Group Finder Auto-Accept Removed and Group Finder Addons Hotfix

Posted 2018/08/08 at 9:51 PM by Squishei

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If you were still using group finder addons. Blizzard did a further nerf them tonight with a new patch that breaks ability for any addon to automatically search for groups what so ever.

Search changed to protected function.

not allowed to edit the search boxdisabled the ability for players to paste (Ctrl+V) into the search boxtypeAuto-Accept RemovedAugust 8th Hotfixes

Blizzard

Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth. Some of the hotfixes below take effect the moment they were implemented, while others may require scheduled realm restarts to go into effect. Please keep in mind that some issues cannot be addressed without a client-side patch update. This list will be updated as additional hotfixes are applied.HotfixesAugust 8, 2018Classes

Death Knight

Gorefiend's Grasp correctly functions on transports such as elevators.
Unholy

Risen Skulker from All Will Serve will now properly change targets to assist while in combat.
Summon Gargoyle and the Dark Arbiter variant will now properly assist in combat and change targets.

Warlock

Succubus will no longer automatically cast Seduction when the Warlock is affected by crowd control effects.

Dungeons and Raids

Tomb of Sargeras

Dresanoth’s Icy Talons ability no longer deals excessive damage.
Lylth the Silent no longer deals excessive damage with Lunar Blast, Shadow Blast, and Star Barrage abilities.
Lieutenant Silvermight no longer deals excessive damage.

Player versus Player

Arathi Blizzard

The number of bases controlled by each faction is now displayed correctly.

Professions

Herbalism

Fixed a bug that made Frost Lotus require a Herbalism skill of 400 to be successfully harvested.

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Comment by XaleaDestroying addons that help individual players find others to group with.. in an online MMO. Brilliant. Do they have any idea how much this frustrates players and frankly, makes them look ridiculous?

They think this will make people play longer, take longer to complete WQs and stuff. In reality, those BfA WQs barely even present enough reward for doing them, and secondly if people get bored with the grind they're simply going to log off. Exactly how does pushing the customer away from the game increase time played?Comment by ZayedxWhy would they nerf group finder addons....Comment by munga23Removal of auto-accept functionality of the group finder intentional? I will 100% unsub if this change is permanent.Comment by BuzzrickI wonder if it is a performance nerf? With so many users addons calling the same search API on such a regular basis, maybe it's causing a lot of stress on their servers. I dunno, just a theory. They've done similar nerfs in the past for the same reason.Comment by darquisSeems in line with "make everything take longer" and "make people do stuff more frequently for the same result" that Blizzard seems to be pushing latelyComment by CuddlebunzSo the nerf is to just disable/remove auto accept altogether I guess? Hopefully it gets added back into the game in the future.Comment by wonkeyyeah to be honest. Breaking the world quest group finder seems completely Anal to me., Its probably the worst addon change blizzard have done, and I can remember when they blocked decursive macros back in molten core. Whoever made the call, needs to be sent to the pit of misery.Comment by ossiferdownRemoval of auto-accept functionality of the group finder intentional? I will 100% unsub if this change is permanent.Comment by 1238240This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by FlippinoutBlizz if I wanted grouping up to take longer I would unsub and do Classic. I don't give a damn about "experiencing the content" after I've experienced it a thousand times already. This is BS and your playerbase is pissed about it.Comment by CastrumDestroying the ability to use WQGF is up there with "No more flying ever." Breathtakingly pointless, stupid, divisive, and idiotic. Looks like someone re-hired the @#$%wit crew from WoD. Or was it Ion all along?Comment by GendouI wonder if it is a performance nerf? With so many users addons calling the same search API on such a regular basis, maybe it's causing a lot of stress on their servers. I dunno, just a theory. They've done similar nerfs in the past for the same reason.Comment by MobinSamuroI object to this change, and as a customer demand to see more evidence to WHY and HOW it caused problems.Comment by WynterarwynI don't understand why they can't just roll the WQGF addon into the game. Make it a toggle option so you can opt into grouping automatically when entering a WQ type area.Comment by GuegueRemoval of auto-accept functionality of the group finder intentional? I will 100% unsub if this change is permanent.Comment by dingledotsDestroying addons that help individual players find others to group with.. in an online MMO. Brilliant. Do they have any idea how much this frustrates players and frankly, makes them look ridiculous?EDIT:Comment by BelzinhaRJWhat's next?

Hype is dying here.Comment by Barn77Poor Blizz dont quite grasp automation and what the first M stands for in MMO....

Perhaps make the content based around Multiplayer experience rather than remove tools to help ppl find othersComment by AlbaharmamarOh nice, more changes nobody asked forComment by NazthoriThis seems more to combat the people using their alts for lockouts/etc in groupfinder than destroying WQ groups tbh

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