Re: Regarding the Use of Third-Party Programs and Player Safety

[Maulclaw]

I hope Square doesn’t make the mistake of going after the Dalamud team or Github as they had nothing to do with this issue. The real problem started with the Blacklist overhaul, and legal threats won’t fix it. The devs created this mess, so they should be the ones to resolve it. Even if mods and plugins are banned, bad actors will still find ways to exploit the game.

Pushing for anti-cheat software is also a terrible idea. Does it really bother you that there's people who want speech bubbles in their games, or that there are tools that help those with physical disabilities? As someone who’s played MMOs for years, I’ve seen the backlash and issues these systems cause. When TERA (NA) tried to crack down on plugins and added XIGNCODE anti-cheat, there were players couldn’t even launch the game because it was so invasive. The outrage led to massive player losses and even the removal of their community manager.

ArenaNet made a similar mistake when Guild Wars 2 included spyware that scanned every file on users’ machines, breaking EU regulations. (Source: https://www.pcgamesn.com/guild-wars-...pyware-banwave)

And let’s not forget most South Korean F2P MMOs. Even with anti-cheat, they’re still full of bots and cheaters.