Where We Met: The Addon That Remembers Every Ally in World of Warcraft
Blizzard's Recent Allies list is a nice idea with a short memory. It shows who you grouped with recently, then quietly drops them after a while. If you have ever finished a great dungeon run, added someone to your friends list too late, or tried to remember the name of that tank from three weeks ago, you already know the problem. Where We Met for World of Warcraft fixes it by keeping a permanent, account-wide record of everyone you have ever played with.
What Where We Met Actually Does
Where We Met captures everything Blizzard's Recent Allies system records before it disappears: dungeons, raid bosses, delves, trades, crafting orders, duels, and PvP encounters. On top of that, it logs your party and raid members on its own, noting the zone, the difficulty or keystone level, and which of your characters you were playing at the time.
Because the history is stored across your whole account, it works on all your alts. That means the healer you met on your main is still searchable when you log onto a fresh level 70. Hover over any player and the tooltip tells you the story: the dungeon, the character name, how long ago it happened, and any note you left behind.
Tooltip Example
Hover over a player and you might see something like this: a Deadmines run as Fizzlewizzle McDizzlebang three days ago, a Molten Core raid back in March, a trade in February, and a personal note reading "great tank." That is the entire point of the addon in one glance.
Key Features at a Glance
- Saves everything Blizzard's Recent Allies system tracks before it drops off the list.
- Independently logs party and raid members, including zone, difficulty, and keystone level.
- Records which of your characters you were on for every encounter.
- Account-wide history that works across all your alts.
- Minimap button that opens a searchable window for everyone you have met.
- Custom notes you can attach to any player.
- Does nothing during combat by default, so it never interferes with your rotation.
If you want a clean, one-click way to get set up, the foxygame.net launcher handles the whole process, and Where We Met sits right alongside the rest of its addon catalog with automatic updates and version matching built in.
Commands You Will Actually Use
The addon keeps its interface simple, but the slash commands give you fast access to everything.
- /wwm opens the main window, or shows your target's history in chat.
- /wwm <name> shows history for a specific player, using either Name or Name-Realm.
- /wwm note <name|target> <text> sets a note, and leaving the text empty clears it.
- /wwm forget <name|target> deletes a player's history entirely.
- /wwm tooltip toggles the tooltip lines on or off.
- /wwm combat toggles tooltip lines while in combat.
- /wwm minimap shows or hides the minimap button.
- /wwm stats shows how many allies are currently remembered.
- /wwm help, /wwm opt, and /wwm options list every command in chat.
Version Compatibility for World of Warcraft
Where We Met is built to work across the major World of Warcraft versions players still log into today. Whether you are running Retail, Classic, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, or Mists of Pandaria, the addon adapts to the API available on that client. That matters because the Recent Allies system and the group-finding tools behave differently depending on which expansion you are playing.
Retail and Classic Support
On Retail, the addon takes full advantage of the modern tooltip and note systems, including keystone levels for Mythic+ runs. On Classic and the older expansions, it focuses on the data those clients actually expose, such as dungeon names, raid bosses, and party composition. The result is consistent behavior no matter which version you launch.
How to Install Where We Met
Getting started is straightforward. If you prefer a manual setup, download Where We Met from your usual addon source, extract the folder into your World of Warcraft Interface AddOns directory, and restart the game. Once you log in, the minimap button appears and the addon begins recording immediately.
For players who would rather skip the manual steps, a launcher that manages addons automatically can handle the download, placement, and updates for you. Either way, the setup takes less than a minute, and there is nothing else to configure unless you want to tweak tooltip behavior or combat visibility.
Why It Belongs in Your Addon Folder
World of Warcraft is a social game, but its built-in memory is short. Where We Met turns fleeting encounters into a lasting record, so the tank who saved your key, the enchanter who helped you out, or the guildmate you met in a random battleground never fade into anonymity. With account-wide tracking, custom notes, and full support across Retail, Classic, TBC, WotLK, Cataclysm, and MoP, it is one of those quiet quality-of-life addons you will wonder how you played without. Install it once, and every ally you meet stays where you can find them.