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Especially after the GTA "Hot Coffee" debacle. That was a different issue of course, but the general public doesn't seem to understand what a mod is, and assum
by techdmn 16y ago
Especially after the GTA "Hot Coffee" debacle. That was a different issue of course, but the general public doesn't seem to understand what a mod is, and assume the game publisher is responsible for any and all content, regardless of source.
- njharman 16y agoSeems like HN commenters are confused as to what mod and content are as well... Bethesda was the source of the content for Hot Coffee. It was included in several versions of the game. A mod was made to enable access to this content. As the authors and distributors Bethesda is/was/and should be responsible for releasing that content.
- techdmn 16y agoWhich is why I said it was a different issue. My point was that the public attention that issue received could make publishers more wary of anything perceived as similar.
- papercrane 16y agoRockstar developed GTA. Bethesda made Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3.
- chc 16y agoThe difference with Hot Coffee is that it really was created by the studio and it really was in the game — it just wasn't normally accessible. That's why Rockstar was able to patch it out, which wouldn't have been possible if the entire sequence were actually being modded in. Similarly, somebody who exploited a wallwalking glitch to get to Mount Hyjal in the early days of World of Warcraft couldn't really be said to have added Mount Hyjal to the game — it was definitely Blizzard content.
- sp332 16y agoSomewhat different motivation, but Disney had similar issues making sure no one got harassed on their servers either. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1581628 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1581628