Quote Originally Posted by Packetdancer View Post
I don't actually think Discord itself is against the ToS; I could be functionally just using my cell phone to call a friend and have them do callouts for me, and it would be functionally the same thing. I wish folks would generally stop using Discord voice as an example here, because it feels like a strawman argument. Though if you squint, you could probably make the ToS forbid it.

(Discord's in-game overlay that shows who's currently talking, though, would probably be against a strict reading of the ToS.)
Well setting aside the fact that YoshiP brought Discord up himself as a grey area with third-party rules (kinda confirming that it's "technically" a third-party tool). You do further my point. The overlay brings nothing functional but pushes it into the realms of being ToS breaking.
Besides, your phone could also be considered a third-party tool. The tool doesn't HAVE to hook straight into the game. I dare say that the simulators out there that help you practice mechanics without having to actually get there in a fight are most likely also ToS breaking. But they're standalone software.