If we’re talking about breaking up your raid for this purpose, then yes… I agree. It is a step forward. I will concede to that as you seem to be agreeing that breaking up the raid would be more healthy.
Read the words of their post. The closing line emphasizes what it is they are referring to.
One, two, click has never been forbidden. Not “One, two, click and also getting your raids into casuals never has been forbidden.” We already know raid queing was forbidden when they attempted to stop it and openly stated they don’t want it.
It is answering the method you use, not whether they intend for you to get your raid in. They would have no way of enforcing that rule! <<< the point you keep saying cross-realm fixes. They never had a rule to forbid sync clicking as there is no way to enforce that. So them saying it wasn’t cheating in the past is not somehow saying they want your raid in there.
You don’t need to care about my preference. You need to be focusing on what blizzard said about it the only time they clarified it specifically.
We understand that players want to enjoy coordinated team play, and we invite those players to queue into Rated Battlegrounds or play Wargames to have that experience
https://web.archive.org/web/20130127210603/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7199643338?page=1
I’ll try to break it down as clearly as I can:
Any addon that enables a full, organized Battleground group to queue against a randomly assembled group is creating a scenario where that coordinated group has a huge advantage. That is not in the spirit of the experience we want to provide in the normal Battleground queue. Playing with friends is fun and important, but it shouldn’t come at the expense of the spirit of the game nor the fun of others.
The normal Battleground queue is for players to jump in and play against other players in a similar situation. We realize that it’s not a perfect system, and we’re still looking at ways to improve normal Battleground queues further. Regardless, it’s not meant for organized groups to “pug stomp” and get quick Honor. We have built in outlets for players that want to organize–if a competitive, social experience was really the goal, then there are clear ways to achieve that.
The ultimate effect that this kind of queuing has had is to drive players away from PvP. Perhaps it’s been a long time since you’ve been in a random group, but a lot of players will see that they’re up against a premade and simply quit. At best, they suffer through it. To an extent premade groups count on this. Heck, one of the popular addons announces opposing players that appear to have rage quit.
Addons aren’t really a viable solution for botting issues, but we do take those issues seriously and we’ll continue our work on improvements to the Battleground system, including better ways to deal with botting and other exploitative gameplay.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121208020124/http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7200052820?page=11#214
NOT “just addons”:
The normal Battleground queue is for players to jump in and play against other players in a similar situation. We realize that it’s not a perfect system, and we’re still looking at ways to improve normal Battleground queues further. Regardless, it’s not meant for organized groups to “pug stomp” and get quick Honor. We have built in outlets for players that want to organize–if a competitive, social experience was really the goal, then there are clear ways to achieve that.
THAT answer is clear. Why they broke the addons and what their intent is for casual ques.
Again, their motive:
Any addon that enables a full, organized Battleground group to queue against a randomly assembled group is creating a scenario where that coordinated group has a huge advantage.
^ That was their motive for breaking it. It’s not like they did it just to spite a specific author.
And when they say “we,” they are speaking on behalf of the company.