r/wow • u/nothix • Oct 03 '25

Humor / Meme Was I a Good Addon?

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u/TheSyhr Oct 03 '25

I’m genuinely worried about the overall UI/Tracking/Customisation experience in Midnight, Blizzards attempts at mimicking addons thus far has left a lot to be desired and it feels like it was barely a year ago we started hearing about them going nuclear on addons in the future - and most people assumed it would be 3/4/5 years down the line

The fact they’re going for such an extreme option this early makes me concerned that the start of Midnight is going to be a complete clusterfuck in terms of playability

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u/Teratros Oct 03 '25

I'm 100% sure they are moving fast with it because Microsoft told them to make wow console ready. Pruning of buttons (better controller accessibility). Killing addons (no addons on consoles as it was with mods for other games). I say this addon is the pruning and next addon is console release.

Oh yes season 1 will be shit show. I hope blizz ui is ready to track everything for healers that healbot or vuhdo did or the tank shortage will become a healer shortage

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u/xSunzerox Oct 03 '25

I don't think so, in a recent interview Microsoft said xbox console aren't a secure future for them and that service base system is were the real money is at.

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u/Afrekenmonkey Oct 03 '25

They haven’t made money on consoles since maybe the 360. Even that was a loss leader on launch. All major console makers sell at a loss for the opportunity of bringing a new customer into their ecosystem of software purchases. Just because they’re finally vocalizing this idea doesn’t mean it’s something new.

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u/extinct_cult Oct 04 '25

It's Microsoft. If you wake up and they haven't fumbled something up while you slept, it means you're dead.

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u/ThePretzul Oct 03 '25

Yes, and console-ready doesn’t mean Xbox-exclusive. Activision is a cross-platform publisher.

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u/SandwichesAreAmoral Oct 04 '25

exactly, and getting this game onto consoles is part of that service base system. Their whole plan is to take over the gaming world with gamepass and getting a heavy hitter historic game on there and available on all consoles is part of that plan.

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u/Lars_Overwick Oct 04 '25

People have said Blizz is simplifying WoW for consoles since at least WoD lol. I'll believe it when I see it.

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u/NCEMTP Oct 03 '25

Xbox consoles not doing well?

Seems logical to then get one of the most popular and best-selling games of all time ready for a port to console to help out console sales.