Because there is no guarantee of interoperability.
With mods from Nexus and friends, I have no expectation of compatibility between gratis mods made by people in their free time. (even though mod authors usually go to great pains to make sure they’re compatible with most anything that isn’t another mod doing the same thing)
If I’m paying for a ‘mod’ (really just DLC) - I expect a paid level of support.
I think that would kill a huge portion of Bethesda’s continuous player base, but equally it’s the type of truly awful decision that companies owned by Microsoft are liable to making, so youre probably spot on with this.
I have no plans on buying any mods from Bethesda.
Why?
Because there is no guarantee of interoperability.
With mods from Nexus and friends, I have no expectation of compatibility between gratis mods made by people in their free time. (even though mod authors usually go to great pains to make sure they’re compatible with most anything that isn’t another mod doing the same thing)
If I’m paying for a ‘mod’ (really just DLC) - I expect a paid level of support.
Until they make an update for “security” reasons which only allows mods to be installed through Bethesda. You know, for your safety and the children
I think that would kill a huge portion of Bethesda’s continuous player base, but equally it’s the type of truly awful decision that companies owned by Microsoft are liable to making, so youre probably spot on with this.