ENB "peals of wisdom" on game startup

[Katarsi]

(My keyboard "misfired" and there's 'peals' in the headline instead of 'pearls'. I cannot correct this, unfortunately)

 

 

I love ENB, it enhances my game tremendously, and I've gone to great lengths to optimize my game so that framerate is consistent with ENB enabled. I appreciate everything that Boris has done and is still doing to make this utility as good as it can be, and a vital asset for stunning visual features in the game.

That said... I feel COMPLETELY OPPOSITE about how this utility's author is treating users.
For example, forcing the users to see author's personal opinions and statements every time they start their game. And he's not giving us an option to NOT see them, even though these lines belong in a forum discussion, or perhaps as notes on the utility page - not inside of the utility itself.

 

Imagine if ALL mod authors did this in their mods/utilities. Imagine opening mod's MCM menu and the first thing you see is a message from the author as the only thing in the window, about how their mod is supreme to all others, before it switches you to the actual menu.

Sure, Boris has the right to do whatever he wants with his creation, especially since it's free to use. But this is borderline molestation of users who regard ENB as something they can't play without. As a consequence, many users are doing the exact opposite from what Boris is trying to achieve with those messages - ditching ENB and switching to Community Shaders and the follow-up mods.

That's exactly how I felt on several occasions when I started up my game and was greeted with a tedious message that I really, really don't have to see - especially since I'm ALREADY using ENB, and appreciating it.

 

I am not discussing this on ENB Forum because there are apparently privacy issues with the site.
When I tried to log in after registration, my antivirus blocked my login and gave me this lovely message, twice:

 

But since this is a utility for Skyrim SE, I don't see why I shouldn't talk about it here, at least.

 

I am really, really bothered by those messages on my screen whenever I start the game, and just like many other people, I don't appreciate when something is forced on me.

 

I am just expressing my feelings on the matter, given that we as users are basically helpless in addressing this issue and have to put up with it. Maybe, just maybe, enough people will express their dissatisfaction, and the author would remove these forced personal inputs from the binaries.

 

 

Best wishes to everyone.

Edited August 5, 2023 by Katarsi

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I agree that it is not professional to put remarks in, but they occur while the game is loading and helpless, and modding is not a professional setting anyway. For me, it is no harm and no bother. I even kind of like the quaintness of the phrases, e.g., "sweet lies" and "bitter truths". I think it came about as part of some drama that I am not privy to, but I know that the Redditors are set against him and maybe he feels a little miffed for people's ingratitude. Modders are human, after all, and not factories that simply produce for free. So, yes, I agree it is bad practice, but it is no harm in this case, and it is regretful there is an animosity going on that might be the cause.

[Katarsi]

I agree that it is not professional to put remarks in, but they occur while the game is loading and helpless, and modding is not a professional setting anyway. For me, it is no harm and no bother. I even kind of like the quaintness of the phrases, e.g., "sweet lies" and "bitter truths". I think it came about as part of some drama that I am not privy to, but I know that the Redditors are set against him and maybe he feels a little miffed for people's ingratitude. Modders are human, after all, and not factories that simply produce for free. So, yes, I agree it is bad practice, but it is no harm in this case, and it is regretful there is an animosity going on that might be the cause.

 

People who are not involved in that drama shouldn't be a part of that drama. I'm just a simple user in this whole thing, just like you are. I don't have to suffer for something that's not my business to begin with. While it may be "cute" to you, it's irritating for me, and it's generally invasive.

 

If Boris is genuinely threatened by someone on Reddit or wherever, and his good work's functionality was actually compromised because of it, he could have made a public statement about it wherever possible so it's visible for everyone, and people could act accordingly. I personally have no idea what really went down, and more importantly - whether it concerns me as an ENB user. Everything considered, I'm pretty sure the answer is "no".