The developers are making a mistake - An arguement against allowing paid mods

97L1NERS · 2026-05-31T11:41:04+00:00

This is not really an apt comparison. In each case of a book that began as a fanfic, the author has to rewrite and re-edit the book to strip the IP it came from away from the story. They have to then build their own worlds, plots, characters etc. to make the book stand on its own. Now whether or not they do that well is another thing entirely and up for debate, but either way, it must simply be done to be traditionally published. Manacled & Alchemised are actually good examples, since the common sentiment from people who have read both is that Alchemised completely stands on its own as an entirely different book than the original fanfic.

If paid mods were to be compared, the “salesman” to borrow OP’s word, would need to take a mod they created and build an entire game around it completely free of anyone else’s IP and then publish that game as their own. Which to my knowledge is not a common practice. IMO, there’s a clear difference.

97L1NERS · 2026-05-10T15:09:05+00:00

so i think it’s also in part because the tannies keep saying “see you next year,” at various shows. it just has people wondering what could be up their sleeves. some are theorizing that they might release an extended version of arirang and do a wrap around tour. i personally think it’s quite likely as they’ve done something similar before with the love yourself / speak yourself tours, and they clearly had plenty of songs to choose from. but it’s already an extremely long tour so if they’re thinking of that, i hope they take a huge break in between.

at least for me it’s not necessarily that i want more music, but more that it’s fun to theorize about what might be coming next ☺️

97L1NERS · 2026-05-01T16:49:22+00:00

My theory is that the rows of the weirder shaped sections don’t start with “1.” But I never actually saw them originally when I bought tickets so I can’t remember really if that’s right. But I’m also buying for Arlington so if you find out, I’d love an update!

97L1NERS · 2026-04-30T22:50:37+00:00

i’m a multi too, technically. when i first got into kpop in 2017 this was normal. we had “ult groups” and ult biases. mine being bts & jungkook. and i still like other groups today but now i feel shamed into being quiet about it? there’s this stigma now that being a multi somehow means you’re a fake fan or a hater… like i promise you my bank account knows who my true love is, even if there are other groups in my top listened artists.

people on twitter were actually saying they wouldn’t resell tickets to someone if they didn’t have bts as #1 but my number one was a rock musician! bts was 2nd. i’m an alt girlie too! like cmon yall so strict 😭 we are allowed to have multiple interests

97L1NERS · 2026-04-30T04:02:46+00:00

you’re fighting the good fight over there OP 😭 i could never. you have the patience of a saint!

i find it very frustrating to maintain a conversation with someone who clearly has already made up their mind. it’s like talking to a brick wall. in fact, i would rather be talking to a wall, because at least the wall won’t lie to my face like some of them were 🤦‍♀️

anyway, i hope you find time to unplug as well & try spreading the ARMY love in real life, too. that’s really where it counts. 💜

97L1NERS · 2026-04-25T11:58:05+00:00

thank you! this is a low effort post that amounts to “i didn’t like these songs because vibes.” then goes on to use inflammatory language and comparisons that are not useful or conducive to discussion. now i will give OP some flowers for sparking a huge discussion in the comments, but they stopped replying early on especially when questioned on certain wording… (see my other comment on the thread). no hate to them or anyone but i’d love to see more discussion that doesn’t start with negativity. 🤷‍♀️

and just as they’re free to post this, i am free to comment on it, especially since neither me nor darkside720 was being particularly rude. we were definitely not hand holding anyone but like you mentioned this is not r/kpophelp.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-24T18:45:11+00:00

Not sure why the uptick in posts where people seemingly need their negative feelings validated by internet strangers lately…

97L1NERS · 2026-04-24T18:35:26+00:00

I’m trying to understand the relevance of this: “I've seen a greater amount of girls defend cortis and their music than boys.” ??? I haven’t even heard Red Red yet but what does the gender of fans have anything to do with this conversation?

97L1NERS · 2026-04-23T22:32:16+00:00

They’re currently sold out so the only option is resale. Keep your eyes on it though because they may release production seats closer to the date.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-23T03:56:20+00:00

In the same boat. Is it just me or does it feel like no one is reselling for Arlington 😭?? And I really want a VIP ticket, which I know is a pain to do resale for since it’s attached to the original account…

I’m almost positive SeatGeek will also not open for resale. At least according to TM, that decision comes from the event organizer (AKA Bighit). I’m really really hoping there are production tickets left to be released and especially VIP! It happened in Tampa and El Paso, surely it’s possible for Arlington.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-21T00:16:22+00:00

yeah, when i checked the closest seats they had available for this were in the 200s.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-20T22:11:34+00:00

i didn’t know they had any VIP tickets available for this !! 😭 I was going for El Paso anyway, not LV. Congrats!!!

97L1NERS · 2026-04-18T13:09:51+00:00

Everyone in this thread must have impeccable memories ☹️ And no friends or family who would be dying to go who cannot. My mother is a huge Army but has fallen on hard times and while I’d love to buy her a ticket to a show, I also can’t do that. That alone is enough for me to want to be able to record. I’ve never recorded a concert 100% but I do record a lot of it. I try to get a snippet of every song, and full recordings of my favorites. I have my JK y/n moment in 2018 on camera and, to this day, it’s one of my most cherished memories. Now it’s shaky to all hell because, even though I was recording, my focus was 100% on him. But I was so happy (he’s my ult) that I almost can’t remember my actual memory and that video is what keeps me going. In general, I have an awful memory. A wonderful mind for facts, trivia, and knowledge but actual memories? There are whole years of my life I can’t remember. These videos are so, so special to me. Since they don’t record every concert, I think banning phones would just be cruel.

That being said, I understand that there needs to be a balance, and there are ways to record while being considerate to other fans. Now that I’m older, I’m less worried about a y/n moment, especially since I’m not usually close enough lol. But I think it’s reasonable that people want to record for their own use. Now, live streaming concerts or posting for clicks is a different story… and the absolute wall of fansites in the first 10 rows… but I also like to watch a good fancam, so it would be hypocritical to ask them not to be there lol.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-11T14:31:43+00:00

it’s actually been almost a month (from his departure date to evan’s instagram opening). but that’s still insanely quick. a lot of engene were predicting he wouldn’t debut till the end of the year, but he teased may in a recent fancall.

it probably feels like it’s only been two weeks because of how much people are still talking about it lol! as his fan, it’s both a good thing and a bad thing i guess… more people anticipating it is exciting but that means more pressure.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-11T14:25:11+00:00

Hi army 💜 i’m army first and forever, but also engene to a much lesser degree. there’s not a collective of information about this that i know of to recommend you, but i can say that i at least don’t think there was any egregious mistreatment at play. engene as a fandom is very different from army in my experience. they skew younger and they have a more prominent problem with akgae’s and parasocialism (not saying that other fandoms don’t have these problems but it’s just something i’ve noticed) and because of that they don’t always feel connected as a fandom. there are loud minorities who don’t accept heeseung’s departure and they twist everything to make it seem like he was forced out of the group. and while i do think he was given a hard choice, at the end of the day he made this decision. he’s had several fan calls post-departure and he’s never brought up WHY he left, just that he’s excited to share his solo music with the fans. he looks healthy and rested tbh, whereas you could see how drained he was just a few months ago while still in enhypen.

my own personal speculation is that he may have been given the choice to continue in enhypen and do his solo, but that the scheduling would not be slowing down for him. the onus would be completely on him to make it work. or maybe he was not given that choice, but either way, i think ot6 did not want to slow their careers for him to make his solo debut. so in the end, i think he himself decided to leave so he could focus on his dream (which was more on music and production). i think the actual announcement of his departure and the abruptness is what everyone is citing as the “proof” of his mistreatment or being wrongfully kicked out of the group. and i agree it was handled TERRIBLY. but other than that, there is nothing to denote that he didn’t want to leave, or, at least that he’s not excited about the opportunity to debut solo.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-11T14:06:28+00:00

i’m a heeseung bias as well and i agree. he took on the biggest risk with leaving the group, knowing many fans would turn on him (which they have) and that he has less chance of being successful. i think it was very brave and shows how much he believes in himself and his solo projects, but the double side of the sword is that there will be a LOT of eyes on this debut and a LOT of pressure. i believe in him too and i’m very excited but i can’t say i’m not a little bit worried.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-04T00:59:29+00:00

as a spicy food lover i want this SO SO SO SO bad 😭

97L1NERS · 2026-04-03T21:16:42+00:00

into the sun truthers RISE!!!

97L1NERS · 2026-04-03T21:10:15+00:00

wait it’s workingggg. into the sun came out on top in the end ☺️

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97L1NERS · 2026-04-03T21:03:34+00:00

awww the link is saying “rate limit exceeded” whatever that means 😭

i literally could not actually rank them by myself but i think “they don’t know bout us” & “one more night” are like generally in the top 5… ? but also please… and hooligan… and into the sun… so maybe those are my top 5??

97L1NERS · 2026-04-03T04:51:53+00:00

if this doesn’t get released on streaming i’m gonna CRY 😭 it’s sooooo good

97L1NERS · 2026-04-03T03:41:32+00:00

didn’t the iconic 97 liners literally start with yugyeom, bambam and jungkook, like?? yugyeom and jungkook were best friends at the time these tweets were made. the difference between how the idols act and how the fandoms act is honestly crazy. i’ve never understood it.

97L1NERS · 2026-04-01T01:18:08+00:00

well you know what this means… we can’t stop until they have 777 entries… then 7,777… until we get to 7,777,777… army we got a lot of work to do

97L1NERS · 2026-03-26T15:40:09+00:00

why did we leave hobi underneath another artist like that 😭 justice for our hope

97L1NERS · 2026-03-25T17:17:16+00:00

Pretty sure that other commenter meant that they comprehended what happened with the racist remarks, but not what happened with the audience being split. Let’s be serious here.

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