Official Statement: Regarding Mod Usage and Culture

[Rithy255]

If it does confirm anything it's that having "Mare Lamentorum" in your Adventure Plate, and possibly even the letter "C" with some slash mark near it (if you know, you know) is probably going to be treated less tolerably from now on.

I think that's a good thing people had a weird culture of synching with strangers and even I got random tells about mare from people I don't know, about mare with nothing in my profile to indicate if I have one.

People were 100% too comfortable about sharing it all over the place.

[MsMisato]

If it does confirm anything it's that having "Mare Lamentorum" in your Adventure Plate, and possibly even the letter "C" with some slash mark near it (if you know, you know) is probably going to be treated less tolerably from now on.

whats the letter C with some slash mark? I swear i learned so much stuff from this over the past two weeks like moon aand mare and all other words XD

[KurumiMitsuki]

As a returning player from pc to console i will say that using mods made my game better bc of my character customization and i just used to like quality of life mods im thankful that SE didn't shut down all mods for the players who still use them keep it up i miss using them and i will forever be a supporter of mods and quality of life mods <3

[Ath192]

I have no issue with his response. It is logical.

[Swordsman]

"Another example of such a feature: a mod that allows players to freely equip optional items and display them to others. What does that say to the players who go through the trouble of saving up to purchase these goods from the FFXIV Online Store? Are these players losing out by not using a mod?"

So part of the reason SE is doing this is because the cash shop isn't as profitable. Unbelievable.

[MitsukiKimura]

"Keep it to yourself" Simple. Almost too easy.
You can all move on now.

[OMGJesuis66]

It is very funny to me that he used examples of Cash Shop gear and Ultimate weapons.

I do not know anyone that genuine care about either. I would argue not even the Ultimate raiders care since they never use the Ultimate weapons they got.

The clear and prestige being more worthy than those visual pollution.

Heck, "The Necromancer" title has more prestige than those things, c'mon.

[Swordsman]

"Laws that regulate the content of video games grow stricter by the year. These laws are there to protect minors and for a variety of other reasons, but the fact remains that they are tangibly becoming stricter."

So the previous theories of the mod getting banned to cut down on minors being exposed to adult material are at least somewhat true then.

[Y2K21]

Im glad to know my position of "SE will actually do nothing but finger wag about mods again without solving the actual issue" was correct.

Hopefully, mod users will learn to keep this stuff to themselves before they receive the next finger wagging two years from now.

[Oizen]

I give it a week until we have more modder drama