Paid Mods

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Originally Posted by MPDev

And just how should professionals expect to make a living? I assume that not everyone here has a trust fund.

I assume you expect mods posted here only to be done by people in the "learning" process. As such, the expectation for support could be summed up with "you get what you pay for".

That said, the emphasis of these forums is for learning and serious developers should consider alternative resources. (That gives me an idea....)



I think you fail to take into account that market demand will drive prices and "small mods" would unlikely generate any revenue as there would bound to be free alternatives. The current policy prohibits even "large ones" from being promoted on the site (such as the mod I was looking for). I can see a trend here where people with no financial incentive often fail to followup on their work - after all, the "fun" of documenting and posting mods is often lost after a couple pages of rants from other people on the learning curve.

Advertising seems like a viable alternative.

Professionals need to make a living somewhere other than here.

And poeple who fail to follow up on their work, are going to do the same thing after the rants come in when money is involved. You seem to think that money is some sort of magic that will make someone care about support. It doesn't happen that way. You of all people should know that.

If you have something to sell, peddle it elsewhere. This is a learning and sharing site. It's not a money pit.