On downloads and Supoorter tier

[Oracles1]

I am aware that there are already multiple threads discussing the new download interface, but I wanted to bring light to a specific issue I and other users are having.

When I purchased the Supporter tier, I was promised no ads for life.

However, everytime I download a mod, I'm prompted with an advertisement to the nexus website itself.

Is this not breaking that promise?

One might argue that these aren't really ads.. but they are: "a picture, short film, song, etc. that tries to persuade people to buy a product or service", in this case, the Premium service.

I honestly feel betrayed for having contributed, and I'm sure others are too.

And while I can only really speak for myself, I feel discouraged, and not encouraged, to purchase the Premium serivce, which I believe is the opposite of the intended effect.

Will the staff please reconsider this recent change?

[HDMFanatic]

I'm a supporter myself because I also didn't want to be overloaded with ads, but having "GET PREMIUM" shoved in my face every time I get a new mod is pretty obnoxious in my opinion. Vortex tells you the same thing in its' UI on the download section telling you to get premium so that your downloads won't be capped.

[Jinxxed0]

Yeah, maybe limiting the amount of these prompts that supporters see could work out. Or even maybe making it less jarring for supporters. Like, how it stands out with the white/light grey background on the files page. Maybe it could still be there but make the background color the same dark grey as the rest of the files panel.

 

I personally don't mind the changes too much, but i also don't like them either. They don't make the user experience better for me or anything. They just don't bother me so much. They've already improved the download by getting rid of the count down. The extra clicking and the list of benefits parts is still kind of...icky though. But i mean, beggars can't be choosers. Giving a little bit of support to the site grants you a bit of benefits. It's debatable whether or not if it should give you more. Maybe the promise of no ads including nexus ads could apply to supporters from a certain date like a grandfathering type of system, but I have no idea how difficult that would be.

 

There's gotta be a middle ground though. I'm fine with everything personally, but the list showing you the differences between free downloads and premium downloads similar to those shady download sites is kind of obnoxious. I'm curious if that specific tactic works on many people. Like when downloading mods from various sites that use those hosting sites that offer premium downloads. Do people who download a ton of free mods really actually sign up to those sites and pay them money for faster downloads or do they just accept the count downs, the slower speeds, and the other stuff meant to annoy them into buying something. Because i've never been tempted to do it myself. For the nexus specifically, I'll probably use my donation points for premium, but that's something I can do because i just happen to make a few mods that have been opted in for DP. If I were a regular user, I don't know, honestly.