inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square107linkfedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]pcgaming[email protected]
arrow-up1444arrow-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 day agomessage-square107linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]pcgaming[email protected]
minus-squareyeehawlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down9·1 day agoIt’s still an extra barrier. There’s zero point other than tracking what people do.
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down7·edit-21 day agoNews flash running the servers isn’t free. Yes they are tracking us. That’s how they pay to keep the servers running. If your not paying you are the product.
minus-squaremalwieder@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·1 day agoIf you’re paying they’re also tracking you.
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoBut somehow eg. rdr2mods.com is free, and without account. Oh wonder.
minus-squarepsychadlligoat@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day 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 day 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 day agoIt has always had its perks.
minus-squareLucy :3@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 day agoYou mean cash for shareholders/owners? And a hassle to move to the next platform once it destroys itself?
minus-squareJigglySackles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours agoDo you consider those perks? I certainly don’t.
minus-squareForester@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day 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
minus-squarewizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·1 day agoIt also tracks what you’ve downloaded to provide update notifications and encourage you to participate in the mod quality ratings system. It’s not 100% without reason beyond tracking users.
It’s still an extra barrier. There’s zero point other than tracking what people do.
News flash running the servers isn’t free.
Yes they are tracking us. That’s how they pay to keep the servers running.
If your not paying you are the product.
If you’re paying they’re also tracking you.
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
It also tracks what you’ve downloaded to provide update notifications and encourage you to participate in the mod quality ratings system.
It’s not 100% without reason beyond tracking users.