i think your hypothesis is correct. mes is 30+ for sure addons are like handicaps for older players.
Itâs more that PvE became more complex which resulted in more addons being built to progress them which eventually made their way over to pvp. If there werenât packs to import then most people would probably still have a fairy barebones setup of proc trackers.
PvP players canât even be bothered to lock their Gladius.
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thanks for the history lesson kenny but were talking about pvp here.
age has to play a factor too tho right? its not like lebron is going to be playing much past 40. pro chess players usually peak at 28.
In a game like WoW? Not really. At least I donât think so.
lebron cant play till 40 because of physical stuff not mental.
Kalvish uses addons and heâs like 9 so I donât think itâs an age thing.
Thereâs too many procs/buffs/cds you have to react to now and the game is horrible at presenting that information in an easily digestible way. A good example of that off the top of my head is amp curse. Thereâs no way to tell at a glance whether a curse on you/your teammate is amped or not. Is the answer to mouse over every single curse every time itâs applied or use a weakaura? Canât just dispel them all.
I do think itâs horrible for the game though.
WoW PvP was more of a brawl back then.
Most cooldowns did not have the massive impact that they do today.
We didnât have dampening either.
When dampening reaches a point you need to be more proactive to counter damage cooldowns. The only way to do that is to know when itâs coming.
he alsoalso nearly exclusively plays a spec that can proactively control enemies. you donât actually need to know what ret ability the mes WA honks about if you have a personal or external defensive up for every portion of the game youâre taking both enemy playersâ damage while trying to go get a restealth
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Good olâ Power Auras. I used it back in the day as well. Spell alerter was great too. If I recall, the maker of Spell Alerter jimmy rigged his add-ons to work in tournaments via running scripts and stuff. A true boss. Ah I see Remi posting about him too. xD
Imagine playing a 20+ yo version of the game with the easiest comparable mechanics in reference of current and you need a third party addon to tell you howto play L M A O
Has nothing to do with age or reflexes man. In a game of information they provide information. Itâs as simple as that. You still have to play properly with the information and look and analyze it.
But in short, thereâs simply so many things to track that it makes it objectively easier. People will take an easier path. Just like people fotm.