Rockstar Games vs Modders (Lawsuits)

[FinesseGod]

This'll be off topic from the conversations above me.. But It actually disgusts me as a Rockstar and GTA fan that Take-Two has not shown any love or support for the community that has given so many of their older titles a brand new coat of paint. GTA games are largely reliant on mods of all kinds. The games would have been obsolete and unplayable without them, with only memories keeping them alive. They hired a small studio to release the failure that was the Definitive Edition. They applied threats and DMCA notices towards their biggest fans who made content for free. Take-Two and Volition are the only two businesses that, in my opinion, don't care what their fans think as long as the dollar sign is big enough. Sad..

Edited December 3, 2021 by FinesseGod

[PharmaFarma]

On 12/3/2021 at 12:36 AM, FinesseGod said:

This'll be off topic from the conversations above me.. But It actually disgusts me as a Rockstar and GTA fan that Take-Two has not shown any love or support for the community that has given so many of their older titles a brand new coat of paint. GTA games are largely reliant on mods of all kinds. The games would have been obsolete and unplayable without them, with only memories keeping them alive. They hired a small studio to release the failure that was the Definitive Edition. They applied threats and DMCA notices towards their biggest fans who made content for free. Take-Two and Volition are the only two businesses that, in my opinion, don't care what their fans think as long as the dollar sign is big enough. Sad..

Rockstar used to be very modder-friendly. In the early 2010s, the Rockstar Games Newswire would contain articles about the mods that were around for IV at the time that they were impressed with.

 

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/4k412883829854/zombie-invasion-mod-for-gtaiv-pc.html

 

 

Edited January 5, 2022 by PharmaFarma

[r0yal]

I wonder how Take Two feel about the rise in popularity and "mainstreamness" of FiveM on Twitch. Basically every big well known streamer and even celebrities have jumped on the wave at this point and it's consistently been one of the biggest categories on Twitch so it's nowhere near as lowkey and underground as SAMP was.

 

Very interesting and well written read @Biskit

Edited January 5, 2022 by r0yal

[Leadership]

Tssk.

[FinesseGod]

On 1/4/2022 at 7:36 PM, PharmaFarma said:

Rockstar used to be very modder-friendly. In the early 2010s, the Rockstar Games Newswire would contain articles about the mods that were around for IV at the time that they were impressed with.

 

https://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/4k412883829854/zombie-invasion-mod-for-gtaiv-pc.html

 

 

How times have changed for the worst..

[Flemwad]

Money always wins.  This is the same in our legal systems.