Banned for Windower?

[JackDaniels]

lol at not reading OP.

I know, she doesn't read anything in its entirety.

[Laraul]

I think people approve of it over SE's version because it's true fullscreen. Not to mention it doesn't make the game run like crap. I don't know what it is that the windower team did that owned paid professionals so badly, but they did it. SE took us too literally when we asked for a windowed mode. We wanted full screen and alt tab. Not boxed screen and lag.

Actually... for me ... using the in game Windowed mode is faster then the third party Windower. And a lot of people who use the third party Windower app just leave it set to the default settings and run it in a Window sized at 800x600.

There are some negative things about Windower... for example it's setup to load some plugins automatically at start up. Unfortunately... they may cause the game to crash. This was a problem when Windower was being distributed with an out of date plugin which crashed the game every time. I assume the problem has been addressed.

Also the original person behind Windower left a LONG time ago. As did the people he left it to originally. There will come a time when development no one wants to bother (unless they open the source code to everyone and they seem very reluctant to do this).

[Elexia]

Would likely quit if Windower wasn't available. Sadly I feel the game is not worth playing without it's utility and convenience.

Yeah, it is hard to play a game without a ton of plugins.

[Korpg]

I don't think they would ban people just for using windower, there are too many people out there who uses windower to ban.

Banning everyone who uses windower is like committing economical suicide.

[Aurara]

I don't think they would ban people just for using windower, there are too many people out there who uses windower to ban.

Banning everyone who uses windower is like committing economical suicide.

This, the sheer number of people both NA and JP who use it would destroy their income from the game.

[Greatguardian]

This, the sheer number of people both NA and JP who use it would destroy their income from the game.

Eh, I've never been a fan of this argument. People said the exact same thing about the Salvage bans when duping was outed =/.

That said, Windower is 99% harmless (and maintained specifically to stay that way) and adds so much to the game that I highly doubt they care enough to really go after people for using it.

[katz]

Windower does give unfair advantages to the game that non windower users dont get. We all know of people who use it to their advantage and saying its just used to be able to macro gear changes is a bit silly. Personally I have no need to use it as I like the game challenges without using it.

[Elexia]

Eh, I've never been a fan of this argument. People said the exact same thing about the Salvage bans when duping was outed =/.

Yeah, how the game was going to collapse and end because they ban cheaters? That was what, 2 1/2 years ago? Guess FFXI has ended :3

Windower in itself does nothing and the initial argument was "I just want to browse the net or chat on messengers while I play", then SE released windowed mode and suddenly the argument shifted "well it adds functionality SE should have made".

[Malamasala]

Everyone is a criminal. The question is if anyone bothers enough to punish us.

[katz]

You enjoy playing your keyboard like a piano when you play ffxi?

And wtf @ "most people who use windower play at 800x600"

I dont use a keyboard but if I did I can type 120 words a min.

PS I also use a 42" TV to run my xbox