Modding is slowly becoming easier and easier as the years go on. Why there are entire worlds made out of sheer love and dedication. I recently began getting int modding myself recently through games like DOTA 2 and of course the king of modding communities, Skyrim.
But then it struck me... If Dota 2 could do it. Why couldn't a MMO? What if Pathfinder added something like the steam workshop, where you could add uniqe items that do not exist in the game. Perhaps you want a ancient rune blade, forged from the bone of a dragon?
Perhaps something simple as a family emblem on a piece of garment?
Or what if someone actually went to the trouble to rig and animate a playable goblin?
The possibilities are endless!
Now as much as I'd love a a uniqe blade devoted to Sarnrae, I do see the problems with such a thing in a MMO like pathfinder. I wouldn't want to see the game flooded with nude mods, or worse yet Starbucks Inns like Archage... That was what lost my interest in that game.
But what if Goblinworks monitored the mods? Making sure they didn't break the lore or immersion. Or you know crossed any other unplesant boundries.
Those deemed acceptable would be sent a activation code perhaps and the item could then be acessed in game.
Or maybe it could work something like the steam Green light thing? Where anyone can submit their work, but only those voted up by the community is allowed to be added.
I would never expect to see this at launch, but it is a fun idea.