Because we all know how Bethesda’s reputation was ruined by Skyrim.
Capcom is worried that mods “offensive to public order and morals” will ‘tarnish’ the rep of their PC games
Submitted 1 year ago by Goronmon@kbin.social to games@lemmy.world
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scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 year ago
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Although I don’t understand the appeal of Leon in a g-string, I also understand that Capcom didn’t make the mod.
Heads up capcom, the religious conservatives of the world are angry that kids are playing games and not praying. Your reputation is already in the sewers.
Chariotwheel@kbin.social 1 year ago
This might be an issue, however:
In a separate slide that’s explained a little more fully, the company adds that the impact of mods on their reputation isn’t just the result of someone stripping Leon Kennedy down to his knickers. Players who install mods only to suffer performance problems such as crashes, freezing or save data corruption can end up turning to Capcom for support, which can then eat up workload and development budget that might otherwise be spent on creating higher-quality games.
ante@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This sounds like a load of corporate bullshit that they’re going to use to justify preventing modding of their games.
Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 year ago
I've worked in software support for a decade and saying "We can't support you because you modified this" is pretty standard. And with automated replies they don't take too much support time.
Geek_King@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah that logic on their part is horseshit, anyone savvy enough to mod a game that isn’t mod friendly knows that if they have instability that’s on them for modding in the first place. All the times I completely hosed my Skyrim install with mods, or my Cities: Skylines install with mods, I never once thought about contacting the game maker for support. So to act like across the board modding will cause a flood of support requests is dishonest.
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 1 year ago
Gee capcom. Got any hard evidence that people who install mods are going to you for help?
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Capcom’s poor decisions tarnish worse than mods
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
You know what tarnishes the rep of your games? Shitty business practices.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 year ago
Capcom exec is mad that someone replaced the 9 foot tall dracula woman with Thomas the Tank Engine.
Kaldo@kbin.social 1 year ago
Oh no, are we gonna see corporations go after mods now, under the guise of morality and public decency? Fuck offffff
Geek_King@lemmy.world 1 year ago
May as well try to prevent the tide from coming in by fighting it with your fists.
cottonmon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I can’t help but feel this stance is because of a recent fuck up where a person hosting a tournament didn’t turn off his nude Chun-Li mod.
Sir_Simon_Spamalot@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That would be an issue of moderation, tho, not the mods themselves.
noxy@yiffit.net 1 year ago
then why did they make so many of the monster hunter monsters so outrageousky attractive?
paraphrand@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Yeah, it really is their fault for dressing like that.
noxy@yiffit.net 1 year ago
but they’re all naked!
Monkeyhog@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Honestly, if it isn’t “offensive to public order and morals” I’m not that interested.
rockerface@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Is this the same Capcom that published Devil May Cry games? I’m not sure they need modding to be offending public order and morals
beefcat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
it’s also funny how this was a pretty long and nuanced discussion about modding, but social media is brewing a shitstorm over this one cherry-picked statement.
val@infosec.pub 1 year ago
I don’t think I’ve seen any public backlash hitting the developer or publisher for the content of a mod being “offensive to public order and morals” since the hot coffee stuff, and that was only because it was content already in the game. This is almost certainly a lie and the real reason is they’re worried mods will compete with things they’re selling.
beefcat@lemmy.world 1 year ago
[deleted]val@infosec.pub 1 year ago
It was literally the reference point I used in my post for the last time I’ve seen any real backlash, in the first sentence.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 year ago
More like they’re worried that mods will outshine them and tarnish their reputation as developers.
FrigidAphelion@lemm.ee 1 year ago
lmao fighting r34 is the definition of futility
popekingjoe@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The Internet is for porn. R34 rules that roost.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
The mod to give Monster World’s monsters cocks and cloacae was the best fucking mod ever
mergingapples@lemmy.world 1 year ago
That’s a thing?
Diprount_Tomato@lemmy.world 1 year ago
It’s not just futile, it’s like fighting the fucking hydra
Sabata11792@kbin.social 1 year ago
If anything I expect to see more fine degeneracy out of spite.