Pops53

In response to post #24731774. #24731829, #24732304, #24732414, #24732439, #24732464, #24732534, #24733239 are all replies on the same post. However the Nexus business is still in one piece. You made the right decision staying home. Pops

I've had time to calm down. I agree with Chesko in what he said about Nexus. I believe that the Nexus is a business. I like that I can find free mods here, but I realize now that it is Dark0ne's business. I understand how he could rationalize accepting funds from Valve to help his business. Playing ads and having subscribers help his business. It realize that it may not have started that way in the beginning, but that's the way it is now. You don't take trips to Spain without money. People that don't understand this are in for a disappointment. I also realize that modding isn't going to be what it was in the past. Modding was birthed in the passion for creation, and I remember feeling that passion when I discovered mods. But...people are right...things change. Modding is also going to become an occupation, just like Contracting is an occupation. People will do it for money to improve their lives. There's going to be two types of mod environments now - one environment based on the passion for modding and the accolades and admiration (and perhaps donations) that come with that; the other environment will be based on business and personal gain. I cant honestly say which one is actually better, or which one will be the future right now. If I had to make an educated guess tho, I would say that modding as a means of improving one's life is going to edge out modding for passion. These are just the times we live in. People need money to live, and modding will become another way to get it. I applaud the Nexus for being a place where I could learn without cost about modding and try out passionate modders' work. I applaud all of the modders who develop these things because of their love for gaming. But I also understand that this won't always be the case. What I am most concerned about is the disappearance of places like the Nexus and ModDB, and the disappearance of the passion and fun of modding, based on corporate profits and politics. I am an old man and I have seen it all; believe me when I tell you that these corporate entities want you you to pay....forever. I appeal to all of you who mod and use mods to pull together here and keep that modding passion alive.

In response to post #24608229. #24608459, #24608944, #24609039, #24609259, #24609439, #24609544, #24609824, #24609959, #24609974, #24610559, #24610884, #24610914, #24612029, #24612584, #24613009, #24613049 are all replies on the same post. Silver is Silver: you knew beforehand and you participated instead of telling Valve to push off... so you'll get what you've earned. Pops

In response to post #24615234. #24615334, #24618949, #24619709 are all replies on the same post. I won't be moving forward and buying ANYTHING. I'll put Skyrim down for the long cold sleep before I do it. Millions for defense, not ONE penny for tribute! Pops

Well, as Dark0ne says, the first shots have been fired over paid mods over in the Steam Skyrim Workshop. It hasn't been pretty. As a Skyrim mod user, I am disappointed that it has happened so quickly, but I guess it was inevitable. I hope, as this goes forward, that everyone stays civil and debates the issue and not the people, because it is the people who have made the mods and changed Skyrim for the better. Pops