[Suggestion] - Customizable UI / Layout / Addons

[origamikitsune]

Correct me if I am wrong, and I may be, but isn't a large portion of the UI server side? I was under the impression (possibly mistaken) that this was done to increase security v. unauthorized mods and botting tools. If that is in fact the case (and if it is, I do happen to agree with it) and mods would have to be server side as well and require a public API to even make. I'm not sure that I can see SE doing that. I know Yoshi-P has mentioned mods in the past, but it is a very tricky slope for SE to walk down. I'm sure the first concern they have is how to ensure that the mods being used are secure, safe, bot free, and don't provide an unfair advantage to some players. Re-arranging the UI is fine as far as I'm concerned, but I for one don't want see what I see in WoW - You can't join our guild unless you have Mod X.

[Laughlyn]

Correct me if I am wrong, and I may be, but isn't a large portion of the UI server side? I was under the impression (possibly mistaken) that this was done to increase security v. unauthorized mods and botting tools. If that is in fact the case (and if it is, I do happen to agree with it) and mods would have to be server side as well and require a public API to even make. I'm not sure that I can see SE doing that. I know Yoshi-P has mentioned mods in the past, but it is a very tricky slope for SE to walk down. I'm sure the first concern they have is how to ensure that the mods being used are secure, safe, bot free, and don't provide an unfair advantage to some players. Re-arranging the UI is fine as far as I'm concerned, but I for one don't want see what I see in WoW - You can't join our guild unless you have Mod X.

Totally agree with you on the unfair advantages much like in WoW and unwanted addons.

Gearscore addons killed WoW fun... so ya i see your point. (besides i think we can manage without that)

Therefore my suggestion that people can download templates to re-design,
upload to a site (owned by SE maybe, just for addons)
and then checked & vaildated by the mods there.

Or... a subsection for addons on the Lodestone website. :P

If the addons are okay, they can let the players download them etc from that website.

[origamikitsune]

Totally agree with you on the unfair advantages much like in WoW and unwanted addons.

Gearscore addons killed WoW fun... so ya i see your point. (besides i think we can manage without that)

Therefore my suggestion that people can download templates to re-design,
upload to a site (owned by SE maybe, just for addons)
and then checked & vaildated by the mods there.

Or... a subsection for addons on the Lodestone website. :P

If the addons are okay, they can let the players download them etc from that website.

I could get behind that, as long as the only thing the "mods" add is relocation, formatting, and such.