by errorblankfield » 12 May 2014, 03:37
I don't know about adding mods to the mix...
For me personally, either I want a vanilla game or a modded game. Then I decide of I want a large map or another size.
In other words, I think the group of people willing/wanting to play with mods is a subsection of those willing/wanting to play large maps. Thus doing both limits your targeted players even more -slowing joiners considerably.
Not saying you should/shouldn't just saying if you want a faster filling game, I'd shy away from mods (other than lag fix stuff).
Of course if you want both that's great, just might take longer.
And of course again, playing during a peak time helps remove this 'problem' entirely.