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Addons have become an almost essential

part of World of Warcraft. In fact, you will likely find very few

players that don't run at least a few. Being able to install your own

personal addons to World of Warcraft was and is one of the most

appealing parts of the game for many players, myself included. As

such, a plethora of mods has sprung up to satisfy just about every

desire you could ever have in game.

Some of these mods have managed to

become immensely more popular than others. Players choose to use them

because they are easy, functional, and make the game infinitely

better than it was before. Blizzard has, understandably, taken notice

of some these mods and their immense popularity. And over the years,

many of these mods have caused Blizzard to redevelop the game to add

similar functions.

In the Warlords of Draenor expansion,

we will be seeing more mods worked into the core game. While we are

always excited to see this happen, there are still some popular mods

out there that have yet to catch Blizzard's attention. Below you will

find our top picks of 5 mods that, without a doubt, really should be

part of the core game.

MoveAnything

MoveAnything is one of those mods that

leaves us scratching our heads as to why it hasn't been implemented

in the game a long time ago. Basically, this mod lets you move,

scale, hide, and adjust the transparency of almost every screen

element in World of Warcraft. Let's face it, the default UI leaves a

lot to be desired. Implanting something like this is not only smart

on Blizzard's part, but long over due. Each player has different

needs and wants when it comes to where things are and it is about

time the game reflects it. This especially holds true for players who

love the default look of the UI, but just want to tweak it a tiny bit

without download tons of other addons.

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Clique

Clique is another simple addon that

allows for easy click-casting on your unit frames. For example, you

can bind a heal spell to go off when you hold Shift and click your

right mouse button at the same time. Any of the bindings you set up

can be used directly over your unit frames in order to cast spells

directly on another unit. This makes casting simpler, faster, and

better. The best part? Clique is extremely easy to use.

Of course, you might be thinking that

players can already do this in game by setting up macros. This of

course is true, however, macros can be difficult to create, hard to

perfect, and are pretty daunting for the new user. It is about time

this particular interface got a facelift and taking a page out of the

Clique play book is the perfect way to do it.

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Auctionator

Auctionator is a simple addon that

allows you to do some basic stuff around the Auction House that you

otherwise would have to spend a lot of time and effort to do.

Auctionator allows you to save your popular Auction House searches,

makes posting auctions simpler than ever before, and keeps you

informed if your current auctions have been undercut. These features

are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this addon, but know

that this mod makes almost every aspect of the Auction House easier

and more efficient. Let's hope Blizzard picks up and latches on to

some of these features for the game sometime in the near future.

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Coordinates

Sometimes it is the simplest things

that get overlooked, but are so important. Coordinates is a great

example of that. This simple mod does one basic thing; provides the

player with exact coordinates as to where they are in the world.

Coordinates are shown on the minimap, as well as the world map so players

always know exactly where they are. You

would think this would already be in the base game, since it makes

seeking locations and telling others about your location less

bothersome. Because of this, coordinates is the main way players

choose to identify locations on fan sites, leaving those who have

never heard of this addon more than a little frustrated. In-game

coordinates, in this author's opinion, should no longer be something

that you have to add on to your game.

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OmniCC

Have you ever been frustrated because

telling how much longer your cooldowns have is more than a little

difficult? I know I have and so I downloaded an addon like OmniCC.

This addon adds text to spells and abilities that are currently on

cooldown, letting you know exactly when they will be ready to

use again. The standard analogue cooldowns that come stock with the

game just aren't cutting it. I want real numbers that I can shoot a

quick glance at to get a definite time, not a grayed out area that

that leaves me guessing.

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That wraps up our top 5 picks for mods

we would like to see become a core part of World of Warcraft. While I

love seeing Blizzard take notes from popular mods and make them part

of the game, some would disagree. Some feel that this hurts the

modding community, however, I feel like it is the ultimate compliment. Not

to mention that it makes it easier for players who now have

one less mod to

download. Thus, I look forward to seeing more game developments based

on mods (perhaps some listed above?) happen in the future.

Do you love or hate when addons are

taken by Blizzard and made into a core game feature? What mods would

you like to see added to the game? Share your thoughts with us in the

comments section below!