When should I endorse/vote on a Mod

[Thirtythirtyone]

I am unsure whether or not I should endorse certain mod. What does it mean to endorse/vote for a mod?

 

For example:

 

Should I endorse a mod that I think is kind of cool, but don't really want to play with?

 

Should I endorse a super buggy mod that I nevertheless decided to play with?

 

Should I endorse a mod that I thought was just ok?

 

Should I endorse a mod that is obsolete? Two examples: The "Skyrim Vanilla Unofficial Patch" was made obsolete when the author released Unofficial Legendary Edition Patch.

A certain bug fix mod was made obsolete with "OneTweak", which was made by a different author.

 

Should I endorse a mod that I'm not sure did anything? Certain things are really hard to notice. For example, I am not sure if "Static Mesh Improvements", "Skyrim project optimization" did anything. They might have, so I keep them around.

 

Should I endorse a mod that had a lot of cool features, but those features weren't really to my taste? Hearthfire Extended added placeable furnitures, among other things. However, I couldn't be bothered to use those features.

 

Should I unendorse a mod that was very previously useful, but is now obsolete because something new is here? For example, Should I unendorse "Skyrim Vanilla Patch", "Unofficial Dawnguard Patch", "Unofficial Healthfire Patch" and "Unofficial Dragonborn Patch", now that "Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Editions Patch" is out?

 

Should I endorse a mod that I used purely because it was a requirement for other mods? I used "NetImmersive Override" because it was required for some other mods. I don't know it does by it self.

 

More specific examples:

 

I used "Bijin All-in One". It supposedly fixed bugs caused by the Bijin Series, but I wouldn't know, because I never experienced any bugs caused by the Bijin Series.

 

I used "Dragon Combat Overhaul". It provided a different kind of combat system. It was definitely harder. However, it also had some frustrating mechanics. Ultimately, it is a somewhat good mod, but not one I want to use.

 

I used Skyrim project optimization. It didn't create any bugs that I know of. On the other hand, I am not sure it did anything either. Of course, I wasn't really expecting to notice whether a mod optimized my game or not.

 

I played a bit of "The Rabbit Hole", but only a bit of it. It seemed somewhat cool; might be a bit buggy. I am not interested in playing more of it right now, but I might come back to it later.

I used "Lakeview Extended". It seemed pretty cool, and is beautiful. It would be a nice mod. However, I don't plan on keeping it due to possible conflicts / my computer being really bad.

 

I used "Dolls - children Overhaul". I can see that it is a nice mod. However, it wasn't really to my taste, so I don't really plan on using it again.

I tested out "The women of skyrim". It was cool, but I ended up deciding to use other replacer mods.

 

I used "Acquisitive Soul Gem Multithread", but it had a really annoying book, so I went back to just using "Acquisitive Soul Gems" instead.

 

I used "Windstad Mines". It is an ok mod; I don't think it is particularly special. It also doesn't jive with my sense of balancing, so I decided to remove it.

 

I checked out multiple bathhouse mods. They are nice and well-made, I don't think they have a place in a normal playthrough. I don't really see anything in them other than half an hour of exploration.

 

I've downloaded some "mods" that weren't actually mods. They are tutorials instead.

 

I used "Stone of Barenziah droppable" and "Apachi Skyhair". They are pretty good mods. But they are so unimportant that I can't be bothered to have it in my load order.

 

I used "Convenient Horses". It might have been a good mod. I never used horses, so I uninstalled it for my other playthroughs.

Edited February 26, 2017 by Thirtythirtyone

[Fatalmasterpiece]

You're thinking about this too much and making it too complicated. An Endorsement is similar to a "like" on social media. It doesn't mean anything other than "This is cool" or "I like this".

 

If a mod does what it says it does, it deserves an endorsement. Endorsements do not cost you anything, and you can endorse anything you download, so there is no reason to NOT endorse it, even if you didn't end up keeping the mod. The only time you should not endorse a mod is if you feel there is something wrong with is, such as it presents a glitch or problem in the game. So ultimately, it is up to you, but it gives a little something back to mod authors. I encourage you to endorse often.

 

You can only vote for one mod a month. These mods can then become Mods of the Month if they get enough votes. Again, this doesn't cost you anything but you may only vote once each month. Simply vote for your favorite mod you have endorsed that month.