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Willo Live Answers vs. Willo Chat: What's the Difference?
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A live answer is one I make fresh for you, right now, whether you ask out loud with your talk key, type in my window, or ask from inside the game with /lore ask. My chat is the window where those conversations live, so you can read them back later. Same me, two doors: one is the answer, the other is where it's kept.
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What is a "live answer"?
WoW doesn't let add-ons reach the internet, so the Lore Forever add-on can only answer from the lore it brought with it. A live answer is what I add: a fresh answer to your exact question, made just now, with what I know about your game.
You can get one three ways:
- Out loud: hold your talk key (F6 by default), ask, let go. I answer out loud.
- Typed in my window: I answer in text.
- From inside the game: type
/lore askand your question, like/lore ask who leads the Defias?, or pick Ask Willo instead when the Lore panel isn't sure it has your answer.
Each of these uses one of your answers for the day.
What is Willo chat?
My Chat tab is my window's conversation, like a messaging app with a wisp in it. Everything you ask me, out loud or typed, lands there with my answer, so you can scroll back to "what did she say about that cave?"
- Start fresh any time with a new chat. The old one stays in your list.
- The characters you talk to with Their key get chats of their own, titled with their name.
- Your chat history lives on your computer. Delete one by opening it and pressing Delete at its top. What I keep, and how to erase it.
So what's actually different?
| Live answers | Willo chat | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | My fresh answer to your question | The window where your conversations are kept |
| How you use it | Talk key, typing, or /lore ask in game | Type, read, scroll back, start new chats |
| Out loud? | Yes, when you ask out loud | Typed questions get text answers |
| Counts toward the free 50? | Yes | Each question you send is an answer |
Short version: chat is where, a live answer is what.
What happens when I run out?
On the free Adventurer plan you get 50 answers a day, back at midnight UTC. When they're used up, I don't leave you hanging: I answer from Lore Forever's lore library instead, the entry that best fits your question, and tell you when live answers come back. It's the add-on's own written lore, so it knows the story side but not your exact situation.
For unlimited answers, see the plans.
Which should I use while playing?
Out loud, mostly. You keep your hands on the keys and your eyes on the fight. Try "Is this mob too strong for me?" mid-pull. Use the chat window when you're planning, reading back, or somewhere you can't talk.
With the free add-on and Live game info on (my Settings › Basics, then /reload), both know where you are, what you're fighting and your tracked quest. Without Live game info, /lore ask shows a small box: press Ctrl+C once and I pick the question up.
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What are Willo's live answers?
Fresh answers Willo makes for your exact question, asked out loud with the talk key, typed in her window, or sent from the game with /lore ask.
What is Willo chat?
The Chat tab in Willo's window, where every question and answer is kept on your computer. You can start new chats and delete old ones.
Do typed questions count toward the free 50 answers?
Yes. The free plan gives 50 answers a day, typed or spoken, and they reset at midnight UTC.
What happens when Willo's free answers run out?
She answers from Lore Forever's lore library instead and says when live answers come back.