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07-10-22, 10:18 PM   #3
Kanegasi
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Originally Posted by SDPhantom View Post
Finally, I would point out this could violate Blizzard's Addon Policy if you aren't planning on providing replacement functionality.
Based on their previous posts, it looks like they're creating some sort of ironman addon. I would assume a user installing such an addon would be aware of the restrictions the addon would provide, also assuming OP would clearly warn of them.

Additionally, while the "sole discretion" part makes it a catch-all, that rule is specifically worded to mean things like spamming chat, causing lag, or otherwise affecting players that don't have the addon. One such example that would violate this rule is why addons can't change a character's title. A long time ago, titles were instantly changeable, and certain enterprising players found out that everyone nearby would lag if an addon spam-changed titles due to the character's name changing and the server having to process that change for every connected client. Nowadays, you need to hardware change the title and there's an internal cooldown before and after the title actually updates.

Last edited by Kanegasi : 07-10-22 at 11:07 PM.
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