The second incarnation of Final Fantasy 14 debuted in 2013, and it is confirmed to be much more resilient than the model that arrived in 2010. Nevertheless, there’s been discontent within the FF14 group currently over the elimination of a well-liked mod, which led to the sport’s subsequent review-bombing on Steam. Now, director Naoki Yoshida has addressed the mod controversy with an enchantment to gamers.
Yoshida’s full remarks have been posted on FF14’s official site, and he requested that excerpts from his assertion not be utilized by media shops. However since his response was almost 2,000 phrases, a concise recap is unavoidable. The concern began when Sq. Enix’s attorneys despatched a letter to modder DarkArchon concerning Mare Synchronos, a mod that allowed gamers’ custom-made avatars to be seen exterior of their very own recreation. As soon as Mare Synchronos was eliminated at Sq. Enix’s request, some followers shared their fury in the form of negative Steam reviews.
Though Yoshida notes that he tolerates mods and has admiration for some fan-made creations, he is towards mods that violate the sport’s intent or design in a detrimental method. As a possible instance, Yoshida famous that Sq. Enix might face authorized penalties in some international locations over nude character mods on show within the recreation. He additionally cited custom-made appearances that mimic paid content material from from the sport for instance of devaluing the providers and collectibles that Sq. Enix sells to supply the income the sport wants to stay financially viable.
Yoshida concluded his assertion by saying he respects the custom of modding in PC video games, however he additionally requests that gamers accomplish that whereas respecting the principles and integrity of FF14.
Late final yr, Sq. Enix expanded Final Fantasy 14 into the cellular realm and launched the sport’s fifth growth, Dawntrail. Extra just lately, Yoshida has shared his intent to verify Final Fantasy 14 stays suitable with PlayStation 4 so long as attainable. Nevertheless, he added that the restrictions of the PS4 {hardware} could make that much less possible going ahead.