Author Topic: Blockland mod market system?  (Read 15575 times)

I'm sure this has been suggested before, but why not create an enviornment to allow us to buy/sell mods to the game (Obviously make it so we couldn't just share the mod files...)? I know that I would be willing to shell out some cash for a great mod, and it would surely spawn more great mods that we can only dream about right now. Badspot could even make more cash, by charging some percent for each mod sold. I think that if any mod right now deserving of making cash, it would be RTB.

On a side note, can we charge people to join our servers? If so, more people should create awsome servers so that I can give them my cash to pay to play :D.





Just to put this in a general plan.

1. Addons that were sold would not be pirated, becuase the mods would be using a key system like Blocklands
2. Remember that only Addons that are high quaility will be sold, because no one would pay for the lower quality ones.
3. Just because you see that people right now are creating free addons, doesn't mean that there isn't potential for amazing thigns to be made.
4. At most, people who sell addons probley would charge 1 - 5$.
5. Yes, its free to make software. No, its not generaly free to make quality software.
6. If all software was free, we would have less quality and less software.
7. Money is a good motivater.
8. Money means people can use developing addons for blockland as a job, meaning they can make more money, spend more time developing (Meaning more profecciency), and create cool things :D.
9. More cool stuff means our community will grow larger, and more active members will be on.
« Last Edit: March 04, 2013, 01:02:48 AM by Gartanium »

no we are not loving paying to download a mod




*Cough roblox Cough*

and I am not loving paying to join a server this has to be the worst idea since props


I'm sure this has been suggested before, but why not create an enviornment to allow us to buy/sell mods to the game (Obviously make it so we couldn't just share the mod files...)? I know that I would be willing to shell out some cash for a great mod, and it would surely spawn more great mods that we can only dream about right now. Badspot could even make more cash, by charging some percent for each mod sold. I think that if any mod right now deserving of making cash, it would be RTB.
NOBODY WILL EVER BUY MODS
WE PLAY THIS BECAUSE ITS FUN AND WE ONLY PAY 20 BUCKS AND THATS IT
expect to see lots of freebuild vanilla servers
no we are not freaking paying to download a mod

On a side note, can we charge people to join our servers? If so, more people should create awsome servers so that I can give them my cash to pay to play :D.
NOBODY will pay crap to join a freaking server
those "awesome" servers will be EMPTY
EMPTYYYY


infact, lets say that ALL the addons right now you need to pay for
there are 2 things that would happen
1: nobody will get mods
2: there will literally be a black market where people send copies of the add ons to other people so others can get it for free

lets say that all the servers riight now you need to pay to play
those servers
will be empty
since theres no servers to play crap
people get un interested and stop playing
less people join
less income
blockland is dead
« Last Edit: March 03, 2013, 08:58:34 PM by The Resonte! »

Well the fun thing about our economy, is that you don't have to pay for things if you don't want them. If we could pay for mods (and have a nice system so people couldn't steal mods as easily) there would be more incentives for people to work harder to create better things.

Point and case, does anyone seriously think that vanilla Blockland was better then having Retail blockland? I also doubt that Badspot would have made retail blockland for free...

Also, not all mods would cost money.

The intresting thing about software is that even though people can make money off of things, there is also free software (such as paint.net). Free software is not often as nice as pay to use software. (Paint.net vs Adobe's PhotoShop).

On the issue of all servers being pay to play: Well uh, they don't have to be. The option would be there for people to charge money to play on their server. People would be like, oh hey, no ones comming on my server, well ok I'm not going to charge a price then.

But then there will be the fun servers (Like mr.Wallets servers) where people will be like "I want to play O:, here take monies and let me play on your server!!!!!one#@!!one!!".

Just because yall wouldn't pay money for nice things, doesn't mean that others wont.
« Last Edit: March 03, 2013, 09:05:58 PM by Gartanium »

Well the fun thing about our economy, is that you don't have to pay for things if you don't want them. If we could pay for mods, then we could have nicer mods and there would be more incentives for people to work harder to creater better things.actually
since no one would pay crap for add ons, there would be a lack of addons period since people won't pay for them, leading to a lack of addons entirly.


Does anyone seriously think that vanilla Blockland was better then having Retail blockland? I also doubt that Badspot would have made retail blockland for free...no he didn't, retail blockland costs 20 bucks crap damnit
well actually he could've originally made retail for free but i dunno


Also, not all mods would cost money.then whats the point of getting this expensive addon if we could just get this nice FREE addon
what is even the point



since you edited lets carry on
The intresting thing about software is that even though people can make money off of things, there is also free software (such as paint.net). Free software is not often as nice as pay to use software. (Paint.net vs Adobe's PhotoShop).however it depends on the quality of the software itself

On the issue of all servers being pay to play: Well uh, they don't have to be. The option would be there for people to charge money to play on their server. People would be like, oh hey, no ones comming on my server, well ok I'm not going to charge a price then.in that case all the servers wouldn't have a price period

But then there will be the fun servers (Like mr.Wallets servers) where people will be like "I want to play O:, here take monies and let me play on your server!!!!!one#@!!one!!".whos mr wallet
also who the hell would know if a server is good before they go on it
your taking a huge gamble and if that server sucks
waste of money


Just because yall wouldn't pay money for nice things, doesn't mean that others wont.
those are what i call "suckers" like those "pay to win" games
its like minecraft all over again, with all their "vips" and "perks" that practically gets you a win pass

for me, blockland is a game where you just join and play without a care,
with none of those "whitelist things" NOBOT or having to pay for anything other than the game itself
also how much money is going to be charged period
it better not be more than $0.00


forgive my jerkiness but i really hate this idea
« Last Edit: March 03, 2013, 09:15:52 PM by The Resonte! »


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Its ok we all have our own opinions, and if thats how you feel that the game would be like if people could charge for addons, you should share :P.

If no one would pay crap for addons, then no one would sell them. It wouldn't create a lack of addons, just a lack of addons for sale. Its like how people post Youtube videos for free, but other people require subscriptions (Cable, satelite, subscriptions to websites, etc.) in order to pay for videos.

The addons that are easy to create would be free, while the harder ones, the ones requiring more creativity and or time, would cost money if the creators so wished.

The point of a blockland mod market system would be to create incentives for talented developers to make nice things that we can give monies for. Believe it or not, people need to make a living when they are adults, and don't always have the free time to dedicate 7+ hours a day on a product.


If all nice things were free, no one would make nice things.
« Last Edit: March 03, 2013, 09:23:31 PM by Gartanium »

This is a ridiculous idea.


crap we're back to this again
also
And whys that?
Its ok we all have our own opinions, and if thats how you feel that the game would be like if people could charge for addons, you should share :P.yeah but
someone needs to gegt the addon first by buying it
and no way am i spending money for one addon to give to everyone
better idea is to make it not worth anything


If no one would pay crap for addons, then no one would sell them. It wouldn't create a lack of addons, just a lack of addons for sale.yes
thats good
Its like how people post Youtube videos for free, but other people require subscriptions (Cable, satelite, subscriptions to websites, etc.) in order to pay for videos.how in hell do they need to pay for they're own videos
for example, look at pecons server
it uses i believe a PAID dedicated server
he's actually doing a work of love or something, because he's spending for our enjoyment, and he's not having a "you gotta pay to play" thing


The addons that are easy to create would be free, while the harder ones, the ones requiring more creativity and or time, would cost money if the creators so wished.well thats if the creator wants his addons to not be used

The point of a blockland mod market system would be to create incentives for talented developers to make nice things that we can give monies for. Believe it or not, people need to make a living when they are adults, and don't always have the free time to dedicate 7+ hours a day on a product.there are other better ways to do that instead of charging money for addons, and you never know if they actually do have free time of 7+ hours


If all nice things were free, no one would make nice things.if all good things were expensive, no one would make good things either
all in all
paying for addons and joining a server sucks, will not get any downloads or players, and will never catch on

pecons server is a good example of a person paying for our enjoyment, but not having a "pay to play" thing
« Last Edit: March 03, 2013, 09:31:25 PM by The Resonte! »


crap we're back to this again
alsoall in all
paying for addons and joining a server sucks, will not get any downloads or players, and will never catch on

pecons server is a good example of a person paying for our enjoyment, but not having a "pay to play" thing

Look I'm sorry man your obviously not getting it. Just like how you can't give copies of blockland away for free, you wouldn't be able to give away copies of mods for free.

Selling mods has caught on other games (Napoleonic wars for Mount and blade warband, SC2 is still going to do a market system I believe), and you really don't have any basis for your arguements.

No
This is the worst idea since the WBC

Look I'm sorry man your obviously not getting it. Just like how you can't give copies of blockland away for free, you wouldn't be able to give away copies of mods for free.

Selling mods has caught on other games (Napoleonic wars for Mount and blade warband, SC2 is still going to do a market system I believe), and you really don't have any basis for your arguements.
my argument is this
the idea sucks
sure, you can't give away copies of mods for free
just because it's caught on for other games doesn't mean it should be for blockland
like FPS and hats everywhere

again
addons would be abandonned
servers would be abandonned
servers that are free would get all the players
all the servers would be vanilla freebuilds or default gamemodes


also again
look at pecons
i think he pays for the dedicated server
we don't pay crap to pay on it
hes paying for our enjoyment
No
This is the worst idea since the WBC
whats WBC
how suckish was it
we must know


addons would be abandonned
servers would be abandonned

Why would addons and servers be abandonned? That doesn't make any sense. By the way, right now I could charge players to join my server, but I don't because no one would join, unless I had a really neat mod that people wanted to play.