That's a Blizzard bug. I've never been able to replicate it on my own, but one or two of my users get it on occasion, so I threw in a simple error check with a single line of code. The fact that I waited until a new patch to do it is indicative of how minor a change it is.
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My point is, if addon authors can't be bothered to even update their TOC value, I'm not terribly likely to bother with the addon. The three month window I used was hyperbole. I could've said 6 months and been just as accurate. If I shifted it from 50/50 to 33/66, I could have easily said a year or two. Easily. Good night. |
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While I understand the point of shutting down WM (bandwidth leeching, no acknowledgment of author rights, etc), what baffles me is the timing. Arguably the biggest patch in WoW's short history arrives today, and the rug is pulled out from under an extremely popular addon updater. And before links are posted (again) to months old forum posts explaining the ongoing battle with WM, I'm sure it's safe to say the majority of visitors to this site never toil in the forums. A simple front page post a few days ago letting people know what's up and what to expect come patch day (with links to the appropriate updaters), would I'm sure have saved the admins and authors the mountain of grief that is sure to be headed their way.
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You know what I like most about the Curse client?
That it installs it's profiler and automatically uploads it's results. And doesn't obey the "Automatically install Curse Profiler" checkbox. Uncheck it and it continues to install itself. It's a fantastic feature, and makes me feel so confident and happy about using this thing. |
As a fellow web developer I sympathise with sites such as Wowinterface and Curse – the bandwidth required must be simply enormous, and having millions of people pinging your site for addon updates is a huge strain on servers. Having said that I think the change to block WM is overall detrimental to users; and I for one am going to have to go back to updating addons manually.
I think ultimately what everything comes down two is – bandwidth requirements and advertising. Perhaps a better solution would be to have a remote API similar to Facebook. Bandwidth problems could be solved through this as both the operations could be optimised, and results returned compressed (as opposed to scraping every, single addon page required). Then, you can distribute private keys to access said API to applications provided that they display your ads (somehow) to the users. If the ads are removed from the app, then the site (you) can disable the key and block the program’s access to the addon API. Whether you agree or not, the WoWinterface and Curse updaters aren’t convenient in their current forms (and the curse one is just downright bloat ware). If you created this API, you could use it not only in your own applications but give developers the freedom to work with you, rather than against you to create fast, simple applcations that do exactly what users want (to update their addons) and nothing more. And that's my 2c. |
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The option on the preferences panel just controls the default of new games. |
The problem is, WoWMatrix works and it works good, very good. There is no other program that makes installing and updating addons easy and fast. Curse's updater is pitiful and WoW Interface has nothing, so until one of the two have something that works WoWMatrix should be left alone.
Curse and WoW Interface should band together and work with WOWMatrix instead of against them. Your fight against WOWMatrix is hurting the users and will continue to do so until you come up with something better. |
Although I understand the reasoning behind this action, I'm disappointed. WoWMatrix did one important thing for me - bypassed the ultra-annoying confirmations when you copy and replace files in Vista. Frankly it's just easier to delete each individual addon folder completely and copy the new ones in, which adds an extra time-consuming step. For sure I won't install the Curse updater because I try to avoid that site as much as possible. If the WoWinterface one works I can give it try - does it actually work, or is it still "under development?"
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Good for you!!! :)
WoWmatrix is nothing but a bandwidth leech. And then doesnt even bother to give Authors proper credit... |
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They will not be working around this anytime soon. I'll say that much. |
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Please do your research before making a comment like this in the future and know the history of the product. |
Great, now instead of one button click, I have to go through using the Horribad Wowinterface updater, with my trusty wowinterface window behind it to copy and paste mod numbers.
Seriously, you couldn't have waited until you had something a little more friendly to **** block me from getting my addon's easily? |
I've had to delete a few posts in this thread now. Please keep this thread on-topic; I don't want to have to lock it. This thread is about WoWMatrix and what has been done to counteract its operation. Please do not deviate from the topic. (The remaining posts are on-topic, if for some reason you need a way to determine what is on-topic and what is not.)
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