MODs right away or Vanilla first?

[Cougar18]

Do you prefer to play a game as designed first, and add mods on the 2nd playthrough? Or do you implement mods right away for a more personalized experience?

 

[Silwith]

Depends very much on the games and mods When a game is just release there often isn't something to mod, but if I play a game only later then cosmetic mods are fine to use right away, while mods that really change up the game normally have to wait for a 2nd playtrough, there are exceptions tho...

 

[Uthuriel]

Depends... if it's Betatester Bethesda then right away... their trash is unplayable without mods.

 

[misaki002]

I go straight for the mod.... most of the times its better overall experience.

 

[Ghost129]

Straight for the mod

 

[catman290]

mostly straight to mod but depends on what the game and the mods are.

 

[Unknovvn]

Well usually vanilla games are lacking of ... something, and if it is grindy then mods are landing pretty fast.
On the other hand... there was a reason why someone take some time to make mod for game... right?

 

[bulliedhealer]

I find I don't usually have to fuck the mods right away, I can usually make do with the other regular users for a while.


FR though, vanilla first. It's like taking the game's virginity before I get kinky and ask it to tie me up.

 

[FatMan45]

vanilla first and then mod's

 

[User_80256]

Depends on the game. In general, 90% of the time, I prefer the vanilla version. Disclaimer, I don't consider VNs as full-fledged games, and KN is somewhere on the scrap heap for me.

 

[sglade]

Depends for example I played Baldur's Gate 3 without mods and I'm waiting a few months to start a modded playthrough, but other games if there's something I immediately want to change or annoys me I just mod it

 

[MichealIsKing!]

Vanilla the majority of the time unless the mods are very unintrusive and optional.

 

[uncleben28]

Mostly first playthru with mods

 

[stangnomez]

First time playing is with a minimum of mods, usually just QoL mods that the community strongly recommends. Mods come in after enough playtime that I can understand what they are doing.

 

[Flame125]

Vanilla mod. The feeling of the intended game design is best felt firsthand before anything else. I personally prefer to have the aesthetic cutscene of the original model, scripts, and glitches if any on first playthrough. On second playthrough though... God help me with the atrocious amount of mods I'm about to load onto this game~~~

 

[hucowfarmerken]

What's the mod do is the important question, some restore missing content(incest ect.) others take a grind fest and make it enjoyable.

 

[Chthonian]

I will instal ui mods and bug fixes but everything else would be vanilla.

 

[GrassDeficient]

i always use mods first, i am mentally unable to replay games.

 

[andere234432]

I'd check for essential mods first according to general consensus and probably download those.
The rest I'd decide what I wanted to tweak based on my gameplay so probably would be second playthrough (or add them in mid-playthrough if safe)

 

[Republican Bear]

As long as the game isn't censored with the silly landlady and roommate trope then no vanilla first.

Otherwise mods here I come, and will use then on my first play-through.