Asking me to upgrade for every single file downloaded ?

[thestarlion]

Personally, my view is that while I understand why they're doing it, it's still an advert - just for their own services. And Supporters aren't supposed to see ads. Which means Supporters aren't getting what they were promised.

Had I the means and the disposable income to upgrade, I would have. As it is, I have to content myself with Supporter.

[Guest deleted34304850]

Do you actually understand that supporting bad behavior only encourages and enables it to continue and get even worse? And you're making things worse for yourself and your fellow consumer/user? And that these people don't care about you and never will?

so that's a no then. okay, claro.

[starfis]

At first it was the always present "Downloads for non-premium members are capped at 2MB/s" and now this? I thought that was annoying enough, but having to chose everytime I download a file is little bit too much! If I would like to become a premium again, I'll do it because I want to support the Nexus, not because it starts bullying me if I'm not a premium member, thank you very much.

Edited December 13, 2019 by starfis

[SG013]

I don't appreciate being badgered for money every time I want to download a new file. This is making me not want to come here as often.

[jatinxyz]

nah bruv i'm never getting premium now. the f*#@ is this s#*! spamming man on each dl

[funniscream]

Who made this dreadful decision?

[MatthiosArcanus]

Nexus staff,

 

 

I completely understand websites are exceedingly expensive to host and maintain.

I also am 100% for a premium per-month feature set that people choose to get to support the site (and the other available options to provide support.)

While annoying, I was fine with the odd banner the past little while reminding me of the download cap.

The way I see it, at the very least that can answer questions newer users may have concerning the speed.

I would also be alright with that banner mentioning premium. Still very mildly annoying, but I see no issue with it, and could fully support this change.

I also firmly believe I would get used to this after a while and not be bothered by it, same as the other changes to the website I've seen over the years.

 

However I am not, in any way, shape, or form fine with an obtrusive redirection that reminds the user with every single download that they're a free member.

More-so that this is quite intrusive, and you have to go through more steps to download multiple files.

Then there is the issue of how this information is presented.

As soon as I saw this, I felt like I was on a questionable file-hosting site.

To be honest, this shakes my trust in the Nexus staff due to this association.

I'm never comfortable with those sorts of sites, and with very few exceptions, I avoid them.

Now with this feature in place, I get the same uneasy feeling with each download.

 

Again, I understand you need money to run the website, and to pay your employees a salary.

Please though, reconsider this change.

I rather strongly feel that this is objectively in poor taste, and makes the site less user-friendly.

At the very least, if you must do this (and I certainly am fine with a better implementation), I feel it would be far better design to, for instance, utilize the existing prompt system to offer these same options/reminders.

Staying on the files tab, especially with some mods with close to, if not more than, 10 different files, is all-around more fluid for the end-user.

I also feel that the information presented should do its best not to associate with the aforementioned sites.

 

Bottom line, with the sort of resources you have at your disposable, I believe that this particular change could certainly be done in numerous different ways that makes the end-user more comfortable with the info presented.

 

In closing, I mean no disrespect with what I've said, so my apologies if it has seemed that way.

This change has just gone too far in my mind, and I would like to have my voice be heard.

 

Thank you, Nexus staff, for maintaining this website.

There are quite a few reasons The Nexus has become the go-to place for sharing mods.

I only wish that you'll reconsider the implementation of this feature.

 

 

With respect,

-Matthios

 

PS: To the forum members that read this, please don't say anything something similar to if I can afford internet, I can afford premium.

That makes little sense as this is an additional cost, and not rolled into and covered by my internet bill (as I've seen some argue in other posts.)

Furthermore, I am unable to support The Nexus on a per-month basis due to a very tight financial situation (IE most months I have difficulty having enough money, after bills, for groceries.)

That being said, I have no issue making future one-time donations when I have money that needs to go nowhere else.

I don't expect any of this for free, so please don't assume that, and given a more lenient financial situation, I would certainly be investing in premium, and the site.

That is certainly reasonable and I feel that those who have that kind of money, and use the site often, should seriously consider some form of support.

I do, however, at least expect user-friendly design and implementation on a professional website (which I don't feel is at all unreasonable considering this is an expectation most have when going to a reputable site.)

[Vagent]

It is understandable that a site has to make money, however there are other of ways to do that.

Needless to say doing something like this when the countless mod makers on whom this web site is built make nothing is completely and utter unethical.

[Plemith]

Yeah so, this new page after click to download a file is just so mind-boggling, sure you wanna make money thats why you have the premium option, but going to download a mod and seeing "slow download" "FAST DOWNLOAD" just reminds me of shady sites anytime you go to download something, incentivising in a manipulative way (And yes, it really is manipulative, just because it's not on some russian download site doesn't make it different), I know I have a download cap you don't have to keep reminding me, believe it or not you don't have to make the use of a website purely annoying for free users, sure businesses can do it to push people to buy into their next "premium" service but it never bodes well (Looking at you most game companies).

Edited December 14, 2019 by Plemith

[Shanannigan]

This just makes downloading from Nexus feel like one of those dime-a-dozen file hosting sites. Making the site less user friendly does not incentivize premium membership, this is the wrong way to go about things.