When buying games, does the ability to mod or add user-generated content factor into your purchasing decision?

It's hardly worth buying if you're going to play it once then leave it on the shelf.

ahahah ah, something tells me Stenchy used this idea from a productive source ;)

But yes, make your cash count!

I only buy moddable games nowadays, anything that isn't is most likely oem-bundled i didn't ask for

Half-life 1 i bought just becouse of Sven Coop
(i already had it but not on steam).

I haven't bought a game that isn't 'indie' or likely moddable in years.

heck no! How many games get modded now a days? UT, BF & Half Life. there's a 99% change any other game you buy will have nothing done with it. A 1% change something WILL be done with it even if there is a SDK.

It's like asking me if I only buy steaks if I feel like marinating them.

It only influence my decision when there are already good-looking mods made or in progress for the game.
The fact that the game "can be modded" don't do it in itself.

I'll be buying Crysis down the track, mostly for Mechwarrior: Living Legends. I bought the orange box primarily for mods and TF2.

I'm fairly picky when it comes to buying games. If I can't see the potential for a decent amount of user-created content, it's likely that I'll pass. A single experience for $80-$100AUD? No thanks.

Stuff like Oblivion is given life by mods. I have 5gb of mods for that game. around the same amount of custom stuff for source engine.

Look at Warcraft III - this game's online community is probably mostly populated by DotA games: a heavily modified map. Modding breathes new life into games which can otherwise get old quickly.

i bought UT3 purely for the tools...i stopped buying COD games after how pathetic the SDKs became with cod2 onwards...although i got cod4 after my gears of war purchase was on a broken dvd...i dunno mostly i look for gameplay value (total war series is a good example) but with fps games i always go for things i can mod.

That's why I picked up the Orange Box so fast. You're not just buying those games, you're buying the TONS OF MODS that come with it. It greatly lengthens its value.

Why not this just be something along the lines of. :P
Do you purchase EA Games Often ?

Usually only moddable games. There are exceptions but usually if you can't mod the beast it won't take long until it catches dust in your cupboard... especially since mods tend to bring back the creativity the games itself lack most of the time :(

at least add lua modding

If you're going to buy some game... play it, mod it! :) Not leave it in the closet full of spiders and bugs.

Does the ability to mod factor into my purchasing decision? Yeah, it does, I really enjoy mods, and that's pretty much why I bought UT3. For the mods, and to mod it.

But I still buy some games that can't be modded.

All the studios whose games I still buy are moddable and mod community friendly.

not modable equals not worth buying in most cases.
There are exceptions though

Mods keep many old games alive and yes it's fun to play your old games with a lot more new features. I remember I bought Red Alert 2 7! years ago and still play with many mods and it's still as much fun as it was in the past.

So yes I almost always buy games that can be modded.

The Problem with this poll is that this opinion which is represented here is not objective. Because the people who were asked here are all fans of mods. Of course is the ability to mod or add user-generated content a factor in our purchasing decision. :D
I think when you create this poll on a simple gaming-site perhaps you get a complete different result.

Nudepatch :P

It's why I got the Orange Box :)

the only reason i buy the is for the mods !

Absolutely!

I wasn't absolutely keen on Frontlines: Fuel of War, but when I heard that it would be modder friendly, that swayed me.

This poll doesn't really fit this site that much, every user on the site is looking forward to mods, therefore they are buying games that allow mods to be used onto them. It's silly.

But as for myself, I'm say no. I see more to a game then buying it just because you can mod it. I rather get a ame because I want to play it, tis why I have a massive DS game collection.

hl1 and hl2 wouldn't be as big without mods, some game I dont expect much modding but some game like crysis, and unreal I want to get my hands on their editors.

Mods just quite simply increase value of the game bought without mods a game would still be worth buying if the gameitself was really good. But why not also include the ability to extend the value of that game with mods. game designers need to realise that they need to offer thier consumers more choice after all, these games are like £40 pounds each. then this game developers want to complain why poeple pirate games. well the answers are obvious. also i could write for ever but i cant b bothered. LOL!!!!

The only game I've ever bought for its modding potential alone was Half-Life 2. Half-Life 1 was the game that really got me into playing mods, and I knew Half-Life 2 would be just as good, if not better for that reason. Although I knew I would enjoy the game (Half-Life 2) itself, I was more interested in Counter-Strike: Source and all the mods that I knew people would make for it. But I don't think I would spend money on a game for it's modding potential alone unless I liked the base game at least a little bit and was very confident that people were indeed going to make (and finish) good mods for it.

I have however bought games for the sole purpose of playing mods for it that were already out or in production. As for buying games that aren't at all moddable, (or games that people just aren't making mods for) I have no problem spending money on them if I really enjoy the base game itself.