Steam introduces paying for mods; starts with Skyrim

**Fragony** · 04-28-2015, 15:38

Nothing at all

**Veho Nex** · 04-28-2015, 18:46

So I cannot tell, are you guys more upset over the paid mods or the fact that after backlash from the community valve backed down?

**Hooahguy** · 04-28-2015, 19:25

Personally, while I hate what Valve tried to do, I kind of admire them for backing down. It would have been super easy for them to keep with it or to ditch it for another reason ("not cost effective or some

like that) but they actually listened and owned up to their mistake. So props to them for that.

**drone** · 04-28-2015, 19:52

I believe Valve's cut was the standard 30% (hosting, distribution, and integration) they get for everything, so I didn't really have a problem with that part of the deal. The 45% to Bethesda though... I just think the modding world works best if it remains more informal, more room for creativity.

**Fragony** · 04-28-2015, 20:32

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

Personally, while I hate what Valve tried to do, I kind of admire them for backing down. It would have been super easy for them to keep with it or to ditch it for another reason ("not cost effective or some

like that) but they actually listened and owned up to their mistake. So props to them for that.

It was no mistake it was an attempt to introduce a business-model.

**Hooahguy** · 04-28-2015, 21:29

It was a mistake, as it was an action or judgment that was misguided or wrong, the very definition of a mistake.

**easytarget** · 04-29-2015, 02:48

What shall we call it then when they roll it back out, only the next time with a new game so they don't have an established mod base to offend?

A re-launched mistake or a re-launched business model looking to create yet another revenue stream that doesn't involve Valve ever actually making a game themselves ever again (unless you count HL3, haha).

**Hooahguy** · 04-29-2015, 03:20

Let's see if its brought back before we pass a judgement like that. I remember reading somewhere that this little mistake actually cost Valve about a million dollars because the sheer number of email complaints destroyed their servers or something. So I dont think that Valve would be so quick to try again. Hell hath no fury like a gaming community scorned, after all.