World of Warcraft's add-on changes aren't over: 'There will doubtless be some loopholes players find'

A 12.0.1 patch will bring more changes after this week's Midnight expansion prepatch made dramatic changes to mods, character ...
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Popular World of Warcraft Addon Is 'On Hold' for Midnight

The popular World of Warcraft addon ElvUI is hitting the pause button on support once the Midnight expansion begins. The choice was announced during the ongoing World of Warcraft: Midnight alpha test, ...

Blizzard's not been 'backtracking' on its combat addon plans for World of Warcraft, says game director Ion Hazzikostas: 'This was always the intent, to swing the pendul…

World of Warcraft 's finally pulled the trigger on its combat-based UI mods, also called addons—something that's had such a ...
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Inside World of Warcraft’s addon war: The most explosive debate in MMO history

World ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ of Warcraft has never been just a simple game—it’s continuously a world that breathes and lives, WoW players who are developers, a plethora of addon creators are negotiating all ...
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World of Warcraft: Midnight's Addonpocalypse is The True War Within, But Beware Where You Stand

World of Warcraft's Midnight expansion is bringing many changes to the game, and the removal of addons may alter your ...

"We probably should've done something sooner": World of Warcraft director says the MMO's addon changes have been a long time coming, but better late than never

The pre-patch for World of Warcraft: Midnight has rolled out ahead of the expansion's launch in March, and that means the ...
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World of Warcraft Midnight's addon confusion strikes again, as game director breaks two-year Reddit silence to address countdown concerns

Midnight's WoW addon apocalypse has dominated my social media feed lately. Whether it's another popular mod biting the dust, or Blizzard attempting to reclarify what's going on with the newest ...
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World of Warcraft addons will no longer be able to tell players where to stand in raids and dungeons

World of Warcraft's lead game designer Ion Hazzikostas had one last surprise for fans at Gamescom over the weekend. WoW addons for the UI in the game are a huge part of playing at a competitive level, ...
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World of Warcraft's Panic Over Addons - What's Blizzard Going to Change?

Over the last week, a kerfluffle has been kicked up regarding Blizzard going after combat addons in full force. You may recall that during the recent WoWCast in April, Ian Hazzikostas discussed their ...

Blizzard isn't "walking back" plans to remove World of Warcraft combat and UI mods: "Our goal was never to stamp out the addon ecosystem"

"This was always the intent" ...
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Popular World of Warcraft Addon Is 'On Hold' for Midnight

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...