Final Fantasy 14 producer and director Naoki Yoshida has once again warned players not to use third-party tools in the MMORPG.
In particular, there is one tool being used to check in-game character information not displayed during gameplay, which Square Enix is considering taking legal action over.
In a post on Final Fantasy 14 forum The Lodestone, Yoshida stated the development team is aware of this tool and concerns raised by the community.
“The tool is being used to display a segment of an FF14 character’s internal account ID, which is then used in an attempt to further correlate information on other characters on the same FFXIV service account,” explained Yoshida.
As a result, Square Enix is discussing requesting the tool be removed and deleted, as well as pursuing legal action.
Yoshida further assured players personal information is not accessible through this tool.
“Aside from character information that can be checked in-game and on the Lodestone, we have received concerns that personal information registered on a user’s Square Enix account, such as address and payment information, could also be exposed with this tool,” he said. “Please rest assured that it is not possible to access this information using these third-party tools.”