Do skin makers with lower-rarity skins get more money?

Not sure if this goes in gamedev.SE or gaming.SE, but here goes.

Apparently users who contribute skins to the game that Valve adds will receive a small profit every time a user gets their gun. Does this mean that since higher rarity guns will spread out far less than lower rarity guns, do the contributors who contribute lower rarity guns get more money? Or is the profit solely derived from the user unboxing the crate?

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Best Answer

It all depends on the rarity of the gun and how many people obtain it. If it is a low level gun, then a lot of people will have a chance at obtaining it, but the payout to you may not be that big.

If it is say a Restricted Rifle or better than you will get a higher payout if more people get ahold of it.

But as user1337 also stated, it is also based on Supply and Demand. A lot of people getting it means a lot of pay for you. But if not a lot of people are getting it, not a lot of pay for you, but each time you do get paid it will be higher.

I may not be entirely correct on this, it is just what I have noticed in the time I have played CS:GO

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How much money do CS:GO skin creators get?

Designer Chris "CLeGFX" Le said during a live stream yesterday that when community-made weapon skins for CS:GO were accepted and added into the game by Valve in the old days (circa CS:GO's 2012 release), creators would earn about $40,000. Nowadays, Le said, "You get way way way way way more than that."

How much do skin designers make?

A counter-strike weapon skin designer said they usually earn well above $40,000 per cosmetic skin.

How do you make money from skins?

They are optional and ostensibly only for player enjoyment, but their impacts on players may be greater than mere aesthetics. The practice of purchasing and donning skins allows game developers to utilize character representation to increase revenue via microtransactions.

How To Make Money From CSGO Skins!

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