Author Topic: Steam is allowing people to sell workshop content  (Read 20840 times)

So they weren't downloadable content before they charged you for them? This makes no sense
r u p;aying stupid

i don't like the term "downloadable content". there's nothing to download.
most of the time this stuff's already in-game, you just need to shell out in order to unlock it.

steam is soiled forever
Okay, but really considering the way everyone is acting, this will probably be stopped soon enough.


GOD IS DEAD
Relevant


I would hope the an executive decision would come down from Gaben and stop this stuff. With enough community outcry this won't stand for long.

http://garry.tv/2015/04/24/paying-for-mods
Never mind lol
He's just bithig about stuff
Also: "Let's look at the facts in (somewhat) chronological order:

1.

Greenlight- A completely and utterly non working way for people to release games. If your game is good enough, you will make a deal with Valve, outside of Greenlight and it will simply get into the store. 70%-80% of all greenlit games are utter garbage. Some even non working, some website game ports, still charge the user tens of dollars.

2.

Early Access- Another broken system. Again, user is charged full, and very often, more than the game would actually cost at release for a non finished, broken game. Basically, you are paying to be a beta tester, instead of them paying you.

3.

Steam Trading Cards- A revolutionary new way for Valve to make money- by selling nothing. It literally takes little to no work to create these trading cards, sell them and profit. Abusing basic human nature, Valve profits in very, very dirty ways.

4.

the newest one in the bunch- paid workshop content. Understandable to some degree, just like the paid in game items for Dota 2, TF2 and CS GO, this is a way for content creators to make some extra on the side, but without strict regulation and rule (which is currently the case) the only outcome possible is the same outcome we see with Greenlight. Oversaturation of low quality item for a high price. And not only that, Valve still takes 75% of the profit. 75%. For doing literally nothing of the work. And this time it's even more beatiful because the game is not even theirs. If we were talking about Dota/TF/CS, they are all made by Valve, they put many hours into them but Skyrim? No work done on Valve's side, and still takes 75% of the profit (some of it still goes to the developer but come on, 75%?)

Every single decision and major update on Valve's sides in the past 3-4 years has been purely for profit. And that would be ok, because Valve is a company, and that's what companies tend to do, but Valve does it in a, I dare to say, dirtier that EA/Ubisoft way. By exploiting and manipulating it's users into buying either low quality items or items that Valve did none of the work on."
« Last Edit: April 24, 2015, 02:58:52 PM by Nal »

-wah wah muh steams fuk u ga ben-
the guy who wrote that whole thing's probably going to forget all he's said and spend all his money on games when the summer sale comes

the guy who wrote that whole thing's probably going to forget all he's said and spend all his money on games when the summer sale comes

Did you read the thread at all before you posted? Nobody is boycotting steam and everything nal posted are legitimate concerns. Steam is a very loving popular digital retailer, and things like this are something to be worried about.

Did you read the thread at all before you posted? Nobody is boycotting steam and everything nal posted are legitimate concerns. Steam is a very loving popular digital retailer, and things like this are something to be worried about.
yes I did, and it really isn't a big deal. just sell your mods on a third party site if it tickles your bum that much, or just don't buy mods

yes I did, and it really isn't a big deal. just sell your mods on a third party site if it tickles your bum that much, or just don't buy mods

Really isn't that simple pal but fine, play contrarian just for the sake of it; im sure your moral high ground is getting great reception

Really isn't that simple pal but fine, play contrarian just for the sake of it; im sure your moral high ground is getting great reception
considering most of the people here afaik aren't mod creators, this doesn't affect any of you at all. plus this is not going to be set in stone, valve can change the cut modders get any time

moral high ground
wow buzz werd!!

when they push this out to other games, this is probably going to suck a lot for playing on multiplayer servers

"Sorry! but you can not play on this map until you Purchase it from the workshop for $5.55. would you like to go to the workshop page now?"
game servers with dlc are probably going to be separate from those without js
doing it like that is a stupid idea


It's gonna be a sad day when pirated mods are a thing.

damn, and i'm getting Steam as soon as summer kicks in. my timing is a bliss.

http://garry.tv/2015/04/24/paying-for-mods/
Quote
WHAT ABOUT GARRY’S MOD
It’s something we’re interested in for sure. It’s something I wanted to do when Workshop was first integrated into GMod in 2012, but the system wasn’t ready for it.

are you loving serious


oh also
http://www.destructoid.com/the-first-paid-skyrim-mod-has-been-pulled-290924.phtml
« Last Edit: April 24, 2015, 05:11:22 PM by Cybertails1998 »