@Dark0ne I can't help but feel you were saying nice things to help them off the stage given they have now lost. No, it doesn't make me feel bad for Bestheda at all reading what they say. The 45% cut made their intentions all too clear. For what they did no work on, they wanted by far the largest cut. This is rampant greed. If they truly care about modders, then they would not have demanded such a large cut for themselves and leave so little to the ones who actually did the work. @Nightasy I understand you want to be compensated but do understand that you are not in any way being cheated by the community. Just as you've contributed your hard work to Nexus, you also are entitled to the work of others from Nexus. Had everyone monetized their own mods, you'd find your gaming experience in TES titles to be much degraded. Imagine playing without SkyUI, OOO, Midas Magic, etc, etc, etc because they all cost $5+ each. In addition, I'd also want to say that modding is not a good means of earning money. Even with the Valve-Bestheda system, I cannot envision most modders to make anything. Not only will there be free mods competing with your work, the difference between one dollar and no cost is huge when it comes to incentives to download. Not to mention, the 25% cut is just too low. As a modder myself, I refuse to participate in such an exploitative system. Personally, the rewards of my modding endeavors take the form of a portfolio. It helped me to get a job in IBM 3 years ago and that's more than anything I'd have asked for in return for my efforts.