Modding the game

[Yllania]

They are against rules for photo contests but SE ignores that rule it seems since like 4 out of top 5 area always modified photos which is a shame.

I don't really like mods because people post photos of me in outfit I picked and it looks horrible and gross on their screen.

Why are people posting pics of you. Thats weird.

[Riardon]

Technically it's not allowed.
So do DPS meters.
But you know they still work.
These are grey areas.
SE has no way to tell if someone uses either unless you post screenshots and videos with it.
Even then screenshots and videos are not hard proof for bans since according to SE they can be edited.
I really doubt they will do anything against modding though part of this because it requires too much effort to develop anti cheat methods for something that's purely cosmetic and visible only on your side.
Like I said keep low profile and don't ask/don't tell in game or in the official forums.
Or they can officially allow 3rd party plug ins like ESO does but I guess that's overly complicated due to policies and security.

[Ilan]

You are having a hysterical fit over wording that for some reason insinuates I think about this day and night. Players communicate, some of which involve screenshot sharing. And what do I see? Invisible hands, open chest where there is none, funky facial structure, and in one case wrong hair color.

I think it's great you are so easily amused, must make life overall more simple. But really, you are blowing something insignificant into something falsely major.

Yes it is very amusing how you blow it way out of proportion. Its a nice try to fire a personal shot out with your try to insult me, it just doesn't work.

The way others see you informs their opinion of you, and therefore influences how they interact with you. So, in an online multiplayer game, it actually does affect your gameplay. In addition, some people use their character and/or glamour as a form of self-expression, akin to an artwork. Having that changed outside their control alters whatever they wanted to express and thus annuls the effort they put into it.

Like i said this is overreacting and modders know what they've modded so they know pretty certain that you wear something else. But its fine, you can all feel completly offended by something that doesn't influence your gameplay at all.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

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D:

Please tell me the Thavnairian Sarouel is safe.

Nothingis safe!



Though, there are plenty of things I'd want to modify...
Some dangly bits on armor would be nice to have gone away...
The tassels on the arr ninja relic just look bad as stiff things...
Better texture/models...

[Melorie]

I don't see what is the big deal about mods tbh. I'm not a huge fan of over-the-top mods like huge modifications or assets used from other games being put on ffxiv (most of these, including hairs, look weird anyway), but some like facepaints and retextures, also color tweaks since there are gear that is not dyeable or it is but in a weird way are very useful and harmless.

I couldn't care less about how my character look for one specific person that decided to mod their entire game tbh.

[KageTokage]

If Se doesn't ban bots despite them exhibiting tons of obvious red flags, it's basically impossible to be banned for something that's only visible on a client-side level unless you actually talk about it.