Valve lawyers sent out emails to Dota 2 custom game creators asking them to stop all monetization by August 17th.
Valve lawyers sent out emails to Dota 2 custom game creators asking them to stop all monetization by August 17th.
In the past Valve has been the top company for allowing people to make money off of their games. In fact, based on content and messaging they've put out I'd say that it's a core principle for them as a company.
I don't think we're seeing the whole picture here.
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Yes, but they always charge for a license to allow you to profit with their tools. That's being skipped here.
Seem like Valve began to change. They used to be way more friendly with mods developer breaking ToS. I guess they smelled a great opportunity to take a cut of the cake
They're not really getting much of a cut like this though. It might drive some players back towards the official store but I doubt the small amount of money there is even remotely worth it. I kinda wonder if there's a legal reason for this, such as needing to legally regulate transactions and gambling within their game. As is, I know some custom servers have lootboxes, for example, which could get Valve in trouble. Otherwise, it seems very out of character for the company that has previously tried to endorse paid mods (albiet in a way that gives themselves a direct cut) and is normally very laissez-faire.
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Kind of ironic giving that Dota 2 itself is a mod of a game by Blizzard…
Dota was. Dota 2 isn't and never was a mod.
Not ironic because dota was never monetized
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If Valve is pulling the reins you know shit's going sideways. Were I to guess I'd say this is probably fraud related in some way. They've traditionally never given a shit about their IP unless someone was clearly Doing The Evils with it.
I get why, the arcade became so full crap it was unusable
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That's some bullshit
Why the hell is everyone going full Nintendo rn when it comes to third party development?
Because recession is coming and they want you to pay them more by giving you no alternatives.
Welcome to latest stage of capitalism.