There has been quite a lot of talk about the mods and their origin (and language skills).
First, it would be absolutely necessary to get more "foreign speaking" mods (with mother toungues other than english). Just to get some kind of cultural balance, otherwise this site cannot serve as a trustworthy site for the the whole world. To say their language skills aren't enough is just bigotry, there are plenty of foreign speaking persons with excellent skills in english. And how do you accept y-koron?
The gaming industry does have different markets for different parts of the world. That must be refected by the mods and their origin, if this site is to be taken seriously. So more mods from Asia, China, Africa and mainland Europe (not UK) should be considered.
Secondly, the site currently is quite focused on two markets, the US and the japanese. That should be changed and expanded. For sure, the US market is huge, but for instance, the european market is underrepresented compared to the much smaller japanese market. I would suggest that the front page should be divided into four "main markets" (at least):
- the US,
- the European,
- the Asian (inc Japanese),
- Australasia (inc Australia & NZ) and Others
This would, in my opinion, more accurately reflect on the cultural differences of the markets.
Lost my faith in VGChartz. Too many stupid and ignorant Americans, even as moderators.
It's a shame, really. "The Boss" should do something radical about this Americanization, but it seems hardly feasible, so my days here are numbered.
