Recently, I have been contacted by BlackSpawn: co-owner of the group TWI – NOMICROTRANSACTIONS !! with Bigguns. Their main focus of the group is to convince Tripwire Interactive (TWI) to “reconsider/reform the implementation of Zedconomy” in the game Killing Floor 2. Basically, TWI launched "Killing Floor 2" as a $30 USD Early Access title with the billing of "Early Access Done Right" on 4/2015. 7 - 8 months into Early Access, after >500K sales and with effectively no prior warning, they implemented a Key Crate RNG microeconomy involving differing rarity/quality Steam market items with plans for crafting, an associated curated mod workshop for paid items, and a $10USD Deluxe Upgrade ON TOP OF an in-game store. Crates and some of the lesser cosmetic items can be obtained as marketable drops, but otherwise the ONLY way to acquire these items is through Key Crate RNG or the Steam market.

TWI effectively withheld these monetization plans, allegedly in order not to hurt their Early Access sales, which, jointly with Steam's tenuous refund policy; assured that interested individuals would not be able to return their game. Furthermore, even though this full priced game already as a F2P styled microeconomy and other components mentioned above, they have already mentioned their plan to sell other items such as: "weapons with new gameplay", "characters and voicepacks.

If you have any further questions please ask
BlackSpawn
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/id/DukeBlackSpawn/
Bigguns
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/id/bigguns93
And also please join their group if you want to raise support and make sure our various steam communities stay free from Paid Mods and fraudulent marketing schemes!
TWI – NOMICROTRANSACTIONS !!
http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/groups/TWINOMICROTRANSACTIONS

Furiously,
-Chief (Christina)

"No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works."
-Ulysses S. Grant

Now that victory is ours, what shall we do with our numbers! I have been reccomended to change the group into a group that "Fights against the greed and tyranny"

8:02 PM - ThatRandomGuy: Bet they try again in the future tho
8:02 PM - ThatRandomGuy: and our fingers shall be needed once more
8:02 PM - ThatRandomGuy: for we shall always unite against greed and tyranny.

So for now we shall need a new name, a new cause, and a new motto! Let us come up with ideas!

So "Keep The Workshop Free" Is a popular name atm! I shall consider it and announce when the name change shall happen!

http://gtm.steamproxy.vip/games/SteamWorkshop/announcements/detail/208632365253244218

WE HAVE WON! NO MORE PAID MODS! WHOOOOOO!

Let us eat cake!

"The past is dead; let it bury its dead, its hopes and its aspirations; before you lies the future--a future full of golden promise."

- Jefferson Davis

In Garry Newman's recent blog, he said that he wanted to implement payed mods from the start. The idea of forcing someone to pay for mods is still a big problem that has caused an uproar in the community of many games! Think about what would happen to Garry's Mod if suddenly there were an influx of workshop addons that costed money. Like a tool that turns things into a melon for 5 bucks/euros/money. Garry's Mod would probably die pretty fast. Although if there was a donation button, people could show the support for the mods they know are good and have play tested! Link below:

Link to blog page: http://garry.tv/2015/04/24/paying-for-mods/

Last announcement for the evening! Hope everyone had a great weekend!

- Na'tas

“Guess that's thirty-one pieces of silver you've got now, huh? Sleep well, Judas.”
― Mark Millar, Civil War

I have been asked what you should make your name if that's how you want to support the group. I also have noticed a lot of different variations so I am doing this to unify us. At the end of any name that you already have, put #FreeTheWorkshop. This is in no way a mandatory part of this group. You don't have to do it if you do not want to. You can see examples in my and Na'Tas' name.

<3 Christina

“Sea and land may lie between us, but my heart is always there with you.”
― Nancy B. Brewer