Is GShade allowed?

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People who care about other peoples add-ons are cringe.

I haven't heard a single good argument for why you care. "T-t-t-t-the TOS" isn't an argument. Why do you care?

Was there ever an argument? It was a question, is it allowed or not. Official stance stated multiple times by SE is: ALL THIRD PARTY TOOLS VIOLATE THE ELUA/TOS

A debate is pointless.
We could argue about how it could cause problems...
but SE has address that too.
They do not make the program so they do not control what is in it.
They can not ensure that it is currently and will remain safe in the future.
Additionally they can not go through every piece of software out there to determine if it is safe, not safe, if it hacks, if it gives an unfair advantage.

So the answer is... ALL THIRD PARTY TOOLS VIOLATE THE ELUA/TOS.
The punishment... is on a scale and based off internal policy that does not need to be disclosed and can change as needed to address new and changing issues facing the business.

So how should you handle it? Well SE also addressed that too.... They said use at your own risk, both to computer/privacy and to potential ban. Do you feel lucky?

I do not know what can be made any more clear about this. If you want to know, read the producer letter ummm 57? where this was addressed like 3 years ago.

We could argue about if it is fair or not...
But you signed an agreement saying you would follow SE's rules so... Its fair.

We could argue if it effects the game unfairly by giving the users of it an advantage...
And... well... we cant be sure one way or another... There are so many variations on it... and clearly some make AOE skills easier to spot, so that's an advantage... There are some changes that lower the details so that the computer can process the information faster or that cut out physics or reduce them so it can work faster... and that too could be advantageous... So... while some use may be less of an advantage and can even work to your determent its not 100% clear. So... best to just leave it up to the GM.

And we have gotten a lot of feed back from SE... Don't show and tell, and we wont know....
Seems like a pretty decent way of saying, we got more important things to worry about, leave us be and let us focus on development work.