Comments on: Addon: Instant Health is Pants Crappingly Awesome

By: Evgeny

Evgeny — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:56:30 +0000

I am trying to follow the link, and find “Instant Health” to download, but fail. It seems that curse removed it and its nowhere to be found.

Can you post a new link or something?

By: Bacclor

Bacclor — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 23:11:12 +0000

Very cool. Thank you very much for the recommendation. I never would have found this if it weren’t for you.

Bacclors last blog post..Ding 75!

By: Hypnosis Melbourne

Hypnosis Melbourne — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:57:40 +0000

Wow… great post, thank you!!!

By: swstats

swstats — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:22:12 +0000

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By: IcE_IcE_N00b

IcE_IcE_N00b — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:26:36 +0000

Confirming that the heals will look like over healing on SCT (and, I am assuming, other parsers) and Recount will be very off. But the addon does sync with healbot very well and accurately shows the target’s hit points healed. In my opinion, Instant Health is extremely helpful because the raid members’ hit points are updated more frequently which helps with decision making and ACTING quicker. Now I can readily see who has already been healed (healbot also shows if there is an incoming heal to any target) and stop casting and heal a different target that needs a heal. Rating: 4.95 stars out of 5 stars (with 5 stars being uber kick ass-tastic)

By: Matticus!

Matticus! — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:19:04 +0000

I typically rely on other classes (DPSers) to keep track of meters and such.

By: Wynthea

Wynthea — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:18:25 +0000

Okay, to clear it up:

The issues with overhealing and any combat-log parsers are due to the fact that Warcraft allows add-ons that want to access the information to do so in as fair a way as possible, since they can’t all have it at once. It’s alphabetical. This is why changing the file-names to start with ZZZ puts it at the END of the info-access queue.

Note: I AM NOT A PROGRAMMER. I noticed that my combat-parsers were jacked up, and I asked Google why. What I found was that because Instant Health is programmed to show PRE-EVENT values on your frames, not POST-EVENT values (when the tank gets hit, on your screen it LOOKS like it’s happened before it ACTUALLY happens) and your Recount reads the heal WHEN YOU CAST IT… there’s a conflict. IH says their health is lower (because it will be), and Recount says you cast a heal on a target that didn’t need it – an overheal. Those of you who’ve been running Recount have probably seen your Druid’s chalk up a lot of points through final-tick Lifeblooms.

I know that’s convoluted, but that’s as clear as I can make it now. Just know that moving Instant Health to the back of the combat-log access line will fix the compatibility issues.

By: Felzie

Felzie — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:12:49 +0000

If the quick fix in Wyn’s post really works, is there a way to get a couple quick walkthroughs on how to modify the files? I know enough about wow modding to be dangerous.

By: Brunnor

Brunnor — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:59:19 +0000

I’m a resto druid and I use this mod. Its great for reacting to spike damage. Like the good old NS + HT macro type heal. Najentus, and Rage winterchill are great examples where this mod helps you get a heal to those that need it very soon. My reaction time increases alot on those fights. For other fights its not as beneficial. Its helps but when you are already charging up heals on players you know will take damage its less beneficial.

I will say this. IT WILL mess up your meters. Oh does it mess them up. It doesn’t break anyone elses meters, but I noticed my recount saying I was 10-20% ahead of people on the meters which is not correct. So users beware. Your meters will be useless and you will have to rely upon others. The comments on the Curse website for this addon even have a post from the author of recount critizing how poorly the addon is coded and how it thrashes other addons. It won’t affect WWS to my knowledge as WWS relies upon the combat log output to generate its data. Recounter & SWStats rely upon the LUA events that are generated from the server. To my knowledge those events aren’t included in the combat log.

Either way, if you need some results find another player and ask him for the results. :-p The mod is in beta, and hopefully they will improve it.

Brunnor
Gorgonnash Horde!

By: Chad

Chad — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:39:30 +0000

Wait, how would it alter WWS?