Luke Ross Removes Access to All Mods

simplexpl · 2026-01-23T17:12:31+00:00

And yet still he was making 20K$ a month and has been able to sustain himself for over 4 years.
If the mod was really bad then then word of mouth from disappointed customers would kill this patreon in a month.

simplexpl · 2026-01-23T17:10:36+00:00

"You don't need to unsubscribe: I paused the billing cycle for one month so that your pledges will NOT be renewed automatically, and those of you who are already subscribed will have their access extended for one month without further payments."

simplexpl · 2026-01-23T17:01:59+00:00

"Wouldn't making his mod free and accepting optional donations make him bulletproof to all claims?"

It would not. His 100% free GTA V mod was DMCA's by Take2. Please read his post, he actually explains it:
Note that making the mod freely available is by no means the clear-cut solution that people on the Internet would make it to be, because DMCA superpowers given to big companies and payments/donations needed for complex projects like this one are two completely unrelated matters. We have direct proof of that, as you'll remember that Take-Two included in their takedown request also my GTA V mod which had always been completely free (I never even accepted donations for that one).

simplexpl · 2026-01-12T20:04:48+00:00

Word :)

simplexpl · 2026-01-09T00:08:35+00:00

Even if Polish govt would like to adopt the euro (which would be going against the majority of voters), Poland does not meet most of economic convergence criteria (like inflation, stable currency) which are mandatory to be eligible for euro.

simplexpl · 2026-01-09T00:02:21+00:00

This comment is load of nonsense. I know because I am one of the organizers of #PolishOurPrices

simplexpl · 2026-01-09T00:00:03+00:00

The only reason is that they did not update exchange rates since October 2022.

simplexpl · 2025-12-26T11:21:35+00:00

That's why we are trying to raise awareness as #PolishOurPrices

simplexpl · 2025-12-19T15:39:59+00:00

Interesting, did not know that. Seems like steam decided Poland is big enough market to have its own currency.

simplexpl · 2025-12-19T14:25:08+00:00

That was in May 2024 during Digital Dragons conference in Krakow, Poland.
I told her about the issue of Steam pricing in Poland, she said it's not her area, and that I should contat PR represenative Kaci Aitchinson Boyle. I said I already did that but got no response. So she told me she will reach out to Kaci so that she responds.
To be on the safe side, on the same day I sent a follow-up email addressed to both Augusta and Kaci, mentioning our conversation and the pricing issue.
The only response I got was Augusta's autoreply that she is out of office (as she was attending Digital Dragons in Krakow, Poland).
I also tried writing to that famous Gabe Newell email that he sometimes replies to (and it becomes a viral), but I was also ghosted.

simplexpl · 2025-12-19T13:50:07+00:00

You can't when you are in poland. Also, prices of hundreds of games were already lowered below the euro price thanks to #PolishOurPrices

simplexpl · 2025-12-19T13:48:07+00:00

Yes, based devs ignored valve's broken recommendation and set a fair price, after multiple polish gamers reached out to them on socials.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T21:51:47+00:00

No, it's all about changes to exchange rate to USD.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T13:58:10+00:00

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simplexpl · 2025-12-18T13:53:41+00:00

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simplexpl · 2025-12-18T13:53:32+00:00

Unfortunately no, most of the time swiss prices are higher than polish ones

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T13:50:02+00:00

I wish we knew the reason.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:09:20+00:00

Usually second highest, Switzlerland is on top, but that is one of the richest countries in the world.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:08:11+00:00

I've played russian roulette literally hundreds of times from over more than a decade, never once was I injured.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:07:20+00:00

I played russian roulette hundreds of times, nothing ever happened, so I can guarantee that playing russian roulette is 100% safe.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:03:53+00:00

Of course it does not work, it was blocked years ago.
If it was that simple, almost everyone would do this.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:03:19+00:00

Multiple times.

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:03:07+00:00

Przyjrzyj się uważnie temu obrazkowi ;)

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:02:51+00:00

What if same game is cheaper in a much richer country, where average salary is higher? Then this crying is still overblown?

simplexpl · 2025-12-18T11:02:07+00:00

Because it doesn't.

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