Hard U.I.

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With the U.I. changes to World of Warcraft my "built to perfection" user interface went to the XML graveyard in the sky. I've been searching for the perfect components to recreate my previous experience, but I've had little luck.

Titan Panel is about all I can to work properly and even then it has some hiccups. My old-faithful CTMod won't deliver at all, leaving me with my target window and personal window way up in the left corner of the screen. D-Hud was my previous solution to this dilemma, but it doesn't work either.

Our U.I. repository has plenty of choices, but I can't come up with a setup that I like as much as my pre-Blizzard shenanigans version.

That means I must resort to hardware solutions...the hunt is on.

I have a Logitech G15 keyboard (reviewed here), but it doesn't work on my Mac. I have also heard fantastic things about the Nostromo SpeedPad n52, but again, no Mac support. The Nostromo particularly interested me because I had heard of it when I played a bard in EverQuest. It was able to twist songs on behalf the player saving your wrist a lot of tippity-tapping and pain.

Next up, the Wolf King Timberwolf and Wolf King Warrior . These products are made for first-person-shooter games, but they appear to be just as handy for MMOGs. Since I do actually work on my gaming machine the Timberwolf seems the obvious choice as it has a regular keyboard attached. I'll see if I can grab one and give you the goods on it.

What U.I.s are you using? What does your setup look like? Do you use any funky hardware to improve your game?

Let me know, either in the comments section of the blog or in our forums!
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