Increasing number of players using 3rd party tools

[ForteNightshade]

If I recall correctly there was also a tool at the start of Shadowbringers that automatically placed markers for safe spots from certain mechanics that people were using to basically trivialize content by having a tool read the game for you and tell you what to do, and they ended up patching that out by not letting you update markers after the start of a fight

Not quite. Paisley Park is the tool in question that got so much attention. It didn't automatically place markers but rather could save an unlimited number of presets that you could then alt-tab to and swap placements. The backlash it received was honestly ridiculously overblown because it didn't impact TPS' World First clear in the slightest. All it did was save the SCH having to replace markers constantly, which they did during downtime anyway.

Now there were other programs that could auto place markers but Paisley is what caused the backlash.

[Arabellez]

Not quite. Paisley Park is the tool in question that got so much attention. It didn't automatically place markers but rather could save an unlimited number of presets that you could then alt-tab to and swap placements. The backlash it received was honestly ridiculously overblown because it didn't impact TPS' World First clear in the slightest. All it did was save the SCH having to replace markers constantly, which they did during downtime anyway.

Now there were other programs that could auto place markers but Paisley is what caused the backlash.

It isn't overblown. It gave advantages. ACT and Paisley are different. ACT just calculate numbers, Paisley literally helps you perform better by helping you place markers faster, during a mechanic that matters the most.