Would you be opposed to SE implementing a program to scan for addons/parsers?

[Picker]

I’d just make the game playstation only, and don’t

[NekoMataMata]

Everything else has invaded my privacy, I don't really see the big deal about SE joining in on it.

[Vahlnir]

Everything else has invaded my privacy, I don't really see the big deal about SE joining in on it.

You aren't wrong. Everyone's data is out there whether they want it to be or not.

[Caitlinzulu]

Hell yes i would strongly object to SE putting any kind of spyware on my pc

[Ivtrix]

Yeah if they wanna install spyware onto my pc I’m out thanks

[Themarvin]

they can stop sending combat logs that is stored in a file on your pc from the combat log... that alone would eliminate it as there woudl be nothing to read from.

[Atelier-Bagur]

Just program raids where if it detects any sort of addon usage from the group then the encounter will troll the players in numerous ways till they realize its unbeatable. Thats what I want to see

[Vahlnir]

Just program raids where if it detects any sort of addon usage from the group then the encounter will troll the players in numerous ways till they realize its unbeatable. Thats what I want to see

In order to do that, they would have to install an anti-cheat, because other than visually seeing it, there's no way for the game itself or its players to catch it. Add-ons and mods are all handled outside of the game's tracking limits, and the game is flawed by design at its core by allowing such things to be easily manipulated.

[NekoMataMata]

Just program raids where if it detects any sort of addon usage from the group then the encounter will troll the players in numerous ways till they realize its unbeatable. Thats what I want to see

They'd still have to install anti-cheats to detect it, and even then... I don't understand why people think this is a good idea.

It'd be funny for a bit, but can you imagine the absolute witch hunting and the trolling that would go on in pug groups? One person in your PF group has add-ons, you have no idea who it is, but all 8 players are getting punished.

[ForteNightshade]

Just program raids where if it detects any sort of addon usage from the group then the encounter will troll the players in numerous ways till they realize its unbeatable. Thats what I want to see

That's literally impossible without implementing DRM. Everything is run client side. Therefore, the game has no possible way of detecting anything without actively going through your downloaded index and dll files. Furthermore, a workaround to break such a specific detection would be fairly easy to develop. This would also do absolutely nothing for triggers or other overplay programs that read specific "tells" from the game without directly interacting with it.