Paid mods

[Champion_Standing]

This is going to be hilarious. Between broken ass mods and people stealing content to sell this will turn out very well.

It's an interesting idea on some levels, being paid for making mods could fuel some creativity and competition that may end up benefiting the consumer in the long run. But the problem is that decent content just doesn't filter its way to the top on Steam. The greenlight/early access garbage has just caused steam to fill up with millions of worthless unplayable indie games and "early access" games that have been in "alpha" or "beta" for years while their dev moves onto other projects.

My advise is to have popcorn ready.

[Rararboker]

I feel like I'd care more if I used steam.

lol steam users

[Champion_Standing]

Originally Posted by Rararboker [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I feel like I'd care more if I used steam.

lol steam users

People are already taking their mods down on other sites and keeping it up on steam as a paid mod only. If you are interested in Skyrim mods or PC game mods in general you will probably care at some point whether you use steam or not.

[Pokesan]

why shouldn't mod creators be paid for their work?

[Champion_Standing]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

why shouldn't mod creators be paid for their work?

Because I want it FREEEEEEEE

But really, I think in general the mod communities for most games are sort of like hobbyists right now. People make mods because they enjoy it or to get their name out there if they are an aspiring developer themselves. Mod creation has been a very successful avenue for some to become developers and to eventually release full fledged stand alone games. But there are also tons of people who have made popular mods that have no intention of taking it beyond that.

I don't have an issue with mod developers being paid for their work, I own a lot of games that started as mods. If mod development becomes a lucrative venture and the level of quality goes up significantly consumers do stand to benefit. But it also has the potential to change the environment to be more suited to established developers and companies than it does to individuals trying to create content for enjoyment.

It will change the mod scene and that's what people are worried about. It's like if your car club became a professional auto show. Does it have the potential to be better? Sure, but it definitely won't be the same.

[What A Guy]

Originally Posted by Pokesan [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

why shouldn't mod creators be paid for their work?

If you want to get paid, develop an actual fucking game. Or make something of quality and tell people they can donate if they feel your product is worth it.

This is fucked up no matter which way you look at it. Look at the massive uproar about this one topic and keep in mind all of the other bullshit going on in the industry that should be distracting people from this.

[Sadre Spinegnawer]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertco...tive-disaster/

about says it all

[Rararboker]

Skyrim modders who matter are remaining on the Nexus. I'm not worried.

Steam sucks. Been saying it for years at this point.

[radditsu]

This has been repealed....for now. Stay aware of this shit. A gog launcher may be in the works. Support diversity. Fuck the corporations.

[Big_Japan]

"Repeal" announcement

We understand our own game's communities pretty well, but stepping into an established, years old modding community in Skyrim was probably not the right place to start iterating. We think this made us miss the mark pretty badly, even though we believe there's a useful feature somewhere here.