For the Moders...

raymond6751 · 06-24-10, 05:34 AM

I agree 100% that modders have made a huge contribution to many games. Isn't it amazing what can be done for love and not money?

I think forming a company of former modders would change things but not better them. Companies tend to want to make money and so on. Why do you think companies like Ubisoft haven't hired all the find modders?

They would then have to pay for what was free before. Modders are paid in love and respect, by us gamers.

Lawndart · 06-24-10, 04:26 PM

Well, when a company gets as big as Ubi then a lot of people need to get paid so there is a trade off and the want and need of cash gets a bit blurred... There are huge real world influences here that as a whole make sense but when weighed to each product don’t…

That being said, the company if kept small wouldn't need much capital but like any company it needs to make money. Preferably enough to be comfortable... I admire the "Combat Mission" guys.

And if you have a strong IP and lots of potential you can always sell and start again to keep it small...

The real issue is that building something from scratch and modifying it is a fundamental difference. I once was involved in an Epic games competition that awarded a modding group 1 million $$$ and a retail version of their mod... All the issues that came out of that were quite interesting. The intention was to give them this money so they could start their own company... well putting money into good wholesome things can be very poisonous without a very clear forward thinking goal...

Also, moders also aren't a consolidated butch and are more hobbyist... I think the "Falcon 4: Alliance"?, don’t remember the name stemmed from this very concept. It would be comparable to taking your local softball team pro… think of the considerations of not just the team but the individuals that make up that team… its great opportunity but as each person thinks about their own life the opportunity might be more like pain…

It could be like herding cats and the very nature of trying to focus could delude the very thing that needs to be captured to make something awesome, the essence...

But, if 5-10 guys approached me and had more than part time to invest for a good duration to establish a foundation, I would really have to think about that… Maybe we could make a DLC outsourcing outfit… Fun to think about…

06-24-10, 05:34 AM	#1
raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	Absolutely I agree 100% that modders have made a huge contribution to many games. Isn't it amazing what can be done for love and not money? I think forming a company of former modders would change things but not better them. Companies tend to want to make money and so on. Why do you think companies like Ubisoft haven't hired all the find modders? They would then have to pay for what was free before. Modders are paid in love and respect, by us gamers. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

06-24-10, 04:26 PM	#2
Lawndart Bosun Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 66 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Well, when a company gets as big as Ubi then a lot of people need to get paid so there is a trade off and the want and need of cash gets a bit blurred... There are huge real world influences here that as a whole make sense but when weighed to each product don’t… That being said, the company if kept small wouldn't need much capital but like any company it needs to make money. Preferably enough to be comfortable... I admire the "Combat Mission" guys. And if you have a strong IP and lots of potential you can always sell and start again to keep it small... The real issue is that building something from scratch and modifying it is a fundamental difference. I once was involved in an Epic games competition that awarded a modding group 1 million $$$ and a retail version of their mod... All the issues that came out of that were quite interesting. The intention was to give them this money so they could start their own company... well putting money into good wholesome things can be very poisonous without a very clear forward thinking goal... Also, moders also aren't a consolidated butch and are more hobbyist... I think the "Falcon 4: Alliance"?, don’t remember the name stemmed from this very concept. It would be comparable to taking your local softball team pro… think of the considerations of not just the team but the individuals that make up that team… its great opportunity but as each person thinks about their own life the opportunity might be more like pain… It could be like herding cats and the very nature of trying to focus could delude the very thing that needs to be captured to make something awesome, the essence... But, if 5-10 guys approached me and had more than part time to invest for a good duration to establish a foundation, I would really have to think about that… Maybe we could make a DLC outsourcing outfit… Fun to think about…