VRChat Players Are Furious After Mods, A Critical Part Of The Game, Are Banned
The number one rule for living a peaceful life is to not mess with anime girls online--one edict VRChat has decided to break by implementing Easy Anti-Cheat, a program banning all mods.
In the initial announcement, VRChat stated Easy Anti-Cheat will address malicious modified clients that bad actors use to harass or attack other players. Even non-malicious modified clients, VRChat added, can still create moderation and support issues.
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«Every month, thousands of users have their accounts stolen, often due to running a modified client that is silently logging their keystrokes as well as other information,» VRChat said. «These users--often without even realizing it--run the risk of losing their account, or having their computers become part of a larger botnet.»
Mods have always been against VRChat's Terms of Service, so this isn't a decision coming completely out of the blue. However, VRChat users developed a very robust modding scene over the years, and the community is, understandably, incredibly upset about EAC.
VRChat users showed up in droves to review bomb the game in Steam and to express their unhappiness in the official Discord. A blanket ban on mods without prior acknowledgement of all the helpful mods people use, be that for accessibility or quality-of-life, frustrated players.
VRChat user Foxispo gave an example of VRChat's accessibility mods. There are movie worlds where deaf and hard-of-hearing users will use a mod to add
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