Valve/Bethesda announce paid modding for Skyrim, more games to follow

[boulegue]

In response to post #24570584. #24570764, #24571774 are all replies on the same post.

Relios wrote:

boulegue wrote: this community frowns upon pirated copies most mods have written that you need a legal copy and use the update.esm as a master sadly modders and the nexus can do very little agains piracy

ShwayNorris wrote: Nexus is the reason I buy all my games. but I must say, that when I did in fact pirate, none of them ever gave me issues. its a scare tactic. one that works, but a scare tactic none the less.
(if a moderator see's this and doubts i own w/e I'm happy to provide proof)

the responsibility to fight piracy lies with the developer/publisher not the nexus.... modders can't do much but use the update.esm as a master

[Laxe]

In response to post #24571814.

Marco9625 wrote:

It is just beginning, when more third parties come into play, theres IRS and European vat etc. this will turn into Just another Music industry where if you buy 20$ CD the artists doesn't even get full one dollar bill.

[mcguffin]

In response to post #24570729. #24571074 is also a reply to the same post.

mcguffin wrote:

grelf wrote: I see what you mean. People use each other's work and give credit where it's due, which works great and generates high-quality content. Now when money comes into play, things get complicated.

Yes, things get unbearable, to say the least...

[boulegue]

In response to post #24571814. #24571869 is also a reply to the same post.

Marco9625 wrote:

Laxe wrote: It is just beginning, when more third parties come into play, theres IRS and European vat etc. this will turn into Just another Music industry where if you buy 20$ CD the artists doesn't even get full one dollar bill.

valve provides the platform and bethesda created the game and the CK/G.E.C.K to even make modding in the manner we know it today possible.... if you think people at valve and bethesda aren't working hard for their money you never seen any game developer office ever.... 70week hours are no strangers in those offices.... 25% is a rather generous cut compared to other industries (music, books, newspapers, tv........)

[swiftfoxmark2]

Mod authors have been banned in the past for trying to monetize their mods. I remember there was a case where a mod author demanded money so he could post his next update and he was banned for it.

 

So how is this different?

[thedorkofyork]

We will stand by Nexus until GabeN's lawyers pry it from our cold dead hands. You guys just gained hundreds of thousands loyal subscribers on this day.

[boulegue]

In response to post #24571819.

Laxe wrote:

he wants as little as 0.82€ i cant even get a cheese burger for that price

[boulegue]

In response to post #24571929.

swiftfoxmark2 wrote:

bethesda decided to legalize it

[Adwache]

Could it be that we start seeing 'Mod Piracy' as a result? Even if the Mod is left completely intact, complete with original credits, it could be likely to see people torrenting Mods and potentially sheerly out of Spite

[Azarakos]

In response to post #24571929. #24572044 is also a reply to the same post.

swiftfoxmark2 wrote:

boulegue wrote: bethesda decided to legalize it

Valve and Bethesda get 75% of the mod income, the modder himself/herself get 25%. More money to the companies.

Welcome to capitalism, brother.