What Other Addons Will Be Broken in End-Game Content in Midnight? - Updated With Blizzard Response

Posted 2025/10/03 at 12:38 PM by Anshlun

Blizzard has responded to initial Addon restriction feedback with the intent to only enforce those addon restrictions during combat or active Mythic+ dungeon run, allowing for many of the addons listed below to continue to function.
This is currently the Midnight Alpha which means that things are subject to change. Blizzard is currently requesting feedback for addon changes and everything mentioned here is subject to change given feedback.
Restrictions for Addons in Instancesany instance

Blizzard to the UI Development Community

There are also some new rules that apply to communication while the player is in an instance. While in an instance, chat messages will be sent to Lua as Secret Values, and addons are not allowed to send communications to other players (either through addon comms or regular chat).
Examples of Changes

Loot addons like RCLootCouncil will no longer work as they do right now.
This means clicking "BiS", "Offspec", "Transmog", when a piece of loot drops, so your loot master decides its fate won't work anymore.

MethodRaidTools

You can still import notes from text and use them; the only thing breaking is the ability to share them with your raid.

This applies to any timers that aren't pull timers, as those are baked in Blizzard's code since BFA. Blizzard's code only supports Pull Timers.

With addons no longer able to read chat messages, these addons can no longer see rolls in chat.

While buffs on players are visible while out of combat, checks for durability and latency use community-maintained libraries, which will cease to function with these changes.

Range of ChangesinstancePlayer Housingis notThe Future of Addons in Raids in MidnightCustomizationsAddon Arms Race

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Comment by kammo12See ya later add-ons! Don't let the door hit ya on the way out!Comment by TerribleTurnipalot of those aren't even combat, they are convenience/qolComment by FraughtWow, I'm so glad break timers are gone. WoW is saved!Comment by pallybebPretty sure a few of the ones you mention are just broken atm. Give it time and quit fear mongering.Comment by PocketFoxThe thing I'm mostly upset/concerned about is that we were flat out lied to, unintentionally or not, when we were told that things would be rolled out slowly, not "ripping the band-aid off". As the WA team said, this is most definitely ripping the band-aid off.Comment by SoeroahReally hope they laser target the *combat* side of things as the alpha goes on. It seems like a lot of completely non-combat addons are gonna be caught in the crossfire here.Comment by MoonstakerNerfing quality of life addons is going to help with boss design?

I have never lost hype for something faster than I have the last few days seeing the design choices for Midnight.Comment by VGameshark93See ya later add-ons! Don't let the door hit ya on the way out!Comment by PlutofourThis is hilarious. some Fox News level Fearmongering right here.Comment by gcreeeherPretty sure a few of the ones you mention are just broken atm. Give it time and quit fear mongering.Comment by VeresnaNO GAMBLING ADDONS? Unplayable, how i suppose spend time during raid breaks if i don't need pee pee? D:Comment by RecannaJust cancelled my sub. Blizzard has until January to convince me to reup. Once it's gone, it's gone.

I find myself more excited at the money I'll be saving from not buying anything wow-related than I am about Midnight. And that is telling.Comment by NAESSAHHow to step back on 21 years.
I play the UI more than the game, I'm here for the customization, creating animated UIs till more than a decade.

I understand addons can be so helpful in high-end content but Blizzard just block massive functions under secret values even in open world. Isn't the good way.

What was one of the game's greatest strengths will become one of its cruelest jokes.

My sub go til Dec 2025, then I stop.Comment by cluesPretty sure a few of the ones you mention are just broken atm. Give it time and quit fear mongering.Comment by MiokoThis is just way too much, holy !@#$.
No more breaks ? No more loot management ? No more chat reading ? No more notes sharing ? Damn ...Comment by FutoJust cancelled my sub. Blizzard has until January to convince me to reup. Once it's gone, it's gone.

I find myself more excited at the money I'll be saving from not buying anything wow-related than I am about Midnight. And that is telling.Comment by SilverhustleSo are deaf and hard of hearing players ultimately screwed?Comment by dlbert2000The people that do casual open world content are weirdly so happy for these changesComment by xugodxJust cancelled my sub. Blizzard has until January to convince me to reup. Once it's gone, it's gone.

I find myself more excited at the money I'll be saving from not buying anything wow-related than I am about Midnight. And that is telling.Comment by fokerspull the ripcord ion we're gonna crash!

fr though i can see them coming up with inhouse solutions for these over time because people will absolutely throw a fit over certain of those.

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