Point Blank Sniper:
Welcome to today’s blog post. Today I’ll discuss the benefits of a new Add-on by plusmouse called Point Blank Sniper. This Add-on was brought to my attention by Vahdis on Twitter. It’s a very lightweight Add-on, requiring some additional Add-ons to work.
The premise is that by importing Shopping Lists into the Shopping tab, we can use Point Blank Sniper to snipe Auctions within that Shopping List that other players may post incorrectly.
What Do I Need?
Open up your favored Add-on client; mine is CurseForge. Search for the following Add-ons you don’t already own in the search box.
I’d advise downloading the following Add-ons from their respective sites.
Once downloaded, load up the game and log in on your preferred character.
Getting Started:
Head over to the nearest Auction House and tap that Goblin on the shoulder! The TSM window will pop up instantly, so hit the WoW UI tab in the top right to view the other tabs on the bottom. Select the Shopping tab.
If you select the Select Shopping List drop-down menu, you will see a default Shopping List called: Starter Sniper List added by the author of this Add-on. This shopping list consists of some profitable items which may be of interest to you. Ideally, you should edit this and make your own!
Shopping Lists:
Here’s a list of Shopping Lists I’ve created. Click the links below to be redirected to my Pastebin. I will continue to add shopping lists, so be sure to return to this post.
Importing A Shopping List:
If you have a shopping list already created or copied one of mine, open the Shopping tab on the Auction House. At the top right, you’ll see the option, Import. Hit this, paste all the information you copied, and select import.
Reminder, make sure you give your new Shopping List an accessible name, and be aware of any capitals, as the shopping list name will need to match precisely when starting a Sniper search.
Sniping:
If you open the Sniping tab, you’ll see several options.
Shopping List Name:
This tab is case sensitive, be sure to enter the name of your Shopping List precisely as it is within the Shopping List tab. Once correctly added, hit the Start button. If the button is non-responsive, there’s an error with the name added. Resolve and try again.
Price Source:
You will have five price sources if you downloaded and installed both TSM and TUJ Add-on.
- Region – TUJ
- Realm – TUJ
- DBMarket – TSM
- DBRegionMarketAvg – TSM
- DBRegionSaleAvg – TSM
Ideally, you need to opt for the price source you use when selling the item(s) you’re sniping. This method will prevent you from buying items higher than you wish to sell them.
Percentage:
The percentage you input here will inform the Add-on to search for any item within your Shopping List, and if it’s either equal to or less than the percentage in this box, it will show up. The default is 15%; feel free to change this.
Example: I’ve picked DBMarket as my price source and kept the percentage at 15%. [The Reins of the Tamed Bloodfeaster] is about 100k gold on my realm. If someone posts it for 15k or below, it will pop up on the Add-on for me to purchase.
Items Class:
Use this tab to filter items within your Shopping List.
Options:
Select the Options tab to change the options within the Add-on. I leave this as default. Reminder, make sure that under the heading, Scan Behaviour, the Play Beep Tone is selected. This beep will alert you of any items available to purchase when running a Sniper scan. Ideally, for players that run sniper scans on an alt account in the background.
TSM Sniper vs. Point Blank Sniper:
If you’re familiar with TSM Sniper, you’ll know that depending on the number of items within the sniper group; it can take a lot of time to scan the Auction House.
However, with Point Blank Sniper, we can separate our Shopping Lists and snipe specific items, meaning a quick scan.
Discord:
If you have any questions or experience issues, check out the Add-ons Discord channel.
Conclusion:
I don’t snipe myself, but I know a lot of players that do. My fortnightly posting routine means I barely have time to post my auctions, let alone run sniper scans. I can see this Add-on being very good and easily accessible to players that may not be accustomed to TSM.
If you have the time and resources, I suggest investing in an alt account and having the Point Blank Sniper Add-on running in the background.
Feedback:
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