Comments on: Addons: Speedy Actions/SnowfallKeyPress

By: drug

drug — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:05:49 +0000

I absolutely agree. Especially for DPS, this addon isn’t really helping and can mess up your rotation. The author puts the addon’s effect somewhere around the equivalent of a 100 ms latency reduction, this is a small improvement, but could make the difference in some situations.

By: strider

strider — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:08:58 +0000

hi,

i´m asking myself, if one of these addons is able beeing used by healbot?

does anyone know?

By: drug

drug — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 22:19:39 +0000

This was just horrible English in a horrible sentence. I actually wanted to highlight the very nice config dialog of Speedy Actions and not at all make anyone believe the addon would need any actions to set up.

Corrected.

By: Shadowed

Shadowed — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:51:30 +0000

I’m kind of curious, but where do you get that Speedy Actions requires setting up out of the box? The only configuration it has is blacklisting keys or disabling modules… but those aren’t required configuration and it works fine when you install it.

By: Windsoar

Windsoar — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:23:54 +0000

@BBT
This is not the first time that an addon removing the response time of keyboard clicks has been released (I think it was actually the same addon). I have tested this type of addon previously, as dps and a healer, and while I enjoyed it as a healer for “stand around firing spells” as a dps I could not stand it because of the issues I mentioned — most dps class rotations require the player to wait on abilities, not the other way around.

The reason I posted initially was merely to point out that some users may find the addon a detriment instead of a help despite the claims of others — I’m glad it works for other people, but I wouldn’t expect everyone to use the same keybinds, and in some ways, this is a keybind reflex action that may show marked improvement for some, and totally alien for others — even after giving it an honest go.

By: cpgsteampunk

cpgsteampunk — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:25:24 +0000

Love your add-on posts! Always find some good ones here! I’ll be testing this out with clique and grid as well.

By: drug

drug — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:25:49 +0000

Yeah that’s exactly how I felt when I first installed the addon. I would try to chain cast one heal after the other with just one click and nearly always click to early. So if I was mainly elemental, I would’t go through the hassle getting accustomed to this addon.

As healer though, you’re getting the vibe pretty quick. Most of the time I’m mashing buttons anyway, the earlier the ability fires, the better.

By: BlueberryTotem

BlueberryTotem — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:37:03 +0000

@ Windsoar – that is exactly what Drug meant about getting used to. It took me about 30 mins on dummy on my paladin to nail this change down and actually up my dps a bit. But since then, all support combat actions – hands, cleanses, DI goes off way faster than before with dps upped by small margin. A great deal!

@ Drug – I switched to Speedy as well (Cliquer) and experimented with it; switching it off and on again to reduce the “placebo” effect you mentioned. So far, I think it really helped and lowered the action-taking time by fair margin. Like, I save more people now with my sparkly green leaves of awesome.
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By: Windsoar

Windsoar — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:41:15 +0000

I actually find the loss of my “keypress delay” to be counter-productive when running a rotation. Often I’ll have clicked that button down before it’s ready or “timed” and simply release when ready — I find this especially useful when having to move during a fight as I just let go at the correct time for my spell.

It also saves me the hassle of *ahem* accidental (read clumsy finger syndrome) pressure shooting off a spell at an unintended moment.
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