Considering the tone of his suggestion, I would venture to say that Kyle has grown frustrated by his fellow players' tendency to screw up their builds or they're taking too long to respec. This can, indeed, become an issue when one is respeccing for raiding, arenas and different roles for hybrids.
This is where Talented, and its companion Talented_Data, can save you time and a little money if you're prone to selecting the wrong talents when you're in a hurry. This addon allows you to build talent templates, which can be applied via one click after a talent wipe. I do this when I switch from a PvE Retribution spec to Holy for progression nights or arenas. I have to say, it helps reduce the risk of mistakes, which can leave me free to spend more time remembering to grab the correct gear out of the bank.Alright, let's take a step back and look at some the actual features of Talented, per the author's description over at Curse.com:
- "See the complete talent tree on a single frame.
- Create templates, for your class and, optionally, other classes too.
- Set a specific template as a target, and see it when you're spending your next talent point on level up.
- Apply complete templates with a single click, after a talent wipe
- Share your current build with other, or any template you've made. Import templates directly from the Blizzard Talent calculator, wowhead or wowdb.
- Export templates as URL to wowhead, wowdb or the Blizzard Talent calculator.See other's template if they have LibRockComm installed."
Okay, so first and foremost, your talent interface will now display all three talent trees, giving you a bird's eye view of your entire spec, all of which can be re-sized if you're not content with its default size.
From any character, you can create templates for any class and store them for use later on. Setting a template as your target saves you the time of rehashing your build every time you ding. (Not everyone plans or knows how each point will be spent at every level, so settle down.)
My favorite feature is the ability to apply a template in one click, which I think I've made clear, but there is nothing like being able to re-spec, re-gear and tweak your UI for a different role in less than a few minutes. It's a good way to earn a few points with your raid leader as well, if you're into that.
Importing to and exporting from popular database sites or even Blizzard's own talent calculator can ease the strain of data entry when you've got a killer build you want or would like to share. All that said, you can share templates with fellow Talented users. Just in case your Ret pally has a terrible build and you want to share your stored template, which actually includes Precision, with him or her. (If you're sharing a template it probably means said Ret pally is not hit-capped because they haven't done their homework.) Read all about it over at RetPaladin.com!
That is it, folks, an addon that enhances the default talent interface with a bunch of handy features. Make sure if you're downloading Talented that you go ahead and grab Talented_Data as well, you'll want the added functionality. (Combine the two? Hint hint, wink wink)
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
7-20-2008 @ 5:11PM
aaith said...
i love this mod been using for a while..
Great as a priest for swapping between 3 specs...
have templated tallents for holy / shadow / and dis pvp
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7-20-2008 @ 5:17PM
Azyriel said...
Would get it but some stuff on curse just doesn't want to download for me sometimes.
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7-20-2008 @ 5:27PM
Runstadrey said...
I don't think this is due to WoWInsider generated hits, but the Curse site is almost unusable at the moment and has been painfully slow all day. I haven't been able to download this addon in 5 mins of trying. But, it looks like it will be worth the wait.
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7-20-2008 @ 5:29PM
Runstadrey said...
I think it will be useful to me because just last night for the second time, I accidentally hit a 1st level talent that I rejected when dinging 70.
7-20-2008 @ 5:45PM
Culhag said...
As a pally who regularly switches between Holy and Prot, I can tell that this addon is really useful !
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7-20-2008 @ 5:45PM
Tweaky said...
Great mod!
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7-20-2008 @ 5:50PM
Schadow said...
Talented is pure win.
I have a raiding Paladin than shifts spec quite a lot for different encounters. It's very easy to bring up my existing template, clone it, make a few tweaks, and apply it.
Swapping to heal spec is as simple as unlearning, opening my talent page, selecting the template, and applying it. No 50g mistakes.
I encourage my guildies to get it, so that when talking about an alternate spec for a rogue (my main's class), I can simply send him a template.
One thing I didn't see mentioned:
If you inspect someone, you can create a template from their spec. Just get pwnd by someone on the damage meters? Try out his spec to see how it works for you.
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7-20-2008 @ 6:44PM
Itzal said...
Now, if only it would pay my respec costs as well...
*Goes back to doing dailies*
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7-20-2008 @ 7:55PM
KiwiRed said...
For those who can't get it off Curse, just grab if from files.wowace.com
(I'm definately going to be sending a link to this addon spotlight to guildies who complain about how much they respec)
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7-20-2008 @ 9:46PM
Jack said...
A must-have for any chronic respeccer.
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7-20-2008 @ 9:57PM
vlad said...
by breaking news you mean copy and pasting from mmo-champion,deathknight.info and the official forums right?
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7-20-2008 @ 10:06PM
dan said...
Seems like a mod that's soon to be outdated given blizz's upcoming support for multiple talent builds.
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7-21-2008 @ 2:44AM
Kyrra said...
We have no clue what Blizzard plans to do with multi-spec'ing or whatever it'll be...
Anyways, Talented is a great addon. I've been using it for a couple months now and love it. I respec 2-4 times a week between tanking/dps/PvP. Not having to click in my talents every time is wonderful (saves me gold for when I miss-click). This is something that people have suggested to Blizzard to implement for a while now.
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7-21-2008 @ 9:59AM
RogueJedi86 said...
Everyone's raving about using it to switch specs, but I like another function of it. I like the warning boxes that come up every time you try to learn a talent. I always hated accidentally clicking a talent box and learning a skill I didn't want. But Talented has a confirmation box every time you click a talent, so you only pick the talents you know you want.
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7-21-2008 @ 11:34AM
erin said...
"it helps reduce the risk of mistakes, which can leave me free to spend more time remembering to grab the correct gear out of the bank"
If you use the addon called Outfitter, then you actually only need to remember to go to the bank .. Outfitter does the rest :)
I "strongly" suggest you check it out. Invaluable for characters that need different sets of gear for different purposes often.
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7-21-2008 @ 11:41AM
Sean Forsgren said...
Someone caught that and called me out!? Oh well, the cat is out of the bag, people, there will be some wardrobe-managing addon love in the future..
Thanks for pointing it out, and for anyone not wanting to wait, check out Outfitter.