KamariBVB Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 (edited) All right, ya'll. I think we can all agree that this has been a very hotly discussed issue the past few days. Barring the legality of what is going on, and the questionable reasons why, I'd like to add a few things to the conversation. I do not claim any ownership whatsoever over these ideas; NexusMods can profit off of using them as it sees fit. First of all, you need to keep people with data capped internet connections in mind when developing this new version of vortex. I know the struggle of having 100 GB of data/month, using it up in a week by accident, and then having to suffer through speeds so slow that it made using the internet borderline pointless because everything was so slow and time consuming.. .Slow as in if-Netflix-even-opens-at-all-its-a-nightmare-to-watch-because-the-video-stops-to-buffer-and-takes-forever-every-three-seconds. SLow as in me using the search engine on XBOX one for mods and it taking twenty minutes for the initial results to even show up. Slow as in it seeming like a miracle that something would download from NM at a speed faster than 1mbps while using a premium account. Also, will people have the option to download mods individually once this is implemented? I also think it will be important to include a walkthrough for how to set up collections, especially those that contain mods that are particularly complicated .It would be a serious shame if a Collection got ruined because the creator of the collection didn't understand how to update one of the files. Setting this aside, though. Nexusmods. Really. Why? You said in the announcement post yourself that this is the biggest modding site ever. Why would it break the Collections to include opt-out options, given that there will probably be plenty of mod authors willing to participate and that a mod deletion can't break a collection it was never part of? Why risk violating the Terms of Service for Bethesda? Or is my mind deceiving me when it thinks that the fact that the TOS specifically says people can upload mods to third party sites and still retain ownership means that this is violating the terms of service? Why was the browser analogy necessary in the announcement post (literally no one cares what browser someone uses to download their mods. It makes no difference). I look forward to hearing your responses. But don't bother referring to that initial announcement post you made, because none of the justifications in that post made any sense whatsoever. Edited July 27, 2021 by KamariBVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Nexus has no way of knowing if any particular downloader has a data cap or not. That is something the user needs to be aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darqonus Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 Since the server already knows the size of each file they could set something up to track per person how much they have downloaded over X period. It would make for a pleasant feature for them to add on to the site. Not saying this is something we should expect them to do but it would make for a useful feature for a lot of folks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted34304850 Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 if you're on a capped plan why are you even using netflix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamariBVB Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) I am aware that Nexus does not have a way to check for data caps. What I do know, however, is that someone told me it would be easy to add functionality to vortex so it will not use that data.Also. It actually was not usually me watching Netflix; it was my mom. She is the type to always be productive during the day, so she deserved to be able to chill for a few hours in the evening to watch Glee or something. Edited August 2, 2021 by KamariBVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deleted34304850 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 doesn't matter who was using what - the point remains - if you're on a capped data plan then its no-one's fault but your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyYou Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Yaâll. I am aware that Nexus doesnât have a way to check for data caps. What I do know, however, is that someone told me it would be say to add functionality to vortex so it wonât use that data.Also. It actually wasnât usually me watching Netflix; it was my mom. Sheâs the type to always be productive during the day, so she deserved to be able to chill for a few hours in the evening to watch Glee or something.Erm, don't want vortex to use data? Don't download any mods with it...... Vortex can't magically download anything without burning thru your data allotment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickysaurus Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 You can limit the max speed of downloads with Vortex, but not the total amount of information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showler Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Windows 10 itself has the ability to set a connection as "metered" and control the amount that is downloaded per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamariBVB Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) You can limit the max speed of downloads with Vortex, but not the total amount of information.I am not sure if you are missing the point or not. I am aware that Vortex can not change the data usage. But could it be programmed to do so? Someone told me the answer to that is not only yes, but it would be easy to do Edited August 2, 2021 by KamariBVB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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