When Blizzard built WoW, they had the foresight to include an API that coders could use to essentially add their own features to the game. AddOns (also known as UIs or mods) are bundles of code made by fans that extend WoW's interface in various ways. Having talked some about what isn't an AddOn, here's a little bit on what an AddOn is. If a program quits before it launches WoW, you probably don't need to worry about it so much (at least I wouldn't). That said, there are some that are very well-accepted and generally considered safe usually all they do is manage some of the aspects of installing mods for you ( Cosmos and WoWEcon come to mind). This program is very much against WoW's Terms of Service, and can certainly get your account perma-banned. An example of an illegal program is WoW Glider, which basically plays the game for you by sending keystrokes to WoW. These can be against the Terms of Service furthermore, it's technically possible that one of them could include a keylogger to steal your account name and password. What you want to watch out for are things that are programs in their own right - usually these will have.
I do want to clarify at this point, though, that when I say "AddOn" I mean things like LootLink and ArcHUD that are essentially scripts run by WoW. How do you do it?įirst, let me reassure you that it's not very hard and that AddOns are allowed (nay, encouraged) by Blizzard. You heard about these neat things called "AddOns" and you want to try them out. You just got WoW, or maybe you've had it for a while.
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