Yeah, too bad that Ubi keeps pushing the developers like this to publish games in what was years ago considered to be a beta state. They are basically pushing their own franchise series over the edge.
Modders shouldn't be needed to fix anything, and I think as before it is pretty safe to assume that at least bugs will be patched over time. Game design related things, like the more casual customer oriented arcade style will stay unless modders take care of that.
I guess that is where your decision as a customer comes into play once the game is in a finished state (after the last patch) -- is it something that looks enticing and suits your wishes, or not?
The interesting thought that is forced on me here is: If it requires modders to get this game both into a reasonable state (as compared to say a previous final release like SHIII, or IV) that a customer can expect, who should get what share of the sales price???? It can't but see the logic that everyone should get what he deserves for the efforts invested, and I always am impressed by the efforts put up by serious modders!
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