[Nefrirr]

This thread just displays a typical kind of human behaviour. If one doesn't have a in-depth knowledge of a certain subculture (in this case addon-users/authors) it's strangely much easier to condemn it.

Obviously, the author has a very conservative view on what should or shouldn't be part of a UI, a very limited knowledge of both the default interface and the variety of addons out there, but still thinks that he is able to judge what stance on addons is "right".

In particular, I think it's pretty funny that he also opposes the standard UI enemy-castbars. Why the heck should an option like this ever be a bad thing? It only enables players to pose decisions more carefully based on the information at hand. The same holds true for "combat log parsers" like DBM or PvP addons like CC tracker or my own addon. It's not that the information isn't there to see for the player, it's just not conviniently presented by the standard UI.