If Blizzard is going to ban add ons for classic wow based on what “they” feel creates an unfair advantage for the game then they need to remove add ons completely.
Every add on is meant to provide an advantage or in most cases to speed up a process to save the player a lot of time. It doesn’t matter if it’s scanning the action house for pricing, scanning chat for groups, or placing quest objectives on the map. All these add ons are ultimately meant to do one major thing; save time.
Blizzard shouldn’t be the gatekeepers of which time saving tools are allowed and which are not. They need to remove all tools from the game, DBM, Auctionator, Questie etc because allowing certain ones while banning others is hypocrisy.
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Authorial intent is important. If they feel a third party program will diminish the experience for other players, then they’ve a right to ban certain addons. It’s part of the ToS you agreed to when you made your account.
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Not this crap again. They are only going to ban addons that they deem necessary, otherwise they are fine. Quit trying to decide how I play. FFS.
It’s not about an unfair advantage, it’s about player experience. Addons like questie, bagnon, coordinates, threat and dps meters, UI changes, they only affect you.
Addons like ClassicLFG affect more than just you and if they affect others’ experience negatively, Blizzard is well within their rights via the ToS to break and ban them, annoying as it may be.
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Your argument is flawed since everyone has the same ability to download the same add ons. There is no interfering with the enjoyment of other players based on API limitations; unless you seem to think add ons have the ability to steal another players gold or ninja loot all the items.
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Lets beat the hell out of this dead horse again. The majority of addons only change the experience for the player using them, and have little to no impact on others.
Blizzard can and will disable the components of addons that impact players not using those addons significantly.
This is stated in the ToS, and is widely known.
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The poor horse, what did it do to deserve this?
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Lets remove this thread instead.
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False, classicLFG was stated as a target when it only impacts the player using the tool and does not break TOS.
Don’t feed me the ‘it also affects other players BS’ as auction house mods have infinitely more impact on other players.
The bottom line is that Blizzard gets to decide which third party programs are harmful and helpful to the game. Whether or not someone has the ability to download the addon is irrelevant. If it goes against what Blizzard is going for, they decide - not you.
You seem angry. Tell me on the doll where Blizzard hurt you?
It does affect other players and will probably be broken. Get over it.
Agreed. Everyone should struggle as much as me. No artificial advantages to anyone, then it’s fair for everyone.
They made the game. They can do whatever they darn well please. Read the ToS.
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That’s not the point really.
The point is that Blizzard should either allow all add ons available To be created through the API, or simply remove the entire thing.
Wait, why not? You’re saying that the company that designed and developed the game shouldn’t get to decide what kind of experience they want to deliver to players?
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Ad customers we have the right to post about the things we dislike about their product and business.
Are you so ignorant that you don’t understand customer/business interaction?
Bro that’s like saying “If i want to play with hacks i should be able too. Stop telling me how to play my game”
Are you this arrogant
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You can post all you want but we can also call you a moron for your absurd view.
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you dont need to bring up this CLOSED topic once more. blizzard banned it because there was no lfg back in the day and such they banned it. they can choose which addons are allowed its in the tos. Just go play retail if your not happy