Recent quality by modders

[Majestic44]

I am a premium member and I wanted to address something. If this has been talked about already I apologize in advance. Before I begin, yes I know I don't have to download nor must I look at a mod if I don' like it. I am concerned with the fact that modders are allowed to post certain types of mods; eg follower mods or other types that clearly need pics to see if they are worth the time to download. This has been happening consistently lately and to me is a very disturbing new habit that I think has serious potential drawbacks, here's why.

 

Premium members, like myself subscribe to pay to get unlimited access and etc. Since this has been happening, I have noticed a sharp decline in the overall common standards that everyone expects from modders, and I personally think that Nexus should have some stricter standards made before a mod is allowed to be put up. I'm mainly concerned about things that have allowed "laziness" to foster in the most unbeneficial ways that would not motivate a veteran player like me to want to come to the site. Pics or other usual features before uploading are becoming a rare occurrence for mods that people would want to see before ever downloading it. The obvious result of this recent trend is useless clutter in your systems, less potential payable client base to keep the site up and running, and chance to lower the interest overall to play skyrim, which I love. Please set better standards, as I have been sincerely thinking about ending my long subscription I have had with your site.

 

Thank You

[Thandal]

You don't "pay to get unlimited access". No one pays for unlimited access to the Nexus. And you don't pay for access to "better" mods than someone else. You don't actually pay for anything except the knowledge that you help support the continued existence of this site as a FREE resource for modders and players alike.

 

The people who are uploading their works here are doing so to share them with others who might be interested. The Nexus requires only three things from those authors: Mod is "legal" (including rights and permissions); Mod "works" (doesn't contain malware or deliberately/knowingly break the game); Mod "Description" accurately summarizes what it does, (and this last one is a little flexible.) That's it as far as we're concerned. Authors are giving away their work for you to enjoy, or ignore, as you see fit.

 

The Nexus is NEVER going to have some kind of "quality panel" limiting what can be posted here. Some of the the best mod authors' first works were pretty poor. Thanks to the welcoming nature of the Community and the feedback they received here, they got better.

 

If you feel the Nexus is not providing you with what you need/want, you are certainly free to cancel your Premium Membership, and/or look elsewhere for your modding needs.

 

The Number One Rule on the Nexus is "Don't like it? Don't use it, but pass in silence."

 

Learn it. Live it.

[JimboUK]

Everyone gets unlimited access, we pay to get faster access, we certainly don't get the right to tell other people what they can upload or how they upload it. If a mod is need of images you can politely point that out to the author, add them yourself or move on to something else. As for "common standards that everyone expects from modders", we have no right to expect anything from modders, be grateful they're willing to share what they create with others, I know of several authors who no longer share mods publically because they got sick of the entitlement mentality that has crept into the user base of late.