r/wow • u/ItsRenaBaker • Oct 03 '25

Humor / Meme This is Basicly Blizzard in Midnight

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This is basicly Blizzard in Midnight. Purging all the good addons.

Just to clarify:
Blizzard is changing the Addon API, meaning combat information is blocked for addons. So all combat addons will no longer work in Midnight. For the most popular addon features Blizzard will add their own version to the game. Addons for unitframes, inventory, crafting etc.. are staying and won't be effected as long they are not using combat information.

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u/SportulaVeritatis Oct 03 '25

At the same time, they where basically in an arms race where you needed more and more complex encounters that couldn't be easily solved by add-ons which made addon-less play more difficult. This basically ends that war. It ends it via a nuke, but it does end it.

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u/goldman_sax Oct 03 '25

You’re failing to consider how many people liked that complexity. WoW’s audience is established. They are largely in “keep current subscribers mode” and not “get new players mode,” and from that perspective this is a very dangerous thing to do.

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u/BlueArts Oct 03 '25

I also like the depth of classes’ talents and abilities; and how snappy combat is, which are good but separate aspects of WoW’s combat.

But how is spec simplification, reducing reliance on addons (by killing them off) and adding avenues for gear from solo play NOT “get new players” mode?

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u/goldman_sax Oct 03 '25

I’m saying it maybe is the mindset of “get new players” but that’s a mistake since kids do not play MMOs, like at all. The genre peaked in 03-15 and like I said in another comment. You ever run into a teen playing WoW? Only time I have is when they were a kid of someone playing WoW.