Healers Have To Die

Spot those bloody healers instantly and help them accomplish their destiny! (PVP and PVE)

HHTD adds a red cross over enemy healer's name plates. You can't miss them! (see the screen-shot).

HHTD also adds a healer role symbol abovefriendly healers' name plates. Stop the slaughter!!

IMPORTANT NOTE: You have to enable name-plates, else you won't see the healer symbols!

It also rings when you hover or target a hostile unit who healed
someone else during the last 60 seconds (can be configured).

HHTD is PVP and PVE compatible.

Remember to check out available options (/HHTDG)

Special commands

/HHTDP (or /hhtdp) : Post healers name to the raid channel for all to see. (You need to configure the messages in the announce module options first).

You can bind this command to a key (WoW key-bindings interface)

Videos

Here is a video by Hybridpanda featuring HHTD in the Eye of the Storm battleground:

YouTube - This makes me a sad Panda

Articles

Here are two excellent articles about HHTD by Cynwise (A must read if you have some doubts about the fairness of this add-on!) :

Healers Have To Die and the PvP Addons Arms Race

Using Healers Have To Die to Protect Friendly Healers

Another one by Gevlon:
http://greedygoblin.blogspot.com/2011/05/healers-have-to-die.html

How it works

HHTD uses the combat log events to detect friendly and enemy healers.
By default, HHTD will detect specialized healers spells only (for PvP).

Another option lets you choose a specified amount of healing enemies have to
reach before being marked as healers. (this is the setting used for PvE)

By default HHTD uses both methods, specialised healers' spells detection AND a minimum cumulative healing to reach by the aforementioned spells.

Self-Heals and pets are filtered out.

Planned features

Detection when a friendly healer is being attacked and alert others through /yell or /say (I would like to make it work for nearby healers only)

Debates

An 'interesting' debate about this add-on is also happening on Blizzard's official forum:

Break the HHTD mod already. (UI and Macro forum) (full),
Healers Have To Die, part I (UI and Macro forum) (full),
Healers Have to Die, part III (General discussion) (full),

Sadly, as a European I cannot participate but I'm reading those threads with great interest.

The funniest part about all those 26 pages discussions is that only about 16,000 people were actually using HHTD at the time (from the Curse Client popularity statistics)... Now over 80,000 players have it installed!

In those discussions it's also rarely noted that HHTD is also very helpful to protect healers on your side.
This debate is leading nowhere though... I won't post any additional links to those endless threads.

type /hhtdg to open the configuration interface, or /hhtd for command-line access

Comments and suggestions are welcome :-)

To report issues or ask for new features, use the ticket system.

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7 comments

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yoshimo Jun 04, 2011 at 09:25 UTC - 0 likes
come on a pally with 70-110k mana has to be a healer, be it with this addon or not ;)
Nicely done though.
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Fail_AoS Apr 10, 2011 at 21:41 UTC - 0 likes
People just love to complain. Whether I am on my Shaman healing or on my Warrior seeking out the healers this addon is so handy. I'm sure we all got along before it and if it ever does go away we will get along without it, but until that day please keep up the great work.
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mysticalos Mar 13, 2011 at 19:18 UTC - 0 likes
I find those healrs have to die discussions funny. I don't use this mod and i still focus healers. Them getting owned has nothing to do with mod. I'm sure it helps, but it's also pretty obvious who the healers are regardless. PvP rule 1, healers die first. It's that simple, they can blame a mod all they want but in the end the mod is irrelivant. Heck i saw a person who's char name was "Restoshamen" complain about the mod, really? I'm sure him getting focused has nothing at all with the fact he announces he is a healer and is casting healing spells, it must be the mods fault. :)
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Codex Feb 24, 2011 at 12:49 UTC - 0 likes
can you get this to work with Aloft, which is a customizable name plate mod? http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info15989-AloftAlpha.html
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tiwebber Jan 29, 2011 at 06:41 UTC - 0 likes
That does it. Thx!
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Archarodim Jan 27, 2011 at 07:50 UTC - 0 likes
@tiwebber: have you enabled enemy name plates?
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tiwebber Jan 27, 2011 at 02:57 UTC - 0 likes
Cant get this to work. Its installed and "loaded" as an addon. I get a response when typing /hhtd -> core - Core options. I assume it "active". I did read somewhere that /hhtd on would turn it on but that doesn't work. Also note that /ace3 does not work either. Reason I am saying it does not work it that I do not see the red cross in BG's at all.