• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Back in the day we knew it wasn’t our game, we knew it belonged to the company and that modding was just for fun.

    No, back in the day we knew it was our game. We didn’t own the IP, but we did own our purchased copy of the game, and that entitled us to do whatever we want with it.

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      10 months ago

      Not make money off it. We were never allowed to just adjust or mod the game and sell it as our IP to make money off. Modern modders are getting paid.