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

[DixieBellOCE]

Depends: are they trying to engage in roleplay that requires said tools?


No, but to disadvantage someone with something is to somehow hinder them. I somehow sincerely doubt that raiders in any country are using any tools specifically to trip up other players. Using a tool for their own ease of use is not a direct slight against you or anyone else.


It's also an issue that stems from the game not providing enough for the players, regardless of the reasons provided by the developers, if any were provided at all. Most people don't make mods for games when it meaningfully provides that which the mod is intending to add.
Have things gone too far?
I don't know. I'm not part of the scene to know. But I do know that I have been basically wearing the same outfit for like 6 years (except for small periods of time here and there, and minor changes to the headdress every now and again) because I just don't like anything else in the game, and I'd be lying if I said I don't envy the mods I've seen for dresses and the like. All that other stuff? It's "whatever," as far as I'm concerned, because nothing that anyone has done has been done specifically to hurt me.

The way i see it is that regular players are sharing a world with people that are playing a completely different game.

I had a chat a while ago with somebody who frequents the club scene in game, and they admitted to spending thousands of dollars on illegal mods for their character... from body alterations to outfits, hairstyles and other things. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. It's kind of sad that people spend that much money on something that isn't even allowed to be in the game to begin with, and the mod developers scalping off these people are the ones that should be the targets for any crackdowns, hence why they try to hide from the public view.