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>"People who make TF2 mods spend money on materials like computer hardware, software licenses, and sometimes even websites".
You said it yourself in your loaded question on his page, he's bought all the software he needs legitimately and owns his licenses.
He already has the programs and hardware needed to make these, as he's made the Rainbow Dash Scout and such before.
>They all take time, effort, know-how, skill. In all of them, you create things. That's enough for a comparison to be drawn, and a completely valid one at that.
Fair enough, but modeling is clicking. You don't need skills to click a mouse.
>I quote, from the very page you linked. "You will get the model 15 days before official release... ...and in the download page at Deviantart once the mod done." He's releasing it publicly, and for free. The people who donate get a thank-you and early access. That's it. Every other mod he's made is also free for download, by the way.
It won't be visible to people who don't have it installed. Sure, he's releasing it publicly, but he's still $300 richer because of a modification. The previous mods he made, sure, they were free, but that has no relevance to this particular one.
>"I don't like it, everypony else who does is just a blind fanboy"? I mean sure, he's no Ayesdyef, but his models objectively aren't bad. People have different tastes, and just because you don't like them doesn't mean they suck. Personally, I'd rather see his models used instead of the big bulky ones on the PF2 servers I visit.
I wasn't saying the model was bad. I was saying how he's getting money for unprofessionally making a mod is bad.
>They could, most likely, but I don't see them actually doing it; do you? Not to mention, it IS free, despite your numerous and frequent claims otherwise. The fact is, he's investing time and effort into this, and just because people want to support that doesn't mean that he's a money-grubbing slimeball OR that they're monetary idiots.
The reason they don't do it is because they make mods for FUN, not for personal gain. Unless they've gotten items they've made added in TF2, they get NO MONEY WHATSOEVER. If people want to support this guy, sure, but it kind of pisses me off when somepony is going to donate $50 so he can start making a Fluttershy medic ,which would be cool and fitting, it's just that their money could be used for something REAL, they could buy a real plushy with the money and know that the money they bought it with is going to somepony who spent time and money making something REAL. The people making plushies and custom toys could make a mistake and completely mess up the thing they're making, which could possibly result in needing to restart, so they'd need to spend more money on supplies. Like I've said, the guy making a playermodel, all he really is spending is time. If they make a mistake, ctrl+Z. Even I could spend a week or so learning how to model and rig, all it is really is clicking. The mod he's making will be free to download, yeah, but it doesn't change the fact he's $300 richer because of people who throw their money at anything pony related.
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