But the system Valve is proposing is horrible, unfair, and filled with destructive incentives. In fact, I’d love it if they got paid after making such drastic improvements and modifications to the game. I have no problem with these creative people making money. I’ve logged over 1,000 hours in Skyrim, and the vast majority of my time has been spent playing a heavily modified version that’s radically different from the default game. (Although the counts differ whether or not you’re looking at the Steam Workshop, or elsewhere.) Last week, Valve announced that they were setting up a system where authors of Skyrim mods could choose to charge money for them. Skyrim – like the previous Elder Scrolls games – is a game with a huge modding scene. ( Editor’s Note: Valve has decided to abandon the paid mod program). This column is being written on Sunday, and will go live on Tuesday, so if anything is wrong or out-of-date then understand this is a fast-moving story and Valve is talking with the community even as I’m writing it.

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