Official Statement: Regarding Mod Usage and Culture

[Turtledeluxe]

So, not about the statement quoted in the original post? Got it.

My statement is acknowledging the reiteration of a point of view by Square Enix about mods that is as old as the game.

A cease-and-desist letter is a polite way of saying "cease, or we sue". It is a warning prelude to a legal action. You'd prefer the originator of the mod in question go to court? You started a GoFundMe for them yet?

I have no idea what you are talking about, and I genuinely mean that. My original point is that this mod was only shut down because the dev's public info was easy to find. It isn' that complicated.

Other mods that perform the same functions to varying degrees already existed before Mare and will continue to exist. This letter is indeed, just for show. If anything, they will use Mare as some kind of example they have actually done something if/when these mods do actually become a larger problem.

And it worked btw. Just look at all the posts. Such sensible and wise Yoshi P lol. Players actually believe SE just woke up one random day after years and decided just now, this one mod had just gone too far. I highly doubt it. Something forced their hand and it was easy to do.

. People are already rushing to new alternatives, if you know you know.

[Batbrat]

I don't understand the cheering coming from either direction, he didn't say anything he hasn't already said before. Nothing happened. This is like the third time he's made this exact statement-the last time word for word, this time broken down for those without access to hooked on phonics. We already knew all this.
Good reminder, I guess???

[Boblawblah]

Let's be honest here

[ZXN]

Yoshi-P's statement is good and logical, yet also really funny just because I know the community is going to fuck it up on purpose somehow down the road. Some players read this statement, that was pretty much written in a way for 5 year olds to understand, and already somehow genuinely came to the conclusion that Yoshi-P just gave the green light to both freely use and freely talk about any/all mods they want as long as they don't "infringe" on anything.

Reading comprehension and FF14 really don't mix for some players and this really seems like it'll be the situation that keeps on giving down the road.

[JadeCurtiss]

Yoshi-P's statement is good and logical, yet also really funny just because I know the community is going to fuck it up on purpose somehow down the road. Some players read this statement, that was pretty much written in a way for 5 year olds to understand, and already somehow genuinely came to the conclusion that Yoshi-P just gave the green light to both freely use and freely talk about any/all mods they want as long as they don't "infringe" on anything.

Reading comprehension and FF14 really don't mix for some players and this really seems like it'll be the situation that keeps on giving down the road.

Everyone is glossing over this sentence.

Of course, from my position leading FFXIV, I still feel that it is vital for players to follow our user agreement and other rules.

First rule of Fight Club. Same as it always was.

[MsMisato]

If it does confirm anything it's that having "Mare Lamentorum" in your Adventure Plate, and possibly even the letter "C" with some slash mark near it (if you know, you know) is probably going to be treated less tolerably from now on.

whats the letter C with some slash mark? I swear i learned so much stuff from this over the past two weeks like moon aand mare and all other words XD

[Wingale]

The only rule of the Fight Club
Do not mention Fight Club

And if you can't do it, consider yourself no-no brain

[Sunhwapark]

Is the phrase "fight club" the most used words in the forum this past week ?

[Alice_Rivers]

Is the phrase "fight club" the most used words in the forum this past week ?

It might just be...

[s32ialx]

forcing us all to install some stupid kernel-level anticheat.

Microsoft is limiting kernel-level access to improve system stability and security. This shift gained urgency after a faulty CrowdStrike update in 2024 caused global Windows crashes due to a kernel-level driver. Microsoft now encourages security tools to operate in user mode to reduce the risk of system-wide failures.
Game developers may avoid kernel-level anti-cheat for several reasons: it can destabilize systems, raise privacy concerns, and break compatibility with platforms like Linux and Steam Deck. With Microsoft tightening control over the kernel, relying on deep system access is becoming less viable and harder to support long term.

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