If you don't like being target for violating TOS...how about don't violate the TOS?

[Semirhage]

Breaking the ToS. Is punishable. Doesn't matter if it isn't "hurting anybody."

By playing the game, you agree to the Terms of Service. If you break the Terms, you get punished. That's the line in the Sand.

Whether you may see it being "BS" or not is entirely irrelevant, because You Agree to Comply when you start. If you dislike being punished for breaking the rules you sign to uphold, then go elsewhere. Whether it's actually unfair and outright stupid, it doesn't matter. SE enforces it.

SE has given people multiple outs, essentially boiling down to "Don't show you're doing it and we won't be forced to take action." The streamers showed they were doing it, forcing SEs hand. Yes, this is not 100% and it has holes, yes there are times when SE accepted modded pictures in their picture contests. Human error and all. But if you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar, you cannot claim Innocence.

Your constant bickering over the same topic when so many people have given you the answer that you seemingly choose to ignore is not on us. That's a -you- problem.

You don't like being punished for breaking the rules? Go play something else. You won't get away with it here.

So you agree, it's against the rules because Square doesn't want to support third party plugins. Good, that's an acceptable, defensible position.

Harassment is ALREADY against the TOS. Claiming that parsers shouldn't be allowed because someone might be mean is *nonsense*. I'm not arguing for an official parser, because YoshiP has already stated multiple times he won't implement one, because he also holds this nonsense position about "harassment".

The fact that Square is talking about implementing QOL offered by plugins is a good thing. It's about time. A parser is quality of life. But we won't get one because this game's philosophy leans hard into protecting the delicate sensibilities of people who hate learning, hate improving, hate knowledge, and hate numbers. I think that's ridiculous, but Yoshi and I aren't going to see eye to eye there.

I do have to chuckle at "SE enforces it" though. No they don't. Bots are rampant. Speedhacks too. Yoshi watches streams with ACT overlays in front of his face, and he doesn't summon a GM for bans.

They only started this crap when toxic casuals pitched a fit about it and mass reported. And whether the TOS needs an update or not, obnoxious churchlady Karens wielding rules like a weapon is behavior I don't want encouraged.