šŸŗ Overwolf Addon Management Changeover - *NOW* 2nd December

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I installed it to see how bad it is:

Data usage of Overwolf without updating a single addon. Just install, start and close:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685492296493432886/774617139272482856/unknown.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685492296493432886/774617301155971082/unknown.png

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685492296493432886/774617380596350976/unknown.png

I will go more in-depth when I update addons in a fewdays. I will run a network analyzer to see what it is exactly up & downloading.

The app itself looks pretty much like the twitch app in another design:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685492296493432886/774615716161781790/unknown.png

When you close it asks you what you want to do exactly:

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/685492296493432886/774616559426994186/unknown.png

And my process list before and after was exacly the same so I donā€™t think it runs when you tell it to stop running. At least not in a way that I can see.

Attention: it does install the Overwolf Appstore and thereā€™s no opt-out

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Overwatch? Are you sure itā€™s not the Overwolf App Store?

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Fixed it :slight_smile:

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Does the Overwolf app still work if you block advertising via something like a hosts file? The Twitch app occasionally broke for me a couple of times because of that.

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You are a beautiful guinea pig :kissing_heart:

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I donā€™t think I can test this because thereā€™s currently no ads loaded. However, I am running a pi-hole (https://pi-hole.net/) and it doesnā€™t seem to break the application.

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Iā€™m still happy with Wowup - lightweight & ad-free. The latter means you get a warning when you open it because they canā€™t afford a certificate. I prefer it that way.

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Iā€™ve taken the plunge and am testing Overwolf/Curseforge app.

As always Iā€™ve gone through the settings with a fine toothcomb to opt out of every auto start up/run in background/overlay, customised ads etc etc option in both Overwolf and their Curseforge App.

My biggest concern was that it would run in the background after closing but so far that doesnā€™t seem to be an issue.

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Let us know how you get on because the rumours of Overwolf is a cause for concern so I donā€™t want to be using methods thatā€™ll make things worse.

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see how it goes after a few games. my laptop started to crash more than once within a day. now i donĀ“t crash at all.

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I think some of the concerns are genuine but others seem a little far fetched.

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This and the fact that Iā€™ll be bombarded with ads means Iā€™ll never touch the new app. Iā€™d rather get my addons manually outside of curseforge or stop using them completely if the alternative apps stop working. And before someone tells me I can block the ads or pay to remove them; I shouldnā€™t have to do either of those things so I choose not to install anything related to Overwolf on my PC.

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There are quite a lot of alternatives atm

https://ogri-la.github.io/wow-addon-managers/

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If addon creators do not make exclusivity deals with overwolf, I willl take alternatives over intrusive wolf every time.

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With the amount of Patreon donations that have been pledged recently, 2.0 will have a certificate.

For WowUp; if you want to try it, pick the 2.0-beta. At this point itā€™s running better and has less issue than 1.x

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I started using Ajour a little while ago after mmo-champion shared some previews of alternative clients. I like it. It does what I need it to do and it doesnā€™t take time to load up like twitch does which is nice.

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I started using Overwolf as soon as I heard about the change. So about a month now. At no point in that time have I had any crashes. At no point have I even noticed that I have it installed except that I can open the CurseForge App and update my add-ons.

Given that nearly every mod out there is on Curseforge and that Overwolf now owns it that makes it the most sensible choice of updater.

I will also add that in the Overwolf control panel you can:

  • Not load it on startup.
  • Remove ad personalization and Data feedback
  • Remove performance and stability data collection
  • Request a copy of the personal data they hold on you
  • Request a permanent deletion of your data and account

Overall Iā€™d rate it as better and less intrusive than Twitch (or Facebook or having a Google account) with more control over your privacy than the competition.

Honestly Razor Synapse, Razor Chroma, Steel Series drivers, RaiderIO, Microsoft Gaming Services, Steamā€¦ all of those are far above Overwolf on my list of concern when it comes to using up CPU/GPU cycles and how they handle my data.

Update Edit: I note that WowUp scrapes TukUI amongst other sources so Iā€™ll be switching to it so I donā€™t have to download ElvUI manually ever again. The security warning is pretty standard for tiny app developers and shouldnā€™t concern or worry you.

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I moved to WoWUP last night. You can also download the source code from their GitHub repository and customise it if you know how. Itā€™s basic and does all I need.

https://wowup.io/guide/section/my-addons/overview

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First thing I did when I installed was check the Overwolf and Curseforge App settings to say nope to a whole load of things and make sure when I close it, it actually closes and doesnā€™t run in background.

Iā€™ve only started today but will see how it goes.