If you're a PC gamer you've become accustomed to the concept of mods and their bearing on the PC world. Over the years some games have been saved thanks to user mods while others have used them to greatly extend the life of there titles. So given the prevalence of mods I can't help but wonder if they couldn't be used more by developers.
What if developers bought mods from users and made them into patches?
As The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered takes up 125GB, original designer Bruce Nesmith recalls fitting Skyrim into a tiny file size.
Skyrim is still my favorite ES game. I’m playing through it again right now since I never finished it.
Morrowind is by far my favorite. But I’m getting old and played Daggerfall Morrowind and Oblivion before Skyrim
That judicious lack of oversight permeated everything in Bethesda's RPGs, in a positive fashion.
I much prefer a left alone Obsidian and Larian Studios. Bethesda's formula has grown old for me.
Larian hit another level with DOS:2 and then took it even further with BG3. They do high quality work.
I agree, I found it an interesting game. But nowhere near worth the hype (unless you include mods)
Skyrim blew my mind when it released. That game took me to the gaming, promisedland. Going back to it when it was updated for the PS5, it felt slightly rough around the edges, but great for its time
We should leave Obsidian alone. Bethesda on the other hand should be kept under constant psychiatric observation.
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I would love this.
Its a great idea for everyone involved. The mod creators get credit and attention for their projects. The developers get to make money on free content.
Its a win = win situation.
It would also lead to a standardization in quality when it comes to the mods. As any mod user will tell you, all mods are not created the same.
nope because then we'd have to pay for them in some way.
It would be a win win. Cause the modders get something, and the game would be fixed. Usually the modders make the game better (performance etc, [just judging on some games]).
But then I don't see this happening. Cause the developers could just hire the modders.
I know everyone hates COD, but the first mod that must be brought out if this were to ever happen is the Star wars Galactic warfare mod. Not too many people play it on PC anymore and it is fantastic, would be great to play on my big tv :)
Why would I want to buy a free user MOD from a developer?
Valve and a few others have done wonders for select 'mods', CS, Gary's MOD, but these weren't designed as a traditional free modification. Developers are more than capable of informing their consumers of mods/anything else they like through the usual methods, social networks, their forums etc meanwhile giving the credit where due.