Those who will vehemently swear that players who play the game free of mods and addons are superior to those use mods. They will proudly proclaim that they are more skilled gamers than the unwashed masses madly mashing buttons to the tune of Deadly Boss Mods and Omen. This is at least cursory exploration so we want to carry the conversation over to all of you.
   It sounds that playing without mods makes you better. Probably we ensure that you can guess what our stance on this particular subject might be. However, we are willing to consider the other side of the fence and play Devil's advocate for a moment in the interest of this discussion.
To certain extent, "mod free is better" is understandable. Players of this opinion feel that, because they can play the same game while being presented with less information just as well as those who use mods, therefore they must be better players.
But there is a supporting argument for this stance is something like that we do just as much DPS as another player that uses mods, we don't pull aggro any more frequently than that player and we don't have any problems knowing what to do and when to do it during a boss encounter.
Mod-Free proponents believe that they are fundamentally superior because they have learned to perform as well as players who use mods, without developing a dependency on a particular source of information not built into the game by default. Further, they point out that dependency on any mod or group of mods is inherently a handicap because, sooner or later, the mod will cease to function, and you're left having to determine how to accomplish the same job you did before without the information you're used to having.
This is the core of their argument. They argue forcefully against dependence upon a source of information that will inevitably fail them.
Those players believe using mods renders players' inferior is that players become dependent on mods and could not perform as well without them. And because mods will inevitably break or stop being updated, it would then stand to reason that eventually, players will have to function without them. When that happens, their performance will suffer as a result.
We started playing this game at the same way. This is how we learned the basic mechanics of the game such as how combat works, how our characters interact, and how our characters perform in various situations. Typically, it's only after someone has become comfortable with these basics that they begin to feel the desire to install modifications.
The installation of interface modifications precipitates the loss of understanding how to play the game without them is the fatal flaw.
While players may have strong ties to their addons, liking how everything fits and works and knowing where everything is, the disruption in this setup and the subsequent perceived loss in performance isn't a reflection of dependence, but rather a natural human reaction to change of any sort.
As humans, we're creatures of habit. If you play using the same setup it's only natural to feel disoriented when that setup changes. This disorientation is interpreted as dependence by those would gain from such a display player who believes they are superior for their lack of so-called dependence on features not supported by the original game and its developers.
We don't just magically forget how to play a game simply because we've installed a few mods. Players will be as good or bad as they will be, regardless of what they choose to install or not. This is a point that mod-free proponents seem to disregard or disavow knowledge or recognition of to the full.
Certainly there is an opposing side to this. One will decry loud and proud that those players make use of mods are superior by reason that they have more precise knowledge at their fingertips. Installing mods allows players to know precisely how far they can push the envelope. It means knowing exactly how much DPS you can pump out on a boss fight before catching the tank, and reacting accordingly to dump threat and begin the indefinite process of DPS throttling. It means that knowing the precise moment a boss perform a specific action, so you can prepare accordingly for it. It means being able to precisely gauge how much DPS your raid is putting out as a whole, so you can anticipate success or failure more accurately.
In a nutshell, playing with mod free makes you a better player for better or worse.

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