You know what? You gotta give Bethesda credit: the tack it takes with modders is a breath of fresh air compared to, well, pretty much every other big games company out there. Where, say, Nintendo is liable to send in a detachment of mercenaries to damnatio memoriae you and everyone you've ever loved if you even think about Link in a copyright-infringing way, Bethesda is inviting people whose mods are basically a direct competitor to its own latest product round for tea and sweetrolls.
It's great stuff, and shows an understanding that modders aren't a cabal of thieves out to steal your IP—they're the most dedicated fans you've got. But as Oblivion Remastered gears up to release its first patch tomorrow after a month and a half of 'not much' from Bethesda itself, I can't help but think it might have been well-served to take a leaf out of another dev's book: CD Projekt Red's.
