Japanese FFXIV streamer receives a suspension for using add-ons.

[IdowhatIwant]

There is nothing petty about holding others accountable for breaking rules we all agreed on. What is petty is getting upset over being held accountable.

Moreover, most people wouldn’t be stupid enough to broadcast publicly their use of mods.

The odds of him getting banned were pretty slim seeing how almost ever FFXIV streamer has ACT up. It is hands down due to the community mass reporting him that he was banned. Sure he broke ToS, but I think it is ridiculous how this community acts. I saw a demographic recently and most players are around my age between 30-40 which is probably the saddest part, this is the sort of behavior I would expect if a larger demographic was between 10-25.

[Absurdity]

It is hands down due to the community mass reporting him that he was banned.

I'm not even sure about "the community" part, it seems to have come from a bunch of 5chan dwellers on the JP side of things.
Then again I'm not surprised, I still remember the story about one player being harassed for months by parts of the JP community for using mods, and compared to their behaviour even our toxic players are pretty much saints.

[kaynide]

The odds of him getting banned were pretty slim seeing how almost ever FFXIV streamer has ACT up. It is hands down due to the community mass reporting him that he was banned. Sure he broke ToS, but I think it is ridiculous how this community acts. I saw a demographic recently and most players are around my age between 30-40 which is probably the saddest part, this is the sort of behavior I would expect if a larger demographic was between 10-25.

You’re not wrong, the community is childish at times. I can agree there. Still, I stand by him knowing he was playing with fire.

[Saraide]

You’re not wrong, the community is childish at times. I can agree there. Still, I stand by him knowing he was playing with fire.

The fire he was playing with was that a kiwi farms like part of the community existed.

[kaynide]

The fire he was playing with was that a kiwi farms like part of the community existed.

I agree the community was a problem, but if he wasn’t using mods there would be nothing to report, yeah?

[GaiusDrakon]

I agree the community was a problem, but if he wasn’t using mods there would be nothing to report, yeah?

But he was using such a benign mod that barely gives you any advantage other than comfort.

It's literally like if you're calling the police on someone who is speeding 1 mph over the speed limit. Yes, it's technically illegal.

BUT WHO CARES

[kaynide]

But he was using such a benign mod that barely gives you any advantage other than comfort.

It's literally like if you're calling the police on someone who is speeding 1 mph over the speed limit. Yes, it's technically illegal.

BUT WHO CARES

It was SE’s call. The mass reporting is only relevant to get the “eye of sauron” to glare at the player in question. An actual GM reviewed the information and decided that whatever Streamer Dood was doing was actionable. It was the GMs call, and if they had decided it wasn’t a big deal, they would have issued a lesser penalty.