Originally posted by Dwarflord:

Originally posted by tjwatts1:

Mods are not support - there is no steam workshop - Devs have no requirements to support MODS that most likely violate TOS. This is so silly that people don't understand this.

You don't use mods. We get it.
The devs have no obligation to support mods. Of course they don't.
But there is literally no reason they can't keep a few more extra patch versions available in the Beta section instead of just Last patch and current. It would help a lot of folks out (not just the mod-using community) and would be easy for them to do. It is so silly that some people don't understand this.

The problem with this is that having more active versions = more reports of bugs that were already fixed by people using old copies and more frustration for any support provided when dealing with it all. They already get pseudobug reports from things caused by mods. There have to be some lines drawn in order to actually do any meaningful development work.

I understand what you are saying, but:
"obligation to support mods" == keeping multiple versions around to an extent. That is, demanding the old versions to be left available is an obligation.

I prefer to live and let live, but the modding of this game has reached a level that it appears to be a detriment to the game development. Not just the fake bug reports from mod problems, but every issue players dislike is modded away instead of being heavily reported, making it hard for them to prioritize what to give us. I get that some stuff is out of that bubble (like metal portaling, they said no, mods said yes, and its resolved) but a lot of things are not in the realm of declared "we won't do that" and are no longer being pushed on because some mod offered it (easier to just get it now and not ask for it officially).