Regarding the recent policy changes.

*sigh* I always hoped this day wouldn't come but I suppose it was inevitable...
Anyway basically if theirs no means of obtaining the information via the game(including all regions) we can't use it that would include information like

• Data about unimplemented ranks i.e we can't say how much dex is provided by rank 5-1 cooking...
• no splash data of weapon(although we may be able to have a splash category i.e "Huge Splash"

I'll think of more later

Oh, there's a hell of a lot we won't able to obtain without the game files.

• Food effects (upper/lower/weight)
• Hidden skill details
• Hidden shield bonuses
• Human/Elf/Giant/Pets aging/leveling stat values (because most come in floats)
• Drop rates from gathering (without mass testing)
• Base success rates of production skills
• Possible reforges

And a hell of a lot more. I'm getting tired of scrolling through the files to find out what else we won't be able to get without them

Oh, here's a big one.

Determining most of the changes in a patch

You forgot the Skill training requirements being copied as well. (Puppet)

Well, that could be found in the game without digging. It's just a lot quicker if we do dig. :P

Pet stuff too...