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Blockland mod market system?
Shell:
--- Quote from: Gartanium on March 04, 2013, 12:30:27 AM ---Are you kidding? Do you realise that you need cash to buy food, water, a home, etc.?
Yes I do browse the action section, don't get me wrong there is some cool stuff, but there isn't proffesional grade addons there. You can't expect that, because the developers are working for free, and giving away a free product. Think about how much more they would be motivated if they gained money for their creations.
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There's a difference between buying for things you literally need and addons in a video game. People don't need money for motivation, hell, look at brian smith and truce and port and other people. they work for months or maybe even years on amazing addons that people don't pay for.
--- Quote from: gr8dayseth on March 04, 2013, 12:33:33 AM ---I'd rather not pay +$200 for the addons I like.
Also,
FUN FACT:
I have 2033 addons.
If each addon was $1, I'd have to pay $2033.
So no thanks.
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You clearly have no idea what the OP means and should reread.
Gartanium:
--- Quote from: Shell on March 04, 2013, 12:38:07 AM ---There's a difference between buying for things you literally need and addons in a video game. People don't need money for motivation, hell, look at brian smith and truce and port and other people. they work for months or maybe even years on amazing addons that people don't pay for.
You clearly have no idea what the OP means and should reread.
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When I was talking about buying for things you need, I was talking about people making a living while developing. If they are able to make a living and make us addons, then they can have more time making addons instead of having to go to work, go home, work in the few hours of free time they have, etc.
Its true that money isn't the only motivater, but its a pretty good one.
Yes there are free games, but the best games cost money (Starcraft 2, Black ops, Minecraft, Blockland, + Hundreds of more examples).
Things don't have to cost money, but if you want the best your most likely going to have to pay. We are seriously lacking mods that will only come through paying cash. I wonder how much Blocklands community would grow if there were more neat additions to the game.
Thanks for the support Shell, and the good arguements =].
On one last sidenote, remember, if most people can make something it probley wont cost money (I.E., simple addons such as server vote), but addons that not everyone has the time, skills, motivation and so forth to make (such as Iban's ZAPT, RTB, Iban's City Rpg that never was released Greek's Slayer) would be the things that cost money, and rightly so. They are bringing us nice things for our enjoyment.
Shell:
Bro. You're talking about developing serious games which of course cost money to make and therefore cost money to get. Addons cost no money to make and people are 100% fine with not getting payed for it. Also, no one would buy the addons if they cost money. Trust me, at most, they would get 4 sales.
Perlin Noise:
I have spent hours at a time on mods that I never even tell people about.
You should really consider just donating to the developers instead of making everyone pay for it lol.
Gartanium:
--- Quote from: Shell on March 04, 2013, 12:48:08 AM ---Bro. You're talking about developing serious games which of course cost money to make and therefore cost money to get. Addons cost no money to make and people are 100% fine with not getting payed for it. Also, no one would buy the addons if they cost money. Trust me, at most, they would get 4 sales.
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Guess what, It doesn't cost money to make software aside from paying developers to make the software. Do you think Microsoft would have Windows 8, if it didn't cost money? No way. Your saying that just because there are these free addons, there is no potential for many new addons that are amazing. What are you basing your arguments off of, saying that at most people will get 4 sales? I'm basing my arguments off of other games that I have seen.
Tell you what, if people notice that there is a way to make money and they have the skills to do so, they will. Its called the free market.
Your idea that people wouldn't create better things for us is completely illogical.
--- Quote from: Perlin Noise on March 04, 2013, 12:49:27 AM ---I have spent hours at a time on mods that I never even tell people about.
You should really consider just donating to the developers instead of making everyone pay for it lol.
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Would you be more motivated if 1,000 people were willing to pay you 1$ for your addons? Would you release them, and make higher quality stuff? (remember were under the pretense that no one can pirate the addons that are sold.)