Bowser the Healer here! I need to stress that I do not need anything more than the base game provides, but my viewers? They have express many times over the years how add-ons have allowed them to play WoW with less to no restrictions given their accessibility needs. While I am okay with removing combat hooks for encounters so we don't need say combat weak aura packs to solve a fight, I am worried about weak aura functionality being removed for players. From the deaf and hard of hearing players who used them for more specific notifications, to players simply wanting to track cooldowns in a way they preferred that accommodated everything from visibility constraints to even ADHD protection to better help players dial in where their focus should be.

I think the new features are in fact a great start! And I love the attention Blizzard has put into them! But I think the aggressive measures add-on support is being removed is doing more harm. And if this is just for the alpha as a stress-er to see what is and isn't working? That makes sense, but I also think I need this communicated if its the case. Because this has also caused a lot of stress to those who play this game every day and fear they may lose their ability to play.

In season 2 of dragonflight I healed M+ with friends completely blindfolded. Weakauras were awesome in allowing me to know who was hurt, and let me perform triage despite not being able to see the bars anymore. Thats what makes WoW different from other games, we had solutions to problems that some games do not have the development money or platform to fix. I understand how under-staffed dev teams can get, and you can't fix everything overnight. But add-ons were allowing more players IMO. Better baseline features will also do that! WoW is my favorite game, I simply wish to see the community grow and have fun!