Discussion: User Created UI Addons?

[Tonkra]

The FF XI UI doesn't work.

your opinion. not hers. your opinion is also that WoW has the best UI system. which isnt my opinion also... so...

What you still fail to understand is that even if something is not implemented, players will find way around it and use parsers etc. You can parse XIV actually, without even breaching the ToS (the logs are exported by using a native functionality and the parser doesn't need to hook itself directly to the game process).

Well parsing should be also not allowed, why shall it? you make invisible numbers visible for players.. isnt that kind of hacking/cheating/modding/manipulating around the game client, whatever? for what do you need it?

Tell me please why people should be able to see these things, if they are not implemented by the developer?

Bots are also not implemented and are highly used...

And one serious question.. do you need mods, to play a game? do you need mods/cheats, to be successfull in a game? did you need mods in offline final fantasys for being effective? just tell me, why we should need ugly user interfaces? to have advantages against players who dont use it?

in an online game? seriously is this your intention? i mean there was also a big base of players in Diablo II battlenet, which cheated their asses off. i think such a clientele enjoys having mods in MMorpgs too.

but please eleborate.

[Antipika]

Blabla

I'm not going to try and elaborate when I have in front of me someone whose knowledge in term of MMORPG is that low. You wouldn't understand anyway.

"Parser shouldn't be allowed" lol... As soon as numbers are visible and written anywhere (log, screen etc.) then you can parse. Do you know what parsing mean? Are you aware that it can be done with a piece of paper and a pen?

I'd like to know how SE will prevents me to use a paper and a pen to calculate my average damage.

[Tonkra]

Do you know what parsing mean? Are you aware that it can be done with a piece of paper and a pen?

I'd like to know how SE will prevents me to use a paper and a pen to calculate my average damage.

its not only about a dmg metre.. and your writing doesnt make you more sympathetic or intelligent, seriously. you dont have to blame people to have opinions about mods in an online game.

"knowledge of MMorpgs is that low" oh boo*.. you are such a pro gamer. at least im not refering to a casual game like WoW all the time and crying for "features" like addons, because you are unable to play without them or you want to have that exact playstyle which you had in WoW.
this is final fantasy and not WoW. thank you.

really these aggressive comments speak for these "so-pro-called wow community" which uses mods/addons and what the heck ever. i mean just go ahead. trust me, i played lots of MMorpgs and survived without addons. now you are going to come along and tell me that i dont need to use these addons.

but on the other side it gives you advantages in comparison to other players who dont use those "mods". and thats a fact. it seems that you want to have these "advantages" because you call yourself a "programer"

*sigh... really.. its so sad.
im wondering how the hell someone ever could beat the final bosses in other final fantasys without mods and user interface addons.


at least its an online game, so it should be exactly the same for all players and not for 2-3 peops who want manipulate/to mod the game. its ok when people want to change the interfaces appearance.. but do we need really "extra functions" which havent been intended from the developers?
the question is what is legal and what should not be allowed to use?
this is not an offline rpg like skyrim, where i dont care how many mods and cheats a player uses. here you play with and against other players.

well im out of this "discussion". use your addons/mods/cheats what the heck ever, and be happy.

[Wolfie]

at least its an online game, so it should be exactly the same for all players and not for 2-3 peops who want manipulate/to mod the game. its ok when people want to change the interfaces appearance.. but do we need really "extra functions" which havent been intended from the developers?
the question is what is legal and what should not be allowed to use?
this is not an offline rpg like skyrim, where i dont care how many mods and cheats a player uses. here you play with and against other players.

well im out of this "discussion". use your addons/mods/cheats what the heck ever, and be happy.

I think you literally do not understand what it means to allow modding and to open up a game's API. If they expose some ofthe API, then the people using it aren't cheating and they're using things that the developers intended for the people to use.

[Kallera]

I think you literally do not understand what it means to allow modding and to open up a game's API. If they expose some ofthe API, then the people using it aren't cheating and they're using things that the developers intended for the people to use.

But where does it get to the point where it becomes prohibitive for PS3 players to play the game? I take it they can't add mods and parsers from their system.

[Laughlyn]

But where does it get to the point where it becomes prohibitive for PS3 players to play the game? I take it they can't add mods and parsers from their system.

Im sure SE will approve / disapprove w/e addons/mods the community can
come up with before allowing anyone to apply these to their game.

Otherwise everyone would more or less use a craft/gathering bot 100% of the time.

[Wolfie]

But where does it get to the point where it becomes prohibitive for PS3 players to play the game? I take it they can't add mods and parsers from their system.

Then SE needs to keep up the pace with addon developers and update their default/PS3 UI to make up for the missing features that PC addons give.

Not that this scenario would happen anyway, because FFXI was fine on the PS2 despite the illegal bots and mods that were available on the PC; and because the exposed API will not let you do anything that isn't doable with the default UI.