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Originally Posted by jimbuna
There will always be an element of the community that will mod, but hopefully it will be a seamless exercise and not at the cost/expense of breaking other mods/improvements that have already been achieved.
If SH5 is to last as long as SH3, I sincerely hope everyone who is intent on improving said game, pulls in the same direction and takes note of what has been added prior to said future mod.
That way, SH5 will have a chance of surpassing that which went before it  |
Does this mean you've seen the error of your ways jimbuna, lol? Or are your comments just "touchy feely" until the first SH5 supermod is announced? Seriously, you must appreciate my scepticism at what does at face value seem a tad hypocritical.
Having said that, I agree that SH5 will certainly prosper if there is
community involvement and sharing. You know, the sum of the parts and so on. SH3 started this way, but degenerated into a bloody mess quite quickly.
SH5 will
not prosper as well as it could if little groups go away and congregate silently in the corner refusing to share findings or techniques. It then becomes more "about the mod" and less "about the game".
There will be fights, of course - it's basic human instinct within communities of any size (online or not), for at some point alpha males will bubble to the surface and just two alpha males <> harmony. But it's up to the egos of those involved to determine whether SH5 will be the best
it can be, or whether it will be the best
they can make it. Unfortunately the two don't quite line up and inevitably the community as a whole suffers through the egos of a few. However, I do feel that
some competition is healthy and facilitates improvements that are not possible with complacency...if only the community sees it for that and not as personal attacks (I remember a "new kid on the block" in SH3 that caused much angst for the "old guard".
).
Certainly I have no interest in repeating the cr@p that occurred in SH3 (where I was a willing participant I hasten to add), so for me it will be interesting how it all pans out...