nobletofu

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I'm now a dad to 2 kids.
9lb 15oz. 22 inches long.

My wife is a superhero.

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@yo_jaydee Tourist

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Hunter weapon

[World of Warcraft @Warcraft]

A legendary stream deserves a new Legendary Weapon 💥

Introducing Taldramir, the Whispering Wood, forged in partnership with @WetaWorkshop 🔨

[nobletofu @TopherKern]

Can't decide, torn between rogue mage and shaman.

Always have been a rogue so want to mix it up, but the new changes last night make it look ao much fun.

[DbD Pulse @DbDPulse]

To our community:
We wanted to follow up on yesterday’s message to better address the questions you are actually asking and that matter most to you.

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@FuzzyDuckTV None, embrace the experience.

Wait a few weeks before you decide on any.

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@ByakkoHowaito Completely agree.
This is pretty much my perspective too.

I would even further argue that the reliance of addons has allowed Blizzard to grow lazy over the years on UI/anti clutter by allowing the 3rd party to worry about it.

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Blizzard should ban addons from wow forever altogether

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Okay, my argument is years and years of conditioning playstyle to fit around addons has made it so in order to play at the same level as everyone else you must download a laundry list of addons. This forces Blizzard to react based on that norm, not on what is present in game.

What if we just tried a year without it, just bam, hammer down. MAYBE IT WILL SUCK, and we all come crawling back.

But maybe, itll improve the social experience, force DPS to pay more attention to their threat, maybe force players to interact more to find the location of quest details the arrow doesnt point you to.

The thing is, since 04-05 we haven't even had this experience en masse and now is the best opportunity to try it out.

We should be relying on Blizzard to provide the playing field. Not squeezing and min maxing with every addon that gives a slight edge or convenience.

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@TRohanian @DeadStarLegacy @plebsmeister Im asking a very simple question.
Do addons you rely on, give you any advantage, even in the slightest sense of the word?

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@TRohanian @DeadStarLegacy @plebsmeister Didn't answer my question lol.

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@TRohanian @DeadStarLegacy @plebsmeister Would you argue that any of your addons you use give even the slightest advantage in game?

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@Schm00 Most won't.
Hard to rip comfort from soft hands.

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Think of when you very first started playing in 2005.

You didnt have ElvUI installed, no damage meters, no weak aura. You had nothing. You had no choice but to read where quests needed you to go.
Maybe you even had to ask people for help where to go.

This was part of their central philosophy with developing forever: Preseve and nurture social experience.

It all changed as you dedicated more time, found a QoL here, forced to download to participate in a raid there. It was gradual change.

Over time the game has evolved to the point where even Blizzard themselves have stated they balanced the game around addons.

I think with forever they have a unique opportunity to return to an era where we have nothing
We have to read quests to learn where to go, and discover it all for ourselves.

It could suck, but I think it would be fun.

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@Jennero I have a hard time going back to paper back when I get on an audiobook kick, so I understand the feeling lol.

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@Jennero Does this same thing happen to you when you go from audio books to reading paperback?

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@goyontheapp @BuckyDanielss Naw I'm not mad at all, I never said the game needed streamers, therefor its a retarded rebuttal that has nothing to do with my statement. One would call it a "red herring"

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@2naForCans BASED!

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@Naw_Pal_ I don't use any, but I recently saw one that auto-detected the damage DOTs would do on enemies. Seems like an unintended way to play the game

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@vjweed21 Naw man im just sharing my opinion.
No worries here man

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@Vonvoghoul Man where have I heard this before

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@TRohanian I mean yeah, you can feel that way.

I think they should just be removed.
Likely won't ever happen, just sharing my opinion.