this again!?
Isn't there ANYWAY that we can like,solve our problems with WS?
It would be hard to SOMEHOW resolve all our problems with them but like,can't we try?
why? see linked post
Yea! That's what I'm saying, Cuz then I can legally use their mods that aren't here yet!
you can use their mods already, just not the ones that specifically modify something that is not an open asset here.
The Workshop does not exist to steal Message Board addons
Just because it allows them doesn't mean it was created to facilitate them.
this was the original intention of the workshop when it was created though. it was specifically created for the purposes of "stealing" addons and the facilitation thereof.
yall arguing about mods that are free
mods that are free created by someone spending their free time and effort to make something for you to play and enjoy
tl;dr: Portlegs aren't always bad. "Respect for the artist" means nothing when the artist (or someone given permission by them) does a bad job updating their work.
if you have to use the bootleg part of "portleg" then yeah, it's bad
not in terms of being badly designed or something, you can do cool stuff without the author's permission
but that's the crux of the problem that labels it as a bootleg: no author's permission
it doesn't matter if your mod greatly surpassed whatever the author intended to do or not, or if you "respect the artist" or not, or if the author straight up sucks at whatever they set out to do
you can't modify someone's work and then expect everyone to be okay with it.
just make your own original work at that point if you're so hellbent on heavily modifying an existing work
ignoring past demeanors from a group (read: just their staff, really) that got mega pissy over
some random rule having their mod rejected in the board then pretending they're innocent and whatever is not the greatest idea of all
