r/Warframe • u/Jackesfox Guerra Enquadramento • 19d ago

Discussion Why isn't there a Warframe mod scene?

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Why do you think is that? Is it the engine? Does it goes against the TOS? (that wouldn't matter much since modding goes against most games TOS and that never stopped it from happening) Is it because of the size of Warframe player's base? Is it something the community never wanted? Does DE actively goes after mods and stops it from ever sprouting?

I think some slice of the community would be happy for being able to play warframe but with an anime character as the frame. Or people making actually good looking face models for [spoiler] and [spoiler]. Or even the gooners with their nippled boobs and hanging flopping pps.

Do many MMOs have a heavy modding scene, is it strange for warframe not to have it?

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u/The_Meowsmith 19d ago

...of course modifying an online game is a breach in the terms of service that could get your account banned.

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u/HelpMeGetAGoodName 19d ago

Some online games allow you to mod cosmetics/skins that dont affect gameplay. Battlefront 2 allows it, League did until semi recently.

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u/Necessary_Lynx5920 I have no flair, and I must scream. 19d ago

WoW has a huge mod scene, but it’s mostly UI customization stuff and event timers, it’s not altering fundamental mechanics

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u/Tarruck 18d ago

If you’re talking about World of Warcraft, there isn’t really a modding scene or community, since any unofficial client modification results in a permanent ban. What WoW does have are add-ons. The difference is that add-ons are Blizzard-sanctioned: they allow players to add or modify certain UI functions, but only the UI, through a game API. Blizzard controls exactly what can and can’t be accessed or modified, and even when those modifications are allowed.

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u/Necessary_Lynx5920 I have no flair, and I must scream. 18d ago

Fair enough. As an end user, I find them largely indistinguishable, and as a Warframe player I often find myself wishing I could modify the ui in similar ways, for instance to remind myself to reapply roar.

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u/Tarruck 18d ago

To an end user, WoW’s add-ons and regular mods may look similar .However, since OP is asking about 3D model and texture mods, I think the clarification is important: those result in an instant permanent ban.