Nexus Mods Policy Change Sees Modders Rushing to Delete Mod Files from Nexus Communities

From GameWatcher: "Earlier this month, Nexus Mods announced a significant policy change that would no longer allow modders to delete mod files from its website. The decision comes in support of the upcoming collections feature, which should make it easier for users to access entire sets of mods.

Opinions are, however, split and some modders have taken to deleting their creations from the website while they still can."

[Mikeyy]

I don't even understand why modders are freaking out about this???

[anubusgold]

I think they see them trying to pull some crap like blizzard saying we own your mods .

[Sayai jin]

I am not sure why modders are uspet.

[Rachel_Alucard]

A group of mod makers tend to act very autistic about many things. I remember instances where modders would delete their mods off Nexus just because Trump won the elections in 2016, entire novels written in a single post on the forums just constantly overthinking every single thing, and even just the fact that their mod is being included in a collection just because they want all the attention. This is because doing mod making in itself is a very sedimentary lifestyle and you really have to have this kind of mindset to even dedicate yourself to this kind of work the way they do. Similar to getting good at solving rubiks cubes in 4 seconds or speedrunning. You really have to push yourself mentally to do that for a life which is difficult for anyone else.

[1nsomniac]

…. Wow that’s a whole lot of stupid for one single comment!

[VanDamme]

Did you mean sedentary or sedimentary?

[CantThinkOfAUsername]

Not getting attention on their specific mods. If mods are included in a collection, you bet the majority of NexusMods' visitors will grab it instead of looking into each single mod, which will lower donations/Patreon subs.

[Rachel_Alucard]

They shouldn't be in this thing for money if thats their main gripe. This scene has never been about money but collaboration, and if someone decides to throw you a few bucks then fine. Just a few years ago, modders started turning to patreon and paywalling their mods which prevents collaboration since most mods use somebody elses work and nobody will ever want to split money on there. This god complex crap needs to stop and this deletion is a good way to filter out the terrible ones. 2 months ago one modder who made a bunch of Mass Effect mods deleted all his mods just because he was afraid they'd get ported over to legendary, "Oh the horror!" /s

[lodossrage]

Yeah but things have changed. Modding wasn't always about the money. But it is NOW.

And the reason why is companies try to monetize the people's work. So the way I see it, if companies can make money off these modders free work, then why shouldn't the modders make their money too?.

Heck, you even gave an example with Mass Effect. If I felt someone was going to take my FREE work and monetize it when I myself am not, I'd delete it too.

I don't like it either. But the fact of the matter is, we can't turn a blind eye to companies making money off people's work and then be mad at the ACTUAL CREATORS doing the same. Blame these gaming companies for trying to monetize free work in the first place.

[lodossrage]

After reading through everything, I have to agree with the modders deleting their work if they so choose. Nexus mods is literally claiming ownership of their work without actually saying it.

And what's worse is how some feel that the modders that leave can be replaced. That to me is a slap in the face. People have to realize modding in itself is a talent. You can't just "replace" high quality modders.

[BrainSyphoned]

Round up all the mods so MS can buy the real content Bethesda games are known for.