Concerning developments for the small cohort of individuals who opt to financially back Nexusmods, one of the most biased and progressive public platforms for hosting game mods, as they have recently increased the prices for their subscription services.
Nexusmods is regarded by some as among the most heinous platforms for hosting mods. While modifying video games should ideally be a bastion of freedom of expression, Nexusmods has consistently demonstrated otherwise, showing little regard for freedom of speech on its platform.
Users are frequently banned, and modifications that challenge or remove “woke” elements from video games, such as eliminating the “anti-racist” disclaimer in the Tomb Raider Remastered Trilogy, are regularly taken down.
Primarily, Nexusmods has targeted modifications that pose problems for queer gamers. For instance, they removed a mod in Baldur’s Gate 3 that altered a lesbian relationship into a heterosexual one, deeming a mere gender swap as hateful. Additionally, Nexusmods banned the Pronoun removal mod for Starfield, suggesting that they consider the seemingly “insignificant” feature of selecting pronouns during character customization to be of greater significance than they admit.
But only if you alter them of course.
Nexusmods has demonstrated support for censorship by removing a game modification that reinstated Tifa’s original cowboy outfit in Final Fantasy VII Remake, such an outfit had been retroactively censored by Square Enix four years after the game’s release, their reasoning for the mods removal was plain and simply “the sexualization of underaged characters” which is something that other mod hosting platforms such as Game Banana share as well.
Thankfully, Square Enix censored the game prior to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which was a commercial failure domestically.
Interestingly, it was a modest flag mod for Marvel’s Spider-Man that seemingly prompted Nexusmods to address their biases more actively. The Non-Newtonian mod for Spider-Man, which replaced LGBT pride flags with the American flag, ignited social backlash.
Honestly speaking, the sole motivation behind contemplating financially supporting Nexusmods for their paid premium services is convenience. By subscribing on a monthly or yearly basis, users gain access to significantly faster download speeds, an ad-free experience, and, most notably, the capability to download an unlimited number of modifications simultaneously.
This is particularly significant for users interested in downloading extensive collections of game modifications, especially those seeking to install pre-made mod lists for games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Take, for example, the dedicated mod list of “Nolvus Ascension.” Without a Nexusmods Premium account, you would need to manually download each of its two thousand plus mods individually.
It’s an exhausting ordeal that might push you to suicide. I wouldn’t fault anyone forced into paying for just a month of Nexusmods Premium to swiftly download any custom Skyrim mod list. Personally, I’m eagerly anticipating the official release of RGR29’s “INVICTA” preset, boasting over 3,300 mods.
Amidst the recent wave of negative publicity aimed at Nexus, rightly so for their biased behavior and clear agenda, it’s evident that server expenses aren’t inexpensive. Likely due to a decline in subscribers, they’ve decided to increase their prices, marking their first adjustment since 2021.
Previously, you could buy Nexusmods Premium with monthly or yearly billing options, priced at £4.99/month or £49.99/year. At that time, the conversion rates equated to approximately $6.9 USD per month and $69.20 USD per year.
Starting June 17, Nexusmods will increase their monthly subscription price to £7.2 GBP. This translates to $9 USD per month or €8.39 EUR per month. The yearly subscription will be priced at £72 GBP, €84 EUR, or $90 USD.
In percentage terms, this marks a staggering ~40% increase. It appears Nexusmods aims to use this hike to support their expansion efforts, as they are actively recruiting individuals for their community team, presumably to enforce the progressive political agenda that are favored by Nexusmods.
As if a 40% increase wasn’t substantial enough, Nexusmods’ subscription prices are also now subject to taxation. Nexusmods has stated that they are obliged to collect taxes globally. This means that the actual increase in price may be even greater than the initial 40%, considering that they use Braintree and Paypal for billing subscribers.
The significant price hike is likely to dissuade some of their loyal lemmings from maintaining their subscription. After all, users can still utilize their platform for free, albeit with reduced ease and accessibility, especially when downloading large-scale modifications or utilizing pre-made mod lists for games like Skyrim.
For those seeking alternative platforms for “problematic” game modifications that have been snubbed by Nexus or Gamebanana, options like “Based Mods” are available.
