Fair Play Policy Update: February 2019

Geno1isme, on 14 February 2019 - 01:40 PM, said:   If the check is actually run by the client, how about the client actually warns users on launch that they have problematic mods installed? Doesn't have to list details, and to minimize abuse potential warnings could be limited to like 1/week and real accounts with like 500+ games. That would practically invalidate any claim of being an innocent victim of the system in case a ban actually happens.   You have to admit the current "fair-play-policy" is somewhat blurry. Esp. considering that it allows stuff that was previously considered illegal (like white wrecks), deems other features illegal that were previously tolerated at least (advanced autoaim) and in some cases is drawing a fine line based on implementation details (like reload timers). There is no certain way for users to ensure that all their mods are safe, not to mention the whole issue with modpacks where probably 95% of people don't even know what they're installing (heck, even modpack authors don't always know what crap they're actually including).   Even assuming that mods offered on the modhub are guaranteed safe now doesn't prevent them from becoming deemed illegal in the future, so in theory at least any installation could become "illegal" over night. Also any check routine will eventually trigger false positives.