https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/20x73q/welcome_to_the_eso_ama/cg7ks9w/?context=3

The type of addons OP lists are irrelevant to the question. Zos determines what is permitted and why is not via access to the API. Huge discussion about this 3.5 years ago.

In the end, Zos kept the idea of using addons in the game and restricted the API. Addons will remain in PvP.

No I only use PvP addons, Mini map, codex etc I'll miss my mini map more than anything

If ZOS gave us a proper UI with short term buff trackers, damage numbers, a combat log, and decent stat bars, then we wouldn't need to run 10+ addons just to know what our character is doing.

As far as what the UI shows, that is up to ZOS. They designed this game with stealth for everyone. Many people think that right there was a mistake since in other MMOs only certain classes could go into stealth.

But if stealth is a mechanic, and attacking someone from stealth is something ZOS intended, they ZOS should preserve their own intentions and make the API behave consistently to their vision. i.e. not letting people predict stealth attacks

The fact that ZOS allows the API to be used in such a way that contradicts their vision for combat means one of the following things:

• ZOS has no clear vision for combat.
• ZOS doesn't care if players circumvent their vision for combat.
• ZOS doesn't know how to fix it.
• ZOS just doesn't care period and Miat is the new head of game balance and combat design by default.

The question shouldn't be whether add-ons should be allowed at all. It should be "why isn't ZOS actively involved in controlling the design of their own game?"


This is like saying we should ban all cars because the government is too lazy to set up safety standards for automobile manufacture and people are driving around in self-made tanks smashing into each other instead of obeying traffic signals that the government doesn't enforce.

If the government didn't enforce traffic lights, and everyone just did whatever, then of course I would build my car like a tank and just plow into people, you would have to just to get to work on time.