Transitioning from WowMatrix to the CurseClient

sadyc — Wed, 06 May 2009 19:09:33 GMT

wowinsider has a little article on the WowMatrix's version of the events:

www.wowinsider.com/.../wowmatrix-responds-to-curse-and-wow-interface

wowmatrix is not dead.

noobiesnackz — Sun, 03 May 2009 06:30:17 GMT

I must say, I am clearly unimpressed at Curse's decision. Trying to force a change no one wants, as noble as it is, will only cause people to not want to switch. I have 140+ addons that have to be updated regularly. I dislike the fact that I have to use TWO addon management programs just because you think your idea is noble and it should be forced.

Like others, I want WM back in full swing.

ken2931 — Sat, 02 May 2009 02:23:06 GMT

I have been using WM for quite some time. I found that is much more user friendly & has much better addons available. With the advent of the last major patch in WOW, now I have some addons that wont work. But thats ok, Ive learned to live without them. I will not use Curse.Com. Im sure in time, the gurus of WM will solve the problem. I'll wait for that.

One prime example, is the Auctionator in WM. Very good.

therollas — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:27:03 GMT

I want wowmatrix back.

Direknyte — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:46:02 GMT

As of tonight, I suddenly miss WoWMatrix.

Himehroyd — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:02:17 GMT

"such as the 13 pieces of auctioneer advanced, are they included in the auctioneer file it downloaded? or are they seperate, and by it refusing to recognize them seperatly, it means it wont update those?"

Auctioneer is a full package with a lot of sub mods. I would suspect most of the ones you can't find are the same. Most, not all, since a few won't be hosted on Curse to start with.

The problem you have is that WM changes the file structure in a manner that doesn't match the way the author packaged the mod, so CC can't give you a suggestion for it.

nighttar — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:14:46 GMT

So - I think it is time to separate the wheat from the shaft...

Tired of complaining about how un-business like and unprofessional Curse is.

Tired of trying to reading how so many of use share the same issue - namely that nerfing a good add-on manager on the guise of "protecting add-on developers" simply doesn't make sense (whether the developer wants the add-on to be free or hopes to get some donations - he/she would want as many people using it as possible, as well as links to donation: which is what WoWMatrix offers).

I think it is time for us, the users to fight back where it hurts: the pocket.

So, from now on, I will only use add-ons that are hosted on WowMatrix. And encourage everyone as pissed off as myself to do so.

Cheers,

kirklabarbara — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:06:24 GMT

"You'll notice that there are no recommendations on a few at the bottom. This means we can't find a close match on our servers, and we won't go downloading updates from other sites." yes I followed the instructions, but it only provided recommendations for a third of the addons not found, and half of those were blatantly wrong, also, it would behoove them to recognize modules of addons it has already updated, such as the 13 pieces of auctioneer advanced, are they included in the auctioneer file it downloaded? or are they seperate, and by it refusing to recognize them seperatly, it means it wont update those?

Himehroyd — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:38:58 GMT

kirklabarbara- did you follow the instructions for the addons not found? When CC marks them as unknown, that's usually an indication of WM modifying the files so CC doesn't know what it should be til you tell it.

At most it should take you maybe 5-10 minutes to correct all of them once, then curse will know what to do with them (as long as you don't open WM for it to screw them up again).

shortyg31 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:09:24 GMT

NO REASON TO BE transitioning from using WowMatrix to the using CurseClient

Wowmatrix is working just fine and only a few addons will not update yet.

for the addons that curse has blocked just download them from this site as a last resort.

all other addons are getting updates from wowmatrix and new addons are getting uploaded to wowmatrix servers every day now.

kirklabarbara — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:29:10 GMT

Id love to give your client a far try, as the reason I was using WM was because your old client made me register for you site( which, obviously, having no other choice now, I broke down and did) and your old client did not compare to the effectiveness and efficiency of WM, ( yes, I realize now that WM was not conducting ts business on the up and up, that doesn't make your client non-frustrating to use) however, of my 200 addons, your client recognized 14, and provides reasonable facsimiles for about 50 others, of the rest, it is basically saying you are SOL, and I am unsure if this is because the addons were library files of main packages, or if WM got them from elsewhere. let me tell you how much I appreciate having to take hours to fix my addons folder again as opposed to hitting the update button

Himehroyd — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:31:47 GMT

wheeler14-- What addons are you using from Curse that are out of date? The only ones I ever see that are out of date are those that are no longer developed or supported by their authors.

One of the things about Curse and WowInterface is that the authors that host and use the development tools offered have the latest versions up almost all the time.

wheeler14 — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:04:43 GMT

Why are more than half of your addons not up to date? If you want people to pay for your services maybe you should make sure they are worthy of peolpe paying for them. Even the most basic popular addons are not up to date. This is ridiculous curse isnt even close to what Wowmatrix was. I hope WM has this figured out soon so I can delete CC again.(This will be second and final time)

Lockstep — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:29:47 GMT

"We might not have to worry about the Premium Membership since Blizzard is already looking into this whole thing. Blizzard may just end it by specifically stating that distribution sites can not charge either, which really is the only fair thing. If the Authors are not allowed to do it, why shoulder a distribution site be allowed make money off of the Authors work? And Curse is touting how they are "protecting" the Authors. All Curse is trying to protect is a way to charge users money."

@doncorneo: I suspect that since Blizzard's announcement/policy change concerning commercial addons has resulted in the loss of revenue for addon developers Blizzard will create their own repository where addon developers can upload their warez. It only makes since. Blizzard eliminates the commercialization of addons and thus absorbs the cost of distribution. This could make CC and WM obsolete if addons are updated through the WoW program itself.

Kaelten — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:17:04 GMT

Have you tried the 3.0 version?