Final Fantasy 14 Director and Producer Naoki Yoshida Condemns Third-Party Tools and Datamining
The first Final Fantasy 14 raiding groups have begun to clear the Dragonsong’s Reprise (Ultimate) raid, prompting director and producer Naoki Yoshida to congratulate the victors. However, his congratulation came with a stern reminder that Final Fantasy 14 has a zero-tolerance policy on third-party mods and datamining.
Normally, when a Final Fantasy 14 raid team wins the World First clear for its content, Yoshida congratulates them on their victory personally. This time, he was unable to congratulate them by name, as there was irrefutable evidence the teams had used third-party plugins to help clear the content–a breach ofFinal Fantasy 14’s Terms of Service.
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In the letter Yoshida shared withFinal Fantasy 14 players, he outlined what third-party tools garnered priority investigations for penalties and explained its reasoning for the forbiddance. Many of these tools provide additional information about a difficult battle to make clearing it easier–which is unfair to other players who aren’t using those tools. Yoshida insists all content in Final Fantasy 14 can be cleared without these add-ons with practice and dedication. In fact, he said using these mods carries more risks than rewards and asks players to refrain from doing so.
He also commented about datamining–the retrieval of files from the game’s servers and leaking them to the public. Final Fantasy 14 encrypts its files to prevent datamining, but mistakes happen. Yoshida asserted Final Fantasy 14 considers these leaks “utterly unacceptable,” as they “undermine the efforts of the development and operation teams, but also take away from our players’ enjoyment.” He said leaking such information is grounds for legal
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