Would you pay for mods? [Poll]

[McHox]

just curious since i've been part of a team that sells "addons/mods" for a bit

[Kobathor]

Always depends. I would buy a mod that changes the game in a significant way (texture overhauls, big gameplay mods, etc) but I wouldn't pay for a Nyancat model in VRChat.

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, McHox said:

just curious since i've been part of a team that sells "addons/mods" for a bit

Well the hard part is that as someone who has played many mods I can fairly say there are mods ranging from horrible to amazing and I would be hard press to pay for a mod unless I knew ti was the latter. If there was a way to implement a trail period I would be more more inclined to buy one that I had tried.

[asus killer]

if they are made by the company that sells the game. Hell nooooooo

 

if they are made by some random dude in is basement, can you ask money for a mod for a game that isn't yours? i don't think so.

 

if ask for a donation, that's a completely different story and it depends i guess

[LordoftheRaccoons]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

Well the hard part is that as someone who has played many mods I can fairly say there are mods ranging from horrible to amazing and I would be hard press to pay for a mod unless I knew ti was the latter. If there was a way to implement a trail period I would be more more inclined to buy one that I had tried.

That sounds like a slippery slope towards DRM-Protected mods. 

[Brooksie359]

Just now, LordoftheRaccoons said:

That sounds like a slippery slope towards DRM-Protected mods. 

That would essentially be DLC at that point would it not?

[TurbulentWinds]

As a modder, I don't feel right taking money for my work in any form except for donations. 

[Thermosman]

people mostly donate to big projects, ex portal stories mel for portal 2 and half life update for half life 2

[dizmo]

3 minutes ago, asus killer said:

if they are made by the company that sells the game. Hell nooooooo

 

if they are made by some random dude in is basement, can you ask money for a mod for a game that isn't yours? i don't think so.

 

if ask for a donation, that's a completely different story and it depends i guess

So you're against paying for something that's had work put in?

I don't see why it's any different whether it's the company that does the work or a third party.

[Andreas Lilja]

Yeah, don't really mind it if the price is fair.

 

Not really a fan of the Creation Club way of buying credits tho. They should sell a monthly / year subscription.

[LordoftheRaccoons]

Just now, Brooksie359 said:

That would essentially be DLC at that point would it not?

Exactly, it's DLC that the Game developer doesn't have to pay employees to make. DRM-Protected mods is essentially shitty Bethesda's games workshop thing.

[asus killer]

Just now, dizmo said:

So you're against paying for something that's had work put in?

I don't see why it's any different whether it's the company that does the work or a third party.

i explain. If it is the company that made the game just release it as a patch or a free add on, i already paid for the frickin game. I hate DLC btw.

If it is something more do as the guys from dishonored did, release a new cheaper game. That's totally fine

[Brooksie359]

Just now, LordoftheRaccoons said:

Exactly, it's DLC that the Game developer doesn't have to pay employees to make. DRM-Protected mods is essentially shitty Bethesda's games workshop thing.

At first I thought you were saying Bethesda's games were shitty then I realized you were referring to the workshop. I mean a lot of Bethesda staff use to be modders and they are really good at giving out modding tools which is great. 

[LordoftheRaccoons]

1 minute ago, dizmo said:

So you're against paying for something that's had work put in?

I don't see why it's any different whether it's the company that does the work or a third party.

I think Asus Killer is more questioning the legality of third parties charging for mods rather than the morality.

 

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

if they are made by some random dude in is basement, can you ask money for a mod for a game that isn't yours? i don't think so.

 

[Damascus]

My brother makes total war mods, he takes donations through my PP. 

 

He's got like 40 000 total downloads on one of them and 1 person donated a buck

[Bananasplit_00]

id pay for something thats a major addition to the game, but not a lot tbh. really depends on how much it costs and how much it adds. donations i dont do, like ever, unless i end up using it on a very regular basis

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, asus killer said:

i explain. If it is the company that made the game just release it as a patch or a free add on, i already paid for the frickin game. I hate DLC btw.

If it is something more do as the guys from dishonored did, release a new cheaper game. That's totally fine

I find DLC to be fine if it's good. Like I enjoyed all of skyrim DLC as they added a lot to the game. Shivering isles was my favorite DLC of all time as it added so much to the game.

[asus killer]

1 minute ago, Damascus said:

My brother makes total war mods, he takes donations through my PP. 

 

He's got like 40 000 total downloads on one of them and 1 person donated a buck

just because people download it doesn't make it good. Could not have liked so donated accordingly. People really donate believe me if they like it.

[LordoftheRaccoons]

1 minute ago, Brooksie359 said:

At first I thought you were saying Bethesda's games were shitty then I realized you were referring to the workshop. I mean a lot of Bethesda staff use to be modders and they are really good at giving out modding tools which is great. 

Is the Bethesda's Games Workshop a modding tool or a mod marketplace? I may be thinking of the Creation Club I saw mentioned elsewhere in this thread. I didn't follow the news about that very closely.

[AshleyAshes]

This would depend entirely on what the 'mod' is.

For example, Black Mesa is a mod but so much time and effort went into it, I happily bought it on Steam.

[asus killer]

2 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

I find DLC to be fine if it's good. Like I enjoyed all of skyrim DLC as they added a lot to the game. Shivering isles was my favorite DLC of all time as it added so much to the game.

i'm not saying i'm not open to exceptions. I remenber i bought and loved the GTA IV DLC. But as a rule, no DLC for me, i end the game and that's it.

[Himommies]

If it's like Kaiserreich then yes I would pay for a mod

[Andreas Lilja]

1 minute ago, AshleyAshes said:

This would depend entirely on what the 'mod' is.

For example, Black Mesa is a mod but so much time and effort went into it, I happily bought it on Steam.

Buying it has perks tho. Mod has been abandoned and full version has more stuff.

[AresKrieger]

No, especially not bethesda's paid mod program mods, donations are fine but outright paying for them will lead to issues especially when assets from other media are used

[LordoftheRaccoons]

4 minutes ago, Damascus said:

My brother makes total war mods, he takes donations through my PP. 

 

He's got like 40 000 total downloads on one of them and 1 person donated a buck

I think that's a problem with the gaming culture that can be solved rather than an issue with the business model itself. Ubuntu devs aren't having such big issues.