So.... since I've had a Nostromo game pad since Christmas... of 2007, I figure that I should finally put it to use. Phaelia over at Resto4Life had posted about how she uses (or used as the case may be) the game pad here. For a mage, it's basically a starting point. At least for me it was. I can't really get all of my spells to fit in the 29 slots that she's suggesting. Nonetheless, it gave me some great idea for both my mage and my shaman (which I'll go over at a later date).
I know all of you mages are sitting on the edge of your sit wanting to know how I'm going to set up my keys, so here goes:
| Row | Column | Normal | Alt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Invisibility | Evocation |
| 1 | 2 | Icy Veins / Combustion | Mirror Image |
| 1 | 3 | Use Mana Gem | Spellsteal |
| 1 | 4 | Dragon's Breath | Arcane Missiles |
| 1 | 5 | Blizzard | Flamestrike |
| 2 | 1 | Fire Blast | Ice Lance |
| 2 | 2 | Counterspell | Remove Curse |
| 2 | 3 | Polymorph | |
| 2 | 4 | Living Bomb | Scorch |
| 2 | 5 | Frostfire Bolt | Pyroblast |
| 3 | 1 | Fire Ward | Frost Ward |
| 3 | 2 | Arcane Intellect | Arcane Brilliance |
| 3 | 3 | Dampen Magic | Amplify Magic |
| 3 | 4 | Mana Shield | Arcane Explosion |
| 3 | 5 | Blink | Frost Nova |
This still means that I have a pool of spells I don't have bars for (Arcane Blast, Fireball, Frostbolt, Mage Armor (I'll let SmartBuff take care of that one, could probably remove Arcane Int/Brilliance as well), Ice Armor, and Cone of Cold). There's also set of spells that I'll have off on the side somewhere such as Professions, Portals, and other non-combat essential items. (I suppose Slow Fall is debatable on that list, but it's in there nonetheless.) I also have potions on that list. I know, I know... they would be combat "essential" but with everything being freed up for non-clicking, I figured those two items wouldn't be a big deal. So, I'm off to install Bartender to see if this setup will work for me.
3 comments:
good luck with that, I have to admit I failed to get used to my Nostromo on my Resto Shaman, but I *have* gotten very used to my Saitek with a leveling Warrior. I switched from the Nostromo simply because it didn't fit my hand.
You could try OPie for your professions as well, I use it for my profs, mounts, and gear swaps, very nice and you only see it when you use it!
Hmm... I'm gonna have to try out OPie. I've been trying to reduce my add-ons, but I used to use Cryolysis (which has been broken for quite some time). OPie seems to be even less intrusive though. Seems to be a small learning curve, but also seem like it could be very nice. Thanks for the tip.
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