I just want to point out that I am all for capitalism, hell I am a frigging pure capitalist myself. This is not so, this idea was a spark when I was yapping with people in the Skyrim Reddit IRC. What steam is doing is not in any way capitalist, it is exploitation, it is greed, it is stupid. People will be pirated, people are charging way too much for crap, people will be illegally using 'student' or pirated versions of 3D tools which steam cannot enforce, but will profit from. Mod authors will not see a dime until steam makes 400, 300 of which they will keep, if they make 399.99 steam keeps it all, split with bethesda of course. There is no 100% confirmation of the 75/25 split but neither has there been any declaration of the split so we are left to wonder. Capitalism is good, this is just plain s**t. When they do not announce their profit % among other things clearly, then there is a problem.
Good luck though. most likely we will be ignored, mod authors will sign up because they will justify pennies on the dollar as worth it.
Far wiser men than me wrote a long long time ago
"And accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."
And we will see it happen, and they will tell you 25% is better than 0%, but that is not so, because you are giving up 75% of yourself to the pieces of crap who did almost none of the work, just provided tools. Epic provides UE4 at 5% of total sales, that engine is far better than the CK, and they ask 15 times more just for hosting and allowing you the 'privilege' to sell your mods. I know people have said, "o not be down on people who choose to sell'', well selling at those rates is just wrong, no matter the legality. You should be ashamed to give up your work for such pittance, have some self respect at the very least.