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

[HikariKurosawa]

You wouldn't agree because you can't see it. I have no horse in this race other than perhaps advocating for SE to add certain features to better the game. I'm not the one with a problem here, trust me.

There is no problem, I am criticizing the state of the game and voicing my perspective as someone who refuses to break ToS.

[Vahlnir]

There is no problem, I am criticizing the state of the game and voicing my perspective as someone who refuses to break ToS.

You are advocating for anyone who may voice any sort of support or open-mindedness for add-ons or mods to be punished based on no proof at all. If opinions are enough for a ban (they are not in this case), then I guess you qualify for one as well. All you see is black and white, and the situation is anything but.

[HikariKurosawa]

You are advocating for anyone who may voice any sort of support or open-mindedness for add-ons or mods to be punished based on no proof at all.

What? You're twisting my words into something I never even remotely implied.

If I worked at square enix and read this thread, I would investigate the accounts of the people defending the use of addons in this thread and others like it. I would either take action if they were proven guilty, or scoff at them and move on if they were innocent but just defending the use of addons.

If someone is caught breaking ToS, they should be banned. If someone is talking about how they think addons are okay, that's fine it's just suspicious.

This game is at a turning point I think with the hot water of this world first race. Either it will go the direction of WoW and become a toxic meme, or it will crack down hard on addons to remove the problem from the equation.

I will never care about the game until it is legitimate in this way, but it's still a fun RPG experience that I enjoy to immerse myself in. It's just not legitimate from a performance metric perspective. It's like being against steroids, and caring about how you perform relative to a community that embraces steroids. Why would I ever be bothered by a low parse? The game is not legit.

[Vahlnir]

What? You're twisting my words into something I never even remotely implied.

If I worked at square enix and read this thread, I would investigate the accounts of the people defending the use of addons in this thread and others like it. I would either take action if they were proven guilty, or scoff at them and move on if they were innocent but just defending the use of addons.

If someone is caught breaking ToS, they should be banned. If someone is talking about how they think addons are okay, that's fine it's just suspicious.

This game is at a turning point I think with the hot water of this world first race. Either it will go the direction of WoW and become a toxic meme, or it will crack down hard on addons to remove the problem from the equation.

I will never care about the game until it is legitimate in this way, but it's still a fun RPG experience that I enjoy to immerse myself in. It's just not legitimate from a performance metric perspective. It's like being against steroids, and caring about how you perform relative to a community that embraces steroids. Why would I ever be bothered by a low parse? The game is not legit.

I'd pull up your previous posts but I know that won't do any good. All I can really say is nope, this is straight up backpedaling. You know what you said. I know what you said. Even someone above knows what you said.

[HikariKurosawa]

I'd pull up your previous posts but I know that won't do any good. All I can really say is nope, this is straight up backpedaling. You know what you said. I know what you said. Even someone above knows what you said.

That's okay? You're entitled to live in fear of righteous retribution.

[Vahlnir]

That's okay? You're entitled to live in fear of righteous retribution.

I'm not worried about a thing. I just call bull when I see it.

[HikariKurosawa]

I'm not worried about a thing. I just call bull when I see it.

Not sure what you're talking about then since I never implied what you fear. Unless you're using addons and having a little bit of a panic at my suggestion?