[2021] Explaining our ‘Creator Mode On’ Statement

During Devstream 158, we made a statement directed at Broadcasters specifically to keep ‘Creator Mode’ on during the upcoming New War quest - we acknowledge that this was a bit confusing in its implications.

For those unaware, the ‘Creator Mode’ option obfuscates information about your account, including email addresses in the login screen on PC. We respect the privacy of our Streamers, and wanted to ensure that no one accidentally leaked their information amidst the excitement of the Quest!

In order to simplify our intentions to protect Streamers, we are changing the login screen to partially obfuscate emails for all players on PC. This is a permanent change and login details will continue to stay partially hidden after The New War. Creator Mode will no longer be necessary for privacy reasons, but will continue to obfuscate other in-game spoiler information!

Hope this clarity helps!

TL;DR:

Creator Mode obfuscates email, which is important for player privacy when streaming.
But, we are going further and just making emails partially obfuscated anyway independent of Creator Mode to avoid any issues. 

5 hours ago, Circle_of_Psi said:

How will this effect the New War?, will it block important parts of the Quest, or only still block things like "Operator Mode" cuz some people don't want to see/hear or even acknowledge its existence   

Having 'Creator Mode' on will not negatively affect your quest experience! :)