Discussion Time! Paid mods ala Steam

[psychospacecow]

I know where you can get that mod normally.....


Some of the issues from my perspective:

Compatibility :
If you haven't modded before,there's a lot of issues for mods with compatibility. If someone purchases a mod that is not compatible with their current set of mods, there is nothing you can do about it, but find the mod that doesn't work with your newest one, or remove the newest one. Regardless, you've already paid for it. This incentivizes simpler mods that don't require FNSE, or SKSE, mods like "extra chicken in Riverwood, slightly different iron armor", stuff like that.

Theft:
The Skyrim Workshop is notorious for blatant theft as users of the workshop have a history of uploading the work of others without their consent.

Licensing:
Permissions, licensed items, etc. that require one mod or another. As in, to make this mod work, you need this mod, or this program. So, SKSE, FNSE, ENB, which have licenses are gonna have a lot of legal issues.