Quote Originally Posted by Vomitore
I never used mods. I was always scared in case my account would be hacked. In fact I had to leave my guild since I refused to use GEM. I have a very nice and very rich lock that I'd hate to have deleted ect. I never used vent either since I don't want to hear people scream "KILL THAT! HEAL ME! PWNED!" ... I'd rather listen to tunes or movies. Just beware of one thing Matt. The grind to lev 70 can take a long time if you don't know what to do in missions. Thankfully my lock was grinded up with my friend who knew all the missions. He'd go from lev 1-60 in 2 weeks.
I think if you download them from reputable websites, you're okay. I never had a problem with mine--and they were super handy.

Vent wasn't so bad, either. But then again, I never would have used it with people I wasn't friendly with. In our Vent groups it was more like: "Okay...Kim and Brian? I'm going to mark the one on the left with the purple symbol. You two go after him first. So-and-so, go after the Orange-symbol, the rest of us, on the yellow diamond. Ready? Go!" It was much more civilized than all that... Though I'm sure--100% sure--that many Vent experiences are like the one you described above.