Add on support??

was add on support even added in 2.1 like it was hyped to be back when the game released?

If so where are all the add ons.

(yes i know about FFXIV App, but proper addons that you install into the game)

Pretty sure add-on support is fairly low priority considering the PS3/PS4 playerbase would have yet another disadvantage if they don't also introduce add-on support for them.

Pretty sure they already said add-ons were coming (eventually).

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Originally Posted by gintoki88

was add on support even added in 2.1 like it was hyped to be back when the game released?

If so where are all the add ons.

(yes i know about FFXIV App, but proper addons that you install into the game)

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They never said anything about Addons being a part of 2.1. However, they have said that they will eventually open it up for players to be able to make Addons, but at the bare minimum of 6 months down the road. That still doesn't mean it will be in 2.2 though. I personally believe that the game is fine right now without addons to make life too simple for the time being. I'd really hate to see addons for Monks to be able to press 1 button to do all of their combos perfectly, even through a miss. Or a Healbot (though in WoW, I'll admit to using the hell out of Healbot, but it made me feel like a very unskilled healer in the end).

I dislike addons because they make the game robotic. I'd hate to see things like Deadly Boss Mods or Healbot here.

from what i remember they said 6months+ from launch for addons

The UI (particularly party frames and personal buffs/debuffs) is atrocious; I cannot wait for addon support.

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Originally Posted by Ri_ri

I'd hate to see things like Deadly Boss Mods or Healbot here.

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And the drama that comes with them. I'm not looking forward to the requirement of certain addons if you are looking to raid.

A big problem with addons is that some players are so dependent on them that they are screwed if there's a bug or the creator no longer supports it. Suddenly the group that touted themselves as "pro" can barely survive 5 minutes.

Is it too much to expect people to pay attention and play the game as-is?

I agree with Tawm...although add-ons are said to be coming, all I see it as it something else for PC players to ostracize the console players over. Especially if said addons people develop become basically botting programs. This was SE's big issue with it back with FFXI. I doubt they cared about people seeing the % of enemy's HP or their party members' TP etc. They cared about the spawn bots and such.

I'm looking forward to things like real inventory management, database add-on ("I caught this fish over there using that bait"), proc monitor ("PowerAuras"), inventory consolidation (full 100-slot display, tooltip telling me how many I have in my retainers), etc.

Regarding boss mods, many people are already relying on raid leaders telling them what is coming next via voice chat. It won't make a big difference. If anything, it will make content seem easier in general because more people have those warnings. The only way to remove these boss mods is to design boss fights that are not static patterns. Phase changes based on a multiple of dynamic factors (damage intake per second, raid healing output, tank hardiness, speed that adds are going down etc) or even branched phases. The simplistic design of boss encounters is what makes boss mods useful and it is also what supports the existence of boss mods.

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Originally Posted by Divinion

They never said anything about Addons being a part of 2.1. However, they have said that they will eventually open it up for players to be able to make Addons, but at the bare minimum of 6 months down the road. That still doesn't mean it will be in 2.2 though. I personally believe that the game is fine right now without addons to make life too simple for the time being. I'd really hate to see addons for Monks to be able to press 1 button to do all of their combos perfectly, even through a miss. Or a Healbot (though in WoW, I'll admit to using the hell out of Healbot, but it made me feel like a very unskilled healer in the end).

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Oh god no, i don't want addons that do crap for you like that, I like doing my combos by my self, im just more interested in ones like dps meter and improved maps for gathering related purposes and the like and a sort of data base for loot drops and boss's in dungeons.

They never said add on support was not going to happen because of ps3 /ps4. They said it would be coming. Like ppl been saying 6+ months out. I personally would like to see them sooner rather than later but still look forward to them coming. If this is an issue for ps3/ps4 players Yoshida never made mention that would stop them from opening up the addon support. He also never said they would make them to work with ps3/ps4. I do think it's kinda new to them and they want to take it slow till they feel comfortable about it. Very much like they did with pvp. Expect pc add on but that's really all I would expect for now. I do not see ps3/ps4 addon support coming anytime soon. If ever.

They said 6 months after the game was out. There is info about the LUA license in the game right now so its coming sometime.