TOS Clarification:Third Party Program

[redheadturk]

He's specifically mentioned don't mod character models and such, and he's specifically mentioned parsing is just a calculator and calculators are fine.
Obviously harassment and automation software are always going to be wrong.

I think this topic will always continue to rise as people can't separate what he wants to say from what he does say.

His issue with the character model mods was primarily due to the nude mods, which can get both Unit III and SE itself in significant legal trouble due to their rating, and the game may even be required to have the rating raised if they become too publicized. So again, if you use them, keep your mouth shut, don't post modded photos on your social media, and you will have no issues.

[Halivel]

His issue with the character model mods was primarily due to the nude mods, which can get both Unit III and SE itself in significant legal trouble due to their rating, and the game may even be required to have the rating raised if they become too publicized. So again, if you use them, keep your mouth shut, don't post modded photos on your social media, and you will have no issues.

Clarifications here:

which can get both Unit III and SE itself in significant legal trouble due to their rating

Not due to the game rating itself but because in some countries this stuff is outright illegal no matter what age rating you slap on the cover.

and the game may even be required to have the rating raised

I said this so many times at this point that I feel like a parrot, but: the game doesn't have a consistent age rating to begin with. US: 12/13+. Germany&New Zeland: 12+. Rest of the Europe: 16+. Japan: 15+. Russia: 18+ (originally 16+, raised).
They can and they will raise age rating when and where needed.

[Larirawiel]

His issue with the character model mods was primarily due to the nude mods, which can get both Unit III and SE itself in significant legal trouble due to their rating, and the game may even be required to have the rating raised if they become too publicized. So again, if you use them, keep your mouth shut, don't post modded photos on your social media, and you will have no issues.

I guess, the legal trouble is not the reason for not allowing mods. There are plenty other games which are modded to hell with NSFW-things and there was never a legal or a rating issue with that. The point is, with mods you can easily cheat and cheating will make botting way more effective. The bots can skip all enemies and farm the things they want to farm without hostile mobs etc. Such cheating destroys the whole ingame economy in the long run. You could also have some advantages in PvP with modded textures and make "invisible" players visible again etc.

Cheers

[redheadturk]

I guess, the legal trouble is not the reason for not allowing mods. There are plenty other games which are modded to hell with NSFW-things and there was never a legal or a rating issue with that. The point is, with mods you can easily cheat and cheating will make botting way more effective. The bots can skip all enemies and farm the things they want to farm without hostile mobs etc. Such cheating destroys the whole ingame economy in the long run. You could also have some advantages in PvP with modded textures and make "invisible" players visible again etc.

Cheers

Most of those games are either whatever the ratings board for games is nc-17. Also, lewd Lalafells can have them running afoul of child pornography laws even if lore wise every Lala character you run into in game is an adult. Yes, bots are an issue/cheating is an issue, but they are not issues for *legal* reasons like the lewd mods might possibly be.