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12-12-09, 08:43 AM   #31
Jooze
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I'm not going to pretend I know anything of Addon memory usage.
Though this is what I've noticed:

[unbiased research]
I've played with loads of different UIs with different Addon Memory Usages.
The amount of Addon Memory has NEVER changed my game performance. No matter if it was below 1MB or above 40, i've always had the same amount of FPS, latency, same amounts of lag, etc.

The ONLY difference I've noticed in general is, that the more Addon Memory the longer the UI takes to load. But we're not talking minutes here, only seconds. Though that might also be because of the amount of addons needed to obtain 40MB...
[/unbiased research]

Conclusion: Who cares about AddOn Memory as long as the Addons work and look good. The only reason the value even exists is to show off and pretend you know something about it. That's why my UI contains an Addonmemoryviewer.

Think of "lightweight" as real weight. You don't want to be overweight but underweight is just as bad.
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