This would be a huge QoL improvement going into TBC. One thing that I certainly wouldn’t mind them changing.
I really like playing with nameplates, and it feels so much better as a melee compared to a caster due to the 20 yards nameplate in classic.
As a hunter I always see myself going to melee range almost, cause of this issue. Am I the only one finding the 20 yrds really annoying? Even after so much time playing classic.
=) anyhow I am really excited for TBC. Just want it to be as good as it can get.
It looks like in the original code, the original development team intended to create a checkbox that toggled nameplate distance between 20 and 41 yards, but ran into a technical limitation.
In an upcoming build of the Burning Crusade Classic Beta, you can set the nameplate distance between 0 and 41 yards (inclusive) by setting this command in the chat box:
Why?
Long nameplate range is really bad for pvp. Retail RBG meta is to cycle through the list of enemies using an addon so you know exactly where every single enemy is, communicating information should be part of the game. It’s effectively wallhack
They changed the entire arena system. I think it’s safe to say any concern about authenticity is long gone.
Spy can pick them up long before they are within 41 yard range. Arena target frames lets players target enemies long before they get within 41 yard range. The biggest impact this has on pvp is that it reduces the impact of addons, which is a good thing.
Very weird change. You guys never stop surprising. Did you not remove this in classic beta because of WSG for example when you could track players through the walls?
great change, please consider enabling unlimited nameplates only whilst you’re inside arena games. heard a lot of the top players/streamers requesting for this as well on streams and such. 41 yards is enough to cover most of the map so you might as well just allow players inside arena to see eachother at all points, especially with how prominent LoS/pillar play is.
spy is completely irrelevant. Spy only tells you there is a person somewhere within your combatlog range, whereas nameplates show you exactly where that person is.
Whilst BGs aren’t competitive in TBC it just creates trouble down the line when they become relevant as you must have an addon to display each enemy then you just cycle through them and you know the locations of an entire team.
As for arena with or without nameplate range addons won’t be affected. However trying to hide/delay stealth etc becomes meaningless as the person knows exactly where you are without having to calculate.
