The Addon Junkie

In this video, I demonstrate an optimized rotation for protection paladins. The rotation is commonly referred to as the 969 or 96969 rotation, named after the alternating 9 and 6 second cooldowns that the rotation was built around. All of the 9 second cooldowns are now 8 second cooldowns, so maybe we should start calling it the 868 or 86868 rotation
There is also a brief review of the PallyPower addon, which many (myself included) consider to be required for any raiding paladin of any spec. Also featured is the previously reviewed EventHorizon timer addon, which very cleanly illustrates the efficiency of such rotations.

We also give a warm welcome to our newest addon junkie Magrath. Magrath has just joined the Addon Junkie team and will be primarily reviewing the addons of the UI mod / enhancement world, where folks with cluttered interfaces like mine obviously fear to tread. Magrath has an impeccably clean interface that is a joy to look at, and I look forward to watching his videos break it down into its individual elements for our understanding. Welcome to the team, Magrath

And now, without further ado: the video (after the break).
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In this video, we explore and demonstrate the Threat Plates theme for Tidy Plates, a nameplate replacement addon for World of Warcraft. Threat Plates allows you to track simple aggro status on any number of mobs simply by looking at their nameplates. Since I’ve started using this addon, the “ginormous red bar of death,” as I like to call it, has saved countless DPS and a healer or two. I highly recommend it for anyone trying their hand at tanking, and it’s not too bad for DPS too. Video after the break.
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Today we’re writing about something that affects everyone in the land of Azeroth: Bad tanking.

Specifically, we’re discussing the higher-than-average tendency of Death Knights to be poor quality tanks. I want to emphasize here that it’s not about the class and whether it’s “fit” to tank, nor is it always about the player. Most of the time it’s a simple matter of technique. More than any other class I’ve played, the Death Knight has possibly the least informative (or most misinformative… is that a word?) tooltips and spell descriptions that I’ve ever seen. Combine that with the fact that you essentially have two resources to watch – runes (cooldown-based) and runic power (starts at empty, fills as you fight) – and DKs can be a very confusing class to play.

Full disclosure: my DK is only 66 and I’ve only ever played as frost, but every level since the starting zone has been gained through instance runs, and 99% of the time I was the one tanking, quite successfully might I add. This video is primarily targeted to frost DKs leveling as tanks, but any DK of any level and spec who wants to try their hand at tanking might be well served by the information contained.

And now, without further ado, I present my humble submission for the betterment of low-level DKs everywhere. Video after the break.
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