inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoNexus Mods' new owners promise they won't monetise the site to death as users panic at the whiff of venture capitalwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square125linkfedilinkarrow-up1488arrow-down14
arrow-up1484arrow-down1external-linkNexus Mods' new owners promise they won't monetise the site to death as users panic at the whiff of venture capitalwww.pcgamer.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square125linkfedilink
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoBut somehow eg. rdr2mods.com is free, and without account. Oh wonder.
minus-squarepsychadlligoat@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoMods for one game vs basically every game I could probably host the entirety of the mods on that site on my homelab, Nexus is exponentially larger and more complex
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month ago Mods for one game vs basically every game As it should be. Or are we pretending that centralization is suddenly good now?
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoIt has always had its perks.
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoYou mean cash for shareholders/owners? And a hassle to move to the next platform once it destroys itself?
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoDo you consider those perks? I certainly don’t.
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoCool hope they do a decent job moderating the servers they run and limiting malware exposure. I also hope they’ve taken steps to prevent themselves being used as a host for malicious entities to distribute malware to third parties
But somehow eg. rdr2mods.com is free, and without account. Oh wonder.
Mods for one game vs basically every game
I could probably host the entirety of the mods on that site on my homelab, Nexus is exponentially larger and more complex
As it should be. Or are we pretending that centralization is suddenly good now?
It has always had its perks.
You mean cash for shareholders/owners? And a hassle to move to the next platform once it destroys itself?
Do you consider those perks? I certainly don’t.
Cool hope they do a decent job moderating the servers they run and limiting malware exposure. I also hope they’ve taken steps to prevent themselves being used as a host for malicious entities to distribute malware to third parties
Ah, like the sites of the 90s.