Mod users in FFXIV are getting out of control

[Tsunenori]

Eh, yeah I'd agree. I just really don't like how people are kind of getting all heated over the mods above all or kind of downplaying a person's reaction because its only pixels.

I agree with most of the points you've made in this thread, for what it's worth. It's just a wide and complex issue, and you're going to have a number of different opinions mixing in here that are going to dance around each other trying to win an argument, and I'm just trying to think about it as best as I can from the business side of it. You brought up people who've been stalked and harassed IRL, and I really feel for those players. The mods don't even have to be part of the equation, it can just be a clingy FC member or a friend who can't take no for an answer. Those things are absolutely going to trigger some horrible feelings, and I wish there was a way to avoid that and I by no means want to dismiss the discomfort those players feel.

I'm just not sure it's worth dedicating time and development resources that already seem to be spread pretty thin to a war on modding that probably won't be won anyway. You can look at other MMOs and see the fruits of that labor. I'm normally in favor of a grander cultural change around these things than targeting the tools people use, which is why I mentioned consent being key here. That takes time though. I don't know, Square-Enix will do whatever they feel is best and if the fervor around the mods is enough that they feel inclined to step in and change things then that's what'll happen.

I don't have a huge opinion on either side, but I do want to ask a question as I do see this alot. What would you guys do if someone came - ingame- and stood behind or infront of your character in a pose that looks like it's humping you? Would you stand there or run off or wouldn't care? Yes it's just pixels but alot of people move cause it's abit off putting to see that. I would move myself and I don't think of the character as me either. But I'm just asking what would you do. I'm not defending op btw, just a question I thought up. As I do see alot of that ingame, hell I've seen people get as mad as to yell at the person coming up close to them.

I've had something like that happen a few times. It doesn't bother me, and usually I'll just teleport back to my house but a couple of times I just hung out to see what they were doing because it was amusing. For what it's worth I've been subject to some strong unwanted advances IRL a handful of times and was definitely super uncomfortable about the real thing so I think I do a decent job at separating my character from my own baggage. I realize not everyone is able to do that though.