Addons have been a part of WoW since Vanilla… bars / bags / raid frames /threat meters / DPS Meters / Fishing Buddy / Gatherer … so why not let them be in Classic…
I am not saying some new LFG or LFR addon should be allowed but those were in vanilla … why shouldn’t they be in classic.
Because the current versions of them are far stronger than they were during vanilla.
That’s just wrong information. A few vanilla mods were extremely powerful and did things that aren’t possible with today’s engine. They cut off access to a lot of things over the years.
Addons are one of the only things that will make Classic remotely playable for me. The interface is so lacking of just basic things like vendor prices on items that I may end up having more addons in Classic than I use in Live.
So would you say that the current addon api be implemented fully like it is in retail?
Full on Elvui/ Quest Helper/ Tour/ Tomtom/ AllTheThings?
Or should it be limited to what was available back then minus the exploitable ones?
Yes!
Most definitely, yes.
Yep!
All great addons.
How about gearscore?
Or raider/io ?
I remember the LFG add-on! It’s popularity is what made Blizz put it as their own.
Oddly, a lot of the changes in modern WoW used to be player made add-ons.
In many ways the addons we have today are underpowered compared to some of the addons in vanilla. The original Decursive for example was forcibly nerfed during vanilla such that I uninstalled it
We had add-ons that were able to calculate the amount needed to heal and use the right tank of that heal spell with out any thought out into it.
Decursive was a one button add-on that auto dispelled whomever needed it.
Thinking that add-ons need to be disabled to maintain the integrity of the vanilla experience is just daft.
yeah but how would you feel with a classic raiderio?
rating your mc runs / best heroic
As much as I DESPISE both of those addons… It really isn’t much different than someone looking you up on the WoW website (used to be the armory) to determine whether to bring you to the group or not.
A lot of that will also depend on how Blizzard implements the armory page for Classic. Whether it shows raid progress or not, etc.
Okey, so you fully support what is currently in game then yes?
Gearscore, raiderio, all the things currently dragging down retail you want in classic?
I just seen this thread. I am sorry I made one also on the same topic. I will respond here instead now.
Arguments for = Addons were in Vanilla thus deal with it. Except for Addons we personally dislike like LFG, Decursive, One Button Macros, etc. Essentially hypocrisy.
Arguments against = Addons don’t encompass one idea, so don’t call them as such. It represents thousands of ideas many of which can be very bad, and some good. Overall I think if its so convenient that its essentially a staple in everyones folder and alters gameplay to make it easier, then it should be banned. This would include Decursive, LFG addons, 1 button Addons, any automated addon, Questie, DBM, etc.
Many people seem to agree with the first on that list above, but promote the latter two. The logic they use would ensure any and all addons were added though, even if they turned the game into BFA as much as possible. Essentially, just really bad arguments like “Just dont use it”, to which I say, well done, lets introduce an LFR workaround and you can “just not use it”, its a bad argument for obvious reasons.
We need actual arguments and if they don’t exist because you realize your addon is actually game ruining, cancer, that goes against the original spirit of Vanilla, then its time to admit a spade is a spade, but that would require honesty.
Didn’t armory used to allow you to display your bank contents?
Need healbot.
Like I need my codpiece on Friday night.
no they weren’t addons in classic had a lot less restrictions and were much more powerful.
I really think people are skipping over the topic on how add ons can effect others. Everyone says the same thing. You do not have to use them. It does effect others because the realm mirrors our world. Everything from the economy to world firsts, to being the best in pvp. It effects others. People that use add ons will have an advantage over those that do not. So I feel sorry if people cannot understand that. People are pretty much forced to use them if they want to be competitive in the realm.
They were in Vanilla…they need to be in Classic re-launch.