PC Gamer

WoW's idea to clamp down on combat add-ons is misguided, especially since it could keep improving its base experience without, uh, doing that

World of Warcraft Blizzard let its UI mods 'go farther than we should have', says game director Ion Hazzikostas, but 'the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second-best time is today' ...
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Blizzard is making a huge change to WoW: combat add-ons will be eliminated, with new features coming to replace them

World of Warcraft senior game director Ion Hazzikostas dropped a bomb in a Blizzard broadcast today, one that many suspected would someday hit: At an undetermined point in the future, WoW will stop ...
The Escapist

World of Warcraft’s Midnight pre-patch addon lists reignite community debate over UI changes

As Midnight Pre-patch nears, the furor of WoW's add-ons appear again, with meta addon lists, and work-arounds already ...
PC Gamer

Blizzard's making a huge World of Warcraft change: combat add-ons will be eliminated, with new features coming to replace some of their functions

World of Warcraft Blizzard let its UI mods 'go farther than we should have', says game director Ion Hazzikostas, but 'the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, the second-best time is today' ...
GameSpot

WoW: Midnight Is Killing Part Of The Game Before It's Ready

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. World of Warcraft's next expansion, Midnight, is taking the nuclear option when it comes to eliminating combat add-ons, after years of Blizzard ...
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WoW's idea to clamp down on combat add-ons is misguided, especially since it could keep improving its base experience without, uh, doing that

World of Warcraft, in a huge move for a 20-year old MMO, has just announced plans to slowly, but surely, phase out its combat add-ons in favour of building that functionality into the main game. The ...