Blizzard Likely to Restrict Interrupt Trackers More - Warcraft Tavern Interview
In an interview with Warcraft Tavern, Blizzard discussed addons and how they are likely to restrict interrupt trackers more.
Throughout Midnight, many addons have been developed with the new API in mind. While some of these are okay or have been intended by Blizzard, some of these addons have been hotfixed out of the game. During the Race to World First on Mythic L'ura, Blizzard quickly fixed the addons used to simplify the fight, and soon they will be fixing the Minimap rotation tech that was clearly unintended.
In Patch 12.1, Blizzard has changed the API again, which has allowed for more customization amongst addons. In the Warcraft Tavern interview, Ion notes that there's a difference between addons feeling mandatory and wanting to see information presented in a different way. A personal choice for how to see your HoTs is completely okay. Ion also mentioned that they are okay with auditory callouts and will continue to support it, as that also helps accessibility.
However, Ion mentioned that they are likely to add more restrictions to Interrupt Trackers.
Ion Hazzikostas via Warcraft Tavern:
Where I think we do get into trickier areas are things like interrupt trackers that you mentioned, which is something that we probably are going to make some more changes to, to restrict. While at the same time we're also exploring better ways of allowing using the default UI, the players to track or signal Interrupts or mark enemies as their primary interrupt target, to help that coordination be easier for groups that aren't using voice comms.
Interrupt trackers are currently a shell of their former selves, where they only work if you successfully kick a spell. In addition, they usually only track a hard-coded cooldown, making every kick have a timer bar of 15 seconds, which isn't the cooldown of most ranged interrupts. In other words, Interrupt Tracking sometimes works but is unreliable, and Blizzard looks to restrict this more.
Some players have been requesting an interrupt tracker since the start of Midnight, but depending on the type of restrictions, this might completely kill Interrupt Tracking altogether.
