ya it is a shame what modding has become, a tool to just show off, Doss people off because you can.
Modding in the beginning of my years when i first started was just to learn something new and to help expand new ideas & possibilities.
the modding scene used to be about just learning & sharing knowledge freely, exploring ideas together. but now every one is either hogging all the codes to themselves or trying to rip of one another. + throw in the 11 year olds in the mix thinking they cool coz they know how to DOX by using some silly little tool.. just to gain some Rep or to be heard..
i still see some good modders out there, giving a helping hand when needed most, guiding young minds and helping them along the way. i try myself to give and share as much as i can either in knowledge or giving something back to community. i have helped a lot young minds out there. i may not be a coder but i am quick study, good an problem solving and fixing most issues related to many popular platforms out there...
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You must login or register to view this content. said we need the new generation to be guided towards the right path. the community could Thrive, but the way i see it, it is slowly dying out. we don't need people who hog every thing to themselves just to keep their Rep High...
i have had my fair share of people who give excuses to try to keep there Found Research a secret just so they can earn either money from people or keep them in groups of "Upper Class Coders Or Modders" Greed and taunting people will only get you so far, showing off and unwilling to teach and guide others isn't the way to go.
i know people have valid reasons for not releasing everything they learn but still helping and pointing people in the right direction & giving a helping hand will ensure the Modding scene survives passing down knowledge from one generation to the next...
now in terms of Skills or area's like Coders, Or Crackers, Pirates etc.. i can understand why some people wouldn't share how they do some of the things or share what they have learned. i my self feel this way due to the lack of enthusiasm within the current state of the community.. i believe others feel this way to. like if i released everything i know on Cracking Games or Game Content or how to Crack all SEN content. we will see many 11 year olds or kids trying to reproduce this and may do it wrong or rush the work, so they can just make them selves feel good and gain Reputation.
the Current state is: Copy other's work, try and take the easy path, do things without thinking it through just to become Popular and become Number 1. the Modding scene is a competition a way to get noticed and to show off to others that i am Number 1, so that i gain many friends and feel good about my self.
that is the way i see it from the current generation of Kids these days..
i belive in a future where every one is open and sharing everything they learn without hesitation or the need of showing off, further expanding each others knowledge and skills is a better reward then trying to be Number 1.
and in terms of Rep & being heard i prefer to do it the right way as in doing something productive in giving something back to the community or helping and teaching others.