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So Overwolf is an approved addon now?

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Graka.9457
#1 - Sept. 14, 2014, 6:48 p.m.
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After seeing this tweet from the official guild wars 2 twitter https://twitter.com/GuildWars2/status/510858084043206656 which showcases the new Overwolf mod coming out later today (Which still hasn’t come out yet) it occurred to me to ask here if this was an actual endorsement and approval of us using this mod. I ask since I’ve played since GW1 and I remember then that third party programs were not approved, and as far as I’ve always heard that remains the same for GW2. Could it be possible to get a definitive answer on this subject if its approved of by Anet or not to use this Overwolf Mod?

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Regina Buenaobra
#30 - Sept. 15, 2014, 2:04 p.m.
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Overwolf runs separately from Guild Wars 2 and allows you to display overlays in-game. Apps created for Overwolf use the Guild Wars 2 official APIs, similar to other apps created by community members outside of Overwolf. And as Raif explained, there are further functionalities created by the app developers themselves that also do not impact the game client itself.

We are partnering with Overwolf on a few contests that they are hosting. You may have seen this information posted on our official channels:

We’ll also have another blog post on the official website going live this week that outlines the Streaming Contest and the WvW “War Reporter” contest with Overwolf.

Hope this clarifies things.

Thanks!

EDIT: blog post is now live: https://www.guildwars2.com/en/news/announcing-the-overwolf-world-vs-world-fall-tournament-contests/