Valve Removes Steam Paid Mods

don't use steam...

I am so glad they removed that, I was a little sad when I saw that, everyone would start charging for thier mods, and no one wold use mods anymore

I dunno if anyone read his Reddit AMA but it was pretty interesting. He defended his choice to the letter. At the end of the day, though, Valve is a business just like any other. Businesses operate for profit. Gabe was losing money by the minute with this paid mod crap and he went back on it. As he very rightfully should have. 

IMO, Valve should have added some sort of "patron" idea for modders instead of "Full Paid" mods.  This way, if people enjoy the content of the mod, and want to help the modder make more mods, they can pitch in a couple dollars.

I can't express my utter joy when valve removed the paid mods, I don't buy a game to spend $$$ on mods, also I am surprised they could do this in the first place, I thought that the makers of the workshop games wouldn't like people making money off of thier thing.

I think the mod creators should get something for their work. Maybe a Patron idea like Shawkill mentioned. Some of these modders make very good mods that may carry a game further than the original game may have gone. Possibly the game developer could throw some money their way to show the appreciation.

IMO, Valve should have added some sort of "patron" idea for modders instead of "Full Paid" mods.  This way, if people enjoy the content of the mod, and want to help the modder make more mods, they can pitch in a couple dollars.

I think the mod creators should get something for their work. Maybe a Patron idea like Shawkill mentioned. Some of these modders make very good mods that may carry a game further than the original game may have gone. Possibly the game developer could throw some money their way to show the appreciation.

The problem even with a patreon system is that the mods will still be currency locked to those whom do not have the spare amount of cash to pay for the "pateron only" options of the mod, as with every patreon subscription those whom are not get sweet fuck all. Which is entirely counter to what modding has been about since the dawn of PC game modding, in fact most game Devs have something in their TOS about not being permitted to make money off of their game in any way shape or form.

This is a mixed a fruit, and Valve's own business model prior to becoming the monster that is Steam was all about 'giving' things to the gaming community. Originally this idea would have been good for modders, who in some cases, spend more time making mods or correcting issues with the developers RTMs than the actual developers do or did.  Take a look at the unofficial Elder Scroll's patches sometime. The amount of stuff these guys correct, and spend time looking for has to be more than the sum of all our time in the games we play. Counterstrike, was originally a 'Mod' that now costs money to partake.  Mind you, it's not super expensive but the direction the industry is moving is all about getting more from gamers wallets, by withholding DLC and 'mods' at the time of release; or creating inordinate amounts of micro transactions that help keep capital moving into the game. It's unfortunate in some ways, that Steam being such a large distribution platform would have definitely been a good way to help get modders some extra coin for their efforts.  

On the other hand, modders use their free wares often as part of resumes to get in the door with prospective gaming companies. It's like the 'internship' of gaming. I can see why charging for them goes against the grain of what the community has largely grown used to. 

However, gamers, like artists are often starving so free is still tough to beat.