At this point will FFXIV collapse if all mods and third party tools disappear?

[Renathras]

No it's quantities, it's a mathematical term. I wouldn't bother correcting you if this wasn't a hilarious irony.

It is.

Quantity/quantitative means having a measurable value. For example "That person is 6 feet and 3 inches tall". These are generally going to be objective measurements using a standard measurement tool and system of some kind.

Contrast:

Quality/qualitative, which means not having a measurable (or not presently measured) value. For example "That person seems very tall". These are often subjective and are sometimes things that cannot actually be measured, such as "That person is very white", where the amount of "white" a person can be is not clearly defined and no standard of measurement exists.

But in this specific case, it's also for another reason, that it's an idiom:

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/known+quantity
"Someone or something whose inherent value, characteristics, or properties are previously established."

I do appreciate the irony mentioned.

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EDI:

Anyway, it's whatever. I guess it's just a cautionary thing to not be quick to get a dig in on someone when it can be avoided and generally agreement otherwise exists. Something I learned a long time ago: Never correct someone's spelling on the internet. 9 times out of 10, you WILL misspell, typo, or have autocorrect butcher a word and then they will pounce on you for your apparent faux pas. Better to just roll with it or ask "Did you mean...?" in case that it does lead to confusion ("You said to, did you mean two?") that you need clarified. And that we all can learn things from each other from time to time, too. /hug