projectninebreaker

I hate to say it, I have about as much ability at modding as a rabid gerbil, so I'm one of those irritating (and very many) people who don't contribute much to the modding community. I'm effectively on mod benefits, the hard working modders making sure I survive in life - because without modded Bethesda games I'd die a little inside. I've seen a lot of emotion regarding the 'paid mods' fiasco. Don't get me wrong, I think that modders earning from their good works (and not earning from their bad ones) is a good idea, I'm just not sure a general low-regulation marketplace was the best idea. How often have you bought a game and felt robbed within an hour? Now imagine thousands, maybe tens of thousands of mods, each with a price tag: how many poor quality mods would it take to put you off the idea of buying more? And how much money would you be willing to pay for some of the excellent mods for Skyrim? There are massive overhaul mods, massive weapon and armour packs, and some modders focusing on single items to add to the game. Given the choice you'd probably add as much content as possible to the game whilst paying as little as possible - that's what I'd do. So a lot of the first time modders or those that add little bits to the game would be ignored, the majority of buyers aiming for the high content from the 'elite' modders. Fair enough, they've put a massive amount of work into them, but it'll be the same as the high street, the major powerful companies holding dominance and the small sole traders dwindling from existence. This whole 'pay-for-content' mess is going to take a while for everyone to clear up. Those that were hoping to sell there stuff are bound to be screaming at their screens and pouring forth every ounce of bile onto every forum they can find. If I was a modder and just been shafted like this I'd be making the entire world feel me fury. As a leeching mod-user, I'm happy to have a bit longer to try out the mods on here. But it has made me appreciate the modding community a whole lot more. I used to think 'people wanted to create something extra for their game, now they've shared it, nice, I'll try it out', but I see now that those that devote a lot of time to it are a bit miffed to say the least. I think it's time we were more supportive of the providers of some excellent content. The top file for Skyrim on nexus has over 4 million unique downloads and over 270,000 endorsements. I'm sure the creators would've been glad to have been paid for this content (I'm not suggesting they were going to sell this!! I know absolutely nothing regarding their intent, calm yourselves). I know it's all too easy to download a mod, enjoy it, and completely forget about where it came from. But try and remember to endorse a mod you like playing, and try to donate something even if it's only a few pence (or cents). It's not gonna be a massive hit for you financially, and the modders will feel a hell of a lot more appreciated for it. Just think of some p*ss-poor DLCs you're bound to have bought for other games, and the several pounds/dollars you wasted. Here you just get it for free, so donate when you can.