lets settle this shit once and for all. paid mods. yes or no?
Nope. All the best mods are free, there’s never been a good paid mod>but you just haven’t played a paid modYou’re right, I haven’t.
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if a mod is extensive enough and I like it enough, then I wouldn't mind paying a couple dollars for it.outside of that, no fuck off
>>729277067This shit was settled like a decade ago retard.The paid mod shills lost. Nobody wanted it, nobody bought it. All the arguments in favor of it were obviously terrible. Anyone ITT who tries to revive those shitty arguments doesn't actually believe and them and is just bored.
>>729277067No, because paid mods trample on the very aspects that allow modding scenes to grow in the first place.When direct monetary transactions become involved mod creators become possessive about their assets, preventing others from using and building upon them to help the modding scene progress further and discouraging collaboration between authors unless compensation is provided.
>>729277413but there are still paid mods today and people still pay
>The paid mod shills lost. Nobody wanted it, nobody bought it. All the arguments in favor of it were obviously terrible. Anyone ITT who tries to revive those shitty arguments doesn't actually believe and them and is just bored.
paid mods are akin to putting a watermark on something you didnt make
>>729277067no way fag
Money is how the community steers work
It depends. I wouldn't mind willingly donating to a modder that improves the game. Fuck paying the developer or publisher for that shit though.
>>729277067Paid mods are DLCs made by fans.
>>729277067Paid mods for games are almost always shit because you never know when the game's gonna get updated and break everything.Also if you allow people to sell mods for money, even the tiny no-budget, no-effort mods start asking for money too.I hugely encourage modders to have Patreon/Ko-fi/Subscribestar/etc., maybe with early access alpha testing mods and shit like that behind the paywall, but the mod itself should be free.Bonus: devs officially adding "paid modding" themselves (Bethesda) meaning people paying money for those mods are also just funding the dev for no reason, giving them money to sit on their hands.
>>729277067Neigh
>>729277601>mod creators become possessive about their assets, preventing others from using and building upon them to help the modding scene progress furtherYou clearly don't know shit considering Nexus, the biggest mod site in existence, does the exact same with its permission system.
>>729277916uh...yeah and so are unpaid mods, retard
>>729277067Free but with donation link.Mods behind pay walls will fuck with creator incentive to polish them.If thry are obligated to keep them updated in a timely fashion as the get gets patched, that's just an incentive to keep the mods simple.
why does anyone WANT to pay for mods?everyone should be fighting against paid mods because fun fact you can still give modders money without buying their mod (very retarded but possible) so everyone wins
>>729278573they*as the game*
>>729278275You mean the permission system that was put into place when Bethesda introduced paid mods into the equation, causing modders to suddenly care immensely about others getting actual profit out of their assets?
>>729277067It's unreasonable to expect modders to be able to handle refunds.Mods could break at any point, you have no guarantees.Paid mods would be hard to download and check out.If I'm adding 70 mods to Skyrim or vintage story, I need to be able to test them to check for quality, scope and compatibility.It's just not reasonable.
>>729278828There should be no refunds for mods, they're solo devs and should have protections, whats stopping someone from downloading the mod, copying it and then ask for a refund and the mod is stolen and copied and stuff
>>729277067I didn't pay for vanilla game, of course I would never pay for the mod, you do it for free.
>>729277067It depends entirely on the effort I perceive that went into it. Most of the time, the answer is no.
Paid mods are like buying a coloring book, filling it in with color then charging for itAll modders are faggots who think altering another person's work is even slightly as complicated as making it, paying for that is retarded
>>729277067Frankly, for the shit job they do, I don't think our moderators should be paid.
>>729277067only if they cater to my very specific and borderline illegal fetishesi guess it's more of a commission then but we
>>729278971>copying it and then ask for a refund and the mod is stolen and copied and stuffThat would happen either way, or are you saying its fine as long as the dev got his $2? Or should they implement denuvo for mods?All paid products should have a refund option though.
>>729277067Fuck no, but donations are ok
>>729277067Just make donating to mod authors an easy option, but don't charge per mod. The author will still get money to motivate them, if their work is good, without restricting access to the mod, or driving a wedge between different authors.
>>729277067paid mods, huh? now that's an interesting idea... developers could receive a 20% cut which would be pretty generous if you think about it
>>729277067What's going on with that dog
>>729279897oh he's just horsing around
>>729277067Never, for any reason. Make your own game if you want money.
PAY MODDERS WHAT THEYRE WORTH
>>729277067you act like there is a debate to be had. fuck no.
>>729278275They're full of shit a lot of the time but on that Nexus was actually based for telling modders that they couldn't have an autistic meltdown and pull their mods anymore in an ecosystem where mod dependencies are frequently built on top of each other. Anyone who maintains a list will tell you that one random retard shouldn't be able to fuck the entire thing just because they uploaded Lego Piece #353.
