RPWatcher

RPWatcher is a lightweight World of Warcraft Retail addon designed for roleplayers who want to know when nearby friendly players have them targeted.

The addon watches friendly player nameplates that are currently available through the World of Warcraft API. A player is added to the RPWatcher window once they have targeted your character at least once.

Status Tracking

RPWatcher distinguishes between three clear states:

Green — Currently targeting you: The player is visible and currently has your character targeted.
Grey — Previously targeted you: The player is still visible but has selected another target.
Unknown — No longer visible: The player was previously detected, but their nameplate is no longer available. Their current target can therefore no longer be verified.

Unknown entries are automatically removed after a configurable amount of time.

Total RP 3 Integration

Total RP 3 support is optional.

When Total RP 3 is installed and active, RPWatcher can:

display the character's RP name;
update the displayed RP name when profile data becomes available;
open the corresponding Total RP 3 profile directly from the watcher list.

Without Total RP 3, RPWatcher continues to work normally and displays the character's standard World of Warcraft name.

Features

Tracks nearby friendly player nameplates.
Shows current and previous target activity.
Uses GUID-based tracking to prevent duplicate entries.
Remembers players who temporarily leave nameplate range.
Includes optional Total RP 3 names and profile access.
Provides configurable retention times.
Supports automatic window hiding.
Includes window locking, resizing, scaling and transparency.
Uses a virtualized list for large RP events.
Includes built-in performance and nameplate diagnostics.
Stores no permanent watcher history.

Privacy

RPWatcher includes no telemetry, advertising, analytics or external network communication.

The addon does not permanently store:

watcher history;
other players' GUIDs;
RP names;
profile texts;
performance reports.

SavedVariables contain only the user's own window and addon settings.

Technical Limitations

RPWatcher detects whether another player has your character selected as their target. It does not detect camera direction, character facing direction or whether somebody is visually looking at your character.

Only friendly players whose visible nameplates are available through the World of Warcraft API can be checked.

Players who have never targeted you are not displayed in the watcher window.

Commands

/rpw — Show or hide the RPWatcher window.
/rpw options — Open the RPWatcher settings.
/rpw lock — Lock the window.
/rpw unlock — Unlock the window.
/rpw reset — Reset window appearance and position.
/rpw clear — Clear current runtime watcher data.
/rpw refresh — Refresh Total RP 3 display data.
/rpw trp3 — Show Total RP 3 integration diagnostics.
/rpw plates — Show a nameplate diagnostic snapshot.
/rpw perf — Access performance diagnostics.
/rpw stress — Generate synthetic entries for UI testing.
/rpw help — Show available commands.

Installation

Install RPWatcher through the CurseForge app or extract the downloaded archive into:

World of Warcraft/_retail_/Interface/AddOns

The resulting structure must contain:

Interface/AddOns/RPWatcher/RPWatcher.toc

Compatibility

World of Warcraft Retail
Total RP 3 is optional

Support

Please report bugs through the GitHub issue tracker. Include the RPWatcher version, World of Warcraft version, Total RP 3 version if applicable, reproduction steps and any relevant BugSack output.

Do not include private character profiles, account information or other players' personal data in reports.

License

RPWatcher is released under the MIT License.

World of Warcraft and Total RP 3 belong to their respective rights holders. RPWatcher is not an official Blizzard Entertainment or Total RP 3 project.