World of Warcraft is taking steps to phase out addons that have become mandatory for raid progression.Director Ion Hazzikostas clarified that quest helpers, gathering aids, and RP-specific mods are not the target for removal.Blizzard aims to enhance the native functionality of the UI to reduce the gap between players using addons and those who do not.The focus is on improving raid mechanics readability so that addons become unnecessary, while maintaining the challenge of encounters.