Hi
My very unpopular opinion about all this whole "DMCA Paywall steal discord" mess:
Moders has been mantained the HS2 comunity so far, they are making mods to get most of a game. starting from there, I think they deserve some respect, well if you want to call it that way, or whatever you name it, I am not English-native speaker.
Most moders release their works periodically, I mean, if a mod, card, map or asset is not available by the moment, it will be in the future. K1T0 for example has very nice mods that are released in time, Hanmen as well, just to mention a pair. Why is the rush to get a mod when it releases? moreover, Why leak All the tier folder at once? Man I am talkin about in the past some dude ask for a missing mod, then a nice guy share that especific mod and that's all. In my opinion, leak all the work made by a moder (whatever name you want to give) is for create havoc. Killing the moder's will to do things is killing the whole scene.
This is a Pirate site, I am aware of this, but men, there are manners. we all the people who play, make games, scenes for profit are living in the same ecosystem. You want a mod? ask for it if it is available. You like some moder's work? pay the $1, $5, even $10 month and get that you want, maybe more than you expect, that will be the way to say the moder: "hey, nice work!! keep it up!!"
There is no moral argument to ban a thread, channel or whatever by DMCA infringment, all here are the same, more or less. Using borrowed or stealed asset from a company's corpse (I hate to thing we all killed Ilusion Soft by repacking their wonderfull game).
If you think that Xyth24 is abusive, he is. and overrated. I will never buy anything from him. but i will get any leaked mod that crosses my way. see? all here are the same in a way or another. Ain't gonna lie to you, I have used leaked mods, but ironically those leaked mods make me to know the moder's work, and in time it has been released. If I have a specific mod, plugin, card, map, I have had shared in the past upon a request, via PM. As for me, that's the way it should be.
Please don't go mad at me by this opinion. It is just sharing our thoughts about all this. The sole intention is to make a stronger community, no to destroy it.
This is my non-humblee opinion, because all my opinions are not humble.