Square Enix wants you to forget that the stalking issue still isn't fixed

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The fact that they "solved" the problem using in-house cryptography is just embarrassing and they should feel embarrassed.

Wishful thinking but there is no "not make it easier" for them. SE didn't suddenly "activate" something that brought PlayerScope to prominence.

Lol, yes they did. People didn't just suddenly go "oh! what if I made a stalking mod after 12 years of the game's lifespan!" It's well known that SE changed how they handle the blacklist on the back end works in Dawntrail and now serve the player's account ID that was previously handled client-side.