trendpreneur

Sometimes the behaviour of the masses is all you need to get some fairly solid recommendations. The example I’ll use is World of Warcraft addons, but it really holds true for any sort of platform where there are a vast number of third-party modifications — you could use the Xbox Live Arcade, even, or web widgets. However, addons are an interesting case for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, the addon space is pretty crowded. An addon is a Lua-scripted modification that’s written by a third-party and enhances one or more aspects of the game. Thus plenty of enterprising hackers have put together things they specifically wanted to code, with the upshot that there are several options to choose from in pretty much every category. “What’s the best addon for…” is a common question, and in certain categories there isn’t a clear winner.
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