You Can Now Sell Skyrim Mods on Steam

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Ka-pi96 said:

sc94597 said:

Ka-pi96 said:
Ok, that's really really bad.

Some mods are worth paying for (more worth it than the actual game in some cases) but the majority just aren't. I doubt many will stay free even if they are only minor things now that people know they can legally charge for them.

The good thing about a market is that if something is easy to do then many people will do it and compete with each-other by lowering/eliminating prices. I doubt we will be seeing ini tweaks being monetized or texture packs for outrageous prices because there is always an alternative. Mods are already very competitive endeavors while they aren't monetized. 

If people must put their time and effort into creating something unique which you want then it certainly is worth paying for. 

Hmm, hopefully it will work that way for the smaller ones.

As for the larger ones, I just won't use any. Not going to pay for them. I would make exceptions if the price was low and it was from a dev I respect, but not much chance of that ever happening.

The market will probably similar to the indie game market. Very competitive, and it will be hard to sort out the trash, but the games that do make money are become popular deserve it. Anything else will be cheap.