![]() ![]() Other addon developers such as Zygor, who has been a WoW name since beta, had been selling leveling and money-making guides for years to players and was not phased by the new addon changes, proclaiming in the ZygorGuides FAQ that Zygor Guides was immune to Blizzard's new policy, stating that "our in-game mod complies with Blizzards policies regarding modifications to the game. TourGuide, Tekkub's titular addon of this article and addon at the heart of the impending controversy, had been released already at this time and was using guides to help people level, for free.Īfter the new UI policy was introduced, Carbonite shortly thereafter stopped their premium service and continued to update the addon for free, relying on a donation model instead. Up until this point as well, the best leveling guides for World of Warcraft were in PDF format or on websites for pay, where addons were not part of the deal. Blizzard rightfully does not want a third party scamming their userbase with addons for money, even if the addons are legitimate. Shortly thereafter, the Addon Policy hit. In March of 2009, Blizzard added the User Interface Addon Policy, most notably removing the ability for addon developers to charge for their addons, developers could not create "premium" versions of addons for pay, developers had to have their code free and available, and developers could not solicit donations for their addons in game (on their websites or addon depo sites like Curse were okay, however.) Many people believe the addon changes were a direct result of Carbonite, a leveling and quest helper addon that charged a premium price for greater functionality in the addon.Ĭarbonite became the target of Blizzard's concern when advertisements for Carbonite's premium version began to appear in the free version of the addon. Let's start with a little history of the Addon Policy, and then get to the meat of the matter. However, we will be discussing the legal concept of licensing, so I hope this won't be too confusing for people. No one is breaking the law by charging for an addon. It is a set of guidelines and rules that Blizzard reserves the right to modify and enforce within its virtual world as part of the End User License Agreement everyone agrees to when you enter the game. Blizzard's World of Warcraft User Interface Addon Policy is not law. Join me on this adventure where we discuss what all the drama was all about and an interview I did with Tekkub concerning the transpired events.īefore we begin, I have to make one point very clear. ![]() Tekkub's TourGuide is going to be, if it is not already, one of those stories. And reopen it.There have been many Addon stories that will live through World of Warcraft's history and beyond, as cautionary tales, expressions of visions or the refinement of a segment of the MMO genre that, rapidly, is becoming the norm in most games. I can physically open the world map and see numbers for each quest. Right now I've got Carbonite removed, but I can't function with out it and I'm a sad panda. My DPS suffered huge amounts as in - it went up nearly 2k when I disabled CQ. It would knock my FPS down to crap, which made movement in 25 man raids nearly impossible. YouTube this stuff, it's incredibly awesome.īUT.my love, he was abusive. And so much more I can't even list it all. I could watch the map and the map only and get to my destination if I zoomed out a decent amount. So long as I was inside the color marked area, I was golden. I could zoom out as far as the continents and see these blobs on the whole world view, if I wanted to.Īnd, also, as -I- moved, it moved with me, so I could fly/ride my way to the area via map, and know exactly where in the general area I should be performing my quest. If I had four quests, I had four different colored blobs. But it also showed different colored blobs/blocks on the map for where the quest was. And it was always there and it showed my position and moved with me. ![]() It had a map that sat on my UI wherever I wanted it, as big or small as I wanted it. It's an amazing tool and I love it to pieces. I fell in love with Carbonite Quest hard. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |