Mods and cheat engine

[caffe_macchiato]

Didn't even know FF14 had a mechanic callout helper till this thread lol. But y'all do realize most if not all other MMO's have community sanctioned and widely used raid addons that popup warnings on screen for upcoming mechanics, right? Fighting with yourselves on a forum over how terrible and evil such a thing is, is truly a FF14-only concept.

Yoshida put in place measures so that FFXIV wouldn't be like other MMOs that have these raid add-ons. It's why Yoshida adamantly refuses to put in an official damage meter, because he believes that damage meters themselves are destructive. He wants the game to be approachable by casual players. That was a mission that was built in to the game from the onset almost ten years ago.

If that was a mistake, then there are other MMOs that aren't run by Yoshida and his team. But many of us chose to play FFXIV over WoW, etc. intentionally. The majority of us players shouldn't have our game stolen from us because a handful of raiders transformed the endgame community into a mirror image of more toxic MMOs.

[MintnHoney]

because he believes that damage meters themselves are destructive.

Just a quick correction: he doesn't believe damage meters are destructive/bad, which is evidenced in that he also utilizes them in an abstract way in-game (e.g.: Stone, Sky, Sea/The Lawns).
He believes that certain players could misbehave and harass others if numbers are provided, meaning that he thinks it's the playerbase that's destructive.
And, I mean... *waves arms at everyone*

[Rolder50]

Yoshida put in place measures so that FFXIV wouldn't be like other MMOs that have these raid add-ons. It's why Yoshida adamantly refuses to put in an official damage meter, because he believes that damage meters themselves are destructive. He wants the game to be approachable by casual players. That was a mission that was built in to the game from the onset almost ten years ago.

If that was a mistake, then there are other MMOs that aren't run by Yoshida and his team. But many of us chose to play FFXIV over WoW, etc. intentionally. The majority of us players shouldn't have our game stolen from us because a handful of raiders transformed the endgame community into a mirror image of more toxic MMOs.

I mean, he says this, but then makes a game where the raids have strict damage checks via enrages, thinks about damage for things like phys range "mobility tax", doesn't actively take any action against the existing damage meters, and so on.......