So I haven't quit XIV. Not entirely. I will likely make a WoW account though cause I've gotten back into that.

They meant playerscope and was corrected, but this makes a bit more sense on what happened since Square was on a witchhunt on anything using that method for the past patch.

Finally, and most importantly, please give the creators of these plugins we use so much some love. I know this is rough for them and probably heartbreaking. We'll be just fine going back to the old ways of sharing our OCs with modpacks, I promise you. I did it in the TexTools only days. ❤️

- Penumbra collections still work friends! I'm gonna be making some for all of my close friendos and if you would like to do the same with yours, I encourage you to. (Just be mindful of file size please.) - C+ profiles are also able to be sent to friends to make collections with. ⬇️

After looking into the Mare news further and talking to friends, here's what I know 🧵: - MCDFs still work now, but will not once Mare is down due to Brio needing it to load them. - The Brio dev has stated plans to implement offline MCDF functionality. (Awesome! ❤️) ⬇️

it just feels lame to be glad its going away bc you thought some ppl were yucky in the balmung quicksands or had cringe aesthetic choices. not saying you have to respect it, but have some consideration into what else is being lost, and who its impacting?

just remember when you're doing donuts in celebration that the loss of this is also meaning that it will become a lot harder to have ppl see their character with the right body type or gender. for some ppl thats really valuable for their self-expression. ffxiv doesn't really give us alternatives.

i will just say -- celebrating mare being shut down bc you thought some ppl were publicly obnoxious just feels super reductive and juvenile. it was a tool used by pretty much every single person i know and was very important to ppl in being able to convey their character. losing it sucks a lot!

I’m very sad right now. He’s a good guy & a pleasure to meet with at pax east and socializing with them over the year. It feels disheartening to see a friend do this but it’s not getting better.

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Latest Windows 11 is corrupting various SSD's, so best not to update for a while, or to uninstall the update KB5063878 if you have it (and then proceed to turn off immediate auto-updates until resolved). It seems to mostly affect people downloading/transferring (creating?) large 50GB+ files.

Did you drink enough water today you beautiful and capable bitch? 💦

can we reaffirm our agreement that we DO NOT TALK ABOUT MODS/PLUGINS IN GAME. they're already looking the other way when it comes to people posting pictures on social media, can we please not provoke them

it's possible to respectfully mourn the loss of something & acknowledge the widespread negative impact the loss will have while also being frustrated about behaviors that might have contributed to it happening. these things can and SHOULD coexist tbh.

OPH MY GODDDDD WHY ARE YALL PUTTING BAD REVIEWS OVER THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS YALL ARE SO STUPIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

instead of people complaining in the forums about the takedown I think people should just address the core root of the issue that we don’t have enough diversity in the character creator & hinge our criticism on that. that’s ultimately what a lot of us were trying to solve, so make them answer for it

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People review bombing FFXIV and talking on official SE channels over the Mare shutdown should get their internet access revoked for 72 hours and think hard on their life choices, jfc

listen the world is a mess but a judge ordered the Florida migrant prison closed, California passed their "fuck around, find out" redistricting, and James Dobson is dead this is the best net good news day in awhile, I really do think

You're completely right to be upset about mare but shouting about it on the forums, on steam reviews and in game and dropping the names of other plogins is only gonna make things worse for everyone. "I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM TAKE DOWN DALAMUD" no you wouldn't. Please stop.

i really think we should heed and respect floof's statement here

instead of just openly discussing third party tools on the forums gas this thread instead tbh forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/thread...

i think non-disabled folks can easily convince themselves that the future is knowable. at least generally speaking. but disabled folks don’t have that luxury and we’ve had to build the skill of accepting the unknown. that doesn’t mean we’re 100% okay not knowing, but we know how to cope.

Sometimes, being inclusive is about taking the stick out of your ass and having fun

hmm let us reviewbomb xiv and bitch at the official accounts and public official forums because a third party tool is being taken down this will surely not exacerbate the situation by any means yes yes masterful gambit everyone

*WILL pave the way *ARE CURRENTLY PAVING the way It's happening right now and has been for years

The amount of Schadenfreude I see online about the whole Mare situation by people who claim that only 'degenerates' used it is pretty disheartening. Modding, to me and most I know is not only fun, but an expression of the characters they had long thought out and built. As roleplayers at heart-

in the aftermath here, people will be looking for alternatives. I strongly urge everyone to avoid "LoporritSync", which is a functioning alternate server for Mare hosted primarily by and for people banned from the central server due to explicit mods involving children

game needs more inclusive body types and options, and some updates to customization in general. being able to pick body type and then pronouns would be huge. let my lizard be thicker, as well...on the plus side this will probably get me to stop relying on mods so much?

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something I've been considering for a while, but I'll likely be looking to step away from XIV modding while passing development of Ktisis onto a new team, if I can find people who are both capable and willing to do so

Kotaku here to make everything worse like always. Yoship special letter incoming.

being productive today by writing mini tutorials for my pals about how to export their character data and stuff. don't tell my boss please

if you want to take your feedback to SE start advocating/asking for more inclusive customization, like body types, pronoun options, muscle tone, age sliders, etc!! a really basic one for example is separating au ra horns from face type. don't focus on the loss of mare, ask them to fill the void.

I'm honestly considering quitting XIV. Mare's shut down is heartbreaking for me. Because of how Clara and several others look, it is essential for people to see them properly and it helped with GPosing a lot, especially with collabs. #FFXIV #FinalFantasyXIV #GPOSERS

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Yoshida closes by touching again upon the new principles they want to apply to content going forward and how it will be important for them to observe how players perceive this, so feedback is appreciated.

The patch note reading broadcast will air on patch day. The maintenance period won't be 24 hours long.

'Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition) releases October 17, 2025 in NA/EU.

Moving on to announcements: official merchandise will be available to purchase at a pop-up shop and the Square Enix e-Store including acrylic stands and a silicone ice tray.

An example they cite is a potential situation where a player demands another to use text macros for certain situations in combat and it was decided then.

A look at the chat bubble settings in-game. The color for each category of chat can be manually adjusted.

The team deliberated on whether to enable this feature during combat, and ultimately decided against it, as they don't want players to force others to use it.

Chat bubbles can be set to display 1 or 2 lines of text. Text will be automatically truncated if it exceeds a certain threshold. Chat bubbles will not display during battle or PvP.

Chat bubbles from player characters will be disabled by default. Text will display in the chat log normally either way, and bubbles can be set ON or OFF depending on chat mode. The chat bubble and font color can also be set based on chat mode.

Bakool Ja Ja knows how to play that? Koana can now admire how cute Clara is when she has no fucking idea what she's doing.

The character display range has been increased. The standard, default setting is 100 meters, but there will be a 'Wide' and 'Maximum' setting'. In the screenshots below, pay attention to the blue monsters that appear in the landscape and compare. This will not change the player display limit.