It was only a few months ago that Valve decided to implement paid mods into Steam , which allow its users to pay for mods they like and support the people making them.
, which allow its users to pay for mods they like and support the people making them. It was an interesting endeavor, since mods take a lot of time to create and their creators deserve some compensation. And while some aspects of it needed work, it could’ve become a huge addition to the PC service given enough time.
Of course, we’re all aware of how things went for the paid mods. Valve cancelled the paid mods initiativethat began withand later revealed that a few modders received death threatsover it. To say that Valve was hit with a bit of backlash would be a huge understatement, but developers and publishers are always being told to listen to feedback, and in this particular case the negative (and a bit extreme) feedback resulted in the necessary reaction – though it’d be unfair to say it’s what everyone wanted.
Valve has shared their views on how everything went down, but now Bethesda’sPete Hines, in an interview with GameSpot, reveals what the company may do next when it comes to paid mods. Those hoping to see paid mods return to Skyrim or the upcoming Fallout 4 will be disappointed, however, as it doesn’t sound like they’ll be showing up anytime soon. Furthermore, Todd Howard said as much about Fallout 4 last month.
“I honestly, genuinely, don’t know what it means for the future. It was an idea we worked on with those guys for Skyrim; it didn’t pan out. It came back down.”
“Our belief is, ‘We made the game, we made the game you’re making a thing for.’ So just like anything else, there is some kind of involvement that we’re going to have in that.”
Fallout 4 is set to release on November 10, 2015 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. It’s several months away, but modders are already prepping for the wave of modsit will inevitably get. Apparently, you can never be too eager for Bethesda’s next game.
Source: GameSpot