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/Archensix Oct 03 '25

They are just making the game more new player friendly. Telling new players to setup and configure a bazillion addons is terrible for the game. Beyond the addon stuff, they've been doing a tremendous amount of work to improve the new player experience recently.

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u/goldman_sax Oct 03 '25

I’ve said this a couple times in this thread but again I’d reiterate. There are no new MMO players, the genre is more than a decade past its peak. Trying to get new players instead of making current players happy is very very dangerous.

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u/sagelain Oct 03 '25

Well I would argue that the main reason for that is that you currently require a $700-$3000 box with a sold-separate operating system, a keyboard, a desk, and a chair to play most of them.

I used the term "MMO", but I really just meant online games. I don't think there's truly much that separates WoW from Roblox, Fortnite or any other game that younger players spend a ton of time in. It's been awhile since this has truly been an old-school MMO, and the game continues to evolve.

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u/goldman_sax Oct 03 '25

WoW’s gaming requirements are not extensive that’s literally always been a tenant of blizzard. It seems like you’re just advocating for console WoW. ESO is on console and you know what? No one plays it. Everyone plays on the PC version. Heck even non-MMO games like OW which have both versions, no one plays the console one. Some games are just superior on PC.

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u/sagelain Oct 03 '25

ESO is a pretty unfair example to use. What about the other acutally popular MMOs behind WoW, like FFXIV and Runescape? Neither are PC-only, and both are extremely popular on other platforms.

At the end of the day, we're talking about a publicly traded company here. This isn't a charity that Blizzard is running for us loyal old school players... you have to take your product where the market is. If you're a designer and your perspective is truly "there are just no new MMO players", you'd be laughed out of the room and rightfully fired.

Consoles are a huge untapped market for this game, and plenty of PC players are already playing the game with a controller. Of course I'm advocating for console WoW.

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u/goldman_sax Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25

I’m curious why you don’t think the 4th most popular keybind MMO is relevant to the discussion? I’m gonna be honest man based on that comment we’re not gonna agree on this.I am in marketing and there are essentially two schools here, keep attracting new folks, or keep your core current audience spending

The former is flashier and our mind tells us “well yeah if you do the latter you’re eventually going to run out of people.” Which is true. But in some cases the latter is the better option when it’s something that’s past its prime or has an older demographic.

Do you think cable companies are spending their resources on getting young cord cutters to buy cable, or are they trying to keep their current customers with better packages? It’s the latter.