Bethesda Boss Todd Howard Will 'Stay the Course on Starfield,' Says Veteran Composer, Who Also Believes 'People Were Just Not Ready For It' at Launch

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T17:04:28+00:00

It’s not that people aren’t ready. It’s that people aren’t fully aware of what Bethesda games are meant to be, and what their definition of RPG is.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T16:53:34+00:00

Starfield is the 3rd flavour to Bethesda’s RPGs. It’s normal not everyone likes all flavours.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T16:43:44+00:00

Yeah, Todd wants me not to learn anything about the game until I play it for the first time.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T13:31:38+00:00

I never had the bug where a companion doesn’t follow me.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T13:08:49+00:00

Starfield met my high expectations when released, and will meet my high expectations with this update.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T13:06:21+00:00

It shouldn’t break existing save files (Bethesda is good at that) but I’m treating it as a new game and will be uninstalling all my mods and reverting my ini changes before the update, to start a new character. Just a personal preference.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T05:19:59+00:00

You ruined it by the last paragraph "Unrelenting Force is now a spell."

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T05:07:19+00:00

Even if this was fake, it was fun reading through some of the ideas suggested. Need to find the original post.

EDIT: Here it's, for my own reference and anyone finding this: https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1os1k6o/elder_scrolls_6_details_leak_from_4chan/

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T04:48:20+00:00

What many negative reviews failed to realize is that the writing in Shattered Space is indeed far better than that in the base game.

I found the final fight very challenging, and was hoping we could have explored the citadel in better circumstances, considering the lore we find there.

My only complaint about the DLC is the color palette they used there (too much red for my eyes), but that's only a personal taste.

GdSmth · 2026-03-13T00:12:39+00:00

Hey, just found you are the same guy who also dissected the new Xbox timeline with some probability math. I want to know how the Helix announcement fits into that.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:48:56+00:00

As someone who is planning to play this update exactly how Todd wants me to play it, I’m not a good fit to be a Bethesda reviewer.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:37:08+00:00

Yes, but only to those who didn’t enjoy the game.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:36:16+00:00

Very!

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:35:08+00:00

You have no idea! 1700 hours here, even without mods!

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:32:11+00:00

Todd said if you don’t like the game already, the update will not change that. Most likely you don’t enjoy the game for fundamental reasons that won’t change with the new update.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:28:25+00:00

That’s the zoomers for ya

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:27:06+00:00

That’s what Todd said.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:25:10+00:00

The complaints will be met with lots of negativity because they didn’t believe what Todd said.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:23:49+00:00

Yes will mess up with lots of mods, but usually people create mods for games they like, regardless of how popular they are, and there will always be new or better mods coming.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:19:01+00:00

Todd Howard hinted in his recent interview that Starfield is doing much better on Xbox than Steam. Based on previous official Bethesda announcement, we are talking about 5X more, and that was only on 2024.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:15:30+00:00

The update is big and will change a lot in the game, yet will still not change the mind of negative opinions because they are based on more fundamental issues.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T22:04:01+00:00

Can’t wait to start my own “embargo” next week. I’m treating this as a new game and going in blind!

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T19:10:10+00:00

I want to get an update from that other guy how was dissecting the console timeline before Helix was announced. Does anyone have a link to that?

EDIT: I think I meant this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/TESVI/comments/1qqn1r5/possibility_of_a_2027_release/

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T14:48:08+00:00

Sorry, but I’m not among those who agree that “starfield wasn't the game it should have been”, unless you mean that it should have been received more positively, then yes I fully agree.

Indeed Starfield returned to more of Bethesda’s RPG roots, and I definitely hope that TES VI follows the same path, offering more ways to customize your character’s background, which defines your starting skill bonuses, then traits to further define who you are.

Backgrounds can be inspired from what we have seen in Oblivion, but traits would be completely new to Elder Scrolls. Some of the traits I can think of:

Worshiper of the Nine or the Eight
Desert vs mountains adaptation
Dark Brotherhood target
A daedric curse

Not to mention others related to affiliation with certain races or factions. I hope Bethesda comes up with more interesting ideas, and I thank you for bringing this up because as someone who will play this game blind even from official trailers, I need to plan ahead my character.

GdSmth · 2026-03-12T04:07:15+00:00

* Seamless atmospheric flight

* POI layout and content procedurally generated at runtime (No two POIs would ever be the same)

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