Really? Another push for curated paid mods no one asked for? Are you this desperate for modders to fix your game on a budget, instead of doing it yourself with developers on an actual payroll? This disconnected from the actual foundations of your success your titles have had this far?

There is a simple reason why many players and modders enjoy modding their games for decades: It is done as a hobby, for players by players, without corporate responsibilites and apart from donation opportunities, without asking for or expecting monetary compensation.

You are not aiding modding in the slightest. You are trying to turn modding into a business opportunity, to be a parasite that profits from underpaid work you do not want to do yourselves.

This is another pathetic attempt to generate (read leech) revenue from work that is not your own, by implementing yourself as its monopoly distributor. If this somehow finds acceptance, gamers loose. If this somehow finds acceptance, "unlicensed mods" will eventually get restricted or prohibited in the years to come. Those do not generate perpetual revenue after all.

Really? Another push for curated paid mods no one asked for? Are you this desperate for modders to fix your game on a budget, instead of doing it yourself with developers on an actual payroll? This disconnected from the actual foundations of your success your titles have had this far? There is a simple reason why many players and modders enjoy modding their games for decades: It is done as a hobby, for players by players, without corporate responsibilites and apart from donation opportunities, without asking for or expecting monetary compensation. You are not aiding modding in the slightest. You are trying to turn modding into a business opportunity, to be a parasite that profits from underpaid work you do not want to do yourselves. This is another pathetic attempt to generate (read leech) revenue from work that is not your own, by implementing yourself as its monopoly distributor. If this somehow finds acceptance, gamers loose. If this somehow finds acceptance, "unlicensed mods" will eventually get restricted or prohibited in the years to come. Those do not generate perpetual revenue after all.