On the other end of the spectrum, 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. So, those functions will not be available in the modern UI. That's something that we feel is antithetical to the Spirit of World of Warcraft, whether it was in 2005, or today. Now using modern author knowledge and the overall sophistication of the community combined with that old toolset, you could pretty much write Addons or macros that could automate playing your class where you just push the same button over and over again, and it does your rotation perfectly, it picks the right targets, and so forth. That functionality was removed in the Burning Crusade expansion. Way back in 2005-2006, Addons could do some things that they can't do today, some very powerful things like making intelligent decisions regarding spell casting, spell selection, targeting, and cancelling your casts if they weren't going to be effective. This is one that we're still actually figuring out and we welcome discussion with the community and Addon authors. Now finally, probably the thorniest area here, Addons. If you enjoy Rokman's content, you can follow him on Twitter and Twitch.ĭuring the Blizzcon 2018 Panel 'Restoring History: Creating Classic WoW', World of Warcraft Game Director Ion Hazzikostas spent quite a bit of time talking about Addons. Rokman focused primarily on Player versus Player, Battlegrounds and Arenas, and created highlight videos. Rokman is a World of Warcraft veteran, having played in Vanilla, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King. Well, let's take a look at what Blizzard said about Addons, long before ClassicLFG ever existed. They would say the Addon had no place in Classic WoW, that this undermines everything the game is about, everything that Blizzard set out to accomplish with Classic in the first place. At the time this article was published, the ClassicLFG Addon has been downloaded by over 13,000 players.Īs a result of the recent attention given to this Addon by various Streamers and Personalities, many community members flocked to the Official World of Warcraft Forums, demanding that Blizzard 'breaks' the Addon, ending its functionality. The ClassicLFG Addon is a new Addon, being developed for Classic WoW, with the hopes of creating a Looking for Group system within the game, enabling players to use the Addon to find groups for Dungeons and Raids.

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