"Play XIV if(cont)" and"you have a responsibility to" are not statements that coexist

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And that is why we have the situation we have. The data is still there for those who want it, but there is regulation on how you present it against another player.

In the end, Data isn't toxic, how you present it is, and people are flawed, don't do away with data because people can be toxic, they'll find new ways to be toxic, instead encourage proper interactions and being considerate. Is what I said there, and the regulation of it solves nothing, the combat devs are missing out on good data to make the game better. The Players who actively use this data where it matters show massive improvement in said content once they know to use said data.

The idea of parsing and collecting data for improvement being bad is a lie spread by people scared of having to do better in alot of content they wanna do, but never wanna put the effort into. And the sad part is that SE, and by Proxy Yoshi-P wants to avoid it, when this data can make feed back so much clearer for them when it comes to making content. So instead of having to have someone translate every little thing, put raw data into a readable format, you can read through already formatted data provided by ACT and by proxy FFLogs, you can see where the players struggle, what fights were done in certain ways, and how to can avoid content being seen as braindead or boring. And in doing that the Devs no longer have to constrain their own creative impulses or freedoms worrying about those are just too ignorant to approach the content.

My general thought process is, if the art team wants you to experience a whole zone they worked so hard on, before you can fly in it, you have to get aether currents. If the Music team wants you to experience the sound effects they've worked so hard on they make sure the game makes you focus on that. SO why should the Battle Content Devs be restricted because some people can't be bothered to try a bit harder, to think a bit more. In my opinion its disrespectful to them to have to stifle themselves like this to make content "approachable".

Data should never be constrained, it should be free to use, and SE and Yoshi-P should encourage players to considerate of others with said data. And change the ToS for those who aren't and make it a very swift perma ban. That way the data can be used, and people will help, or stay quiet if they dont want to help and simply remove those players from their group.