andri_g posted...
If you, in the most generic sense, as a player, can't play a game without mods why bother playing it at all?
Because mods can make a game better? Better graphics, fixed bugs, better balance, new abilities, new content, whole new ways of playing.
The point of games, in general, is fun, and mods can make a game more fun. I don't believe this works for all, or even many, games, but sandboxes are particularly suited to it.