Mod users in FFXIV are getting out of control

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Obviously most folks aren't going to have the exact body proportions, but there are players out there that make a point of getting their character to look as close to how they look offline as possible. The character's still not technically them, but any unwanted "nudes" being posted would hit closer to home in those cases. Is that still a case of "just deal with it," or is that walking along more dangerous territory? Are you really going to tell them that they shouldn't design their character how they want, just like a lot of folks have already said "well don't wear x glamour then"?

Bluntly stated, yes. I do not mean to come across callous, however making a virtual character appear similar to yourself does not alter the fact they are still virtual pixels and cannot be compared to a real life person. No real world harm will come from someone seeing your virtual "self" naked. And we have yet to even cover how the limited nature of FFXIV's character creator makes actual mirror copies of oneself impossible. You will have sweeping generic characteristics your avatar does at best.

While being uncomfortable is entirely subjective, avoiding outfits because someone, maybe, possibly has a nude mod active will likely drive you paranoid. If you cannot see it, why does it matter? Would you be equally offended if someone imagined you in your underwear/naked to absolve their anxiety? That is essentially what client side mods are; someone's imagination.

I don't think the modding community as a whole should be targeted or condemned (heavens no!). However I don't think OP's concern should be apathetically swept to the side either. There's just too many ways it could go wrong, which is why MMOs these days typically put methods in place to try to prevent mods. I don't like playing the "but the children!" card, but one example is that a lot of minors play this game (like 5-12 year olds). Can you imagine they or their parents' reactions if a nude of their character was discovered online? It's not the kid itself but it would absolutely do something negative. And are you really going to tell a parent "well you should have looked up this mod and made sure your kid didn't wear x glamour!"?

And those minors have no business playing as the game is rated Teen. Minors also play Call of Duty, but it isn't Activision's problem if they are offended, hurt or in anyway negatively impacted when the game is rated above their age. Putting the technical aside, how is a teenager negatively impacted by seeing a naked body in a video game? This inherently implies nudity as a whole is something bad and shameful before a certain age. I find that a far worse message to send a teenager. Regardless, they will only see nudity if someone links a screenshot, which is a great way to get yourself banned in-game. What I would tell the parents is to report the person sending your kid screenshots like that because they're an idiot. If said kid found pictures on Reddit or Twitter, well, that has nothing to do with Square Enix. Both sites also implement a NSFW check, which someone has to turn on to see said images. So...