d00rman

I've got a stupid question, one that was probably addressed before, I've also got 0 knowledge of world economics so please don't bash my skull in for sounding stupid. So, mod authors would like money for their hard work, money that, in theory, can only come from unlikely donations, or from selling it on steam for 25%. Neither of which is perfect. Nexus gets money primarily from ads and premium membership, both of which are influenced by the amount of visitors/clients/downloaders, which is itself influenced by the quantity and quality of the mods offered, right? The video game modding is currently a blooming multi-million business, and it is on it's way to become a multi-billion one. So... why isn't the Nexus becoming a public company, with shares of stock. Mod author wants to make money? He'd invest in the Nexus, buy a few shares, and release his mods. The mods attract people, the Nexus gets more visitors, which leads to more premium members, more ads views, the company increases in value, the shares gain value as well, and the mod author gets money out of his investment. No paywalls, no broken-up community, and modders get paid. Win-win, right? I'm sure Dark0ne and the rest have considered and rejected that idea in the past, assuming that I got my previous points correctly and that they weren't too... childish. Therefore, my question is, why wouldn't it work?

In response to post #24663854. #24664244, #24664334, #24664879, #24665094, #24665224, #24665344, #24665379, #24665404 are all replies on the same post. Didn't he say Wet & Cold 2.0 was rebuilt from the ground up? I think I also heard him saying it didn't utilize anyone's asset and all that, in the comments prior to the 23rd april. Thing is, he was contacted by Steam at least a month ahead of this whole ordeal, he probably knew people wouldn't let him use their assets, so he used all that time to rebuild the mod with that in mind.

I wouldn't be surprised if the player wakes up in a lab of the Institute only to realize he's some high-tech prototype android He/she escapes and then gets chased after by the major factions which all want to reverse engineer you your android's hardware components can be changed pretty much like the implants system of Project Nevada, and choosing a side will grant you access to some unique hardwares to upgrade your character