OK so Add ons.

For the longest time I played without them ( gasp, shock, horror ) though  they are most helpful I am not the kind of player ( as others might be) that they are so dependant on add ons if they bug out all goes to Hell play wise.

I keep add ons at a minimum lvl as I can only using those I need for raiding and professions.

I only got a quest helper, some where around lvl 70. and had played all the game with out any such add ons and yes I could power level and I rembered all the quests (  i love a good quest story). I only then got a quest helper because of circumstances in my life meant suddenly my memory isn't what it was But I digress. 

I decided to set up my thoughts on the following add ons having had some new ones for a trial peroid so here we go.

Quest helper add ons.

QuestHelper is an awesome tool and I highly recommend it for those newer to the game. more so for the first time players just on their first toon 

coming in a neat easy use package with help full in game pointer arrows where to go and what you need.

HOwever as a more well versed player and no longer requiring alot of those helpful tools and always  making sure add ons take up the lest amount of run program space as possible I switched to 

Bayi's Extended Questlog    This is a slim lined helper, and is great when I am having one of my pink haird days, Or need a refresher  on where to find a perticulaerr bad guy,while reducing brain damage  caused by over thinking trying to recall where you went and what you did on a higher lvl toon,

Info can with a click display  on the map when you left click the speach bubble next tot he the quest objective. so a slim and slick wee add on for the more experienced player This helper I recommend for the more experienced Player who just having a Pink haired moment, or slightly fuzzed memory on a quest when playing an alt.

Personally having used QuestHelper for so long I find this a great tool  and highly  recommend it for the newwer player to the game, as it will speed things up for you and give you more help than alot of people can or know where something is, also will even help you find your body  a wee quicker  when you bite  off more than you can chew.

for Profession add ons you can not go past one of the following two 

Gatherer  is best tool for those miner and herbiest out there. a powerful add on that can help you and your whole guild.

I tryed this new tool GatherMate  agina slim lined helper and am still using it finding it great tool as it also allows an engeriner to mark the gas clouds one finds. So for me it si the prefered of hte two.

I have found alot of these add ons are not just a cleaver tool, or that one is better than another. I would say this I personally do no think any one is better than another, simply one is more suited to my/ your play style over another.

I have found Auctioneer  One of the most helpful AH tools. especially when I have not known what I should sell something at, whats the best price without being greedy, what is the base price, a must have if you often sell and buy from AH 

Its easy to clutter up alot of space on your hard drive with  so many niffty add ons, my thing is get those that are useful to you and your toons, and you cann't go wrong.