The StarLadder Budapest Major is ongoing in full swing, and Valve has sneakily released a new CS2 update that will affect all the Community Artists, more specifically, how Valve chooses to pay them.
For every Community Skin released by independent artists, Valve has released a parallel pay structure for every category. These “Supplemental” terms primarily focus on giving the artists a flat fee if their cosmetic is released in the game. The new alternate pay structure is as follows.
New Pay Structure
- Weapon: $35,000.00
- Sticker: $6,000.00
- Charm: $6,000.00
Note: These figures are for individual entries and not accounts. For example, if one skin is selected under the new pay structure, the flat fee will be divided among all the contributors.
Goes without saying that the numbers are far too low for artists to even consider this pay structure, and given the reaction of the community, Valve should either ramp up the fees or players are unlikely to be on board with this.