Increasing number of players using 3rd party tools

[Kewitt]

SE has banned people who have posted on youtube videos of 3rd party tools. But it's rare and far between. But if it gets bad enough where it is a clear advantage they will lock down the code.

If a timer goes off to avoid something they have said that crosses the line.
If it is up to put icons in a different place they don't care.

Sadly SE has taken a stance of DADT, Which will sadly blow up in their face at some point.

If you ever want to do raiding / high end content you do need dps meters that's the best tool to improve and see what you're doing wrong.
FF XIV does provide that too with raid / extremes dummies but it's far less efficient than having real numbers obviously, still act / fflogs when you're in mood to learn / improve is an amazing tool and it hurts no one.
Some will use this tool the wrong way but can you blame a compagny that makes hammer if ppl use it wrongly and get hurt ? No you dont, that's ppls fault not the tool.
The devs do know those tools and they do know it's really useful that's why they'll never do something about it.
I did play on ps4 for years, so no ACT and only training dummies to git gud, you can still be good at the game only with those but it lacks way too much stuff if you want to do things perfectly.

I love how some make it like "huh dps meters in MY game ? god no" cool, no one force you to use it anyway, but some wants to be at least decent at the game and it's the best tool for that.

That being said there is some third party tools that are straight up cheating and yeah it's a bad thing for the game overall but that's the price to pay to not have spyware on our PC checking everything, and i'm fine with that i dont mind ppl cheating in PvE content just to flex later, i do stuff the legit way and i enjoy my game that way with ppl with the same mindset as me that's it.
And you do hard content only for you, if you do it to brag that's just sad and shows how insecure you are to flex on that but w/e.

I dont blame ppl modding their game for glamour and housing despite i do hate those parts of the game and cant stand most RP players, still i wont try to shut them down because they use third party tools for their experience and i expect the same with ppl regarding raiding stuff.

Btw they do "shadowban" streamers / youtubers and ppl using ACT, i know few ppl that are blacklisted by SE for a video using third parties.

I very much disagree.
When I had more time. I was doing all EX content as it was current. Never used 3rd party tools.
All the console players that clear it do it without using 3rd party tools.
Just people some people aren't good enough to play without cheating or they need the crunch doesn't mean everyone does.
At one point my raid group had one person who used act, There was also one player who really needed help on how to play he want from bottom DPS just above me as a Warrior. to 2nd DPS by the info the 2 of them worked out.
But I as a warrior knew my job 95%, and my BRD my main DPS I was good with. my WHM I was happy with my over cure numbers/DPS But act didn't help me get there I already was.