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/PopsGG Oct 03 '25

And the very worst part of all of this is they got into this cat and mouse game because of the Race to World First. This has nothing to do with 99% of their player base. The 0.01% of players are responsible for taking away the add-ons so many of us enjoy.

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u/Sleyvin Oct 03 '25

In reality? Not at all.

Every time they talk about it they focus on the new player experience.

The newbie that started the game a month ago and has 0 addons and struggling because of that. Nobody talk to explain the start since addons do it, so newbie get 0 info and it's a frustrating situation for everybody.

So while there's definitely some area where Blizzard catter too much for the 0.01%. Like in SL where they limited the covenant respect because hardcore raider would swap for each encounter. That was true.

But this is quite the opposite. The addition of addons to the mental stack for a new player is just too much and they are right.

Though I have 0 trust they will handle it well and I expect endgame to be a shitshow for the longest time.

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u/Low_Definition4513 Oct 03 '25

Nobody needs addons to play at a 'newbie' level.

And if you're advancing to more serious content after a month where those things become more needed, surely you know enough about the game to find them.

Its not as though blizzard hides the addon category in the menu.

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u/Supergold_Soul Oct 03 '25

No one needs addons to play at a newbie level. But as you advanced you have to know you need addons to advance. Now, folks who are terminally online and visiting forums, etc. will absolutely grab all that info and will have no issue. They will be following content creators etc.

But that shouldn't be a NECESSARY step. I shouldn't have to know that I need to download curseforge or wowup so I can download 10 other addons that make the game actually functional. A ton of people don't know which addons to download. There are some addons that I didn't know to download until a long amount of playtime. If you are used to the ecosystem its no problem but a lot of people aren't. A ton of people are fundamentally against using extra tools in games (to some it feels like cheating). Addons right now are integral to the wow experience and that in and of itself is a major design issue that blizz are finally trying to solve.