Overview

• The project went offline at 5:00 a.m. on August 22 after its creator set a shutdown deadline and removed the main repositories.
• Creator DarkArchon cited a legal inquiry concerning the project, declined to share details, and asked users not to speculate or harass anyone.
• Registrations are closed and the client, server, and API repositories have been pulled, with related supporter memberships disabled.
• Mare let users sync and view each other’s cosmetic mods via add‑ons and a Discord/Lodestone verification flow, and its removal ends the easy sharing method without stopping client‑side modding.
• Players are voicing frustration in forums and an influx of negative Steam reviews has pushed FF14’s recent rating to Mixed, while uncertainty grows over where enforcement lines will be drawn.