Quote Originally Posted by Packetdancer View Post
Since you were mentioning bard performance tools when discussing "a mod is a mod is a mod", it's worth noting that so far as I know, the bard performance tools aren't a mod -- they don't modify the game process or files in any way -- they're just an external tool that generates keyboard events as if you were pressing the keys.


So it does seem worthwhile to draw a distinction between what's a third-party tool (like a bard performance thing that just presses keys) and what's an actual mod that changes how the game itself functions (e.g. stuff like the Dalamud plugin system), rather than conflating the two; even if you disapprove of both, there is still a difference between the two classes of "things that alter your game experience in some fashion".

For quotes sake, I shortened your post- but thank you for such an informative response! I really do appreciate it, and what you say certainly makes sense.