Blizzard restricts the functionality of interface addons in World of Warcraft – Raiders will soon find it significantly harder.
Addons in WoW lose their “3D” component
With interface modifications, commonly referred to as “addons”, many aspects of World of Warcraft can be enhanced. This ranges from small extensions that mark on the map where a specific ore has been found before, to addons that allow role players to write entire character descriptions. Other modifications assist in boss fights in raids, warning players with signals when a boss uses a certain ability and how players should respond. And here, addons are more powerful than Blizzard likes.
Some addons display to players on their screens where they need to stand or even explain with “arrows” aimed at specific teammates where they need to move. Blizzard believes that these extensions trivialize boss fights too much. Essentially, with this technology, the raid leader could even position players like chess pieces, and then they would just need to follow the arrow to the predetermined position.
The short and concise message: All interface extensions that display an arrow interacting with other players or showing the position relative to the position of other players will no longer work. These changes will take effect with the release of Patch 7.1 “Return to Karazhan” – prior to that, the developers couldn’t limit only these functions without many more addons becoming nonfunctional.
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