Interview for the admins (school Project)

[twilightblade]

question 1:

 

What do you think of the recent amazing mods that came out for fallout 3 and oblivion? is it astounding? awesome? so-so? or mediocre? (separate answers for fallout 3 and oblivion (so i can say for both fallout3nexus and tesnexus))

 

question 2:

 

what do you think motivates these gamers/ modders to create mods?

 

question 3:

 

If one word could describe the mods that came out with one word, what would it be?

 

 

 

thanks, this'll boost my grades by a longshot! :thanks:

[madman132]

If the Admins gave interviews to everyone with a schoolproject, they wouldn't have time to administrate anything ;D

 

So i hope i can help you with my absolutely invaluable expert Opinion ;D

 

I played Oblivion since it came out, so i do have some knowledge about the Development of Mods over time.

 

 

about Question 1.: For Oblivion: Astounding, for Fallout 3 it's "awesome". While the Mods still are very good, i thought more Oblivion modders would flock to Fallout 3 since the GECK is pretty much the same thing as the Elderscrolls construction Kit. I thought Modders which create some of the ridicolously huge Mods with more Quests then the main Questline would work on Fallout mods since there are more possibilitiesin the Geck. I thought wrong.

The Reason for this may be the GECK and it's similarity to the Construction Kit; It's very confusing to sift through the hundreds of Tiles for Buildings you have in Fallout 3. In Oblivion, it was quite easy to build something because for every straight Wall, you have like 4 different tiles. All of them can be found in an seemingly endless list, but you'll get around and at some Point, the cryptic Names of the Tiles wont bother you anymore.

 

Now in Fallout 3, you have more tiles. Way more tiles with cryptic Names which look almost alike. To build something like a Vault, you'll need like three times longer then with a Dungeon in Oblivion. That is why you may have recognized the Vault 112 main Chamber in many Mods with a large Room.

 

In Oblivion, I have to think about "Lost Spires". The only thing not feeling professional here is the Techno music and the cheesy Voice Acting for the Bosses. Other then that this thing, made by Modders, surpasses the Work of professional Game Designers.

 

 

Question 2.:

Not even the Modders themselves can answer that for certain. I find it relaxing; you can do something useful with absolutely no deadline, unless you set one up. I can sit around and wait until "Inspiration" hits me and i think of something to get around this and that Flaw in the GECK or Construction Kit or maybe my own ineptitude as a Modder. I have all the time in the World to have my Mind conjure up something nobody has ever thought about, which has to be easy enough so that even i can do it.

I do have a talent for that, but it's getting very difficult in Oblivion with the thousands of Mods already there :D

 

Another Reason for modding is, sadly enough, Attention whoring. Some Modders invest waaaayyyy too much time and Efforts into their Hobby and then think they're going to be rewarded in some way. Maybe some People think that this and that rather big mod is wonderful. The Comments of those will be pretty much the only reward you'll get. If that is enough for you, fine, but no one should mod for that Reason. You'll get a lot of Trolling along with any positive Comments. The Nexus forums are very sensitive about that, too sensitive in my Opinion. If you make anything available to any Audience over the medium Internet, there will be Trolls. I have this Theory about Trolls being People who vent their Aggression at People they don't know or care about over the Internet, which is actually a good thing as you can dismiss such trolling as someone who needs to vent.

I wish the Guy before me in that Traffic Jam would have trolled someone before he got there, so he would be a bit calmer and therefore less annoying.

 

Around here, trolling is so extremly hated that even some contructive Criticism is banned because it's written a bit too bluntly.

This may be a Reason why so many modders release their Stuff here, because they are so well protectet. I think the Nexus Staff has had its fair Share of crying Emokids who where a bit whiny because the Nexus Staff refused to do ridiculous things for this and that mod which is the greatest thing since sliced Bread, at least in the eyes of the modder. Those People need to learn that most Downloaders do not know exactly how much work this is and most of them do not care one bit.

 

 

Question 3.: Well, this one sure is shitty. I already answered it in question 1. "Astounding" or "Awesome" would cover it. Here's a positive thing about attention whoring: I get to play even more Content. Frankly, i do not care about the modders; how could i, i do not even know these People.

But i do enjoy the Content they create and since it's here for free i play it. I consider myself being helpful when i drop a line of constructive Criticism, extra careful of course so i wont hurt anyone's sensitive Artist Soul :P

 

I'll download a mod because i think it may be fun. I'll drop a line with my Compliments, but any Suggestions that i'll make are pretty much all the useful reward you'll get from me.

Considering that most downloaders don't even go this far i'll find it pretty astounding that some People would go to the lengths they'll go to create Mods.

[twilightblade]

NICE~! with this i can put the words 'Awesome' and 'Astounding' in my next vid! (im supposed to make a vid about anything, and i want to do one on the nexus! your words of wisdom will definetly be used!) and now with this i can quote your words and put them into my vid if thats okay!

 

q 2 was for my english work. im supposed to find something hard to do and ask people who do it, how they are motivated.

 

q 3 was shitty my 'study-buddy' told me to write that.

 

anyway thanks!