Modders did it to themselves

[Aidorouge]

The problem with that reasoning is that since everything is clearly laid out in the TOS yet nothing is done consistently in its application, from crackdowns on mods, cheats or even milder things like ingame harassment or toxicity, then we're left with people essentially left in the dark as to what are their true policies. Not that it excuses or justifies breaking the actual TOS, but what matters is the policies used in application which are what define the actual rules, not the written TOS, if both are worlds apart like they are.

Edit: also, just food for thought, the more you crack down on something illegal, the more underground you push it, and the more unsavory that something will become.

Aye, that's been my biggest reasons for why I've spoken up against the banning.

1. It's wildly inconsistent for Square-Enix to only target Mare.
2. It's wildly inconsistent for other players to only want Mare gone.

If Square-Enix was taking out every mod, and the people celebrating the death of Mare were also begging for every other mod to be killed off, my opinion would be far different because at least there's some integrity in the company decision and player sentiment, as opposed to this self-righteous and selective hypocrisy where some of the same people mocking Mare's removal then proceeded to clutch their ACT and Cactbot's tightly and say "no no, these are TOTALLY not the same thing" when they absolutely are.

If this was just Square-Enix using the ToS as is written and enforcing it in full nuclear mode, oh well, it's literally there in fine print that we all signed to not use ANY mods. It's the disingenuous nature of it all, the favoritism even, from them and other people in the community that I find disappointing.