Rendu

I hate to say it, but this is all probably moot. Right now Bethesda is simply biding their time. Paid mods will come to us all eventually. The paid modding debacle is far from over. The corporations will find a way to get their pound of flesh. It's what they do. It's all they do. Yes. Bethesda is a terminator and it absolutely will not stop, ever, until it has your money. I do feel torn because I know how much time I've spent as a mod user getting all this stuff to work. I can only imagine the countless hours of hard work that goes into many of the mods on Nexus. I wish there was a way for the mod authors to not get screwed and make a buck or two cuz they deserve it. I don't think that is ever going to happen. This most recent debacle is just a case in point. Bethesda teased mod authors with a few (very few) dollars and then everything hit the fan. I feel sure there were a lot of authors out there looking at all their downloads and views and counting those unhatched chickens. But I feel certain that any big monster company out there, not just Bethesda, will make absolutely sure that almost every dime goes into the corporate coffers and not into the pockets of the mod authors however deserving they may be.

In response to post #24638984. If it has to be this way. How about this. Nexus should counter Steam's offer with 75% to the modder and 25% to Nexus. Then at least the modders themselves would actually benefit from their work. This is probably moot since the game belongs to Bethesda.

My Skyrim is currently at 252 plugins not counting all the texture mods I'm using. This would not be the case if I had to pay for all those mods. However that pales in comparison to the sinister nature of what's going on here. Capitalism is not about sharing but modding is. Sharing is what makes the community such a wonderful place. Openly, and most importantly, freely exchanging ideas and resources. That's what modding is all about. This move by the powers that be is ultimately a bastardization of something beautiful. The spirit of the modding community itself. I stress the words community and spirit here. The same spirit you find in any community. One of helping your neighbor and counting on their help in return without thought to what's in it for you. It's primal and it's tribal. Putting a dollar sign on something like that will most likely destroy it. I am all for modders making money. Their time and effort has given me a lot of joy, but like many here have expressed, this doesn't seem like the right road to take. I hope I'm wrong because in all likelihood this is a dead end street.