#Nexus Mods proprietor sells website, assuring minimal adjustments—however not everyone seems to be satisfied – Destructoid
Nexus Mods’ long-term proprietor is promoting the location and stepping down from his place, he introduced in a Monday submit. Two new individuals are to take the helm, recognized solely as Foledinho and Rapsak (Victor and Marinus, respectively), with the proprietor assuring minimal adjustments. Nevertheless, the group doesn’t appear all too thrilled.
“After virtually 24 years of working Nexus Mods, the time has come for me to step again from the day-to-day administration of the location,” Nexus Mods’ founder Dark0ne wrote within the June 16 group replace. He stated that whereas the location has been a ardour of his for over 20 years, the “pressure of being liable for the behemoth I created has taken its toll.” Thus, he could be promoting the location to 2 new homeowners, which Dark0ne believes are “the precise proper individuals for the duty.”
Each Foledinho and Rapsak have been long-term players and tech lovers and, as Dark0ne says, “they offer a rattling” in regards to the website and its group.
“They’ve my full belief, and I’m extremely proud to be bringing them onboard,” Dark0ne declared on the finish of the replace.
The reactions to those new adjustments have been all however optimistic. The feedback below Dark0ne’s replace have been so unfavorable that the moderators determined it was greatest to close them off altogether.
“I hope nexus doesn’t simply begin permitting AI slop mods,” one consumer wrote, whereas some others have been skeptical of who precisely is taking on the location. No firm is talked about within the submit, nor are many particulars given of the brand new homeowners, main customers to take a position on issues not being as clear-cut as Dark0ne offered them.
In response to a Resetera thread, the corporate that acquired Nexus Mods goes below the identify Chosen, a gaming and tech enterprise scaling agency. Being specialised in rising companies and earnings leaves many skeptical of what the way forward for Nexus Mods may seem like, with some fearing the introduction of extra paywalls and monetization.
“Fairly involved for the way forward for the location. Promoting it to some finance tech bros doesn’t instill any confidence,” one consumer remarked.
Quite a lot of the “optimistic” feedback below the submit have been jabs aimed toward Dark0ne himself. Many accused Dark0ne of ruining the web site, thanking him for departing and expressing reduction that censorship may go alongside him. Quite a lot of politics performed into the discussions as nicely, with the phrases “woke” and “alt-right” cropping up far and wide as two sides bickered over Dark0ne’s legacy.
Regardless of the final result of this enterprise, Nexus Mods will doubtless proceed to be a dominant platform for modders and group creators for years to come back. Even when it doesn’t, the gaming group has proved resilient time and time once more, and can in all probability make due with some new platform down the road.
