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Originally posted by HJ:


The thing where I don't agree is that externalizing the AI input would solve the problem. I would much prefer it to be done in the vanilla game than to have mods to do it. Maybe it's just me, as I never found mods to be attractive: there are always things that I don't agree with in them, and I don't feel compelled to accept that in the same way I think about the vanilla game, so I never play them. That's not to say that mods wouldn't help input-wise, as people could have more exact suggestions to give to the devs, but I would like nothing better than to see it improved in the actual vanilla (patched) game.

Well my case for letting the mods at it wasn't to ignore the vanilla game, but to allow the devs to let the modders do alot of the work for them

I am all for a 'Gold Standard' in the Vanilla game, I just think you'll reach a better one faster if you have several people able to change parameters than only a few, even if those few are the only ones who really matter (sucking up to the devs can't hurt right? )

Its easier for the devs if people can tell them that by changing the ratio of HI to LI, or the amount of resources earmarked for mages by some number has this effect, rather than the Devs having to make a change, see what everyone thinks, then go back and tweek it again. Besides don't write off mods too quickly, while there is a need for greater consensus for the MP crowd, the SPers are free to dabble and use whatever strikes their fancy, most serious mods have enough details to let a new user know ahead of time whether its worth their down load or not