i read another user's disapproving opinion of modding, and was surprised at the notion that someone would actually not want mods in this game. i myself am quite hopeful that modding will be allowed at some point, tho i can think of pros and cons of it.
pros: i would be able to create the backroads i drive on, and drive on them virtually, keeping me thoroughly entertained and keeping the RL roads safer. i would very much like to take a stab at modelling my car to drive on them, and having the ability to alter the preset car physics models to aid the process. figure i'd start with the xrt and take a little weight off.
cons: users would be able to create licensed cars/tracks. if taken online, i imagine this could lead to legal issues for the devs. user created content will probably be of lesser quality than official content, on average (this is the argument i heard- makes sense, i've experienced this phenomenon firsthand). user created content, if taken online, could skew the balanced nature of the races online, and give people the opportunity to cheat. similarly, it would divide the online community between people who had the same modded content and didn't, potentially making games harder to find.
it seems to me all the cons relate to modded content online. simplest solution- don't allow it online. dunno how simple this would be to implement, but i would be overjoyed at the option to use modded content offline at some point. until then i'll just be ..uh.. "joyed" with the experience.
what do y'all think?
pros: i would be able to create the backroads i drive on, and drive on them virtually, keeping me thoroughly entertained and keeping the RL roads safer. i would very much like to take a stab at modelling my car to drive on them, and having the ability to alter the preset car physics models to aid the process. figure i'd start with the xrt and take a little weight off.
cons: users would be able to create licensed cars/tracks. if taken online, i imagine this could lead to legal issues for the devs. user created content will probably be of lesser quality than official content, on average (this is the argument i heard- makes sense, i've experienced this phenomenon firsthand). user created content, if taken online, could skew the balanced nature of the races online, and give people the opportunity to cheat. similarly, it would divide the online community between people who had the same modded content and didn't, potentially making games harder to find.
it seems to me all the cons relate to modded content online. simplest solution- don't allow it online. dunno how simple this would be to implement, but i would be overjoyed at the option to use modded content offline at some point. until then i'll just be ..uh.. "joyed" with the experience.
what do y'all think?