Possibility to open FFXIV up to a moddable UI?

[Reika]

why do ppl think if there adding UI mods they would allow other type of mod like what wow haves? I bet any UI mods would have to be pass by them first before allow to be used on the game if not then they have hacking problems again lol.

Who knows? It could turn into that if Modding gets out of hands and people make mods that pretty much play the game for you, all you have to do is press the right key (healbots). say X healer doesnt have the newly developed healing mod, and misses a heal by 1.4 seconds. there WILL be that person that goes psycho when he/she finds out that person didnt use healbot...

[Reika]

There are already guild's in above mentioned MMO that 'require' you to use certain mods just to join the guild...

[quantumsaint]

I'll never understand why anyone is against adding features that allow for more customization options. I think Warp is right that the PS3 release will prevent any mods from becoming "must-have." Once the PS3 version is released, the PC community will be the minority. There may be mods available for PC, but they will unlikely be available for PS3 unless officially released as DLC or something similar.

One thing I would like to see added is collectable themed frames, like in Chrono Cross. They could be obtained through quests and enabled through the configuration to provide different UI themes, like a jungle theme or whimsical ones with chocobos and moogles.

[Dranio]

Do you guys know what they mean by UI mods? You assume it's all these extra mods and everything. I read it as a graphical/layout modification. Maybe I'm naive in that but being able to change the layout and/or appearance of the UI is different from what you guys are assuming. The first I'm all for, the second not so much, and until they say exactly what they mean by "UI Mods" (which, with SE, could mean something completely different from most peoples assumption) I'm going to hope it's just graphical/layout type of mods.

Not saying you're wrong, but until they actually give details I'll remain hopeful about it.

[Balbanes]

The problem is if they make mods for the boss encounters we may face down the line, people will start 'requiring' you use them to join a raid or HNM group. Like how people 'Require' you to use vent to be in their LS's already (I am in no such LS >.>). It wont be a matter of optional use for long.

Is this a fault of the UI mod itself, or of the people and the way in which they use/misuse them?

[Cairdeas]

Personally I just want the ability to chose an VII styled UI

[Reika]

When i see moddable i immediately think mods. there is another thread for Customizable UI, Which is something i would like. But modding is another monster of customizing.

[Randis]

With 'mod' i am sure was meant, uploading other images as UI background, changing Font/Font colors.

[Reika]

Is this a fault of the UI mod itself, or of the people and the way in which they use/misuse them?

Mostly the peoples. But, the presence of these mods and the ability to use them can change people. Kinda like money.

I'm sure they will add the ability to use similar mods that will eventually be designed for FFXIV. We can only hope the communities don't mutate negatively as a result.

[Akumu]

Knowing how strict SE is with their games I doubt they allow mods like in WoW where you have things like healbots. If anything the only mods allowed would just be the look and rearranging of the ui in some amazing graphical manner. I doubt SE is going to allow people to have the game dumbed down in anyway from a third party source.

I love the idea of being able to change visual appearance of the current information,provided by SE, to my own likings.

I am against the idea of allowing mods that displays extra information or plays the game for you to dumb down the experience. This would also hinder ps3 players wouldn't it?