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Deprecate / remove "platform / multiplayer restriction" variable entirely

The "platform" / "multiplayer restriction" variable usable on resource packs, behavior packs and skin packs is shown overreaching on some platforms for over a year (see MCPE-189600), it is also bad for players, and recently the disconnection screen (which currently can only be obtained when accepting invites) was made more blunt, while there's no mention of it in any of Minecraft sites, and I think the platform restriction variable needs to be removed entirely rather than continue support of which it harms more players. The variable disallows multiplayer depending which platform players have activated the add-on on.

Reasons why the platform restriction needs to be removed:

  • It's not used on every Marketplace contents
  • It's not used on every community packs from third-party sites
  • It is bad for players (end users)
  • It is not mentioned in Minecraft Help
  • Microsoft docs did not state what it is.
  • It affects the Super Mario Mash-up Pack on the Nintendo Switch via MCPE-235961 and MCPE-189600
  • It also affects platforms that don’t use it, via MCPE-236099 and MCPE-236202
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    The "platform" / "multiplayer restriction" variable now also affects platforms that don’t use it via MCPE-236274

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    The platform restriction variable blocks multiplayer from being usable, and social engineers (including but not limited to scammers) can use that "advantage" to create a content pack that is platform-restricted, even when the player finishes doing that the they want (i.e. best case, the content pack would have "Post a comment on my add-on to unlock multiplayer" on it's name or description that actually doesn't work).

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    The most ideal outcome is to severely nerf the restriction so it should only yield errors telling the developers of the add-ons or mash-up pack to remove the variable itself, making all "platform restricted" content cross-platform compatible without patching.

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    The "platform" / "multiplayer restricted" skins in Preview version could result in players unable to enter some worlds with multiplayer disabled with that skin, which you can learn more in MCPE-239565.

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    The "platform" / "multiplayer restricted" skins can now cause players to unable to enter worlds with multiplayer disabled, this includes the Super Mario Mash-up Pack, which you can learn more in MCPE-239565.