If mod makers started making money off of their MODs game companies would close up the abilty to make such extensive ones.
Yes we would still have MODs but not like the types that have been coming out of DIY basements across the world. Most of the mods suck infact I would say that almost all of the mods we see not to mention the ones that are never finished blow. It is only a very small number of them that are any good let alone good enough to eclipse the number of people playing the original game.
Many of the best ones for half-life have gotten extensive support from valve programmers to keep the top mods for half-life very clean. They would have never done so if those mods went public without their company keeping ownership.
Compaired to most jobs that are 10 bucks an hour its pretty dam good work. Most ten dollar an hour jobs around here in NYC are working for HomeDepot or another large company.
Those jobs come with two problems.
First you only get around 20-30 hours of work per week and for a college student taking a year off to make some scratch thats a raw deal. You have to get a second job or maybe a third. Second those jobs when working for only a year give you the usual register, stock or maybe a greeter if its a very large store. Testing games might be boring but not as boring as those tasks.
Calling 6 dollar an hour jobs slave laber is alright but ten dollars is pretty good for a newbie with nothing to offer his employer other then basic writing skills and an abilty to sit for long hours.
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If mod makers started making money off of their MODs game companies would close up the abilty to make such extensive ones.
Yes we would still have MODs but not like the types that have been coming out of DIY basements across the world. Most of the mods suck infact I would say that almost all of the mods we see not to mention the ones that are never finished blow.
It is only a very small number of them that are any good let alone good enough to eclipse the number of people playing the original game.
Many of the best ones for half-life have gotten extensive support from valve programmers to keep the top mods for half-life very clean. They would have never done so if those mods went public without their company keeping ownership.
Compaired to most jobs that are 10 bucks an hour its pretty dam good work. Most ten dollar an hour jobs around here in NYC are working for HomeDepot or another large company.
Those jobs come with two problems.
First you only get around 20-30 hours of work per week and for a college student taking a year off to make some scratch thats a raw deal. You have to get a second job or maybe a third. Second those jobs when working for only a year give you the usual register, stock or maybe a greeter if its a very large store. Testing games might be boring but not as boring as those tasks.
Calling 6 dollar an hour jobs slave laber is alright but ten dollars is pretty good for a newbie with nothing to offer his employer other then basic writing skills and an abilty to sit for long hours.