Capcom comparing mods to cheating misrepresents a vital part of gaming

Mods are fair play?

One of the best things about gaming on PC is that players can fundamentally change the experience using mods. Whether you’re creating your own or pulling someone else’s creations from a site like NexusMods, the ability to tweak anything to your liking can turn boring or borderline unplayable games into unforgettable experiences. But if you ask Capcom, using mods makes you a dirty cheater.

The video, posted on a channel focused on Capcom’s internal technology, is making a technical argument, not a philosophical one. Capcom isn’t scolding players by equating mods with cheats. In fact, the video calls mods an “inseparable part of PC gaming” and notes that “the majority of mods can have a positive impact on the game.” Capcom did not respond to a request for comment.

Rather, Capcom is making the argument that it can be difficult for anti-cheat tools to tell the difference between mods and cheats; and that the two can have a similar effect on the company’s bottom line.

It may be true that developing anti-cheat measures that don’t target mods is tricky, but the idea that mods themselves are causing any kind of harm is dubious at best. READ MORE FROM INVERSE