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Update to Nexus' Paid Mod Policy


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Nexus has updated and clarified their position on paid mods.  See the following:

Publisher-Approved Paid Modding Policy


In short, this is the revised and updated policy from that linked post:

" - Linking to paid mods: If the uploader has free content on Nexus Mods and would like to link to the place to purchase their paid content, we will allow it subject to the Advertising Limitations.
 - Lite/Trial/Preview/Demo versions of paid mods: We will not allow free mods to be shared where they represent an inferior version of the mod with features stripped out to promote the purchase of the full version. 
 - Patches for/Dependencies on Paid Mods: We will not allow any patches or addons for user-generated content that requires payment to unlock (this specifically excludes DLCs offered by the developer - including DLCs that bundle items previously sold individually such as Skyrim's Anniversary Upgrade). Equally, if a mod uploaded to the site requires a paid mod to function, it will not be permitted. 
 - Collections requiring paid mods: Similar to mods, if any collections are not functional without the user purchasing paid mods, they will not be permitted. 
 - Backlinks are required: If a mod author wants to link from their free content on Nexus Mods to their paid content, the paid content must include a link back to their Nexus Mods profile.
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The fact that they won't allow patch hubs is insane to me. Do they want to gate keep the entire modding community? 

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2 minutes ago, DoomerRich said:

The fact that they won't allow patch hubs is insane to me. Do they want to gate keep the entire modding community? 

Yes.

In fact, this new policy is firmly rooted in Robin's fervent belief that NexusMods is the only site which should be allowed to profit from mods.  Other sites and the authors themselves should not be allowed to profit from mods, now or ever. 

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All of them are understandable and make sense... except the patches. Why are patches for paid mods a problem? They don't affect anyone, unlike the other guidelines, which totally make sense.

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It's all about control. Nexus believes they should be the only ones allowed to pay out money to modders. That modders have rejected this and chosen a more profitable model for themselves makes Nexus angry and irrational and policy decisions like this are the natural result of that kind of kneejerk thinking.

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