2026-09-05 09:43 UTC
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@SleveMcDichael@programming.dev 2026-09-05 10:26
Because they got bought out by venture capital. Even if they’re not so bad currently, they’re eventually going to want a return on their “investment,” and that return is going to come at the expense of the users.
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@ajikeshi@lemmy.world 2026-09-05 10:28
it is mostly about eventually plastering steamdb with ads and requiring logins… secondary, i think the presented data will be slightly less trusted after the aquisition. and it also is kinda about a “community project” being gobbled up by corpos
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@deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de 2026-09-05 10:39
The company that now owns SteamDB has this bolded on their front page: We acquire. We amplify. We conquer. It can’t really get more dystopian than that. NexusMods themselves went to absolute shit, requiring an account for stuff like downloading mods, and getting a premium subscription for basic features like “Instant downloads”, “Viewing more mods per page”, and “The ability to choose a preferred download server”. SteamDB used to provide a completely free (in price) service, with no strings attached. This was by far the most common usecase of the service. Seeing the history of NexusMods and the company that owns it, this will change. The moment SteamDB requires an account for previously public info, or even a premium subscription, is the moment the service becomes unusable for most. Effectively, SteamDB is marked for death.
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@MolochAlter@lemmy.world 2026-09-05 13:42
To me, it’s a mixture of things: I want my hosting sites to not be opinionated, think AO3. Is there shit on it that I wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole? Yes. Is it fine? Also yes. Removing “bigoted mods” is just saying “we decide what you can download”, and I can make that determination for myself, as a grown ass adult. Their monetisation is shit, and they’re very heavyhanded about it Their user-facing behaviour is smug and condescending, they act like modding exists because of them and not the other way around.