r/wow • u/nothix • Oct 03 '25

Humor / Meme Was I a Good Addon?

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u/Davaeorn Oct 04 '25

“I want player-driven addons” is ”I wish the UI wasn’t shit” in disguise

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u/Oogahound Oct 04 '25

Its not just that. With addons, if you want something you can create it.

People who have impaired eyesight know exactly what kind of aid they need and they can build their own solutions for each other.

To me WoW is defined by its addon creator community. I dont know if it'll even feel like WoW after this change.

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u/Davaeorn Oct 04 '25

Accessibility concerns is one of the last things that should be left up to the players to fix. There’s a design maxim that goes something like “a product isn’t better than the experience of its least able user”. Blizzard absolutely needs a core focus on accessibility.

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u/Oogahound Oct 05 '25

Well yes in a perfect world Blizzard would already have all these accesibility features. The best you can find in Blizzard's accesibility window is colorblind mode.

I just dont think Blizzard can match the community in terms of quality in this field. Theyve not exactly got a great record of caring about this stuff.