Warcraft Development Team Statement to WoWUIDevs on Future Addon Changes

Why Addon Changes Are a Positive Step for World of Warcraft

Love or hate them, World of Warcraft's addons are up for changes. Game Director, Ion Hazzikostas, recently sat down with PC Gamer, announcing plans to limit combat addon functionality, which prompted mixed reception from both the PvE and PvP communities. If you’ve found your way to this article, you might be feeling excited, confused, sceptical, or convinced that this is a poor decision for WoW; that’s all valid, so let’s talk about it. Do note:…

WoW developers step in to try and calm tensions between themselves and the UI addon community: 'We are embarking on this project with the aim of leveling the playing field'

As a FF14 and WoW player both, I don't think this is gonna go as well as they think it will.

World of Warcraft posts an open letter to modders about ‘leveling the playing field’ of the addon scene

Major changes are in the works for World of Warcraft’s expansive modding scene, as Blizzard previously announced that it’s incorporating — and possibly limiting — several features from popular addons into the game in order to “level the playing field.” To help prepare the community for the upcoming addon changes, the studio posted an open […]

Warcraft Development Team Statement to WoWUIDevs on Future Addon Changes

Following Blizzard's announcement and subsequent interview regarding their intent to restrict some addon functionality, the World of Warcraft UI development team reached out to the WoWUIDev discord with a statement providing additional clarification on their timeline and the scope of these changes.