(03-11-2011, 02:01 PM)Scalise Wrote: You came to a thread about modding and you want to talk about hard work?... While I have respect for coders it is ENTIRELY smarts; I have never seen anyone ever done hard labor in front of any computer monitor. Modding takes time and knowledge of the system you're working around.

(03-11-2011, 02:31 PM)Infinity Wrote: My original post was on human nature because the original poster was wondering why people moded games. He stated the idea of not being able to feel an achievement for not earning the high ranking prestige, and wondered why people didn't just get there by playing the game without any mods. I stated that as a personality trait for some people. You didn't understand that though.

(03-11-2011, 02:42 PM)Scalise Wrote: I've read the OP and a few posts in between and I apologize for missing your main argument between replies. And as for your analogy to personal traits, sure some people will always take that easy way out and I agree that those who do put in the work will appreciate it more in the long run.

My replies to this topic have been in the sense of modding itself and I feel that in all honesty it's just a game, nothing you do in it reflects who you are as a person, you just play to waste time. I find no real achievement in earning a virtual rank on something that means absolutely nothing nor benefits you as a person by any means. If you honestly care about people modding you care a little too much about your video games, but then again, this is just my opinion.

(03-11-2011, 02:44 PM)Infinity Wrote: You may not get a sense of achievement for the your game status, but I think you would get a good sense of achievement from the modding act instead.

Quote:You came to a thread about modding and you want to talk about hard work?... While I have respect for coders it is ENTIRELY smarts; I have never seen anyone ever done hard labor in front of any computer monitor. Modding takes time and knowledge of the system you're working around.

(03-13-2011, 03:38 PM)Duzzlight Wrote: I don't understand why you believe hard work equates to hard labor. Just because computer work entails more smarts then it does physical labor (if it includes physical labor at all), it's just as hard of work to do. It's a little insulting considering I've modded certain games heavily, and some of the work done there was much harder and frustrating work then some hard labor I've ever done. If you want to go off hard work is using the most amount of energy, the use of our brain requires more energy then any other body part.

As for why I like to mod, I find that stretching the boundaries of a game and seeing how the game was created led to incredible fun. The community for mods also contain some of the chillest people ever, and I love being around them. Many tricking/glitching/modding sites have strong knit communities, and it makes for some great memories.