• people_are_cute@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 years ago

    This is all fine and well, but am I the only one a bit concerned about how NexusMods is practically a monopoly in the modding scene? Why does literally every modder have to use a rate-limiting host as a platform, especially when Github exists?

    • Ganbat@lemmyonline.com
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      2 years ago

      Well, for one thing, Nexus gives modders a share of ad revenue. Under a different name, I have a mod that’s a backend requirement for a big, popular mod, and that nets me a reliable few bucks a month.

      That said, a good portion of the modding community also exists on Gamebanana. If you want BotW, ToTK or Source engine mods, GB is the go-to.

        • rambling_lunatic@sh.itjust.works
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          2 years ago

          Yeah no question Curseforge ain’t great and if you want to get a modpack as opposed to a singular mod you get kind of screwed by the launcher.

          Thing is, the alternatives tend to suck more. Plus my point was that Nexus ain’t alone.