Guild Wars 2

So, while browsing the GW2 Reddit, I came across this thing called SweetFX:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Guildwars2/comments/1ad6yn/for_those_asking_me_about_my_sweetfx_settings_for/

Just wondering, does this have even the slightest chance of being banned?

ANet’s already stated they won’t get in the business of certifying third-party programs. They actually have a very common sense policy on the matter.

Just consider if they OK’d a current version of some third-party software and the very next day the dev for that software released something that broke the rules, obviously ANet isn’t going to dedicate countless hours to certify such things.

So, it’s up to you and common sense.

Does SweetFX give you an unfair, game breaking and/or cheating advantage?

Does having control over vibrancy and anti-aliasing make you over-powered?

Does having the aesthetic inclinations to tone down bloom glare in game mean you are an evil person worthy of scorn and perma-ban from Tyria?

You must ask your self these questions, and answer honestly.

Meanwhile, I have some further tweaking to do to my SweetFx config file.

Yeah, ArenaNet doesn’t want to get in the business of saying what is okay or not okay, but SweetFX is very likely okay. To my knowledge, lots of people use it and nobody’s gotten banned for it yet.

It’s okay. I’ve been using it for months.

I remember seeing a few posts about this but it came down to whether having this gave you an advantage over another player, which it doesn’t, and whether it makes any changes to the current code of the game, which it doesn’t, making it okay to use. Just remember that because this is a third-party feature it won’t be supported by ANet and you must take responsibility if SweetFX changes or corrupts your files (which it doesn’t).

I’ve also been using it for months, don’t worry.