📌 Group Change Alert — Addon Description (English)

Overview

Group Change Alert is a lightweight, zero-configuration addon designed for WoW Classic Era players who want immediate, reliable feedback when they are reassigned to another group during a raid.
Because group assignments affect buffs, totems, auras, healing ranges, and class synergies, knowing your exact subgroup at all times is essential—yet the base game provides no notification for this event.

This addon fills that gap with a clean, unobtrusive alert system that keeps you informed without cluttering your interface.

✨ Features

🔔 Instant Group Change Notification

Whenever your raid leader moves you to a different subgroup, the addon automatically:

Displays an on-screen text alert
Shows the group number you came from → and the one you moved to
Plays a distinct sound so you notice the change even during combat

🎮 Zero Configuration

No settings, no menus, nothing to set up.
Just install it and it works immediately in any raid environment.

⚡ Lightweight & Efficient

Uses only two game events (PLAYER_LOGIN + GROUP_ROSTER_UPDATE)
No saved variables
No polling
Practically zero memory usage
Perfect for hardcore, Season of Discovery, Classic Era, or addon-minimalist players.

🛡️ 100% Combat-Safe

Alerts work even:

During boss fights
In heavy combat
While stunned, silenced, or mid-cast
No taint. No protected calls. Fully secure.

🎯 Why It Matters (What the Player Actually Experiences)

In WoW Classic, the subgroup you’re assigned to changes several important gameplay elements, for example:

Shaman totems (Windfury, Grace of Air, Healing Stream) only affect your subgroup
Auras and buffs such as Battle Shout, Devotion Aura, Tranquil Air, etc., depend on group proximity and placement
Healers often manage specific subgroups for priority targets
Threat and utility strategies sometimes rely on moving players between groups
World buffs and certain consumable strategies interact with subgroup logic

➡️ Without an alert, you often don’t realize your subgroup changed until:

Your totems disappear
Your healer is out of range
You're missing an aura you relied on
Your rotation or threat suddenly feels “off”

Group Change Alert removes this uncertainty.
You always know immediately when the RL has repositioned you, so you can react the right way.

Examples:

A Warrior knows instantly when he's moved back into the Windfury group
A Healer notices immediately when he's assigned to a new tank group
A Warlock sees he was moved to the curse rotation group
A Hunter is aware when the RL reorganizes groups before a pull
A DPS sees he was moved to a “dead” group during a wipe

🧩 Who Is This Addon For?

Raiding Warriors, Rogues, Hunters, Feral Druids who rely on group buffs
Healers who must track tank or melee assignments
Shamans who must track totems assignments
Raid Leaders who want players to react instantly to group changes
Classic purists wanting a minimalistic alert without full raid addons
Hardcore or SoD players needing high awareness during intense encounters

📦 Included

Addon folder: GroupChangeAlert
.toc file with Classic Era compatibility
.lua file with optimized event logic
Custom sound + clean text output

🔧 Compatibility

WoW Classic Era
Hardcore / SoD / Era+
Works with all UI frameworks (ElvUI, TukUI, pfUI, Default UI, etc.)
Zero conflicts expected

💬 Feedback & Suggestions

If you want additional features such as:

Movable UI frame
Custom sounds
Toggleable chat output
Support for party play
Logging or timestamps