They need a better administrator screening process. Several of them seem to echo the worst of the mindsets we are complaining about, and several have no problem with repeating lies to further their personal views.
Really stupid things that people have said about Modded MC(Off topicness makes moderators tired)
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I agree, but whatever helps them sleep at night I guess...
I've actually gotten permission from quite a few mods so far, and I don't really see a problem in asking. What annoys me though is when they go MIA. Then I just feel very confused.
So you think it is good to have to make sure a mod author sees how "awesome" your pack is to decide whether or not to "let" you generously use it? Most modders do not have that attitude thank goodness... I don't think they should get to judge case by case. It should be out and about, or private, but not so selective.
Here is a better question:
If you cannot be bothered to run you pack by the mod devs, what makes you think you have the time and patience to manage and maintain (and if needed, fix and redesign) the pack?
Time I have, patience I have, my problem is staying interested for more than 2 months at a time
I did not say I could not. I said it was a hassle, and annoying. I get why it exists, but it is a pain. I want to spend my time fixing and maintaining the pack, that is the point. Not contacting authors for long periods of time.
Well, they just are afraid people would ruin the good name of the mods in some ludicrous way like making GregTech easier to play than a Dirt-to-Diamonds mod
Amen... I have so many ideas bubbling in my mind, I just want to drop a pack sometimes to move on to a new idea.
To be fair, I have came to many points where I've found a great mod who's author went MIA
Finding mods took longer than finding permissions. I fact, I only needed to ask questions 4 times out of all 99 mods in my pack
That is more of a gray area, and even I would excuse using the mod anyways if you could not reasonably expect a response within a week or two.
It doesn't, it is just time I could spend doing better things... I only have a window of time in which to work on packs, and using that time wisely is important. So having to prove a pack to authors is not how I want to spend my time. It is not fun, or worth it, and casts the mod in a worse light for me personally. I get it may be important, but it is also annoying. Kepp in mind the percentage of modders who do that is small. Mo'Creatures is an example of why perms should not be a thing though.
I could possibly agree on that, unless the thread/website tells that the author is going to Spain for a week or something.
Look at his 500$ a month perk-
http://www.patreon.com/DrZhark?ty=p
That is modding crap if you ask me... The mod is great and that sucks... It makes me not want to use it ever, not just in a pack.
The author of Mo'Creatures is generally accepted to do that in order to get more adfly downloads, a definitely illegitimate, if legal, reason. What you said is like saying that because people use Minetweaker to screw up mods and harass the devs is why that should not be a thing.
A bit harsh, but MoCreatures has historically been really pack-a-phobic, so I'd say it's a victory that he's even considering it...
I don't understand.. You mean he is an exception right? I agree wholeheartedly. It is just annoying and should not be allowed.
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