I don't fully agree that the modding scene has taken a hit. Skywind, Skyblivion and beyond skyrim are going to be some of the biggest total conversion mods in history. We'll see whether or not Microsoft will continue to allow OpenMW to progress in reverse engineering the entire construction set and engine.
I think that Larian has nothing to lose in proving all the tools they can provide without infringing upon someone elses IP.
i agree with vometia in regards to the decline in the modding scene, i mean dont get me wrong there are still plenty of project and people modding however original content has been rather lack luster of late, multiple of the larger modding communites i was apart of have seen their activeness as well as general members decline. i think also the factor with the toxicity of the bethesda modding community on nexus also plays a large part too.
