As we all start to level there are a couple tools that should be used to help improve the overall experience of grouped content.

The first one is TeamSpeak.  This is absolutely key for RvR scenarios.  If you don’t have a mic or just don’t feel like talking, you are welcome to listen in.  Given the fast pace of most scenarios, we don’t have a lot of time to type out communications.  The teamspeak client is free and can be downloaded here.

Another tool that should be used is ISAssistTracker.  This will create a small window (that can be moved just like any other UI element) that lists the Main and Off tanks for a party.  All you have to do is click on the appropriate name in the window and you will select that target.  One thing I have noticed about good Destruction teams is that they are very good at concentrating their attacks.  We definitely need that level of co-ordination in our scenarios.  This addon can be found here.

As the game matures, we’ll see more and more mods released.  Everyone should really install the Curse client.  This will not only collect game data to feed into WarDB, it will also provide an interface to update current mods as well as let you check out new mods.

Currently I’m running Little Black Book to keep track of opponents in RvR and QuickSwap to swap from 2 hander to sword and board.  Erasureh just pointed out a new mod called “Scenario Join All Button”.  Care to guess what that one does?  All of these mods can be installed and updated through the Curse client.

I’d like for folks to post their favorite mods in the comments section of this post.

Update: Just found a mod for adding an assist window.  This should be key for folks in a party.  Want to kill that pesky healer in RvR?  Just click on the MT button and assist away! (Get it here)

Remember our friend Thottbot?  There’s an even better site for Warhammer called WARDB (http://wardb.com).  It has a lot of neat features.  My favorite is the character and guild profile stuff.  Check out our listing: http://www.wardb.com/guild.aspx?id=2124.

I would highly recommend downloading the curse client.  Aside from helping to build the WAR DB, it also lets you browse existing WAR mods from the client itself.  If you see one you like, just click on it and the client downloads it and installs.  It will also check for mod updates.  Its pretty slick.

You can grab it here: http://www.wardb.com/client.aspx