In a VOD, you can see Bagel Goose being sent to Final Fantasy 14 “jail” which is an area called Mordion Gaol where players are sent to talk to a general moderator. The mods violate the terms of service of the game and now, Square Enix has taken action against streamers like Hiroro and Bagel Goose for using the mods. One kind of popular mod includes those that allow players to enhance the information tracked by in-game HUD to display information like battle mechanics, and damage-per-second output which is often used by high-level players to clear tough raids. While the game continues to receive regular patches, players have taken it upon themselves to create mods that improve aspects of the game like its visuals or quality-of-life features. The active moderation is the latest development that has sparked a larger conversation and anxiety about the use of mods in Square Enix’s popular online game.įinal Fantasy 14 is a bustling online world where players take on high-level, multi-stage raids as teams. The two streamers, Hiroro and Bagel Goose, had their characters put into into an in-game “jail” after streaming the game while using mods that violated the terms of service. Developers have taken action against two streamers that used mods while playing the MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 live to an audience.
