Not a big fan of this.
This sounds like they want to integrate themselves deeper into the modding setup with the likely end-goal of being a requirement to that setup. The problem there is they have a history of de-platforming mods (regardless how you feel about those mods personally) and declaring themselves the owner of mods (by refusing the removal of mods they wanted in Collections).
Allowing them more control over what mods users can access seems like a step backwards.
Preventing removal (from lists) was just necessary.
Its not unreasonable to say if you release a mod and others depend on it you cant change your mind. Imagine if anyone could remove their contribution to the linux kernel at any point.
Its not about them taking ownership, its about them preventing petty drama which is actually the most important job for a mod site.
And at the end of the day, moddb and gamebanana are still around and have plenty of content, including many of the same mods that are on the Nexus’ most popular games (e.g. Bethesda games). Losing it would be extremely rough, but modding doesn’t have an existential need for Nexus and I don’t think they’re capable of changing that.
Not a big fan of this. This sounds like they want to integrate themselves deeper into the modding setup with the likely end-goal of being a requirement to that setup. The problem there is they have a history of de-platforming mods (regardless how you feel about those mods personally) and declaring themselves the owner of mods (by refusing the removal of mods they wanted in Collections).
Allowing them more control over what mods users can access seems like a step backwards.
Preventing removal (from lists) was just necessary.
Its not unreasonable to say if you release a mod and others depend on it you cant change your mind. Imagine if anyone could remove their contribution to the linux kernel at any point.
Its not about them taking ownership, its about them preventing petty drama which is actually the most important job for a mod site.
And at the end of the day, moddb and gamebanana are still around and have plenty of content, including many of the same mods that are on the Nexus’ most popular games (e.g. Bethesda games). Losing it would be extremely rough, but modding doesn’t have an existential need for Nexus and I don’t think they’re capable of changing that.