General Steam Selling Mods... What you guys think...?

[EHEBrandon 43]

So for any PC gamer this will either be a issue or a good idea to people since it encourages modders to come back and make more..

 

Me personally I hate this... It needs to stop now before it gets out of hand... Modding should be done for fun and not for profit... You should enjoy the fact that your bringing content to the community.. Its one thing to ask for donations.. But to pay for mods like its a DLC is just wrong... I don't see how this was a good idea to begin with.. The best part and strong point of PC was that mods were free and that it wasn't as big of a deal in games as it is for consoles.. Unless the game doesn't have mod support of course... But I find this ridiculous!

[M1992 8]

Yeah thats lame. But unfortunately as time moves forward so will ideas centered around anything tech related. Basically anything that was once indie or a hipster type scene will soon be attempted for profit. Its much like how eventually farm land gets taken over and turned into city. Same will be attempted of all and any tech scenes, including modding. I mean look how much youtube and modding in general have blown up in the past 5 years. If it wasnt for youtube creating youtube stars that play mods, the modding scene would never be getting poked for profit and popularity. *cough* pewdiepie *cough*

Edited April 26, 2015 by M1992

[Thunder 468]

I don't really mind the idea of allowing people to charge for the work they have done.  However, I think there are some other issues that have to be worried about.  One issue is how mod developers should be held accountable for releasing non-broken mods that won't conflict with other mods.  I know that this occurs in Skyrim quite frequently.  Another support problem is what if an update comes out for a game that breaks a mod and the developer of the mod stops updating it.  You've basically paid money for absolutely nothing.

 

Another problem I've noticed is there is no developer verification.  People have taken mods from Skyrim Nexus and uploaded them to Steam Workshop when they are not the creator and made them cost money.  This is making money from other people's work.  Also, mods don't seem to have a pricing structure.  The entire system will need a heavy amount of policing.

[bfixer117 247]

I also don't see a problem with people getting some money for the work they put into making the mod. But the problem I have is the pricing because some people feel the mod they made is worth $30 when really its worth like $3 and since I don't think the mods go under a review process, I feel like the paid mods need a review process because say I downloaded a mod and it was free if it was broke i wouldn't mind as much since i didn't pay for it but if i did pay for it it would suck if it was updated and say somethings came up in real life for the modder and they arent able to fix it for a while. But what could see that would help is choosing mod version so if there was a bug you could revert your mod back to and older version to when it was working. These are just some of the ideas I have for the paid mods.

[Bumhunter 8]

I never paid for a mod and I never will. (This does not include sacrifices such as blood, souls and first-borns' or voluntary donations of money to the creator)

If people want to charge you for downloading their mod it's your decision to take it or leave it, so why not?

Edited April 26, 2015 by Bumhunter

[AMD 885]

I'll just leave this here...

If you don't agree with paid mods, vote with your wallet. Donate to modders directly instead of paying for content on the workshop.

[Akarias 250]

I've allready had shit stolen and sold on the workshop.

 

It's fucking horrible. 

[bfixer117 247]

I've allready had shit stolen and sold on the workshop.

 

It's fucking horrible. 

 

same I've also had one thing on the workshop taken but it was a very simple mod for garrys mod. but i do agree with the donation system more than anything.

I was kinda pissed when I read that steam was gonna support selling mods. first you bought the game then you have to pay for mods and the dlc made by a company could be cheaper and have more than the mod.

could you imagine selling halo mods and selling a modded assault rifle with a new model that shoots rockets for a $1 that would be BS. just like the swords in skyrim if you want a couple new swords you would have to pay $5 that's just stupid. it wouldn't be about making mods that are fun, It would be about, what mod can make the most money?

Edited April 26, 2015 by bfixer117

[Thunder 468]

I've allready had shit stolen and sold on the workshop.

 

It's fucking horrible. 

Link please?

[adamgm10 38]

Valve can do as they wish, I will go somewhere else for mods.

[M1992 8]

Charging people from the start? The greatest mods and games are the ones that go for free in the beginning. If you want your work as a developer or artist to become popular, let all the people decide from the very start, not just the ones with money. Doesn't matter if its just charging a dollar, free will always win the peoples hearts in the end and to me a larger fan base is more valuable than extra coin. The money follows. After all modding is for fun, not for profit. 

[Pfeuff 126]

After all modding is for fun, not for profit. 

 

Try telling that to Valve...

[Lord Zedd 1,771]

RIP

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