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WoW’s Midnight Pre-Patch Goes Live as Blizzard Disarms Combat Addons

Blizzard says the overhaul curbs addon advantages, with more fixes promised before the Jan. 27 pre-expansion event.

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A screenshot from the Midnight alpha.

Overview

  • The 12.0 update is live ahead of the March 2 Midnight launch, introducing the Devourer Demon Hunter spec, housing Endeavors, a transmogrification overhaul, and a stat and item squish.
  • Access to real-time combat data has been cut off for addons, leaving many popular mods broken or retired, including WeakAuras for retail WoW.
  • Players report mixed results as Blizzard rolls out built-in tools such as boss warnings, damage meters, a Cooldown Manager, and a Personal Resource display.
  • Blizzard acknowledges missing functionality and accessibility gaps and indicates it will iterate to cover needs that addons previously served.
  • Slot-based transmogrification has led to unexpected gold costs for restoring outfits, and Blizzard has pledged a free transmog change in a future patch.