Seriously, how much of modern games exist because people who were curious started making new levels or modding games to be different versions of games.
DOTA was a game mod before it was it's own game.
IMO modding games it like hacking Ikea furniture. Sure, they make a decent storage shelf, but once I buy it I can make it work better for my needs by modifying it. As long as the mod doesn't affect people who didn't choose it, then modding is just making something you purchased more suitable for your own uses.
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Most of the game devs I know started by modding games.
Seriously, how much of modern games exist because people who were curious started making new levels or modding games to be different versions of games. DOTA was a game mod before it was it's own game. IMO modding games it like hacking Ikea furniture. Sure, they make a decent storage shelf, but once I buy it I can make it work better for my needs by modifying it. As long as the mod doesn't affect people who didn't choose it, then modding is just making something you purchased more suitable for your own uses.