From paid mods to ..., Reversed direction? Options

[ghastley]

This sticky post on bethesda.net is interesting in the light of the "paid mods" fiasco.

This appears to go even further in the opposite direction than I thought possible, and perhaps even prohibits the "donate" button at the Nexus.

It does make me wonder if that whole thing was Valve's idea, and had nothing to do with Bethesda/Zenimax, and if it heralds a move away from Steam entirely?

[SubRosa]

As much as I would love to see Bethesda divorce itself from Steam, I suspect it is more simply a matter of Bethesda trying to do some belated damage control after all the backlash from their paid mods attempt. I would not lay the latter all upon Steam's feet either. Valve did not hold a gun to Todd Howard's head and make him an offer he could not refuse. Both companies saw a way to make money for literally no work on their part. Now that paid mods sleep with the fishes, I am sure Bethesda wants to distance itself as much as possible from the whole thing.