@godspellwh said:
@Ben-Buja said:
Proper mod support can help a PC game move a ton of copies. Publishers and devs would be wise to support them if they want to be succesful on PC.
I've read in an interview with Avalanche that they sold over 6 million copies of JC2 over time and claimed that a large percentage of the sales was due to Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod and the numerous Steam sales.
I think I remember that interview do you have a link. They said something about how many players were still playing the pc version
I'm trying to find it.
"Of course we couldn’t discuss our favorite mods for Just Cause 2 without mentioning the biggest and most ambitious mod of them all. I don't think any of us ever imagined that someone would make a multiplayer mod of Just Cause 2 while we were developing the game. I certainly didn't. But it's both amazing and humbling that people from our community spent so much time and effort on it. Taking on such a huge project is just crazy – almost as crazy as the gameplay in the mod! The popularity of the mod speaks for itself – it helped bring Just Cause 2 to new audiences, and helped keep our community thriving years beyond the initial launch. – Per Hugoson, Principal Programmer"
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/12/01/the-just-cause-3-teams-favorite-mods-and-videos.aspx
"The mod is absolutely fantastic,” says Avalanche CCO and Co-Founder Christofer Sundberg. “We owe those guys a lot. They have actually supported the game and helped it stay alive so many years after it was released. We don’t expect the fans to make the multiplayer for Just Cause 3, but at some point you have to make a choice on where your focus is. Our strength is the sandbox experience, and we want to deliver a great Just Cause 3 experience.”
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2014/11/17/will-just-cause-3-have-a-multiplayer-mode.aspx
"The mod and YouTube community kept interest in the game alive for years after launch and eventually pushed sales to more than six million units."
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/11/11/december-cover-revealed-just-cause-3-29401230.aspx
b..but mods ruin games and the devs vision!!11
Edit: I remember wrong about them mentioning Steam sales.
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