Iv121 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) as a modder, texturer(just learnt it since i got toons of complains on my erlier meshes about crappy texture, wich in that time i didt knew how to paint one) and as a coder, in comment section, i prefer comments, that gives both rose and thorns, that keep me going to learn more or develop/create more, but comments and rep down trolls with bad attitude and only got bad to say even thought he havent read, description nor the readme text in mod, that is specificly requires some skeleton or some other litle detail and then he come back to complain, pisses me off greatly, i was on the verge to join another comunity, and i stopped uploading on steam, first comment i got on steam was" u mod like crap go back to nexus", even yet this guy/guys dont have a single thing to show off. Well, go back to Nexus Sounds like a good idea :P . And where is that thread ? Never seen it... Edited July 20, 2012 by Iv121 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theru Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 as a modder, texturer(just learnt it since i got toons of complains on my erlier meshes about crappy texture, wich in that time i didt knew how to paint one) and as a coder, in comment section, i prefer comments, that gives both rose and thorns, that keep me going to learn more or develop/create more, but comments and rep down trolls with bad attitude and only got bad to say even thought he havent read, description nor the readme text in mod, that is specificly requires some skeleton or some other litle detail and then he come back to complain, pisses me off greatly, i was on the verge to join another comunity, and i stopped uploading on steam, first comment i got on steam was" u mod like crap go back to nexus", even yet this guy/guys dont have a single thing to show off. Well, go back to Nexus Sounds like a good idea :P . And where is that thread ? Never seen it... i deleted that comment on my steam upload mod comment section, i dont need to have that there, if someone is unhappy with my mod, just go and look another mod, no need to write a thing to express his taste, i model after my own taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forthemods08 Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 When you read all of this you start thinking about the meaning of life, why am I modding ... I HAVE NO IDEA , I QUIT :P (J/ks) That's why you shouldn't concern yourself with philosophy we don't know anything in it anyway :) . Instead you should focus on making mods, supporting mods, downloading them, whatever you're good at. That last line was philosophy right ? :( i am pretty amazing at downloading mods if i may say so myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veltoss Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 ahahahah yeah especially if you are struggling with the slowest internet line in the world to get the fil on the nexus :DWell, this may be a good excuse, but I have to say that it irritates me sometimes when someone posts something like a new armor or retexture and don't post any pictures, even several hours or days after posting the mod. :unsure: Your title is a bit decieving. You should also add why are some users weird. Weird users make up for more weird modders.Amen to that.. not only weird users, but lazy users who can't read or simply aren't willing to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankdema Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 well if someone doesn't add the images after days from the release it has something to hide or he is completely stupid :D....we were talking about two or three minutes after the upload.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMutton Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I always just hide the mod until I've got everything set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Brasher Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I always just hide the mod until I've got everything set up. This is the procedure that is supposed to be followed when uploading. When your files, your screenshots, your readme, tags, and file description are all set up right and you have double checked them, then you set your file to visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stemin Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Some modders are insane masochists. (Like myself for instance.) Modding can be pretty brutal. Blood, sweat, and tears to build the mod. Then you might find out that there are certain computers it doesn't work on. You might find out that it conflicts with a really popular mod and no one will want to use your mod because they want the popular one to work. On the computers your mod does work on, the gamers may not be able to figure out how to install it even though the readme clearly tells them how to. The gamers may not understand how they are supposed to use the mod and say that it is broken or they don't like it. (And this is all because they did not read the readme and learn what it does and how to use it.) The gamers may say things like, "Yes, your mod does work on my computer, and I can see that you put a lot of effort into building it, but why did you build it this way? You should have built it like this: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX... " But some modders are not masochists, have some other mental illnesses, or are not insane. A sane modder would be likely to quit modding or else go insane. Many sane modders have nervous breakdowns or otherwise go temporarily or permanently insane. They are likely to disappear as you describe at this point. Some of the narcissistic, solipsistic, anti-social, misanthropic, or zealot behaviors you may have witnessed by various modders are the results of various mental infirmities common in the group. If you want to really understand the state of mind of a modder, take a dance with Sheogorath and build a mod. But here I go with the logorrhea. No one really wants to read the rambling words of a madman, much less trust them. David, from your posts I've read (and I think you answered a question or two of mine) you seem like a pretty good guy, so take my criticism with good intentions, but I just don't get it. I know you weren't the one who stated that modders aren't paid, but speaking from someone who heard that same statement from more than one moderator on here, modding is a volunteer position, the same as moderator. You don't have to do these things. So you have to ask yourself, what is your reason for doing it? If you're doing it for yourself because you enjoy it, then who cares what the users are complaining about or what mods don't work with your mods. If you're doing it for the gratification of being on the hot list or something like that, then hey, if you want to be popular, this is the price you have to pay. Because at that point you're not doing it for you, you're doing it for the people who use your mod. And I'm not addressing you just personally, this is more of a blanket statement towards modders in general, but speaking from my own personal experience.... I haven't released a mod for a TES game, but I have modded other games, and honestly I don't care what other people are doing when I make my mods. I'm doing what I think is a good idea. I gotta tell you... for me, the worst part about making a mod isn't the effort put into it, or the time it takes. Everytime I learn something new it's an exciting accomplishment. The worst part for me, is because I made the mod, I know how everything works! Nothing worse than creating a level that you think is really cool, but you can't even enjoy because you know how to get through it 100% And let me just add here, that I think modding is severely overrated. It really makes me roll my eyes when I see people who can't even tell if a feature is part of a mod, or from the stock game (btw, I detest the label "vanilla" as well.) And I watch them install so many mods that the game starts crashing and they have threads about who has the most stable setup. Want to know the answer? I do. I run it stock. My game has only ever crashed one time. That's not to say there isn't some good mods out there, or some that I want to try, but I don't need to install 50 mods at once and change the game to have fun. And it's appalling to me the attitude some modders have as if they should be owed respect for something I didn't ask them to create in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forthemods08 Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 http://i.imgur.com/dMo29.jpg relax im just kidding... or am i? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tg08096 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Admittedly, i did not read through all the posts before posting, so I'm sorry if this has been said already. I'm going off of memory here, but a few months ago, a modder said that he wasn't going to be on much longer due to circumstances in his home town. When asked what those circumstances were, he explained that there was some sort of conflict going on, where several people he worked with and others he lived around had been killed over the past few days, and he was afraid for his life. Not everyone has it easy in life, and a lot of people find it easier in another world than the one they were born in. There are many reasons for this other than the one above, but it's the same result. Some people have serious gaming addiction issues, where gaming actually negatively affects their lives/jobs/relationships/physical health etc. It stands to reason that some of these people are modders, and it stands to reason that some are trying to kick the habit. Some players aren't very social, let's face it, a single player rpg isn't exactly a social activity. When you play your game and tweak your character and level the stats you want and put the time into developing your character, essentially what you are doing is modifying your character so you can play the game in the way you want to. Modders have taken this same concept to the next level, They modify the game so they can play the game in the way they want to. Who the hell wants to be normal anyway I personally love modding and everything it brings, whether it be good or bad. But I'm an older guy with a nagging wife, and if you had my wife nagging at you, then a few mod users crying 'CTD' is bliss. lol lol. I used to get, "What, don't tell me you're playing with dolls again!" I guess that was supposed to get me to stop playing by attacking my masculinity by implying that playing Skyrim is comparable to playing with dolls. (and it was Oblivion at the time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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