Would you be opposed to SE implementing a program to scan for addons/parsers?

[DragonFlyy]

No it can't, anticheat only focuses on
-what you're currently running in the task manager
-what's touching the game's install folder
-what's touching the game's memory
-encrypting and preventing decryption/snooping on network packets the game uses
Anticheat doesn't go in and snoop around your computer. People have some strange ideas about what anticheat is

And Anticheat is 100% defeat-able.

[Absimiliard]

And Anticheat is 100% defeat-able.

It can also be a lot more invasive than the person you replied to is letting on. There have been numerous instances of people getting banned off of games/platforms just for having memory editing tools on their PC, for example. False positives are a very real thing, and they can be an indicator of an anti-cheat scanning far more than what it's claimed to.

But you know what? Screw it. I wasn't in favor of it back when this thread was first made, but I've changed my mind since then. Let's get us some anti-cheat up in here. It should be entertaining. Extra points if it can kill that one tool - it'll make at least a quarter of the game's raiders completely unable to function.

[Aneshda]

Everyone has something to hide.
If a program can scan your computer for FFXIV mods, it can also find all sorts of other files on your computer in the process.
Embarassing love letters?
Nude pictures of you and your SO?
Credit card numbers?
And so on.
Are you sure you want them to be able to see all that? Because if they can find your mods, they can find anything else on your computer as well.

Well as I wrote, I have nothing to hide, every little Info about me, my Bank Accounts and what not, is not on my Computer.

[Toutatis]

I'm 100% for it.
I have nothing to hide as I have never used add'ons or mods.
...
Anyone who is against this has something to hide, in this case mods?

It's not about having something to hide. It seems privacy doesn't matter to you and you don't seem to grasp the concept but where I live it is a right and many people care about it.

[Ivtrix]

Of course gaius necrod this

[Thurmnmurmn]

I'm 100% for it.
I have nothing to hide as I have never used add'ons or mods. Other games also have a security scan to prevent unfair gaming and many people play these games anyway. It would actually make Final Fantasy much better in the current situation.

- No more bots under the world attacking every monster that you attack yourself in order to steal exp./loot.

- No more bots on the market board to automatically undercut every player 24/7 1000x a day.

- No more bards in Limsa playing songs from the charts for hours, fully automatically.

- No Erp players changing their character with a mod that can be seen by others who also use these mods. I ask myself whether these mods can make each player appear different without their knowledge, i.e. players who don't use these mods...

Anyone who is against this has something to hide, in this case mods?
Many people here have social media and reveal everything about themselves, but when a game uses a security system, suddenly so many cry, think about it.

Other then bots (which it wouldn't stop anyways. As if botters can't make a program to hide it's file/show fake files), who cares?
Bard players cause no harm. You can turn them off if it bugs you.
ERP players using mods, doesn't change what you see so why do you care?

[LittleImp]

I wouldn't mind at all.

It would piss off a lot of extremely annoying people, so it'd be a win-win.

[Rolder50]

It'd be a waste of developer time for something people would just find a way to bypass anyway.

[CaedemSanguis]

Im playing on console, but still im against it, ACT and FFLOGS are a good way to know how experienced someone is, and it dont bring any toxicity as it's forbidden in game

[Ransu]

Says the garbage DRG. Anyone notice that only bad players are anti mod?

I have nothing against things like ACT, but saying you're a better player for utilizing a tool over those who don't is pretty questionable.

I'm defending non cheating. Unnamed didn't cheat. Try again

lmao what?