How Do You Feel About Windower?

I would argue that if your definition of "skill" is whether or not someone can count to 3 in their heads without the assistance of an on-screen counter, it might be time to find a new hobby.

Windower is illegal under the Terms of Service. FFXIAH.com is illegal under the Terms of Service. So is Allakhazam, so is Killing Ifrit, so is using any site, tool, or program not written by SquareEnix that decompiles, references, or in any way republishes any of SquareEnix's intellectual copyright, including any and all item, character, or mission data. Even posting screenshots is against the Terms of Service, unless taken via the in-game screenshot feature which watermarks SE's copyright over the top. Writing any fan fiction, derivative works, roleplaying, etc, is all against the Terms of Service. Letting any other player log into your account, ever, for any reason, is a violation of the Terms of Service.

I could go on. The point is, every single one of you, everyone, is or has violated the ToS at some point. Not a single one of you, especially none of you posting on this site, has any right whatsoever to accuse any other user of "breaking the rules." Period.

The only thing that matters is money. SquareEnix reserves the right to ban you for a ToS violation, but they are not required to, and they won't waste their time (or money) enforcing it unless it makes business sense to do so. In other words, the only thing that matters is if a particular 3rd party utility is causing more people to quit the game than continue playing it. It is the duty of 3rd party developers, and users of 3rd party tools alike, to not make SE lose money.

FFXIAH.com doesn't make SE lose money. Allakhazam doesn't make SE lose money. And neither did Windower, until enough of you started bitching enough to force SE to do something about it. So your desperate Appeal to Authority on this matter is inherently circular.

That's it. That's your entire pretentious, vaunted claim to morality in an online game. "Is the continued use of this utility making SquareEnix lose money?" If it isn't, and you continue to play the game anyway, then whatever tortured logic you use to personally determine what is "cheating" and what is not is completely and utterly nullified. Nobody cares, and neither does SE. Go whine somewhere else.

I think, that SE intentionally turns a blind eye to the windower. I believe, that a lot of the components, like TP viewing, and MP viewing through alliances, would be something they'd probably like to add, but because of limited space on PS2 they're unable to.

SE can't just up and create add-ons for PC and Xbox, but leave Ps2 behind. I think that they let Windower add the things, they'd like to but technically can't. You can't tell me that SE devolpers+Programers are unaware of the windower.

Trust me, they 100% know all about it. And do very little, except say "You don't talk about it, we won't talk about it."

Windower isn't about cheating or any of that other non-sense. It's just providing what SE couldn't do correctly in gaming ease. Since when should a game become such a pain just to find simple info? This isn't Ninja Gaiden...lol Yeah, you can make a macro, but if having it on the screen easily displayed is such a WoW move maybe FFXI should take some tips.

"OH you think that's hard?! I'm just the tutorial level! That's the next level over there!"

I think, that SE intentionally turns a blind eye to the windower. I believe, that a lot of the components, like TP viewing, and MP viewing through alliances, would be something they'd probably like to add, but because of limited space on PS2 they're unable to.

SE can't just up and create add-ons for PC and Xbox, but leave Ps2 behind. I think that they let Windower add the things, they'd like to but technically can't. You can't tell me that SE devolpers+Programers are unaware of the windower.

Trust me, they 100% know all about it. And do very little, except say "You don't talk about it, we won't talk about it."

Or just steal widowers ideas and make them there own for "there" updates. I'm looking at you autosort

I have hardly ever seen SE copying any "invention" found by users or other MMORPGs.

Though, I would appreciate to see WoW's barber in Vanadiel anytime soon!
While there's life, there's hope...

Here I'll bold it for you and I said stealing windowers ideas

I would argue that if your definition of "skill" is whether or not someone can count to 3 in their heads without the assistance of an on-screen counter, it might be time to find a new hobby.

Only Thing that i disagree about windower is the fact that u hav a slight advantage over consoles users xD

Console users can sit on couches while they play. HAX!

Only Thing that i disagree about windower is the fact that u hav a slight advantage over consoles users xD

Looks like Luig hit a nerve =P

Well, once you've played for several years, take me for instance, you need these extra "perks" to keep motivation to play. I've been playing for 6 years, basically since release, and I only use the the exp counter and the TP display. I think those are kinda beneficial to everyone in the party; it doesn't give them an edge, just makes it "more convenient" for them.

Console users can sit on couches while they play. HAX!

SE has you, and your broken in couch.

Look at the back of your skull now and you'll see the GPS tracking device. They're probably on the way now...and better believe they're bringing the ban hammer. lol

Look at the back of your skull now and you'll see the GPS tracking device. They're probably on the way now...and better believe they're bringing the ban hammer. lol

Naw, he's just too busy building his post count to read posts longer than a paragraph. lol XD