Overview

• Yoshida published a detailed post reaffirming that he tolerates personal, client‑side mods when they follow the user agreement.
• He set two bright lines for mod use: do not infringe on other players’ experience and do not harm the core game, its services, or intended design.
• Mods that make changes visible to others, including appearance‑sharing tools, were described as especially problematic because they manipulate game files and undermine fairness.
• He cautioned that publicly shared NSFW images tied to the game could expose Final Fantasy 14 to legal action by regulators in some countries.
• Square Enix outlined responses such as asking users to stop, requesting creators remove features, or adding in‑game countermeasures, following the Mare Synchronos shutdown and subsequent Steam review‑bombing.