The removal of the paid mods in the Steam Workshop of the 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' is now being removed after being introduced last Thursday, April 23. The paid mods feature almost created an uprising online, leading Valve and Bethesda to decide on pulling-out the paid feature. Those who have initially purchased the mods will receive a 100% refund immediately.
The paid feature in the PC game 'The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' was introduced last Thursday and online users instantly voiced their opinions, concerns and hate about the paid mods. They were immediately heard by Valve and Bethesda and instantly removed the feature.
"We're going to remove the payment feature from the Skyrim workshop. For anyone who spent money on the mod, we'll be refunding you the complete amount. We talked to the team at Bethesda and they agree," according to the official statement of Valve. 'We've done this because it's clear we didn't understand exactly what we were doing. We've been shipping many features over the years aimed at allowing community creators to receive a share of the rewards, and in the past, they've been received well. It's obvious now that this case is different. "Valve continued on addressing the issue.
It seems like Valve and Bethesda had good intentions with the creation of the feature, unfortunately, this was not the case with its users. Valve is known for creating mods for Dota, Counter-Strike, Killing Floor and Dayz. Doing so provided better support for different mod communities. The idea was to allow users to create mods and made them available for other users for free or for a price. Creators will get 25% shares in sales on their created paid mods. A total of $57 million were distributed to Steam users since its launch last October 2014.
Bethesda took the opportunity to explain the reason behind the paid feature on their blog. They shared their fair share of good intention on the launching of the paid mod feature. The negative reactions from the users of the features were a bit surprising for Bethesda. Nonetheless it was entertained and immediately resolved by Bethesda and Valve. The company also appreciated the feedbacks received from its users, both good and bad and understood that this feature is something the users did not want.
Valve and Bethesda ended the "slight misunderstanding" on a good note and promises to continue working on features that would make their players gaming experience enjoyable data and gameplay wise. The removal of the paid mods and their intentions to return payments received from the "unloved" feature offers a positive image for the company to the gaming public.
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