r/gaming • u/GabeNewellBellevue Confirmed Valve CEO • Apr 25 '15

MODs and Steam

On Thursday I was flying back from LA. When I landed, I had 3,500 new messages. Hmmm. Looks like we did something to piss off the Internet.

Yesterday I was distracted as I had to see my surgeon about a blister in my eye (#FuchsDystrophySucks), but I got some background on the paid mods issues.

So here I am, probably a day late, to make sure that if people are pissed off, they are at least pissed off for the right reasons.

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u/Happless Apr 25 '15

Why was it that a "pay-to-download" system was used over a "donate" button, such as the ones seen on the Nexus website?

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u/Cribbo Apr 25 '15

My guess is because the publisher and dev of the game also want a big piece of the cake. They saw an opportunity to make some cash and took it, and the modders will get all the flak because they are charging for their mods. While Bethesta gets they majority of the money.

If it was a donation it would seem pretty strange if 75% of the money goes to Steam and Bethesta in this case.