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WoW's whole UI is built in the same Lua environment as add-ons, and Blizzard has implemented some interesting restrictions (like the taint system[0]) to prevent add-ons from completely automating gameplay. 0. https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Secure_Execution_and_Tainting", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Obsidian plugin was abused to deploy a remote access trojan"}, {"id": 763950050, "item_id": 47746878, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47746878", "by": "dustinlakin", "date": "2026-04-12", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "It takes my favorite elements from games like:", "excerpt": "Working on a rogue-like discord activity game (soon to be multiplayer) that connects to Cloudflare durable object web sockets. It takes my favorite elements from games like: WoW character min-max design and rotation Diablo 2/POE for item and crafting inspiration Slay the spire dungeon flow/fights. It is uses pixel art I commissioned a decade ago that I am looking to finish a game with. Looking for some early feedback", "context": "", "use_case": "Inspiration: min-max design", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (April 2026)"}]}], "caveats": [{"label": "", "summary": "", "quotes": [{"id": 765665040, "item_id": 47854065, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47854065", "by": "nozzlegear", "date": "2026-04-21", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "Blizzard still brings World of Warcraft down every Tuesday for maintenance.", "excerpt": "Blizzard still brings World of Warcraft down every Tuesday for maintenance. It's down right now to apply a new content patch, which they estimated would take 8 hours. https://us.support.blizzard.com/en/help/article/358479", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tindie store under \"scheduled maintenance\" for days"}, {"id": 757922592, "item_id": 47370162, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47370162", "by": "xandrius", "date": "2026-03-13", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "it feels exactly like it was in 2006", "excerpt": "Serious question: how does WoW still appeal to players except for habit social connections to keep them locked into the game? I used to spend nights and love the game, now, even with all these expansions it feels exactly like it was in 2006 but without what happened to the gaming world in the past 20 years.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock"}]}], "who": [], "tags": [], "use_cases": ["inspiration: min-max design", "mmo gaming"], "compared": [], "makers": [], "threads": [{"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47363584", "title": "Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock", "mentions": 2}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48632884", "title": "Steam Machine", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48088576", "title": "Obsidian plugin was abused to deploy a remote access trojan", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47848195", "title": "Tindie store under \"scheduled maintenance\" for days", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47826055", "title": "item 47826055", "mentions": 1}, {"url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47741527", "title": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? 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It's down right now to apply a new content patch, which they estimated would take 8 hours. https://us.support.blizzard.com/en/help/article/358479", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Tindie store under \"scheduled maintenance\" for days"}, {"id": 765297792, "item_id": 47831112, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47831112", "by": "saadn92", "date": "2026-04-19", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "WoW (classic era through MoP) stores all game assets in MPQ archives", "excerpt": "WoW (classic era through MoP) stores all game assets in MPQ archives. The client has a built-in override system it loads patch files in order (patch-1.mpq, patch-2.mpq, ... patch-A.mpq, patch-B.mpq etc...) and later patches override earlier ones. So to add custom content, you just drop a new patch-X.mpq into the Data/ folder with your modified files and the client picks them up automatically. For something like Turtl", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": null}, {"id": 763950050, "item_id": 47746878, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47746878", "by": "dustinlakin", "date": "2026-04-12", "version": null, "stance": "recommend", "quote": "It takes my favorite elements from games like:", "excerpt": "Working on a rogue-like discord activity game (soon to be multiplayer) that connects to Cloudflare durable object web sockets. It takes my favorite elements from games like: WoW character min-max design and rotation Diablo 2/POE for item and crafting inspiration Slay the spire dungeon flow/fights. It is uses pixel art I commissioned a decade ago that I am looking to finish a game with. Looking for some early feedback", "context": "", "use_case": "Inspiration: min-max design", "switched_from": "", "story": "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? 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But yeah, I'd jump on a WoW 2 but the gameplay and quest system is so outdated that just doesn't give me good vibes anymore.", "context": "", "use_case": "MMO gaming", "switched_from": "", "story": "Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock"}, {"id": 757922592, "item_id": 47370162, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47370162", "by": "xandrius", "date": "2026-03-13", "version": null, "stance": "warn", "quote": "it feels exactly like it was in 2006", "excerpt": "Serious question: how does WoW still appeal to players except for habit social connections to keep them locked into the game? I used to spend nights and love the game, now, even with all these expansions it feels exactly like it was in 2006 but without what happened to the gaming world in the past 20 years.", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock"}, {"id": 740556784, "item_id": 46284799, "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284799", "by": "artimaeis", "date": "2025-12-15", "version": null, "stance": "neutral", "quote": "Windows on ARM", "excerpt": "It offers native x86, Windows on ARM, and Apple Silicon versions. I think this is incorrect. Specifically the Windows ARM support. Official hardware support page indicates that the Windows version requires x64. I unfortunately don\u2019t have the hardware to confirm for myself. But Blizzard is the kind of company that would have made a blog post about that. https://us.support.blizzard.com/en/article/76459 This is neat, an", "context": "", "use_case": "", "switched_from": "", "story": "Native vs. emulation: World of Warcraft game performance on Snapdragon X Elite"}]}