The ethics of modding

[Duke John]

This post and some others following may seem be grabbed from air. The reason is that they have been split from another post.

Isn't it ironic that there are countless rants against CA stating that they should have tested the game properly before shipping it, but when a mod is confronted with the same complaints it is being protected that no one is forced to download it.

I think that modders should make it very clear that the mod is still in beta phase and that the bugs are still being ironed out. Or when the modders release the mod as completed then they should test it properly before releasing it. I know pretty well how much time goes into a mod, but IMO that argument can be overused. Normal players expect a working mod, not even more bugs, and if numerous patches for obvious problems arrive within the first week then somebody hasn't done his job properly.