There might be issues regarding SCE approval too. Plus, all add-ons for gamepad users must be pretty much developed specifically for them.
Since there is technically no reason it couldn't be done, I hope that SE can make it happen one day.
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I don't mean to be snarky or anything, but.. yet you played with a guild demanded you have them? Why else would they "require" them unless people who would be a big part of your time with that guild believed 'add-ins are required to perform'?
Just the idea of a Free Company having demands like that makes me feel uncomfortable. I mean, not least because of the privacy issues around players being able to run checks on my client.. Even if it is only to look for certain add-ons, it seems pretty rude.
Still, I doubt I'll be using them to any great extent, especially given I prefer my UI be as spartan as possible. Anyone demands I operate them probably isn't someone I want anything to do with anyway.
I agree. UI customisation in essence is a good thing, but not, if it's being abused by showing informations that others can't/shouldn't see. Say what you want about the 'need' to see certain things on the UI for the raid's sake. If you can't beat a dungeon without it, then it's either the developer or you/ your party, who's at fault.
I also don't understand the need of knowing literally everything about every single 100111100100 in the coding of MMOs. But then again, I'm just a mid-core gamer, as Yoshi put it. ;)
Oh, well. That's just my personal opinion, which is as valid as anyone's. :D
Casual and hardcore use addon but that not the point i still don't understand why people can't be a tank or a healer without a pop or sound saying someone else have hate i could understand in wow where there lot's of people around while fighting and it get crazy but in FFXIV i think it would never be needed only if your lazy and can't play a mmo without addon.
I know myself wont be using any addon maybe the one i like from ffxi windower display how much EXP i'm getting. The only reason i hate addons is in wow to do anything like raids they make you download addon A,B,C / D to even do there events i hope that never happen in ffxiv if it does then w/e i play my way and learn how to play the game without using addon i did it in wow and in ffxi i can do it in ffxiv.