wow Countdown Command Added in Shadowlands

[Stan 5,022]

A countdown command has been added for group/raid leaders and assists in Shadowlands. You can now type "/countdown XXX" in the chat window to start a countdown for XXX seconds on Alpha.

If the countdown is too long, you will see a timer instead.

Although "/countdown XXX" takes longer to write than "/pull XXX", it's nice to see this feature implemented into the game by default.

Thanks for the invite, Nikeaux!

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[darkgreenwax 410]

I guess this was part of an add-on (DBM?) for so many years that I legit thought this was a mechanic already present in the default game.

At this point in WoW's life I would honestly just begin baking the best quality of life mods into the game itself.

[Rhondis 148]

3 hours ago, TyZone said:

I guess this was part of an add-on (DBM?) for so many years that I legit thought this was a mechanic already present in the default game.

Took them 7 expacs to include this into the game lol

[Slam 40]

28 minutes ago, Rhondis said:

Took them 7 expacs to include this into the game lol

Important thing to understand is that they could easily add all the magic stuff add-ons can do but it would require the minimum requirement to be for more than what they are. when someone make an add-on he has in mind "ho this is cool, this could help me, etc."

when devs add something they also need to think: will it impact base performance, will it clutter to much, will it impact the core philosophy of what we want to do, and what else they have on their list!

taking 1 item out of them all and say lol they are so slow make it look bad but this is just missing a big part of the picture!

I'm glad they are careful with all that I generally have a PC close to the minimums and could not run the game if they were not thinking as they are!

Edited May 7, 2020 by Slam

[Bobbis 208]

4 hours ago, TyZone said:

I guess this was part of an add-on (DBM?) for so many years that I legit thought this was a mechanic already present in the default game.

At this point in WoW's life I would honestly just begin baking the best quality of life mods into the game itself.

I often forget that DBM is an addon since it's such a core part of the game now really. 

Over the years, that's what they have done. Dungeon maps weren't a thing, remember Atlas? Same for the journal and loot tables, was all in Atlas / Atlas maps. The wardrobe thing, having gear changes was another addon though I forget it's name. 

[Rhondis 148]

18 hours ago, Slam said:

taking 1 item out of them all and say lol they are so slow make it look bad but this is just missing a big part of the picture!

My comment was more of a jest than anything else. No need to over analyze.

[cotoga 0]

For my wife it's a problem because her timer is around 30sec longer than the started one.

Edited October 17, 2020 by cotoga