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

[solimiano]

So you're cool with XIV dying?

If it means noone can use anything but the official game, yes, let it burn crash and die if that it's the future.
Anyway, I'm personally set time aside this weekend to report everyone admitting to use or supporting mods in this thread.
It does matter if it's cheating or not, it's against tos period.
The more of you get banned and go cry somewhere to someone the less people use mods, enjoy your bans.

[Casualty]

Anyway, I'm personally set time aside this weekend to report everyone admitting to use or supporting mods in this thread.

What an exciting life you must live.

[solimiano]

What an exciting life you must live.

At least I'm not using mods

[Midareyukki]

What an exciting life you must live.

Let's be honest, odds are they have none if they're this hung up on the topic.

[Saraide]

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

That's not even true lol

[solimiano]

That's not even true lol

There is no in-game way to know your parse, so you are using a third-party tool, or someone used that on your behalf, you just broke tos, congrats.

[Midareyukki]

There is no in-game way to know your parse, so you are using a third-party tool, or someone used that on your behalf, you just broke tos, congrats.

"If someone used that on your behalf, you just broke tos"? what? So I'm in trouble... because some rando I've never met uploaded parses of Normal Raids to a website without me even knowing? xD

Are you okay? Because this ain't normal.

Ok, quick question for you guys:

You guys are going gung-ho on this because Yoshida expressed his disapproval, yes?

...Yoshida also said there were gray areas. Yoshida also explicitly said he didn't want a Witch Hunt.

So why are you ignoring all the rest he said, and acting solely based on just one thing?

Unless you're doing it out of your own volition, but there are other nouns for that.

[Vahlnir]

"If someone used that on your behalf, you just broke tos"? what? So I'm in trouble... because some rando I've never met uploaded parses of Normal Raids to a website without me even knowing? xD

Are you okay? Because this ain't normal.

Ok, quick question for you guys:

You guys are going gung-ho on this because Yoshida expressed his disapproval, yes?

...Yoshida also said there were gray areas. Yoshida also explicitly said he didn't want a Witch Hunt.

So why are you ignoring all the rest he said, and acting solely based on just one thing?

Unless you're doing it out of your own volition, but there are other nouns for that.

Yeah. I had someone randomly parse me back in HW and I had no knowledge of it until someone I know pointed it out what was probably days later. Just some random person apparently curious about my damage or something. Who knows. Wouldn't surprise me if I've been randomly parsed on more than one occasion through the years. Welp, guess that means I deserve a ban despite not consenting, using or even knowing about it happening.

[Saraide]

Yeah. I had someone randomly parse me back in HW and I had no knowledge of it until someone I know pointed it out what was probably days later. Just some random person apparently curious about my damage or something. Who knows. Wouldn't surprise me if I've been randomly parsed on more than one occasion through the years. Welp, guess that means I deserve a ban despite not consenting, using or even knowing about it happening.

Some people have ACT open and just bulk upload everything that they did for that day. It's not done against any specific person and most people thinking they get target will be wrong about that. In truth most people having ACT open dont actually care. At most they will vent to their friends on discord but afterwards they will simply forget they have ever interacted with you.

[Midareyukki]

Some people have ACT open and just bulk upload everything that they did for that day. It's not done against any specific person and most people thinking they get target will be wrong about that. In truth most people having ACT open dont actually care. At most they will vent to their friends on discord but afterwards they will simply forget they have ever interacted with you.

I don't think anyone will be targetted or is fearful of being targetted for it. Square knows that that's a thing. And having parsers around was never ground for people being banned whatsoever.

As much as people try to deny it just because Yoshida said "All third party tools are banned"... he kept saying this so often. Yet you don't hear people uploading those parses (because that information is likely available on fflogs anyway) being banned or reported for it. You only hear repercussions when those tools are used improperly, such as getting an upper edge in combat (cheating) or when someone is using parses to shame or ostracize players (harassment).

Anyone who says they'll report people for knowing of parses or even having parses on fflogs altogether will find their reports to be of very little substance. Square has a loose TOS, but they don't act on small fry. They go after those two scenarios I listed because those can actually do more harm than violations of privacy.