Originally Posted by Tys
Don't get me wrong but isn't it the whole point of the game (in PvE) that you get all your raidmembers to do the right thing to beat a Boss? And wouln't such an Addon make the Bossfights you used as an example, well, pointless? You could as well ask for an Addon that clicks cubes at Magtheridon at the right time, or that does the ghost stuff at Gorefind, because some people don't get it right, as the only thing you need to do right at Gruul is to move, so that you don't kill your mates, thats what the fight is about.
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Well, there is prior art in the "Thaddius arrows" thingy from Naxx, I think.
Seriously though, if GPSLib is calibrated for more instances and someone adds a way to preplan encounters (much like that raid-wide notepad-ish boss addon that I can't remember the name of), it could actually work quite well. You could use the fuzzy range detector for nearby people and automatically recommend diverging paths that would (if everyone runs mostly where there arrows tell them) get people out of the way in the least amount of time.
Of course, it has an even better purpose at Mother Shahraz, if I understand that fight correctly, what with the "do damage to everyone around you until all 3 with debuffs get together" as well as "getting the heck out of the way from everyone".
The possibilities are indeed nifty, but it is just a tool - you will still need people who follow the recommendations made with the tool.
Remember, addons can only
recommend actions, it can't force them or perform them on its own (especially if it involves interacting with the 3D environment).