should you change from a bossmod you’re so comfortable with to the newcomer DXE. Here’s 8 reasons why:

1. The addon is new. The addon is still in development. The addon is beta. This is a huge advantage over BigWigs and DBM. The authors of the DXE are still very much in the process of creating a great Bossmod. They still read the forums and try to integrate wishes of the community. Bigwigs and DBM on the other hand are more ore less final versions of addons and don’t see huge overhauls.
2. DXE has a great number of timer bars, not too many and none important ones missing. The bars are visually appealing and customizable. And don’t forget, for most people those two sets of bars, one for immediate events and one for longer timers, are the absolute core of a Bossmod. And for me, DXE does an excellent job at this.
3. The addon has a very neat control panel. The panel will show an overview of boss health bars, which is very useful in fights with multiple mobs. In addition, the panel provides very easy access to the option menu, range display etc.
   

   DXE Control Panel

4. DXE provides very neat 3D arrows. Those will help you run away from people targeted by Anub’arak spikes or Icehowl charge. It will help you move away from people with the Legion Flames Debuff when fighting Jaraxxus.
5. The slick looking range indicator shows the exact distance between you and other raid members with little bars. This helps a lot to find the right position and is a lot more intuitive than just a plain list of players in your 10yd range.
6. The addon provides a huge set of sounds and a lot of different sounds are assigned to different events in one encounter. This can be too much information at first, but having a lot of different sounds helps a lot, the more you learn to assign those sounds to the right events.
7. Screen Flash for very important effects is very noticeable but not annoying and can be configured.
   

   DXE Timer Bars

8. DXE is extremely customizable. All timer bars can be turned on and off. Screen flash can be turned on and off. Sounds can be assigned to your liking. Most importantly though: Even if the addon is highly customizable, it works excellent right out of the box.

For some more pictures of the addon, head over to No Stock UI and check out the post featuring DXE. A decent picture of the range indicator can be found over at Upyursh.

Comments are welcome, as always. And yes, DXE is really the best Bossmod out there.