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I've used Nexus for 6 or 7 years now, and it's a great site. I am posting to say that I disagree with the OP's assessment of things. My download speeds as a non-paying member are fine. The site uses ads, and some of the ads have caused people's protection programs to alarm. I use adblock and have never a problem with the site itself. I have never come across a substantiated claim of warrantless banning.

You are, of course, free to not use or not like the site. But I like it, I use it a lot, and I recommend it highly.

Cheers.
I did register it years ago.. Also they usually like that mod manager.
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misteryo: I've used Nexus for 6 or 7 years now, and it's a great site. I am posting to say that I disagree with the OP's assessment of things. My download speeds as a non-paying member are fine. The site uses ads, and some of the ads have caused people's protection programs to alarm. I use adblock and have never a problem with the site itself. I have never come across a substantiated claim of warrantless banning.

You are, of course, free to not use or not like the site. But I like it, I use it a lot, and I recommend it highly.

Cheers.
You're free to like it, and use it, but you're not free to insinuate I'm lying ("I disagree with the OP's assessment of things).

On the SAME COMPUTER, with SAME ISP, I downloaded a 1GB file in about 2 and a quarter minutes. On this same computer, SAME ISP, I downloaded only 7% of a 532 MB file nearly two minutes in and according to it's calculations, I had over 30 minutes left to go.

Those are facts, not an assessment. It's also a FACT, that the whole time the little box below was slooooooowly downloading, a big box, taking up most of the screen, was reminding me that I too could have faster download speeds if I paid to become a premium member.

No slow speeds here. Steam. OOTP (where I downloaded that 1GB file, ON THE DAY OF RELEASE BTW).

My "assessment" of things were facts. Not opinions. I was getting horrible download speeds at Nexusmods, and ONLY Nexusmods, and the whole time I was getting those speeds Nexusmods had a box up there trying to get me to register as a premium member for faster download speeds.
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OldFatGuy: I already pay a premium. Over $100 to my ISP. I'm not paying a damned dime more for any end user site to get speeds I've already paid for.
You only pay for the bandwidth from your computer to you your BRAS (the server at your ISP which actually connect you to the internet). Somebody has to pay for the bandwidth from the server to your ISP, which is why most site which offer downloads rely either on subscription or on intrusive ads. It's not blackmail, its capitalism, working as intended.

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misteryo: snip
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OldFatGuy: You're free to like it, and use it, but you're not free to insinuate I'm lying ("I disagree with the OP's assessment of things).

On the SAME COMPUTER, with SAME ISP, I downloaded a 1GB file in about 2 and a quarter minutes. On this same computer, SAME ISP, I downloaded only 7% of a 532 MB file nearly two minutes in and according to it's calculations, I had over 30 minutes left to go.

Those are facts, not an assessment. It's also a FACT, that the whole time the little box below was slooooooowly downloading, a big box, taking up most of the screen, was reminding me that I too could have faster download speeds if I paid to become a premium member.

No slow speeds here. Steam. OOTP (where I downloaded that 1GB file, ON THE DAY OF RELEASE BTW).

My "assessment" of things were facts. Not opinions. I was getting horrible download speeds at Nexusmods, and ONLY Nexusmods, and the whole time I was getting those speeds Nexusmods had a box up there trying to get me to register as a premium member for faster download speeds.
Except you are paying steam to get those speeds. Every time you buy a game. And even then, their bandwidth is still shitty a soon as there's a big sale.
Post edited March 23, 2015 by dksone
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misteryo: I've used Nexus for 6 or 7 years now, and it's a great site. I am posting to say that I disagree with the OP's assessment of things. My download speeds as a non-paying member are fine. The site uses ads, and some of the ads have caused people's protection programs to alarm. I use adblock and have never a problem with the site itself. I have never come across a substantiated claim of warrantless banning.

You are, of course, free to not use or not like the site. But I like it, I use it a lot, and I recommend it highly.

Cheers.
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OldFatGuy: You're free to like it, and use it, but you're not free to insinuate I'm lying ("I disagree with the OP's assessment of things).

On the SAME COMPUTER, with SAME ISP, I downloaded a 1GB file in about 2 and a quarter minutes. On this same computer, SAME ISP, I downloaded only 7% of a 532 MB file nearly two minutes in and according to it's calculations, I had over 30 minutes left to go.

Those are facts, not an assessment. It's also a FACT, that the whole time the little box below was slooooooowly downloading, a big box, taking up most of the screen, was reminding me that I too could have faster download speeds if I paid to become a premium member.

No slow speeds here. Steam. OOTP (where I downloaded that 1GB file, ON THE DAY OF RELEASE BTW).

My "assessment" of things were facts. Not opinions. I was getting horrible download speeds at Nexusmods, and ONLY Nexusmods, and the whole time I was getting those speeds Nexusmods had a box up there trying to get me to register as a premium member for faster download speeds.
http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/2230934-nexus-download-diagnoser-speed-test-reports/

They provide a tool to troubleshoot your slow speeds.

For comparison, I just created a brand new free account and downloaded a hi-res texture pack at 2 Mb/sec. I'm sure my ISP speeds are not as high as yours. But the site itself seems fine.

I'll repeat: it's your assessment of the situation I disagree with. I don't think you are lying about your experience.
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misteryo: snip
Ugh, well I do apologize to everyone, ESPECIALLY NEXUSMODS (if anyone from there is reading)

I just tried again after reading this post, and this time it downloaded in less than 30 seconds.

I swear to God I'm not lying about my experience yesterday. In fact, today, that same box appeared covering most of the screen reminding me that I could pay to become a premium member for faster download speeds.

But today, for whatever reason, NOTHING like yesterday. NOT EVEN CLOSE. And I tried TWICE yesterday.

I thought it was, as the poster above the one I'm replying to here so "eloquently" explained, capitalism working as intended. As capitalism is intended to work, I was voting with my choices that I wouldn't stand for that and support that in any way, shape, or form.

But today, boom, about 28 seconds and it was done.

I am sorry.

ADDED: Now does anyone know if I have to restart my game for the unofficial patch or can I just resume????

Ugh, guess I'd better go back and read the FAQ. I'm all the way back up to level 10 again, hope I don't have to start over.
Post edited March 23, 2015 by OldFatGuy
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OldFatGuy: ADDED: Now does anyone know if I have to restart my game for the unofficial patch or can I just resume????

Ugh, guess I'd better go back and read the FAQ. I'm all the way back up to level 10 again, hope I don't have to start over.
Haven't play Fallout 3 for a long time, but it should work with existing saves with no problem.
I wonder how people get banned on Nexus Mods... I hear the moderators there are extremely touchy but I've never run afoul of them, and I'm not the most polite guy at the best of times. I love the site, and I've worked with Robin personally on more than one project. They don't ransom speeds, they ransom their bandwidth that he pays for. Sorry that he doesn't get a cut of your comcast bill and needs to keep his servers up and running.

Not trying to be mean or anything, but refusing to ever use a site because of the "shady practice" of charging people to use more of their bandwidth is pretty silly, since otherwise you pay nothing to be on the site at all.
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OldFatGuy: ADDED: Now does anyone know if I have to restart my game for the unofficial patch or can I just resume????
You won't have to start over, unless you're installing it to fix a specific issue that already occured in your save.
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snowkatt: downloaded
where can i upload it to a temporary host ?
my email wont allow attachments bigger then 25 mb
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Shmacky-McNuts: Mega upload has a new place and there is mediafire some like. Personally I would suggest him getting a different email just for the register part and not worry about using it again.

I kinda knew the owner of the nexus years ago during the whole Morrowind modding craze. He was a real douche though. I'd let him know of site problems and such and he'd respond by banning me because he thought I would make people think his site wasn't secure....mean while a coupla months ago like clock work, the Nexus site has malware and all manor of people messing with the site because he treats people poorly.

I suggest NEVER speaking while going there. Don't even tell modders you like their stuff, because one admin banned me...AGAIN for notifying this one dudes mod about a glitch. What was I banned for? Flaming/Trolling.
"Hey man there is a broken part of your mod that really sucks. Its a great mod but sucks that I cannot progress because of the glitch*explains where*...." annnnnnddd banned for that comment.
ive been a member of the nexus for oooh 6 years now
and i even spend time on the forum ! o.o

you have to walk on eggshells there but i did manage to not get myself banned
LOL, Moira Brown is a Ghoul.

Never seen that before, and I'm pretty sure in at least one of my previous playthroughs I nuked Megaton.

But I'm walking around the ruins of Megaton, and Moira runs up to me, in her blue utility suit, but, ahm, she, as one of the dialogue choices said, "sure got ugly fast" LOL

I love this game. I've played all the way through at least four times and I still find stuff that makes me laugh. And it's always fun. My funniest moment though was still rummaging through the old robot factory, finding a "dead" robot sitting on the can in the john, and upon lifting him up and moving him finding a big, steaming pile of..... scrap metal of course!!!! That one made me LOL for a long time.

ADDED: My nephew just mentioned that maybe the reason she "survived" this time was because I had started the "Wasteland Survival Guide" quest, whereas perhaps the last time I nuked Megaton I hadn't. Good a theory as any I guess. Or maybe she survived then too and I just never ran into her.
Post edited March 23, 2015 by OldFatGuy
I am not sure if it has been mentioned already, but you can NOT check any of the premium options and just create a free account. It's written on top of the registration page in a somewhat finer print than the title :)
You can PM me, if you still need mods. Make a list and I'll grab them for you.

Mention your transfer preference.

But, i can put my life on the line that there is a free registration option well hidden.

P.S.: you do need a fresh game for all the unofficial patches to fire up.
Post edited March 23, 2015 by wolfsrain
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Shmacky-McNuts: Mega upload has a new place and there is mediafire some like. Personally I would suggest him getting a different email just for the register part and not worry about using it again.

I kinda knew the owner of the nexus years ago during the whole Morrowind modding craze. He was a real douche though. I'd let him know of site problems and such and he'd respond by banning me because he thought I would make people think his site wasn't secure....mean while a coupla months ago like clock work, the Nexus site has malware and all manor of people messing with the site because he treats people poorly.

I suggest NEVER speaking while going there. Don't even tell modders you like their stuff, because one admin banned me...AGAIN for notifying this one dudes mod about a glitch. What was I banned for? Flaming/Trolling.
"Hey man there is a broken part of your mod that really sucks. Its a great mod but sucks that I cannot progress because of the glitch*explains where*...." annnnnnddd banned for that comment.
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snowkatt: ive been a member of the nexus for oooh 6 years now
and i even spend time on the forum ! o.o

you have to walk on eggshells there but i did manage to not get myself banned
Yeah...but yer a friggin CAT! Not everyone can walk so lightly lol XD