Note: This no longer works as of 2.4. Even with 2.4.2 the combat log entry for the orbs is still missing. I will try to update this addon as soon as circumstances change.

VoidReaverAlarm v1.1 by Lenja of Frostmourne EU

"Turns your whole screen deep blue when you are in range of an incoming arcane orb. Also shows you distance and direction of nearby orbs so you'll know where to run. It's almost too easy!"

The text "VoidReaverAlarm loaded!" will appear in the chat window when you start the client and the addon is active. Because its main task is to exchange information about the fight, all members of your raid should have it to get the best results. During the fight, you and your raid members will be protected by the addon's two main functions:

1) It recognizes when the boss targets you (meaning that an arcane orb will be heading your way shortly) and sends a warning including your coordinates to the raid. Of course, classes with rage and paladins with Righteous Fury will not trigger any warnings.

2) When a relevant warning comes in, your screen will turn blue and the distance and direction of that orb (or bomb as I call it) will be displayed. As soon as you walk out of range or 10sec have passed, the screen will become normal again.

If you want to see the addon in action, I recommend two different tests:

1) Go into an instance of your choice ALONE and type "/vra test bomb" to plant a test bomb. You can also place several bombs to see how that works. The distance is always relative to the nearest bomb.

2) Same as 1) but this time take a friend or two and have them also use the addon. For this to work, your coordinates must be synchronized first by pinging the minimap once when everybody is in the group. I know it sounds weird but this is how the addon calculates coordinates in instances using the last ping as point of origin. If everything goes right, they should now also see where you planted the bombs and be able to plant bombs themselves.

Do not ping the minimap again while bombs are placed or they won't be displayed correctly anymore. However, they'll despawn after 60sec in test mode and 10sec in boss fights. Of course, during boss fights, it's a particularly bad idea to make a ping. Therefore the addon displays the name of anyone who pings in the chat window so you know who to blame for the wipe.

Manual pings are only necessary when testing. For the actual boss fight, a ping will be made by your raid leader automatically when you engage the boss.

In case anyone takes a strong dislike against the color "blue" or doesn't like icons floating over their unit frames: there's also a silent mode (/vra silent on) which still sends vital warnings to other raid members but doesn't mess with that user's screen.

You can also display a list of all VRA versions your raid members are using (/vra version check) and see who doens't seem to have the addon.