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Addon/lag

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Nidhogger
#0 - Oct. 13, 2010, 11:21 p.m.
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none of my addon's work no more, i clicked use out of date addon's and there the newest version but still wont work, and since the patch im having major lag/latency problems and being kicked out of the game A LOT since the patch whats going on?
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Khromuk
#1 - Oct. 13, 2010, 11:52 p.m.
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This happens quite often after every patch, Nidhogger:

(text stolen from Syndri)
A large number of issues can occur due to complications with a players User Interface (UI), and may often be resolved by restoring the UI to its default settings. The most effective, successful method of ensuring a complete restoration of default settings is proceeding with a full reset of one's UI.

The Reset UI process mainly involves either renaming or deleting what is sometimes affectionately referred to as The Holy Trinity, that is: the WTF, Cache and Interface folders, which may be found in the World of Warcraft directory - usually this is where WoW.exe is located; as an update to this procedure as of patch 2.0.1, we ask that players please refrain from deleting or renaming the WDB folder. The steps are as follows:

    1) *IMPORTANT* Exit the World of Warcraft to your desktop by logging out of the game and exiting. If World of Warcraft isn't closed, then these steps won't have the desired effect.
    2) If you used an "installer" for a custom UI, see if it has an "uninstaller" and use it.
    3) Inside the World of Warcraft Program Folder, delete the "WTF," "Cache," and "Interface" folders.
    4) Restart your computer.
    5) Please do not reinstall Addons prior to testing the issue you were experiencing.
    6) Make sure that you are using WOW.EXE or LAUNCHER.EXE to start the game. Please do not run any UI installers beforehand, as we want to eliminate them as part of the issue.
    7) Upon launching the game, you should see the Intro cinematic movie and be prompted to agree to the Terms of Use. Once you authenticate past the login screen, the “AddOns” button should no longer be visible at the lower left corner of the character selection screen. Both points mentioned previously must hold true if you should complete the aforementioned steps correctly.

If this issue continues to persist after doing the above, please let us know.