Quote Originally Posted by CCheshire View Post
Mods started getting big in 2017, so what kept you until 2026?

If anyone wanted to find some real meaning beyond virtual points in an MMO, then try a new hobby, ideally something away from tech overall since the idea that someone else can use their own PC and their own paid sub is actually extremely upsetting to OP and everyone else here. No one can take the exp of learning guitar away from you too.
Mods were not big until well into Shadowbringers which launched in 2019 and didn't truly become popular until a certain plugin functionality to make modding extremely simple was created. They were extremely niche and kept quiet before that.

What a strange thing to say that people who enjoy MMOs should find a new hobby if they don't like people cheating in the game. It's a fairly standard stance across the genre. People don't like cheaters. Most games don't have tools so readily available and take so little action towards egregious use of them. There is a big difference between someone paying a sub and playing the game as intended (or with a little cosmetic and qol modding) vs paying a sub and then modding it however they like to be able to cheat at the game.