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- cross-posted to:
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- games@lemmy.world
Seems like Bethesda wants another go at this
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This is literally from 2015
It is known
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-has-removed-paid-mods-functionality-from-steam-workshop/
Weird that they never took the page down.
My bad, changed the link to their new attempt.
How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?
I am willing to pay in steam points. Ain’t paying real dollars for buggy shit.
Not even for $3.50?
GOD DAMN LOCH NESS MONTAH I AINT GIVIN YOU NO TREE FIDDY
I gave him a dolla
Can’t wait to buy mods to fix starfield /s
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If this creates a mechanism for mod authors to be paid, then that’s neat I guess. If even one penny is going to Valve/the game devs, this is reprehensible.
And what happens when it’s buggy, unsupported less than 24 hours after you buy it?
Do you get 2 hours to see if it works? What happens if 2 mods work but not together? Are they going to fix that because I am paying them now?
Guessing the answer to all of these questions and more is ‘Get fucked’.
It’s a big “buyer beware” type situation to be sure. I think the thing I’m responding to most is that they offer a “pay what you want” option. Actually needing to pay for a mod is shitty, but I expect in that case what’ll happen is that most people won’t buy it, and therefore the mod won’t be very popular. And basically the only way to browse the workshop is based on popularity, so nobody will ever see the mod. There’s a built-in incentive here for mod authors not to charge much/anything for their mods.
So…like AAA base games without even mod support that don’t work at all
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The game devs have already been paid from you buying the actual game. They shouldn’t get to profit off of other people’s work in the form of mods that they put no effort into creating.
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Because more people will buy a game with an active modding community.
Because it improves longevity and value for the game. Minecraft became a billion dollar business solely on the back of modders.
