DSOGaming writes: "FilthyCasual, another modder who has worked on mods for Mass Effect (such as MEHEM, CEM, and Harby Module) has shared his opinion about this whole thing. FilthyCasual believes that this ‘paywall’ is a bad idea and explained his concerns about Valve doing such a thing."
Replaying Skyrim after 13 years is a reminder of the progress made in western RPGs over the last decade, but also what's been lost.
RPGs are often huge, sprawling endeavours. With limited playtime, we have to choose wisely, so here's the best western RPGs available today.
"I started playing games yesterday" the List... Meh!
How about a few RPGs that deserve some love instead?
1 - Alpha Protocol - Now on GOG
2 - else Heart.Break()
3 - Shadowrun Trilogy
4 - Wasteland 2
5 - UnderRail
6 - Tyranny
7 - Torment: Tides of Numenera
And for a bonus game that flew under the radar:
8 - Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Not only glorious jank, but the idea that the story can completely change depending on what you do, or say, or side with, makes it one of the most forward thinking games ever. The amount of story permutation is the equivalent of a Hitman level but in Story Form. And it wasn't just that the story changed, no, it was that you met completely new characters, or missed them, depending on your choices. Made Mass Effect feel static in comparison.
Alpha Protocol was absolutely glorious, indeed. And it was, and still is, more Next Gen than most anything out there these days. In this regard at least.
Pity.
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I don't like the idea of paid mods (Donations would be fine) and i don't understand why Valve wants 75% of the money made when all they're doing is hosting it, its just a cheap cash grab and i hope they remove this.
Paid mods are dumb.
In my 30 years of gaming & modding I've never met anyone who created a mod expecting money in return.
It's funny how an ex EA/Sim City employee quits then starts creating content for Cities: Skylines through Steam Workshop. Now Steam Workshop has decided it's going to charge for mods. So this is basically going to end up becoming a sideline business for developers to sell additional assets that they cut from their games to sell at additional cost.
If developers are going to waiver legal battles to allow modding then great. Allow a pay-what-you-like (donation-like) system & Valve can take 20% cut max. Anything more than that is disgusting from Valve side or from a modders side.
FilthyCasual nailed it on all points. 'Modder is now a dirty word almost overnight' So, so true. Modders used to be our heros, our people that had the fortitude to stand up to DLC practices and make something from gamers, for gamers.
Great article that brings up some great points.
I'm more shocked than Valve is trying to take 75% of the price. Seriously Valve, I never took you for greedy, but that? Ehh, as long as people still post mods on Nexus I don't mind that much I guess.