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  1. 11-07-2023 04:01 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gemina View Post
    Cheating always has been, and always will be attributed to laziness.
    Final Fantasy XIV is by far the most modder-friendly MMO. Because Square Enix has no oversight over the API, a single plugin can remove all challenge from any content. Everything from combat to movement can be fully automated. And, according to the forums, if SE cracked down, "most people would leave" (source: the forums). So is it really laziness or just a feature? Because as far as I can see, Square Enix's ignorance is by design. Their neglect has given FFXIV one of the most powerful modding APIs in online gaming with zero repercussions.

    This isn't secret either. It's all over the Internet. It's on Reddit, Google, Twitter, the forums, etc. When is Square Enix going to do something?
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  2. 11-07-2023 06:27 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by caffe_macchiato View Post
    Final Fantasy XIV is by far the most modder-friendly MMO. Because Square Enix has no oversight over the API, a single plugin can remove all challenge from any content. Everything from combat to movement can be fully automated. And, according to the forums, if SE cracked down, "most people would leave" (source: the forums). So is it really laziness or just a feature? Because as far as I can see, Square Enix's ignorance is by design. Their neglect has given FFXIV one of the most powerful modding APIs in online gaming with zero repercussions.

    This isn't secret either. It's all over the Internet. It's on Reddit, Google, Twitter, the forums, etc. When is Square Enix going to do something?
    You act like Deadly Boss Mods didn't dominate WoW for a decade.
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    Veteran healers don't care if we need to heal, but right now we don't. We want interesting things to do during the downtime other than a 30s dot and a single filler spell that hasn't changed from lvl 4 to lvl 90.
    Dead DPS do no DPS. Raised DPS do 25/50% lower DPS. Do the mechanics and don't stand in bad stuff.
    Other games expect basic competence, FFXIV is pleasantly surprised by it. Other games have toxic elitism. FFXIV has toxic casualism.[/LIST]
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  3. 11-07-2023 10:04 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Deceptus View Post
    You act like Deadly Boss Mods didn't dominate WoW for a decade.
    Strawman. The WoW API is restricted in what it can do. It cannot alter client/server packets, minimize your rotation, change assets, or change the environment. Ours does, because it's unregulated. The Fall Guys fiasco? That isn't possible in WoW. And while our usage rate is lower than WoW due to console players, the most popular plugins have still been downloaded millions of times on PC. This is an unregulated, unsafe and unfair API that millions of players have used and Square Enix just lets it happen.
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