Gaming Mod for Skyrim (Photo : YouTube)
Valve's decision to let game modification makers charge their work on Steam is now facing negative feedback from the community due to several controversial reasons.
The Steam Workshop got updated with a new feature that allows creators of game mods to put a price on their work. Previously, Steam showcases them for free for the community to enjoy.
Valve is also conducting a Steam free to play period on Sunday for "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim," the first game to support the paid mods. The "Half-Life" creator said that other games will be added for the support of the paid mods within the following weeks, according to Mashable.
However, the Steam Community is now expressing their dismay in the new decision. One reason is because of the huge 75 percent take of Valve in the sales of each paid game modification. There are a number of things the gaming community dislikes about the issue which is not only posted on the Steam forums, but also on Reddit threads.
Because of the chance to make money, the Steam Workshop will be flooded with more opportunists. This means that a player would have to spend time choosing quality content.
Even before mods started to be monetized on Steam, there are already a number of high-quality mods that are available for free. Now, it is most likely that the creators will now charge their work. What's worse is that opportunists might copy their work to profit, according to Tech Crunch.
Besides the Steam Workshop, there are also other third-party gaming mod sites such as Nexus Mods. These sites might eventually face a sharp decline in their profits and its community if Valve's paid mods make too much sales and interest.
Valve is giving a warranty period for the paid mods for 24 hours. This amount of time may not be enough to determine whether the mod purchased has bugs or other unwanted glitches.
