Limit the Types of Addons

[Eloraell-moon-guard]

@Ziryus-doomhammer

They did say in blizz con they were looking at removing specific functionality that might not make sense but that was stuff like raid markers.

@Eloraell-moon-guard

Blizzcon 2018 Classic Panel

42:29

On the other end of the spectrum though, there’s stuff that’s been added to the UI API since then, that allows for the creation of addons that communicate with each other and can be used to create social networks within the game.

We’re actually kind of suspicious of these and skeptical about the possibility of addons reproducing some of the functionality that we deliberately removed from Classic that we feel could be harmful to the authentic experience. And we know that once its out there saying “Just don’t use it if you don’t want it” isn’t good enough, because it will start to become part of the fabric.

And so, we may be restricting some of those new things as well. We’re likely going to find some middle ground that combines the old and the new here, with a goal towards making sure that the vast majority of addons people know and expect, function with the goal of authentic experience.

Here’s the quote on addons.