Learn your history lesson: Witch Hunts DO cause innocents to be banned

[Avenger]

I put a gun to everyone's head that actively use mods and told them to stfu about using mods. They all complied and there was great rejoicing and even a standing ovation. I was given keys to the city and YoshiP personally thanked me for ending the fiasco and even went as far as allowing me to name my future firstborn after him.

...and then I woke up.


Sorry for the snark but the usage of the word "literally" correct or not causes me to have a verbal seizure. Literally.

Canadane is undoubtedly a font of FFXIV wisdom and "literally" seems to be accurate (if perhaps unnecessary) in responding to "hide your mod usage." But I still laughed at SenorPatty's response even though it in no way refutes Canadane's point.

Overuse of "to be honest" (do I usually lie? It should probably be "to be frank" or perhaps "to be brutally honest") and of "literally" (especially when used ironically or hyperbolically to mean "figuratively" or as a meaningless intensifier - thankfully not in this case) are terrible vices that have somehow wormed their way into my brain. Figuratively.

[SenorPatty]

Canadane is undoubtedly a font of FFXIV wisdom and "literally" seems to be accurate (if perhaps unnecessary) in responding to "hide your mod usage." But I still laughed at SenorPatty's response even though it in no way refutes Canadane's point.

Overuse of "to be honest" (do I usually lie? It should probably be "to be frank" or perhaps "to be brutally honest") and of "literally" (especially when used ironically or hyperbolically to mean "figuratively" or as a meaningless intensifier - thankfully not in this case) are terrible vices that have somehow wormed their way into my brain. Figuratively.

I'm reading this and I'm giggling a little bit too but you're right about two things: I didn't actually answer properly and Canadane is one of the few voices of reason so I'll answer properly. Before that though, I need to get this out of the way: there are people who are going to consider any form of modding a cheat. I'm not here to argue that but I will say that I have my own definitions as well and as such when I use the word "mod" here, I refer to mods that do not directly impact someone else (like gshade or hat mod for viera/hrotgar).

I'm not encouraging cheating or to hide cheating, as Canadane literally(ugh, spasms). I'm encouraging modders--who are not going to stop modding no matter what anyone says--to be quiet about usage. That also includes broadcasting it, streaming it, showing it to public. Every year, for some reason, someone just can't help themselves and they go a step further and every year, SE and YoshiP have to be like "Guys, please cmon, don't make do this." And the faceless mob that have a hateboner for all things modding are cackling with a maniacal laugh and can't wait to (socially) execute those they manage to catch.

So yeah, if you feel like all modding is cheating, then I can't stop you from feeling that I'm encouraging people to cheat. If you want to ask me which mods/tools I think that cheat or not, that's unfortunately not a discussion that I would engage here on the forums.