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Nexus Mods' new owners promise they won't monetise the site to death as users panic at the whiff of venture capital

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/nexus-mods-new-owners-promise-they-wont-monetise-the-site-to-death-as-users-panic-at-the-whiff-of-venture-capital-the-new-owners-are-here-not-sitting-in-a-distant-tower-remotely-directing-us-all-towards-some-nefarious-goals/

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Obviously they will. Years down the road. 🤗

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  • MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    So, just half to death then?

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    • slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Just crippling pain.

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  • MetalMachine@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Thats what they all say when they get acquired. “Won’t change our creative direction” type bs.

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  • sparr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Maybe this is what it will finally take to get some of the bigger game communities off Nexus. It’s a decade overdue.

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  • umbraroze@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ok, so what is the current alternative nice option for SkyrimSE mods?

    Preferably one with a mod manager/download client. Vortex is kind of janky but it did the job. I’d prefer not to manage any of this stuff manually, like cavemen. it’s been decades you shouldn’t need to do that

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    • Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Preferably one with a mod manager/download client. Vortex is kind of janky but it did the job. I’d prefer not to manage any of this stuff manually, like cavemen. it’s been decades you shouldn’t need to do that

      MO2 can do anything Vortex can, and in fact, Stalker and Stalker 2 modders prefer it. The files just need to be hosted elsewhere. A lot of modmakers advise against using Vortex to begin with.

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      • umbraroze@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Oh, thank you! MO2 seems a lot more clean and simple than Vortex.

        …and in related news, now that I’m redownloading everything for funsies anyway, I have graduated from trying to keep my mod lists on a website to scribbling a list down in Joplin. With links and everything. In case these mods I’m using decide to move from Nexus or something.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Time to cancel the subscription for fast download i guess.

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  • narr1@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    sure buddy, unfortunately they done that already. I especially love the 3 mbps cap on downloads with free accounts.

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  • Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    We all know how these things go, so I understand everybody’s fears but please wait to react until they make actual moves toward crossing the line. I remain optimistic about the site’s future, and the recent ways they handled user feedback as it has been changing in the last few years is evidence I should be

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    • forgotaboutlaye@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I won’t stop using them because I (seemingly now foolishly) bought the lifetime membership, but I’ll be continuing to look for alternatives.

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    • fyzzlefry@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not going to continue to invest my time into an inevitable wreck.

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  • lechekaflan@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    File a lawsuit. Paying customers are supposed to do that if they were given an explanation but in bad-faith language.

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  • iamjackflack@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hahaha yea right… give it 6-12 months and that will change

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  • Thassodar@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    When is Nexus Mods 2: Electric Boogaloo?

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’re in luck, it’s already in the works.

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  • GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As if it wasn’t already.

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  • _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I wish I could say this surprised me, but I’ve kind of been expecting this for awhile. They’ve been slowly getting worse for years, it went from just a hobby project to a corporation.

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  • TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No they will sell it to someone that will though

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