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

[LittleImp]

Going by the ToS, Discord is against the ToS. Can we ban discord? I would love for some push to talk features in this game that can be moderated by GMs rather than a random discord server.

This argument will never not be stupid.

[Zebraoracle]

What I can say is that everyone above 90% parse is cheating, and probably even everyone above 80%.

Good luck competing with people who cheat when you don't. Parses are based on the community's performance, it's not some hypothetical. It is based on the state of reality. The reality is that cheating is widespread in this game, so much that people feel entitled to defend breaking ToS on the official forums openly.

Wow, TIL a friend of mine who used to be one of the top DRG's in the US without mods is definitely a cheater because you said so. I'd really like to know where you're pulling your baseless accusations that "everyone" above some number you pulled out of your ass is cheating. Show me proof, right now, or you're just coming up with baseless, emotionally driven crap.

Also, once again, this isn't black and white, YoshiP has stated there are gray areas with mods.

Also, I'd like to know how cosmetic mods are cheating?
Also, I'd like to know how colorblind accessibility mods are cheating?
Also, I'd like to know how the mod that fixes ping for a TON of people (I think it's called Alexander?) is cheating?

[Bobby66]

Going by the ToS, Discord is against the ToS. Can we ban discord? I would love for some push to talk features in this game that can be moderated by GMs rather than a random discord server.

Point is we know their stance, yet we choose to go against it because it is silly. Yet people end up surprised when they get told it is wrong. People should not be shocked if they get in trouble for breaking the ToS.

I accept all the risk using mods and third party tools. SE could bam me for disord and they would be very well within their right. We assume the risk when we break the ToS no matter how silly it is.

[Midareyukki]

Also, I'd like to know how cosmetic mods are cheating?
Also, I'd like to know how colorblind accessibility mods are cheating?
Also, I'd like to know how the mod that fixes ping for a TON of people (I think it's called Alexander?) is cheating?

I'd just like to add onto this and give examples.

I know there are mods that change the waymark's font. And I'm on record for saying that I struggle to figure out the weirdly-stylized font sometimes, and the 4 sometimes looks like a weird C or a G. A more standardized font would help with faster recognition. Would this make people suddenly get 90% on parses?
I know there are mods that add hairstyles and hats to Viera and Hrothgar. To the point where they're presented as examples for hairstyles people want to be officially implemented on those races. If someone uses a hair mod, does it automatically make them get purple parses?
And I know that there are people on my server playing from South Africa. Nevermind EU players playing on NA or the need to open OCE servers. South Africa is give-or-take 11870 KM (7377 miles) from the European continent. Does that ping tool instantly give them a purple parse for fixing the ping they'd get for being in over 7K miles away from the datacenter?

And if the answer is "B-But Playstation people can't use mods", well, a) Blame Sony because SE actually wanted to go for it, and b) It's not PC players' fault for others' choice of console.

[solimiano]

Buying a clear it's not against TOS, you can recruit other adventurers to help you clear xyz content and pay them in Gil or other services, you can even advertise that you need another 7 adventurers and pay them 1 million gil ot whatever to clear xyz content.
Any mod is against TOS and you should be banned for using it

[Johaandr]

Its stupid they took action on WORLD race cuse of zoom hack etc.
Nasty ppl advertise nsfw p. On twitter everyday with their full chara name and still not punished. Mods r just pathetic as cheaters.

The punishment feels weak. They can always make new character and prog from that on without getting chased by witchhunters.

Its also stupid overall from the community and the game dev about their take on 3rd party tool.
Just set boundries end of story.

I used to play on ps4 so i know this bs. More kudos to ps player hehe

[solimiano]

To know what your parse is you need to be breaking the the TOS, hope you enjoy your ban

[solimiano]

Good riddance to all the raiders, bye, don't let the door hit you on your way out.

[Midareyukki]

To know what your parse is you need to be breaking the the TOS, hope you enjoy your ban

[FireMage]

Good riddance to all the raiders, bye, don't let the door hit you on your way out.

So you're cool with XIV dying?