NeedToKnow allows you to monitor specific buffs and debuffs of your choosing as timer bars that always appear in a consistent place on your screen in a consistent color. It's especially useful for monitoring frequently used short-duration buffs and debuffs. For example, a rogue could configure NeedToKnow to show timer bars for Slice and Dice, Rupture, and their own stack of Deadly Poison VII. A death knight could use it to track their own diseases on a mob. NeedToKnow also works with procs and on-use trinkets. The number, size, position, and appearance of timer bars are all customizable.

New in latest version (2.2)

- Added option to show bars with a fixed maximum duration, so that all bars in a group deplete at the same rate.
- Fixed an issue with targetoftarget
- Added koKR and deDE localization

Instructions

General options are available in the Blizzard interface options menu. You can type "/needtoknow" or "/ntk" to lock/unlock the addon. To configure individual bars, right click them while unlocked. Bars work while locked.

When entering your settings, be careful with your spelling and capitalization. Also remember that buffs and debuffs sometimes have different names than the items and abilities that apply them. The Death Knight ability Icy Touch, for example, applies a DoT called Frost Fever.

Note

The reminder icons from previous versions of NeedToKnow have been greatly expanded in functionality and split off into their own addon: TellMeWhen

To do list

Add option to track multiple buffs/debuffs with a single bar.
Add options to customize text display.