May I ask why this mod was blocked for third-party launchers? I can only assume it was so that CF's download statistics are not messed up. Can this mod be unblocked? Many people don't, or straight up can't use Overwolf's launcher due to privacy concerns, and the fact that it is not available for linux (it only supports WOW). Due to this people have to manually download this mod everytime from the website (which, imo, is pretty meh) and forgo automatic updates for good.

Here's a more detailed explanation of some of the downsides to this setting: https://gist.github.com/copygirl/7d45bad739453d2be61138cebafce04c

Disabling 3rd party downloads doesn't magically give your mod DRM. Anyone can still go to the website, download the mod, and "steal" it, putting it up on 3rd party websites or just re-host it to make the experience smoother for their players. (For example, when hosting a private server.)

On the flip side, if you enable 3rd party downloads, you allow people to download your mod from the CurseForge platform. Presumably this still counts towards the download statistics (though I'm unsure), and there's less reason to re-host your mod off-site. You also do not lose out on the people simply avoiding your mod because you make it less available.

Again, by disabling 3rd party downloads, what you're saying is basically "use the official CurseForge client or get lost". I doubt there will be a lot of people that will go back to CurseForge just because some mods make their gaming hobby slightly more cumbersome, as they probably have bigger reasons why they don't use it in the first place, or a use-case that's not supported by it at all.

You're not going to get more reward points because you restrict downloads.

^ copied from the gist