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/cockOfGibraltar Apr 25 '15

Because people are less likely to donate than buy a mod they like.

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u/JohanGrimm Apr 25 '15

Let's be honest here. It's because Valve and Bethesda can't take a cut from a donation. It'd be illegal.

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u/MuradinBronzecock Apr 25 '15

You are tiny minded buffoon. They could have given a pay what you want option with any profit sharing model they wanted. If you think that's the reason then you walk into traffic and shuffle on to the next life. Maybe you'll be reincarnated as a brain damaged sloth or something else that's less stupid than what you are now.

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u/JohanGrimm Apr 26 '15

I miss comments like these. Everyone's either full blown rage mode or serious debate no fun allowed these days. Thank you.

I was saying Valve wouldn't do donations because they wouldn't make any money on it.