Bethesda Sometimes Doesn't Fix Entertaining Bugs

[The Random One]

So the fact that the Shalebridge location in Fallout 3 is very buggy and will often crash the game with little provocation was deliberate?

Because, you know, it's full of bugs. Like, actual bugs, such as ants. The wiki page on the Vault originally described it as 'very buggy (no pun intended)'. If that's not entertaining I don't know what is.

 

[wildpeaks]

I'm okay with bugs as long as they're pretty. Maybe a ladybug. I like those.

But not MOTHERFUCKING CAZADORS!

Also known as "oh a pretty butterfl--OH GOD MY ORGANS, WHY THE PAIN!!"

I really hope the gymnastic scorpions were not considered 'entertaining'.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/critical-miss/8268-Critical-Miss-Fear-and-Loathing-in-New-Vegas
Few things ruin immersion faster than that.

I think they're due to the "Wild west" perk ? But I may be confused. F:NV definitely had its share of bugs with those radscorpions ro cazadors stucked inside rocks though.

 

[BlackWidower]

What the crap does that mean!? Entertaining!? I know some people on Myst Online have found some entertaining bugs...issues with collision on the maps. They use them to climb on top of things and float in the middle of the air. I hate those people. It shatters immersion.

 

[Something Amyss]

I mean, I doubt anyone minds a funny, harmless glitch, but there are some longstanding, persistent glitches that are serious.

I doubt any of Bethesda's "programmers" know how to fix this issue.

TBH, I'm not sure it matters. We, as the gaming community, have demonstrated we'll buy the games anyway.

 

[Dalek Caan]

I hope ChromaticWolfen won't mind if I repost this story of his.n This is the sort of bug to keep around:

Oblivion, I will set the scene. My Orc character was causally walking through the Imperial City when I was attacked by those Mythic Dawn assassins. That part is obliviously scripted. What happened next is the best thing. Two guards attack the assassin with broadswords and begin killing him. After a few swings the assassin is dead but one guard swiped his sword one more time and hit the other guard. For some odd reason the guard must have thought the other guard was attacking him so he fought back. Soon enough it turned into a street brawl were over 12 guards were fighting each other, 6 on each side. After about 10 minutes of fighting on side eventually won with one guard left alive. The best thing was that after the fight the one guard left looks around and says "Theres been a murder here". Never laughed so hard.

And due to this, I forgive the broken and immersion-breaking AI in the game. That's just too funny!

I had totally forgotten about that. I hope the same type of thing happens in Skyrim. But with dragons.

 

[(LK)]

Spy crab.

 

[Sylocat]

If they had provided some concrete examples in their PR statement, I'd be more reassured.

Spoiler: I'm assuming this one is among them...

 

[triggrhappy94]

It's honestly part of playing a Bethseda game.

Just remember to save often, and when something clips into a wall just sit back say, "Oh Bethy"

 

[Thamian]

My first thought when I read this was as follows:

'To be fair, it's Bethesda, their QA department consists of about three guys most of whom are drunk.... I suppose that's why they thought this was a good idea?'

My second thought:

'But hang on they're also drunk enough to admit it? Oh dear... This explains so much, like the leaning on the '0' key in Op:An, or the quad-core 'fix' for Fallout 3 having to be done manually rather than automatically by the install script, or....'

The train of thought continued thusly.

 

[Zakarath]

I hope ChromaticWolfen won't mind if I repost this story of his.n This is the sort of bug to keep around:

Oblivion, I will set the scene. My Orc character was causally walking through the Imperial City when I was attacked by those Mythic Dawn assassins. That part is obliviously scripted. What happened next is the best thing. Two guards attack the assassin with broadswords and begin killing him. After a few swings the assassin is dead but one guard swiped his sword one more time and hit the other guard. For some odd reason the guard must have thought the other guard was attacking him so he fought back. Soon enough it turned into a street brawl were over 12 guards were fighting each other, 6 on each side. After about 10 minutes of fighting on side eventually won with one guard left alive. The best thing was that after the fight the one guard left looks around and says "Theres been a murder here". Never laughed so hard.

And due to this, I forgive the broken and immersion-breaking AI in the game. That's just too funny!

I had totally forgotten about that. I hope the same type of thing happens in Skyrim. But with dragons.

One thing I LOVED to do, as the mage/fighter's guild leader, was take a potshot at a guard and flee onto guild grounds. Next thing you know, my guilds (and random npcs allied with them) are fighting the guards and the entire city I'm in has been turned into a warzone

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

TBH, I'm not sure it matters. We, as the gaming community, have demonstrated we'll buy the games anyway.

Maybe the sheep will buy it, but I didn't buy New Vegas because of all the woes it has. If it (Skyrim) does have the same CTD bug as its predecessors, then I won't buy it either. Any other bug I am not that concerned about, since it will be more reliably patched by the modding community.

 

[pelao_larc]

Yeah, because Bloodgrass Glitch was hilarious ¬¬ I just got rid of my Oblivion 5th Anniversary for PS3 this Tuesday because of that damn bug. Which is a shame because I loved Oblivion on PC, but after I lost my copy I obtained the PS3 version and was just a bunch of Glitches. The moral of the story is "Don't buy Bethesda games on consoles" There are no unofficial patches or console commands to fix what this guys screwed up.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Jesus, what a terrible excuse.

 

[Ghosting 7]

But of course- all for the better. Why question such a company when they've never failed us once with such successful games they've published? I say let them keep the bugs there, it shall give us, advantages. Bua-haha-haa!

 

[Cid Silverwing]

The only good bug is a dead bug!

Holy shit, this.

Bethesda are on record for not fixing the big bugs. MUST I mention the Vampire Cure Quest in Oblivion?

This is so asinine that I can't even get worked up about it.

 

[Something Amyss]

Maybe the sheep will buy it, but I didn't buy New Vegas because of all the woes it has. If it (Skyrim) does have the same CTD bug as its predecessors, then I won't buy it either. Any other bug I am not that concerned about, since it will be more reliably patched by the modding community.

But the "sheep" made New Vegas sell like hotcakes, begging the question of why they should change. It would appear we are in a very, VERY tiny minority.

 

[Kuckles]

Well actually, isn't a bug they've specifically left in just a feature? It's not a bug if you want to keep it in the game now is it?.

 

[agiganticpanda]

"Bethesda Doesn't Fix Entertaining Bugs
That bizarre but amusing bug might not be an by accident."

So that typo is there for irony reasons?

 

[k-ossuburb]

But some bugs are funny.


Like this one.

 

[SonOfVoorhees]

As long as i dont get stuck in walls, fall through floors and have the game crash on me......as long as they are not game destroying then they can leave in every other bug if they wish.