Why are people okay with this approach? Just trust in modders to fix a game instead of wanting the devs to produce a good game to begin with?
I dont think that must be the case ...
Even tho some certainly are exactly that. (Mentioned above Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines are perfect example for exactly that case, bcs studio has ben closed shortly after release ... people indeed had to finish the game themselves. :-/ )
Most people dont see (in my honest opinion) mods as "fix" for a "broken" game ... its just adjusting things, to suit better their needs. And that is something studio can never do for you, bcs they would need to create as many versions of the game as much coppies they sell.
I still dont understand why cant we change Race for our hirelings. Lets us play Githyanki as racist as they trully are!