seattan wrote:
I am playing my very first toon which is a lvl 8 rogue at the time of this posting. Are there any essential addons that I should be looking for both class specific and in general? Also where is the best website to download the addons from? Any help, advice, and suggestions are greatly appreciated. Also my 2 professions are skinning and mining and I am working on cooking and firstaid as well.
At this early in the game for yourself, I wouldn't worry too much about addons at this time. Just enjoy playing your toon and learning their mechanics.
Once you start getting up into the higher levels and eventually raiding, you'd want to get (what many would call) the essentials : Deadly Boss Mods, Omen, Recount (to see your damage done and dps), etc. These you can usually get off of Curse.com or WoWInterface.
But like I said, I wouldn't worry about downloading them at this time. Eventually, you can start playing with the many different types of addons out there and see what you like. Some enjoy a timer that shows when certain abilities are off cooldown, while others don't really care much about it.
As for your professions, it sounds like you've got an idea on what you need to do. Keep first aid as much up to par with your character as you can, because at the beginning levels, you'll be bandaging quite often.