In addition, mods always end up in a situation where someone's work was stolen, which no one cares about when it's free. Everyone's just using everyone else's stuff because it's all working to make a better ecosystem

That all changes when people get paid, justifiably

[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

In addition, mods always end up in a situation where someone’s work was stolen, which no one cares about when it’s free. Everyone’s just using everyone else’s stuff because it’s all working to make a better ecosystem

Taken from https://creations.bethesda.net/en/creators/bethesdagamestudios

Creations can range anywhere from simple cosmetics or gameplay tweaks to entire new quests and encounters - it's up to what you can conjure! Our internal document available to Verified Creators has some specifics, but in general:

Creations must be standalone, so it cannot depend on other community releases, free or paid.

Creations must be all-new to qualify for release. You cannot re-purpose older releases – or work by other authors, unless contracted.

[–] BURN@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, that’s sure stopped content mods being ripped off and reuploaded to paid platforms.

This happens every time someone tries paid mods. Someone rips somebody else’s work and profits from it.

[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Might not stop it, but having an approval process for developers and clear rules will make it harder.

[–] BURN@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They’ve had those before and it hasn’t worked. Maybe I’m just cynical, but I’ve never seen an official supported modding marketplace exist without a significant number of free mods being sold as paid by not the original developer

[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I’m just cynical, but I’ve never seen an official supported modding marketplace exist without a significant number of free mods being sold as paid by not the original developer

Which games has this been a problem for?

[–] BURN@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Skyrim itself for 1

I’ve seen it with minecraft too, when mod distribution was centralized there was a lot of issues with people reuploading other creators work

[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The only paid mods that Skyrim has are the ones for Creation Club, and I haven't heard of people getting through the approval process with stolen work.

[–] BURN@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The original setup for it did. I remember seeing SkyUI on the platform as a paid mod when it was and still is free

[–] Goronmon@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Wasn't that the actual developer of SkyUI who put it on the platform as a paid mod?

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

so, it won't.

reference: every single marketplace that lets anyone upload things that in some way drives revenue back, from app stores, to youtube, to music platforms.

[–] echo64@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Yes, I'm sure that will stop it