Professional raiders and casual players alike have relied on combat addons to assist them with the MMO's endgame dungeons for decades. Hazzikostas didn't explicitly say when addons will go away, but his answers imply it will happen in the final patch before Midnight launches. This suggests that combat addons will be gone before the expansion comes out next year. (Image credit: Blizzard Entertainment)Addon support has been a hot topic around Midnight's release ever since Blizzard announced its plans to phase them out in April. There's a real risk of Blizzard ruining the game for many experienced players even if its goals of making a more legible game are promising.