Other players also suspected that DPS could rely on the raid leader to handle all difficult functions with the push of a button in the future.
- On YouTube, some users already referred to this addon as ‘cheating’ or as an ‘extended arm for multiboxing,’ because in essence, one player could control several accounts – in part.
- User Belegnole bluntly said: ‘This should be banned and removed from the game. Also, this ability to use such should be completely removed.’
However, there were also players like Troodon80, who considered the feature good for supporting sleepyheads or inexperienced players. However, all involved should have to activate this feature manually, and it should not be active by default (via ESO Forum).
Developer bites back but still removed the feature
What did the addon developer say about the criticism? The developer of Hodor Reflexes published another update two days later, in which he removed the feature. However, he sarcastically added a new feature that did not actually exist:
The function introduced in the last update has been replaced by a new one: You can now automatically report a player if they do more DPS than you or ignore the raid leader’s commands.
Otherwise, he reacted sharply and sarcastically to the criticism of his addon. Nevertheless, in the end he succumbed to the criticism.
What do you think of such an addon? Should a player have the ability to control and manage entire raids alone? Should another player implement such an addon? Or does that clearly go too far?
MeinMMO author Mark Sellner appreciates addons, especially DPS meters:
A DPS meter makes every MMORPG better, no matter what you say
What do you think of such an addon? Should a player have the ability to control and manage entire raids alone? Should another player implement such an addon? Or does that clearly go too far?
MeinMMO author Mark Sellner appreciates addons, especially DPS meters:
A DPS meter makes every MMORPG better, no matter what you say
Other players also suspected that DPS could rely on the raid leader to handle all difficult functions with the push of a button in the future.
- On YouTube, some users already referred to this addon as ‘cheating’ or as an ‘extended arm for multiboxing,’ because in essence, one player could control several accounts – in part.
- User Belegnole bluntly said: ‘This should be banned and removed from the game. Also, this ability to use such should be completely removed.’
However, there were also players like Troodon80, who considered the feature good for supporting sleepyheads or inexperienced players. However, all involved should have to activate this feature manually, and it should not be active by default (via ESO Forum).
Developer bites back but still removed the feature
What did the addon developer say about the criticism? The developer of Hodor Reflexes published another update two days later, in which he removed the feature. However, he sarcastically added a new feature that did not actually exist:
The function introduced in the last update has been replaced by a new one: You can now automatically report a player if they do more DPS than you or ignore the raid leader’s commands.
Otherwise, he reacted sharply and sarcastically to the criticism of his addon. Nevertheless, in the end he succumbed to the criticism.
What do you think of such an addon? Should a player have the ability to control and manage entire raids alone? Should another player implement such an addon? Or does that clearly go too far?
MeinMMO author Mark Sellner appreciates addons, especially DPS meters:
A DPS meter makes every MMORPG better, no matter what you say
In The Elder Scrolls Online, players can develop their own addons and then install them. One of these addons is called ‘Hodor Reflexes’ and received a new feature in June 2022. Raid leaders could temporarily press a button to prevent all players from using further abilities. However, many felt this went too far. The feature has since been disabled, but it continues to be discussed.
What exactly was this feature? The group leader was given a function through the addon to prevent other players from using abilities. This can be important when certain boss mechanics require a so-called damage stop, and teammates do not respond in time.
The duration of the damage stop could even be determined by the raid leader themselves, as stated in the official description. Furthermore, the function was automatically active and could not be disabled.
Ability to stop damage to bosses when the greedy damage dealer ignores the raid leader again. You can set a special hotkey for this and adjust the duration if necessary (addon settings->misc->stop damage duration).
However, as a prerequisite, the other players also had to have the ‘Hodor Reflexes’ addon installed. It is used by many players, even as a DPS meter for raids.
Why was this so useful? There are bosses in the game that heal during certain phases when they take damage. It is essential that players do not deal any damage. Occasionally, a damage dealer might miss this phase. With the addon, the raid leader could ensure that everyone stops attacking.
Is it still working now? No. The developer removed the feature after a lot of backlash. However, the basic function is still present in the API, so other addon developers could make use of it.
A few weeks ago, the new expansion High Isle was released, and here you can watch the release trailer:
‘Such a feature only makes everything worse’
How was this feature received? In the ESO forum, this innovation in Hodor Reflexes was discussed for several days. In the thread, players shared their concerns that such an addon would only worsen the situation with inattentive DPS players. For example, Baertram wrote:
But features like these will not solve the problem, but rather make it worse. Every addon and every tool that helps simply press 1, 2, 1, 2 will further decrease brain activity and make them watch videos on the second screen or whatever.
My best raid runs were the ones where even the DPS knew what was happening when, what the boss was doing, and why. We trained that beforehand in theory, with videos and guides.
What do you think of such an addon? Should a player have the ability to control and manage entire raids alone? Should another player implement such an addon? Or does that clearly go too far?
MeinMMO author Mark Sellner appreciates addons, especially DPS meters:
A DPS meter makes every MMORPG better, no matter what you say
What do you think of such an addon? Should a player have the ability to control and manage entire raids alone? Should another player implement such an addon? Or does that clearly go too far?
MeinMMO author Mark Sellner appreciates addons, especially DPS meters:
A DPS meter makes every MMORPG better, no matter what you say
Other players also suspected that DPS could rely on the raid leader to handle all difficult functions with the push of a button in the future.
- On YouTube, some users already referred to this addon as ‘cheating’ or as an ‘extended arm for multiboxing,’ because in essence, one player could control several accounts – in part.
- User Belegnole bluntly said: ‘This should be banned and removed from the game. Also, this ability to use such should be completely removed.’
However, there were also players like Troodon80, who considered the feature good for supporting sleepyheads or inexperienced players. However, all involved should have to activate this feature manually, and it should not be active by default (via ESO Forum).
Developer bites back but still removed the feature
What did the addon developer say about the criticism? The developer of Hodor Reflexes published another update two days later, in which he removed the feature. However, he sarcastically added a new feature that did not actually exist:
The function introduced in the last update has been replaced by a new one: You can now automatically report a player if they do more DPS than you or ignore the raid leader’s commands.
Otherwise, he reacted sharply and sarcastically to the criticism of his addon. Nevertheless, in the end he succumbed to the criticism.
What do you think of such an addon? Should a player have the ability to control and manage entire raids alone? Should another player implement such an addon? Or does that clearly go too far?
MeinMMO author Mark Sellner appreciates addons, especially DPS meters:
A DPS meter makes every MMORPG better, no matter what you say
