Possibility to open FFXIV up to a moddable UI?

[Zenairis]

I do not know if it has been brought up or not yet but I thought having a moddable UI would be a great idea for FFXIV as it seems to be a great success in a few other MMORPG's.

Any other ideas and thought's on this?

[Balbanes]

I believe Yoshida (or was it someone else?) said that they're looking at the possibility of opening up XIV to custom mods. Could be wrong about this. I'm going off memory here and am not going to try to find a link for this.

[gifthorse]

PLEASE GOD NO!

We spend enough time looking at our health bars and whatever else, let's not add more stupid bars and timers to look at, which is what will happen if we are allowed to mod the UI.

[Ilean]

PLEASE GOD NO!

We spend enough time looking at our health bars and whatever else, let's not add more stupid bars and timers to look at, which is what will happen if we are allowed to mod the UI.

You fail. The UI is lacking really bad, and mods are optional.

[viion]

I know this was mentioned pre-release via Tanaka, I don't know if it is still under consideration as it hasn't been mentioned this.

You'll always have the argue of what is considered the fine line of modding or <something negative here>

PLEASE GOD NO!

We spend enough time looking at our health bars and whatever else, let's not add more stupid bars and timers to look at, which is what will happen if we are allowed to mod the UI.

Um... What? Lets go through this step by step for your brain
1. Oh I can mod UI
2. *turns of HP*
3. I like my mod.

....

[gifthorse]

Um... What? Lets go through this step by step for your brain
1. Oh I can mod UI
2. *turns of HP*
3. I like my mod.
....

What will happen is eventually it will become mandatory to have certain timers, bars, and other monitors to be functional in the game and then your UI will be cluttered with crap.

[viion]

What will happen is eventually it will become mandatory to have certain timers, bars, and other monitors to be functional in the game and then your UI will be cluttered with crap.

Why will it? You have what you want :S ... If theres no reason to see your Hp, then hide your Hp.........

[Zenairis]

What will happen is eventually it will become mandatory to have certain timers, bars, and other monitors to be functional in the game and then your UI will be cluttered with crap.

I doubt this actually many people came up with things for FFXI to display spell recast and timers on screen, of course it made FFXI more user friendly. I never used them because I was pretty sure it's against the ToUA.

Edit: I do believe it would be nice to see *some* moddability to the UI however.

[Balbanes]

I doubt this actually many people came up with things for FFXI to display spell recast and timers on screen, of course it made FFXI more user friendly. I never used them because I was pretty sure it's against the ToUA.

*snicker*
that's EULA

[gifthorse]

*snicker*
that's EULA

It's agains WotG.