My Favorite Addons
I love to play with World of Warcraft addons. I realize that they are not necessary, but for me they make playing the game a lot more fun. Here is a partial list of the addons I use (and why).
Cartographer and Cartographer_QuestObjectives are amazing map addons. Cartographer replaces the default map with a much more configurable and informative one. One key Cartographer addon is Cartographer_QuestObjectives which keeps track of where quest objectives can be found. You can even download a premade database with a bunch of quest objectives already entered. If you prefer to discover things on your own, it will just keep track of what you’ve found.
LightHeaded is an addon I’ve only started using recently, but it’s extremely useful. Basically what it does is provide you with quest notes from WoWHead. No more tabbing out to check Thottbot!
If you use the Auction House at all, you NEED Auctioneer. It will keep track of prices for items and suggest prices for things you want to sell.
By the same people who brought you Auctioneer comes the must-have Gatherer mod for gathering professions. It keeps track of where you have found gathered items such as herbs, minerals, and treasure chests.
I really like Bagnon for inventory management. It keeps track of the items my character has and allows me to check my alts’ inventories and banks without having to switch characters.
AutoBar is very useful for simply using consumables such as potions, food, water, etc.
SendSelf is great for mailing items to alts
Gazmik Fizzwidget’s addons are all very useful for their variety of functions.
TrinityBars reminds me of the C programming language. Amazingly powerful and amazingly difficult to use. I’ve decided that I like the power enough to fight through the difficulties in actually using this button bar addon.
These are a few of the addons I use. Needless to say, my UI is a constant work in progress.