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Egan · 02-03-10, 11:20 AM

[QUOTE=FIREWALL;1257076]While IMHO we have the best Modders on the internet I don't want to rely on them for a Sim fresh out of the box.
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For me, this is a very important point. I can't begin to tell you how many games I've bought over the years that 'had potential' only for some of that potential to be realised by modders. In many cases the modders have got hold of a good game and made it incredible. However, there are an increasing number of games that seem to be released by publishers in a less than fantastic state safe in the knowledge that the modders will finish it for them. Modders should be there to do things that either the devs could not or would not do or to improve upon an already enjoyable experience by taking an existing title in a new direction. What I see happening more and more often are modders left to add in features that should have been there out of the box. And the more time a modder takes in finishing a game for the dev the less time we get for genuine evolution to take place.

I too would love to buy a sim that required no modding to get it to where it should be. Unfortunately I think those days are gone. IL2 did not allow modding until recently, of course, but that was to do with it's online mode and not because it was as perfect as 1C could make it.

Note: I am not aiming this at UBI-soft Romania. This is a general thing that I've noticed more and more within the gaming scene. With respect to the SH5 team, the decision to leave out other classes of boat and end the campaign in 1943 will lead to modders straining to put those back in. We all know it. Just what the knock on will be I do not know, but I'm going to guess that a full 3d interior for a Type IX is going to be pretty time consuming regardless of what modding tools are released.

02-03-10, 11:20 AM	#13
Egan Admiral Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 2,020 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	[QUOTE=FIREWALL;1257076]While IMHO we have the best Modders on the internet I don't want to rely on them for a Sim fresh out of the box. QUOTE] For me, this is a very important point. I can't begin to tell you how many games I've bought over the years that 'had potential' only for some of that potential to be realised by modders. In many cases the modders have got hold of a good game and made it incredible. However, there are an increasing number of games that seem to be released by publishers in a less than fantastic state safe in the knowledge that the modders will finish it for them. Modders should be there to do things that either the devs could not or would not do or to improve upon an already enjoyable experience by taking an existing title in a new direction. What I see happening more and more often are modders left to add in features that should have been there out of the box. And the more time a modder takes in finishing a game for the dev the less time we get for genuine evolution to take place. I too would love to buy a sim that required no modding to get it to where it should be. Unfortunately I think those days are gone. IL2 did not allow modding until recently, of course, but that was to do with it's online mode and not because it was as perfect as 1C could make it. Note: I am not aiming this at UBI-soft Romania. This is a general thing that I've noticed more and more within the gaming scene. With respect to the SH5 team, the decision to leave out other classes of boat and end the campaign in 1943 will lead to modders straining to put those back in. We all know it. Just what the knock on will be I do not know, but I'm going to guess that a full 3d interior for a Type IX is going to be pretty time consuming regardless of what modding tools are released.