Do you ever think about how people play games to escape yet...

[Picker]

Wtf is mare, is it an app that makes your chocobo a horse?

[Payadopa]

As long as humans come together there will always be social aspects to it. I'm not sure what you mean.

[Midareyukki]

Wtf is mare, is it an app that makes your chocobo a horse?

Not yours. Other peoples'.

[Johners]

Wtf is mare, is it an app that makes your chocobo a horse?

Mare Synchronos is a Dalamud plugin that syncs cosmetic mods between game clients. You have to opt in to who you share with but that way you see people's changes in game rather than through screenshots. You'll often see people put Mare Lamentorum in their search information to signal that they're using this third party tool.

[Mimilu]

Mare Synchronos is a Dalamud plugin that syncs cosmetic mods between game clients. You have to opt in to who you share with but that way you see people's changes in game rather than through screenshots. You'll often see people put Mare Lamentorum in their search information to signal that they're using this third party tool.

That...actual sounds pretty cool. (●´∀｀●)
Don't know why you all are doom-and-gloom about it.

[Midareyukki]

That...actual sounds pretty cool. (●´∀｀●)
Don't know why you all are doom-and-gloom about it.

Well, from what I've seen from most comments, it's about how shameless those people are with it.

See, for it to work, you need people to have a code that represents your account in Mare. People are posting that code on search info profiles, which means they're basically advertising the fact they're using tools that Square Enix is against. Those people are not only in danger of getting the ban hammer, they're also putting spotlight on the tool and risking Square shut it down... if Square were to actually take actions against these tools, that is

In principle, yeah, people use it so others can see them how they choose to see themselves in the game. At least, when it comes to modding.
But if you're going to draw attention to both yourself and it, then it becomes questionable.

That, and... well, given the nature of this thread, people apparently don't like it that people are treating the game as more than what the devs want it to be treated. The devs did make GPose and glams, but modding takes it a step further.

But considering how little there is in terms of gimmicks in the game, can you blame them? Most we have is BLU and Bard Performance, latest emotes seem to be rehashes of eachother.

[Johners]

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The issue isn't really Mare, it's the people selling cosmetic mods and gshade/reshade presets. That's one way for Square Enix to take the nuclear option sooner rather than later, these people really shouldn't be making their own cash stores in a game that already has a cash store.

[Caddo]

According to the forums, there’s an unlimited amount of gameplay content, so it’s really puzzling why people are using this game as a Second Life replacement. Many people say that modders, gposers and the “insta” players are all a minority. However, Mare has 20,000 people online at any given time. Those who don’t use Mare are even more numerous. And while there’s certainly an overlap between social players and raiders, the vast majority of parties in North America are for clubs and venues, not raids.

People need to re-think the broad consensus that FFXIV has an unlimited amount of gameplay content when people opt to spend most of their time not playing the game. And, as we can all predict, the social scene will only grow from here. While many people say that post-Endwalker has a ton of content, it’ll be two years until we get a new expac. You might not think that’s a big deal, but not everyone in FFXIV is satisfied with replaying ARR content all day. Some people are clearly not interested in farms and reclears.

This is what FFXIV is now, and unless if the game opens up to more long-term grinds, there’s no turning back.

Lmao what is that monstrosity in that picture? Thanks for the good laugh.

[KeshLives]

This topic didn't take the turn I expected. I'll take obsessive gposing over people ranting in-game about vErY ImPoRtANt TOpIcS any day though.

The short version, though, and is a plus for FFXIV, to me, is that all that is simply ignorable.
People doing social stuff doesn't bother me, when people don't try to force others to do it their way.

On the other hand, if you don't min/max 'properly' in WoW, you can barely play the game at all. You must 'follow the guide' or be cast out! YMMV. Dragonflight's pictures are pretty, but it's still the same people dominating the playerbase. I'll pass, thanks.

[VelKallor]

^^ just saying, older peeps: stop blaming youngsters' issues only on the internet and start looking into who failed to properly teach them the values you want them to exhibit~

"The youth of today will be the death of our society, they do not listen to their teachers, are arrogant and have no respect"

- written on the inside of an Egyptian pyramid ca: 1200 BC