Originally posted by bnawrocki01988:

If it's that easy to make a game from the ground up go make ur own then

Making mods isn't the same as building a game from the ground up. Modders also don't have to worry about balance so much. Or things being broken and I don't mean broken as in unplayable or bugged stuff. Alot of mods also use coding or assets that are commented out and for a reason by the devs.

D2 has a bunch of mods that do just this. Where content that was never in game but in the code or assets not being used but in a hiden file in the data. Can now be used in d2 with these mods such as median xl. Path of diablo

My point here is modding is easier than building a game from the ground up.

Your argument would hold weight if the devs were making a game from the ground up in those 18 months. They weren't. They were adding content to the game, which when you objectively view it is the exact same thing as modding.

As I said in another thread - don't try to sugarcoat or white knight it. When you're objectively comparing added content to the game since EA launch between the devs and modders, the devs are hilariously behind the curve no matter how you try to spin it.