http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-18-dota-2s-first-monetised-custom-game-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start
This week Valve launched the Custom Game Pass system for its hugely popular MOBA, Dota 2.
It lets custom game creators monetise their mods by selling access to extra features.
The first Custom Game Pass went on sale this week, priced $1 for 30 days. It's for popular mod Roshpit Champions, and lets users enable additional stash and character slots.
But Roshpit Champions found itself embroiled in controversy when a user on Reddit accused its creators of stealing assets.
Reddit user Darkswordfish accused the developers of taking icons, art and models from other artists and developers without attributing credit.
Among the items under the spotlight are the Crusader Boots. The icon for this item was taken from a low-res version of a piece of World of Warcraft art used for NPCs Darion and Alexandros Mograine.
>Hogan takes down Gawker
>Trump takes down Breitbart
>Valve blunders again with paid mods
What a crazy month this has been!
Just to make sure this doesn't get lost in the sea of Hulkposting(Not that I mind the Hulkposting!)
>Valve condoning ripping people off
>no one cares
shaking my head to be honest family
>>331257054
>1 dollar pass
>you dont even have to buy it in order to play a bod
>it's just for supporting the creators and cosmetic shit
No anon, your just retarded and overracting to something that isn't even that big of a deal.
>>331258428
>it's okay when Valve does it
>>331257054
>>Trump takes down Breitbart
Wait, what? I thought Trump liked Breitbart? And vice versa
>>331257054
This is why paid mods can't be a thing. If you profit off of stolen assets, you're gonna have a bad time.
>>331258101
>no one cares
Hulk winning is something fresh and Gawkers destruction requires celebration.
Valve getting getting btfo again because of paid modshit to be expected. It'll get it's 1000 threads when they it turns out well for them for once.
Pretty happy I stopped playing Dota 2.
>>331257054
>Dota 2
>moba
>>331258756
If valve are the only ones doing it in such a way that doesn't wall off any gameplay-related content, then yes, it is okay when valve does it.
It would be okay if literally any other developer did it too.
Any questions, or are we done here?
>>331258906
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/03/14/470392998/reporter-and-editor-resign-from-breitbart-site-over-alleged-assault-at-trump-eve
Trump indirectly stumped Breitbart, no one is safe
>>331260872
>monetizing stolen assets are okay as long as there's no evil unlocking of heroes
Dotards really do have their priorities screwed up
>there will never be a game with custom maps as good as wc3
Another reason Ill never play Dota 2 again.
>>331261142
Read the conversation before replying to it
>>331261670
Dotards are literally defending the monetization of stolen assets because it's only a dollar and it doesn't "wall gameplay"
>However, the creators of Roshpit Champions claim Valve retain the rights.
but that's true though.
Anything within the asset loader is free reign to use for custom maps
>>331261851
No, you didn't read the conversation.
>>331262131
Is this the new "You just haven't played it" meme?
>paid mods coming back YET AGAIN
I see now, I was wrong to have hope for the glorious revival of the WC3 era custom map scene.
I should really try and move onbut I just don't want to
>>331263479
nigga those days are gone now
nobody wants to make things for free now
flash games? replaced by mobile games
nobody wants to do anything for free (unless you're a 4chan staff)
>>331260698
>Dota 2
>"hugely popular"
>>331257054
>paid mods back again
It just had to be dota-shit didn't? Seriously, when Valve first tried this bs they failed miserably. Now when it's applied to dota-shit it actually gets them a few jew-bucks.
It's not even a goddamn one-time-purchase, it's a damn subscription model for a mod.
Everyone ITT is retarded
>dota
Good thing no one cares
>>331266024
>more relevant than any other pc game other than lol
>>331257054
>priced $1 for 30 days
Wait.
I can only "own" it or get the benefits for one month?
>>331266210
Benefits
>>331266365
But only one month? Thats lame.
I should read the thread or the article.
>>331258101
moba players are literally some of the poorest most desperate people on this earth
literally a step away from a mental breakdown
trying to criticize the only game they can afford to both download and run in the past 12-20 years of life on earth is unthinkable
>>331266204
do you live in south america?
or maybe a poor region of Europe(oor)
?
>>331261413
what map was that?
>>331266709
Dota players are especially bad about this
They literally act like their game is perfect and beyond criticism
>>331267106
parasite
I got rid of all my dota 2 stuff on the market and ended up 200 obamas in the green. The game itself is really good but the constant "rebalancing" and the community did it for me. 2k hours I'll never get back but I'm free.
I've reduced the amount of time i played that game from like 25 hours a week down to like 5 games in 2 months, tempted to sell my cosmetics.
The fucking balancing has gotten worse and worse by each patch, the 5 games i had done in the TWO MONTHS all had invokers in them, every single fucking game had an invoker.
Fuck Dota, im just scamming people on Warframe now until Dark Souls 3 comes out, which i'll then sell all the platinum earned in Warframe for real doodly doos
