Is GShade allowed?

[kpxmanifesto]

I mean...they accepted entries from gshade users for the fanfest art contest and the screenshot entries galery is full of people using gshade. Like so obviously full that it is not just a single mistake that gotten into the accepted entries through slipping through the cracks. SE knew that people use gshade and they basically made a whole part of the entire contest around that and altering screenshots.

If that's the case then I don't think SE would have an issue with it. If they're allowing it in an official contest then I'm going to assume that they're condoning it too.

[GaiusDrakon]

If that's the case then I don't think SE would have an issue with it. If they're allowing it in an official contest then I'm going to assume that they're condoning it too.

But we can't just assume; that's the problem.

What does the GM response mean?

[Klytania]

They made a public statement explicitly saying that it's ok. Also, the way Gshade works hasn't changed, so why would their policy?

Until they come out and explicitly say NO (even then what are they going to do about it?) You can use it.

[Klytania]

Did Square Enix make and distribute it? You know the answer.

Console player detected

[GaiusDrakon]

They made a public statement explicitly saying that it's ok. Also, the way Gshade works hasn't changed, so why would their policy?

Until they come out and explicitly say NO (even then what are they going to do about it?) You can use it.

Ok, but what does the GM response mean then? Why would they say that the 7 year old post is no longer applicable?

[Klytania]

Ok, but what does the GM response mean then? Why would they say that the 7 year old post is no longer applicable?

GMs get things wrong all the time. A private response to someone's inquiry doesn't constitute a policy change.

What they're doing right now is performative, so obviously they aren't going to contradict the latest thing YoshiP says. They got embarrassed by the heavy mod use and worst kept secret about XIV getting so much negative public attention, so they are playing whack-a-mole while overreacting like crazy.

It's stupid and makes them look incompetent, but it's what they're doing.

The correct move is to keep your head down and don't worry about it.

[SilverSkyway]

Its a third party addon that effect the game or adds something that not default or by SE. So it against the ToS. That it. There is no BUT.

My first thought on addons when this dumb argument started was gshade. Like before this uproar, it was they (the devs) look the other way as long as it wasn't in the forefront that effect the game; ie raids and pvp, ect.

[Klytania]

Its a third party addon that effect the game or adds something that not default or by SE. So it against the ToS. That it. There is no BUT.

My first thought on addons when this dumb argument started was gshade. Like before this uproar, it was they (the devs) look the other way as long as it wasn't in the forefront that effect the game; ie raids and pvp, ect.

I really wish people would stop parroting this generic response. It adds nothing.

My monitor has software that can change game colors, add sharpening and contrast, even add an aim reticle overlay to the center. (very handy for FPS games and hipfiring weapons that have bad in-game reticles)

[Semirhage]

Its a third party addon that effect the game or adds something that not default or by SE. So it against the ToS. That it. There is no BUT.

My first thought on addons when this dumb argument started was gshade. Like before this uproar, it was they (the devs) look the other way as long as it wasn't in the forefront that effect the game; ie raids and pvp, ect.

I swear the anti-plugin TOS crusaders are allergic to knowing how they actually work.

[Allegor]

If memory serves, Gshade is the one addon that was explicitly stated to be allowed, since it's essentially just a photo filter