Yeah I guess you could argue since they dont own the game then they arnt bound by the EULA but they are still profiting from hosting mods, patches and all other associated stuff. Like if they can make money off a mod I make for free and cant by law charge for it does make you wonder, that was what I was saying about double standards.
I guess I can put a license in my mod to say not to be hosted on any site that has ads or do not redistribute without consent, I think Epic and places like Fileplanet have a much better chance of backing up their contracts with lawyers then the average modder.
In one way I could see it being like someone saying, oh yes only the publisher makes money on games the developers get nothing under contract.
See Im not talking about selling mods as such but being able to get some form of donations going much in the creative fiasco mentioned above. A server host can put an ad on a server and on their site even if they are running your mod yet if you are the mod maker you cant use ads to pay for hosting or servers? Its not actually paying for the mod development but support, thats where donations should go but I think people have such a strict view on what should and should not be done its hurting mods alittle.
I guess I can put a license in my mod to say not to be hosted on any site that has ads or do not redistribute without consent, I think Epic and places like Fileplanet have a much better chance of backing up their contracts with lawyers then the average modder.
In one way I could see it being like someone saying, oh yes only the publisher makes money on games the developers get nothing under contract.
See Im not talking about selling mods as such but being able to get some form of donations going much in the creative fiasco mentioned above. A server host can put an ad on a server and on their site even if they are running your mod yet if you are the mod maker you cant use ads to pay for hosting or servers? Its not actually paying for the mod development but support, thats where donations should go but I think people have such a strict view on what should and should not be done its hurting mods alittle.