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• ✅ Mare Synchronos, an overseas FFXIV unofficial MOD, suddenly terminated its service due to legal issues.
• ✅ Criticism and anger are voiced against Square Enix's actions against a large community with 200,000 users.
• ✅ The official position prohibits the use of MODs, but there is a lack of clear explanation for the reason.

I raise personal thoughts on MODs and external tools, and questions about this service termination.

• ✅ MOD refers to modified data that changes the game's scenario, graphics, system, etc., and is also called 'external tools' in the FFXIV community.
• ✅ There is an official opposition to the use of MODs, but there are also positive aspects.
• ✅ I think it is important to prevent the FF brand image from being damaged due to excessive exposure or sexual content.

Personally, I don't prefer MODs that damage the FF brand image, but I mention that there are necessary parts.

• ✅ MODs cannot be officially approved, but they can meet users' needs and motivate them to continue playing the game.
• ✅ There is a stronger positive culture for MOD use overseas, and FFXIV needs to embrace tolerance as a global MMORPG.
• ✅ Elements such as sexual role-playing (ERP) are also part of the entertainment supported by human desire, and are tolerated in FFXIV.

I suggest that if MODs work in a positive direction, it may be better for Square Enix to overlook them.

• ✅ Mare Synchronos is not a simple 'outfit MOD' but an 'outfit sharing MOD'.
• ✅ You can share outfit MOD information between users through a function similar to a friend list.
• ✅ It may have been sanctioned because it undermines the motivation to purchase paid costume items.

I question whether there are other reasons besides the decrease in profitability, and look at the reactions of overseas communities.

• ✅ Square Enix may have been forced to impose sanctions due to external pressure.
• ✅ International monitoring of illegal activities such as child sexual abuse is being strengthened, and regulations such as the UK's Online Safety Act (OSA) are being implemented.
• ✅ It has been argued that the Mare Synchronos MOD prevents minors from accessing FFXIV.

I hypothesize that the strengthening of international regulations may be the cause of this sanction.

• ✅ Square Enix may have sanctioned Mare Synchronos in order to introduce its own glamour information sharing function.
• ✅ It is expected that the system of converting whiteboard content into character codes and sharing them can also be applied to glamour.
• ✅ This may be a measure to prevent the contributions of the MOD community from being buried when the official function is introduced.

I raise the possibility that Square Enix is developing its own glamour sharing function, and express my expectations for it.

• ✅ MOD regulation is a careful decision that comprehensively considers various factors beyond the simple concern of reducing the number of players.
• ✅ Square Enix will carefully deal with the advantages and disadvantages of MODs and external factors.
• ✅ Please share your thoughts or episodes about glamour MODs, and your opinions on the glamour sharing function in the comments.

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