Hey guys,
I’ve been reading through this thread, and I wanted to chime in here. What the original poster is recommending is a unique idea, but sadly it is something that, from our end, logistically would be a major challenge. Personally, I believe it would also breed a new hobby of trying to get items at the cheaper price. The other side of this is the license that comes with purchasing an item, a whole new set of terms would have to be drafted up and agreed upon.
We also run into the realm of, what happens if a user swaps over from casual/hobby developer to someone actually trying to release a finished product. Technically speaking this would be impossible to determine ‘casual’ assets that made it into a final published product. That said, as we are able, Epic will continue to release free assets on the Marketplace for people to use.