Bethesda has been adamant since day one that the pieces of content produced for the service are not paid mods, and are polished, fully compatible pieces of content. These new pieces of content range from new Pip-Boy colors to brand new weapons obtained in miniature quests that are created either by Bethesda Softworks or community creators who have pitched their ideas to the publisher. The Creation Club releases new content for both The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4 sporadically. Four years later, the Creation Club has stuck around - but arguments on its existence from both sides continue to rage on. From the outset, many assumed it to be a mere rebrand of the disastrous 'paid mods' concept that the company announced and subsequently canceled in 2015 after immense backlash.
When Bethesda first announced its Creation Club in 2017, fans were skeptical.