No similar understanding is attached to WoWMatrix.Ĥ. While the erstwhile WoWAce suffered from this problem to a lesser degree, it was generally understood that everything on WoWAce should be considered beta. They'll just download an addon, deem it broken, and tell their friends that "Addon X sucks, don't use it". Users who find and download an addon through WoWMatrix will never see that warning. On a release site, an author can place a big, bold warning at the top of the description stating than an addon is under development, currently in beta status, is not yet complete, and/or may be unstable. WoWMatrix doesn't show the author's description of an addon anywhere. This means that users who download an addon through their program have no way to give feedback to the author, or report problems they may encounter.ģ. WoWMatrix doesn't show an addon's real download URL anywhere. They are making money off of providing access to an addon, and they can't even spare a few pixels of screen space to give its author nominal credit?Ģ. WoWMatrix doesn't show an addon author's name anywhere. Why? Here are some things to think about:ġ. However, as an addon author, the concept bothers me greatly, and I have actually requested that they stop making my addons available through their program. I personally know many people who use it, including my roommate. I'm sure many of you use the WoWMatrix program to update your addons. I'm going to cut and paste from that second one, since I feel it sums it up the best Some threads from various addon hosting sites (I just posted this in response to a comment in another post but it's two days old and I think this is worth getting out there.) I only came across this last night but I think it's worth sharing with more people.
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