And especially an RPG will have mods of varying degrees of complexity. It should be like NWN, good unique big campaigns get recognition and maybe get a sort of franchise deal as optional DLC when all contributors are known and confirmed (And no copyright is violated). That'd be a way to do this, but if that mod is then only DLC, it will of course not be a mod anymore, and be viewed as a professional product.
That is the only kind of monetization besides a completely optional donate button that i'd accept. And yes, Larian would have to curate the mod beforehand, obviously ;p
So basically you agree with what I said, you just wanted to imply I am stupid and don't know what I am talking about, and then say exactly what I said.
If I had wanted to do that I'd not have done it veiled
And I mean both agree with you and imply anything ;P
No... in fact you mentioned Steam Workshop monetization, and I tried to explain why big mods do not exist on the steam workshop monetization system. You can not easily attribute contributions in a large mod project, and whoever "runs" it certainly has no right to collect stuff for free and then sell it on Steam workshop.
What you described would be something I'd actually oppose. Nehrim is a great example, there is NO WAY that mod could ever be sold or monetized because there is no way to properly identify all contributions. And not all of these contributions are 100% unique in-themselves.
When Larian curates a mod project and does what NWN had with the various Premium modules the mod team receiving such has to actually create a contract and proper employment status for each contributor with proper payment rules etc. There wouldn't be a single element in a curated mod that is of questionably legal or copyright status. But more importantly, there would be a clear detailed money and contribution trail.
When Larian does this, it has to be as Larian curated DLC (if at all) not as a MOD in steam workshop monetization system
(And please, don't read this in hostile tone.. because that's now how I mean it at all
In this case I just care about the topic.
