Modding in general, and what we get from it

[PeggleFrank]

Modding in general is something many of us here find enjoyment in. You can go up to someone on these forums, and ask them if they like mods/modding; they’ll probably say they do. Ask them if they have fun with mods, and their answers may vary slightly more, but they’ll still probably say yes.

I used to mod Skyrim very lightly, with only 4 or 5 mods that made small changes, such as increased head bob or minor modifications to skill trees. I then discovered Nexus and the NMM and went on to install over 270 mods - few of them worked together, but the game ran most of the time and I got 30-60 FPS consistently, so I had no issues with it. That being said, I rarely played the game, and my hours on Nexus/the NMM started to rack up, while my actual hours playing Skyrim did not. At some points, I didn’t even play the mods I installed, or check to see that they were working. I simply installed all the mods I wanted after a few hours or so of searching, closed the NMM, and went on to play some other game. Sometimes, I would go in-game just to configure the MCM menus before leaving.

Now, all throughout my time in the Skyrim community, I’ve had fun modding and playing the game, regardless of how much I was playing the game or how I was modding it. The question I have is, what do we get from modding? What entertains us, draws us in, and motivates us to continue modding? Do we even need to play the game to be interested in modding it? Do we even need to mod the game to be interested in playing it?

Those are the same questions I’d like to ask you.

 

1. How many mods do you have right now?
2. Do you have more large mods (SkyRe, Perkus Maximus, Falskaar, etc.) or small mods? (small modifications)
3. Do you think you’ve spent more time browsing and installing mods or playing the game?
4. Do you have more fun modding the game, or playing the game?

 

1. How many mods did you have when you first started out?
2. Did you have more large mods (SkyRe, Perkus Maximus, Falskaar, etc.) or small mods? (small modifications)
3. Do you think you spent more time browsing and installing mods or playing the game?
4. Did you have more fun modding the game, or playing the game?

 

[rms827]

Ahhh, what the heck, I'll play.

 

How many mods do you have right now?

I'm in between play throughs right now - last run was 223 mods. :blink:

 

Do you have more large mods (SkyRe, Perkus Maximus, Falskaar, etc.) or small mods? (small modifications)

Multiples of both

 

Do you think you’ve spent more time browsing and installing mods or playing the game?

Sadly, probably browsing, installing and making compatible instead of playing, lol

There are TONS of great mods I find and want to try though

 

Do you have more fun modding the game, or playing the game?

Definitely playing

 

How many mods did you have when you first started out?

Wow, nothing at first actually. I got Skyrim real close to release day

 

Did you have more large mods (SkyRe, Perkus Maximus, Falskaar, etc.) or small mods? (small modifications)

More small mods definitely (once I started adding them) . The huge ones have always been more rare

 

Do you think you spent more time browsing and installing mods or playing the game?

Back then; playing since there were less mods to browse

 

Did you have more fun modding the game, or playing the game?

Answered Above

Edited May 24, 2015 by rms827