MFClip - Mind Flay clipping warner

MFClip warns about unintentional Mind Flay clips (clipping shortly before next Mind Flay tick). MFClip warns by playing a configurable Sound and/or displaying Mind Flay damage data via common combat text addons (currently supported: SCT/MSBT/Parrot/Blizzard Floating Combat Text).

General Idea

Clipping Mind Flay shortly after the second tick to cast Mind Blast/SW:D/... increases your damage output. Unintentional clips shortly before a tick decrease your damage output. MFClip's goal is to give you a general idea when to recast. As a side note, zero unintentional clips (to much idle time between tick and new cast) decrease your dps as well as regular unintentional clips do. Also, it is recommended to filter out Mind Flay with your combat text (if available) and use MFClip combat text output (if available for your combat text addon). If you are using [nochanneling] macros there is no need to use MFClip ([nochanneling] leads to less dps).

Installing a cast bar addon (like Quartz) with a customized cast bar skin that shows when Mind Flay ticks is strongly recommended.

Slash Commands

The slash command for MFClip is /mfclip.

/mfclip enable

enables/disables MFClip

/mfclip config

calls configuration gui (using Blizzards addon config interface)

/mfclip reset

resets configuration data

Configuration Options (GUI)

Enable Addon

enable/disable MFClip

Show combat data

toggles showing Mind Flay damage and clipping data at end of fight (30s fights minimum)

Clipping warning [ms]

if the caster clips Mind Flay the given time (in ms) before a tick should occur an unintentional clip is recorded (lag dependent, play around with that setting)

Wait for Combat Log [ms]

time (in ms) MFClip waits for combat log data after the Mind Flay tick should have occured (lag dependent, play around with that setting); after given time has elapsed without a tick Mind Flay cast data is generated and output if selected

Play Sound

play sound (Sound File) when unintentional clip is recorded

Generate Combat Text

generate combat text output for selected combat text (Select Combat Text), combines Mind Flay ticks into Mind Flay cast, also showing unintentional clips