"I think it's fair for someone to be compensated for their work and time invested on something. He began modding on games like Quake in the 1990s and now makes his living from his work.
Vidotto is a character artist and animator who created weapons based on DOTA swords for inclusion in Skyrim. Polygon spoke to two of modders involved in the program - Ives and Thiago Vidotto - to ask their views on paid mods and on the hostile reaction to the changes. Revenues from mods within the new plan are split between Valve, the game's publisher and the modder, who receives a 25 percent cut. They range from simple items like goofy weapons, to entire mini-campaigns.
Mods are modifications to existing games that allow new ways to experience the game. It's fair for someone to be compensated for their work and time. Right now I'm more optimistic that this will be a win for authors and gamers." "If something doesn't help with that, it will get dumped. "Our goal is to make modding better for the authors and gamers," he said. He said that charging for mods increases quality and value, and helps creators sustain their work. Valve managing director Gabe Newell took to Reddit over the weekend to answer questions about the changes.
A petition has thus far attracted more than 130,000 supporters, who are keen to keep mods free. The notion of an open market for paid mods has been deeply controversial. Ives, aka Jimo, is one of the handful of developers and artists included in a new Steam initiative that allows modders to charge for their work. Note: Subsequent to this story being posted, Valve announced that it would be ending paid mods for Skyrim. "Just about everything you can think of." "I've received countless death threats, attacks and hateful comments," he tells Polygon.
These have been a rough few days for Skyrim modder James Ives.
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