content size & community input

[goigle!]

What's up with the fetish developers seem to have with content size?
Most of the time when they talk about it (specifically soul) it's not even legit:

It's a nice suggestion, but due the inefficient way Gmod delivers content it is not possible. This would mean a thousand people would need to download 10 content packs extra for only a small number of players to use. This suggestion will get rid of new players.

News flash: Steam delivers Steam Workshop files. You don't need 10 content packs for the model suggestion if you limit it to 1-2 small models per clan, it could conceivably be one (note how in the original packs one had most of the playermodels for the gamemode).


Even then, keeping download size at about 750 MB (more than FL currently has) is no big deal. I run a server that has about 600-700 mb in downloads, and we've gotten 8,332 since January 10th 2016. That is players that have joined after downloading all the content. That right there pretty much dispels the fact that players will be deterred by content size.

Additionally, FL doesn't need to have magic "fearless content" packs. It's OK to use the existing content on the workshop - in fact it is preferable as players may already have the addon downloaded.

Now onto community input,

How is it acceptable that the 10 hour vote which got input from a whopping 40 players gets approved ( http://www.fearlessrp.net/showthread.php?tid=64917 ) to remove a whole lot of content and is implemented quickly despite bugs, yet a thread open for about 2 weeks getting 104 yes votes is not even approved for development ( http://www.fearlessrp.net/showthread.php?tid=68953 )?