TL;DR of live letter

[Kaurie]

Have any of you participated in a raid where someone else called out a mechanic for you? You make it sound like this isn't the case, but it's extremely common.

[Kallera]

Have any of you participated in a raid where someone else called out a mechanic for you? You make it sound like this isn't the case, but it's extremely common.

there a difference between what people do in voice chat and a automated program attached to the ui handholding you through every move.

[Kaurie]

there a difference between what people do in voice chat and a automated program attached to the ui handholding you through every move.

There is a difference, but that difference is not important in this context. In one situation a person is hand-holding and telling you what to do and another a computer program is. The difference is who is doing the work, but to you there is no difference. Either way you have the mechanic warned for you, so that you don't have to worry about it yourself. In both situations, you have equal amount of hand-holding.

[Kallera]

There is a difference, but that difference is not important in this context. In one situation a person is hand-holding and telling you what to do and another a computer program is. The difference is who is doing the work, but to you there is no difference. Either way you have the mechanic warned for you, so that you don't have to worry about it yourself. In both situations, you have equal amount of hand-holding.

I very much have to worry about it, I don't want that sort of thing in every encounter, and I don't want it forced on me to have it. I do not need to have the person doing so, and i can choose to not have it, I refuse an add on, and I'm likely to be removed from even learning parties.

I don't want add ons getting thrown in my face over every bit of playing.

[Kaurie]

I very much have to worry about it, I don't want that sort of thing in every encounter, and I don't want it forced on me to have it. I do not need to have the person doing so, and i can choose to not have it, I refuse an add on, and I'm likely to be removed from even learning parties.

I am not sure I am following what you are saying with this post. However, I'll try to respond - I'm sorry if I've misunderstood you.

if you do not need to worry about mechanics being called by another person, you do not need to worry about it from an addon either. You can disable to addon or ignore the person. If you need the person to call out, you can just have the addon do it for you.

I take it that you're worried people will require it and kick you if you don't have it. I'm not sure how they could know or prove if you have it or not. If you don't have it, join the learning party, know your mechanics and boom you're fine.

If you're concerned that you'll be failing mechanics, because you're missing out on callouts from the addon, in these scenarios are you likely to receive callouts from a player?