Dude who is paying to write this?
There are modders that want their work recognized and if possible be scooped up by a big gaming company. If the modder wants to share, at their leisure, with the community, then why malign the idea?

I completely agree…if the modder wants to share, he should…..but also if the modder wants to put a price on his work, he should….and that should not be called unnacceptable…

I dont think skini here is saying something unreasonable. Noone forces modders to put a price on their mod. If they want to share at their leisure, as you say, they can still do that. Win win.

The modding community has always been about making something fun for themselves and then sharing it with the community for free if they want. If a mandatory pay system is forced into the modding community it will forever change it for the worse because many people will stop developing mods out of love for their creation and only see it as a way to make a quick buck. Basically a forced pay system will bring us more low quality mods, and less high quality mods.

Also there is no way to give customers quality control. Many mods get abandoned. How will you feel about a mod you paid for being abandoned? Plus any @sshole can slap a price tag on any piece of crap mod, and there is no way for people to know if they are getting screwed until it is too late. Yeah there is a refund system, but it is a complete hassle. With a Donation only system the mods that deserve to make money would make money, & refunds would be avoided all together.

If the paid mods system exist sooner or later, temptation will creep in for the modders and then that will be the end of modding as money would become their focus instead of quality and personal experience. The best things in life are free and so should be mods for games. After all games are meant to be enjoyable.

To me it seems that modders would be more inclined to create awesome mods or even see this proffesionally since they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to the task. And even more people would get involved and compete to create a great "product" that people will want to buy to take their gaming experience to a whole other level. Doesnt seem that bad to me assuming it will all be priced fairly. And if it isnt… some boycotting from us, consumers, and it should all get fine :P. I have a couple other concerns about the idea which you can find in my main comment but this is pretty much how it seems to me. I guess we will have to wait to see it action to see of the outcome will be positive or negative.

cant argue that one ;)