Third-party Tools Can Negatively Affect Players Not Using Them

[LianaThorne]

Extremely gross exaggeration. Banning/preventing texture mods and mare would have a minimal impact on the number of subscribers. Additionally there isn't a way to block the people using tools to cheat that wouldn't nuke texture mods/mare in the process.

I don't think 150k players is a small chunk, especially when those 150k players help keep the game alive during dead periods like now (Source: a discord for a popular plugin).

[RitsukoSonoda]

I don't think 150k players is a small chunk, especially when those 150k players help keep the game alive during dead periods like now (Source: a discord for a popular plugin).

And you honestly believe that people who have likely spent years playing the game paying a sub the entire time are just going to immediately throw a fit and quit because their texture mods don't work anymore?

All of this is basically just an example of stereotypical "Karen" behavior by people that feel they should be exempted from following rules and when called out for it simply resort to excuses, exaggerations, and claims of having more influence than they will ever actually possess.

[Stormpeaks]

And you honestly believe that people who have likely spent years playing the game paying a sub the entire time are just going to immediately throw a fit and quit because their texture mods don't work anymore?

All of this is basically just an example of stereotypical "Karen" behavior by people that feel they should be exempted from following rules and when called out for it simply resort to excuses, exaggerations, and claims of having more influence than they will ever actually possess

Extremely gross exaggeration. Banning/preventing texture mods and mare would have a minimal impact on the number of subscribers. Additionally there isn't a way to block the people using tools to cheat that wouldn't nuke texture mods/mare in the process.

You call people karen yet you're complaining because you cant handle that people want to look good in a video game

The absolute irony lmao

Speaking of which, do you want to talk to the manager about the big bad people looking good in a video game, Karen ?

[LianaThorne]

And you honestly believe that people who have likely spent years playing the game paying a sub the entire time are just going to immediately throw a fit and quit because their texture mods don't work anymore?

All of this is basically just an example of stereotypical "Karen" behavior by people that feel they should be exempted from following rules and when called out for it simply resort to excuses, exaggerations, and claims of having more influence than they will ever actually possess.

These same people spent years using mods as well. That's all I'm gonna say really.

[HikariKurosawa]

These same people spent years using mods as well. That's all I'm gonna say really.

I guarantee life will go on and you will stay subbed even after the mods break next expansion.

[Stormpeaks]

I guarantee life will go on and you will stay subbed even after the mods break next expansion.

[HikariKurosawa]

That's the thing though, you have no point. Just like the other poster said, it's childish idle threats being made because you are attached to the mods. You aren't that attached though, it's literally just appearances. The game will go on regardless as will your true reasons for playing it. You should make fan art if you want to see your character look different. It's more harmful to the game than you think too for players to be focusing on appearances enabled by a third party mod so much. As the developers said, it is more problematic than the people cheating in real content. Even though that is extremely problematic, cosmetic mods are even more problematic.

[Sindele]

"It's just appearances" is a breathtakingly ridiculous statement to make. Lord almighty. What, exactly, do you think drives most activity in this game? The modern MMO is practically nothing but a game of appearances.

You can certainly try to stuff the cat back in the bag, but the idea that it will go cleanly at this point is something you can only believe if you are willing to divorce yourself completely from reality.

[LianaThorne]

I guarantee life will go on and you will stay subbed even after the mods break next expansion.

Source on this? With a claim like that I'd assume you have evidence to back that up.

[HikariKurosawa]

Source on this? With a claim like that I'd assume you have evidence to back that up.

Source on you quitting the game after they get removed? I'd assume you have evidence to back your idle threats up.