On August 21, Final Fantasy 14 players took to Steam to protest a recent move from Square Enix, as the game received waves of negative reviews and dropped its recent review rating to Mixed. The mass reviews came after the creator of a popular Final Fantasy 14 mod called "Mare Synchronos" announced it was shutting down after its creator received a legal inquiry from Square Enix.
In short, Mare Synchronos allowed participating Final Fantasy 14 players on PC to share modified player character models and loadouts with their peers for various roleplay or social purposes. However, the use of Mare Synchronos and other player-created addons is against Square Enix's terms of service, as outlined in the game's licensing agreements. Given that Square Enix does not currently utilize any anti-cheat clients or mod detection systems that would otherwise deter players from using them, the company instead relies on reports and visual proof as evidence to take action against any offending users.
Although Final Fantasy 14 is in the middle of a subscriber drop, the company's recent actions have triggered a strong response from some players. On the official Final Fantasy 14 subreddit, news broke that Mare Synchronos was shutting...
