Paying people the public's money to invent and then letting them keep the public out unless it pays again is like hiring a contractor to build a public street and then looking the other way when the contractor sets up a toll booth on it.
When I was a kid, slot car racing was the rage, whether serious types at a local commercial center, or using the home "Aurora" sets. What distinguished the leaders from the pack was the mod skill. Everyone could reach a pretty good skill level at driving as fast as the car and the curves would allow, but getting the car itself to go faster than the original design was the true mark of a champion. The fad no doubt would have passed a lot sooner if modding had been called "cheating" and a "no modding" rule was passed and enforced by copyright law.
There is a reason they call them "games". Let the gamers play. If they don't like the way some players play, they will figure out their own home rules, and we are likely to see all kinds of variations emerge.
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Slot car mods
There is a reason they call them "games". Let the gamers play. If they don't like the way some players play, they will figure out their own home rules, and we are likely to see all kinds of variations emerge.
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