Mods cost money now

[Ruse]

Did I miss something? Did EA buy out Valve? Mods, that have been free for at least fifteen years, now cost money. Who's bright idea was this?

[Ryika]

引用自 DecayWolf：

Looking for ungrateful perspective, I kind agree we don't deserve any mod.

Well, speak for yourself then, I certainly do deserve mods. :)

[Shyfx]

引用自 IrishViking：

This is absolutely not about modders getting paid for their creations. Modders get up to a whopping 25% of the revenue generated by their mod. The other 75% goes to valve and publishers. That's the point of this whole paid mod exercise. It's a great way for valve and game publishers to extract money that they did nothing to earn, from gamers. If the split was the other way (valve/publishers getting 25% and modders getting the rest) I might buy all the stuff about how great it is for modders to get paid in appreciation for their work and all that. That isn't the case though. This is a cash grab. That's the truth of it.

this.

[Alien]

引用自 DecayWolf：

So the blindly hate turn to everyone around? As far as I know, the moding community didn't come with this idea, besides, they've put some real work, to make really good mods, they do deserve a reward. The problem will be the market industry and following upcoming events, that will degradate game's quality in a long run (5 - 10 years from now).

Looking for ungrateful perspective, I kind agree we don't deserve any mod.

If they deserve a reward, then this is not to the players to pay them. It's the job of the game companies, because the modders make their games better. And also because modding support is what make some people buy the games instead of hacking them.

And if the modders are not happy to make mods, they can stop making them.
I can imagine only one way to pay for a mod: the modder says he wants to make a mod, but he has to buy some software, or he can't do it because he doesn't have the time... Then he asks the community if they accept to kickstart his project. After release, everyone can download the mod for free. Everything else is complete ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Modders' only reward has always been and will always be the people that thank them for their mods, simply by just playing them.
They should try to not listen to those who don't like them. And it's true for everyone that makes creative content on internet.


Also, someone who wrote this:
"I personally could make a million from selling my mods easily. I have about 30 large quest mods for various Bethesda games and 5 top notch ones for Skyrim. Nexus has nothing that comes close to them. So I could become very rich, very quickly because I am one of the most hard working TES modders on this planet."
And this:
" I removed my work from steam last year because i felt they wanted the benefit of hosting mods without wanting to give modders the support we expect."
doesn't understand anything to how mods work. You do mods because you like that. You like to create a new content for a game you love, and you like to share it - for free. Also I personally never played your mods and I doubt they are the most played.
I've made some mods with my friends (never been the main modder because I don't have the time) and we've always been very happy to see how many people downloaded it. Even when they wrote to us about the bugs and how terrible they make our mod we were pleased, because it means that they wanted to play it, and we always fixed the bugs and tried to add new content. We were even happier to see our mods in some popular screenshots or youtube videos.
As a user of a mod you don't have to say thank you personally. Of course it's nice of you, but the base of modding is that you can download it freely from anywhere. And if you want your name on it, you can just put it in the mod. And you should not expect anyone to make gifts.

Giskard, you should just stop making mods, it would be better for everyone, including you.

[methoz84]

I made modifications for Total War games and I would never want pay for it
(Sorry, my english is not good, but....)

[0xDEFACED]

Signed and expressed my opinion on this.
Also,
http://i.imgur.com/mSFmMM1.jpg

[tarasis]

I'm not going to sign. At its core I don't find the idea of paid mods a bad thing, though I do find that the modder only getting 25% is awful. A donate button would be good for those that don't want to make their mod a for pay mod.

What I do think will be difficult, is if new mods appear first behind the paywal they won't get traction. People need to be able to try them out and decide if they are a good fit for the game before commit to buying

[Bozz 💀]

+ OP i'll do the same.

[methoz84]

Yes, I'll do it

[Renkuya]

HUGE step backwards in my opinion. Strongly against paid mods. Donation buttons welcome though.

[Felinger]

This is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

[Ģ◊иℤ◊⚡ℤ∀муpΛй]

they should have made more addons after dragonborn i would have paid for them, but not for mods.

[Calon]

Why isn't this simply a "donate what you feel" feature? That would actually support mod developers on a donation-based revenue. People would be more willing to donate varrying amount for the great work of mod developers. Now that a mod developer has the ability to charge, they're more likely to charge a higer amount knowing that most of the revenue is caught in fees. For them to get a taste of their own pie they'll charge higher and thus receive less purchases. If people were free to donate $0.00 to $10.00 at their own choice you wouldn't hear such a hoop-la of complaints. That would support the modding commmunity. This method simply allows those that also have their hands in the pie to milk an older game, yet one which is still highly active due to the modding community, for a continued source of revenue.
Paying modders is a great concept. Being forced to pay a minimum amount is a terrible idea. Taking the bulk of the revenue from the modder is a terrible idea. Not being able to donate at your own will is a terrible idea.

[FoamBox]

Paying for a mod or reskin should be optional. I see no reason why it would be wrong with a "Donate" Button if you like a mod or reskin. But to have to pay for a mod? No way... Since its a mod there arent any guarantee that it will work in the first place. This really destroys the game and the modding community.

INB4 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of 10$ mods that crashes the game.

[HerbalZebra]

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[Sleazy]

I hope everyone will change is review to negative, due to this greedy move....
Unbelievable.