The game is infested with script kiddies using software and cast sequence/conditional macros to play the game for them, it’s beyond a joke at this stage. Disable all addons and let the cream rise back to the top.
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Who do you raid on, curious how you perform without any add-ons?
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Found the script kiddy
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I don’t use scripts but I do use add-ons like DBM
Why couldn’t you answer the question?
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I wasn’t going for a personal attack I was curious how someone without add-ons would perform in heroic raids.
You said you wanted to see the “cream rise”, I wanted to see how far you have risen.
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Keep straw manning
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How is that a strawman, you presented the argument about performance without add-ons, I’m asking for you to show me your performance without add-ons.
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Have you cleared 13/13H?
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Coud you imagine doing that in a raid that doesn’t use add-ons?
That would be fun to watch which is why I was curious about his performance.
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No one cares about your parses or clears on 15 year old PvE content, but addons/scripts/3rd party software is also a problem in PvE. Why do you want a computer to play the game for you?
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I didn’t ask about your parses, I asked if you have successfully managed to kill heroic content.
You’re here saying disable all addons, when addons are an important part of organizing and defeating raid mechanics.
Disabling all addons would, in my opinion, require a redesign of the default UI, warnings, even some mechanics etc.
So, I ask again, have you managed to clear heroic content with no addons? Bonus if your entire raid is also not using addons (so that you’re not just being carried).
It’s very easy to sit on the side line from a place of zero experience and make unreasonable demands.
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You’re really selling your point here, extremely convincing.
I’ll just assume the answer is no.
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You havent done anything to make a valid point.
Whats even the point of this thread?
Your account has no arena achievements and you for sure arent raiding without any addons.
You dont practice what you preach.
You talk about the “cream rising” but thats not you.
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I actually just finished a year of programming at uni and the first thing i did was write a lua script for wow ( putting the training to work! XD ) I love developing macros, always have. I have most of my skills setup so that I can either cast on target, or cast on focus with a modifier, or cast on mouseover. It feels so nice to play with all that targeting versatility. What exactly do you not like that you think people are doing with addons/macros?
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Many addons are simply quality of life improvements. I wouldn’t mind losing them if blizzard made their own changes in the UI or whatever to replace them.
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Agree that some basic updates to the blizz ui would be reasonable. I’m talking about stuff like; spamming 1 button to do your full optimal rotation, buttons you can spam that will only cast an ability under certain conditions. Anything that spoon feeds you information that you should otherwise have to gain from having awareness/knowledge/reaction.
Sorry to say but the game originally as far as all the way into indev and alpha the game was intended to support addons, its a key point the devs make during an interview for the original making of WoW.
In terms of addons that play for you, I’m not aware of such an addon, do you have names or specifics?
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What’s wrong with me using macros? They’re so helpful
This for my Polymorph spells
#showtooltip Polymorph
/castrandom Polymorph(Black Cat),Polymorph(Pig),Polymorph(Rabbit),Polymorph(Turtle),Polymorph
This for my Engineering teleports
#showtooltip
/cast Ultrasafe Transporter: Toshley’s Station
/cast Dimensional Ripper - Area 52
#showtooltip
/cast Ultrasafe Transporter: Gadgetzan
/cast Dimensional Ripper - Everlook
This for easy 1 button cooking
/equip Chef’s Hat
/cast Cooking
/cast Cooking FIre
This for my Main spell
#showtooltip Fireball
/Cancelaura Ice Block
/Cancelaura Invisibility
/Cast Fireball
This one's good for Arcane
#showtooltip Arcane Blast
/Cancelaura Ice Block
/Cancelaura Invisibility
/script UIErrorsFrame:Hide()
/cast Presence of Mind
/script UIErrorsFrame:Clear()
/script UIErrorsFrame:Show()
/Cast Arcane Blast
Having @cursor on Blast Wave is great, same for Blizzard and Flamestrike
Such addons have been made but they were swiftly banned and api changed.
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I mean, right now, there isn’t one.
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No, there’s no addon plays the game for you.
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