In Starfield there is a bunch of tasks, events, and encounters. A player reports what he particularly likes about Bethesda’s role-playing game. Spoiler: It’s not the regular quests.
When you are in orbit around Starfield, random events can start. These events differ from player to player and also depend on what you have experienced in the game beforehand.
And that is exactly what the user “IO_Glass” describes on Reddit as something that Starfield does particularly well. Under his post from October 17, numerous other players report moments they found especially nice or funny.
Players praise the “non-quests” in Starfield
This is what the player praises about Starfield: In his post in the Starfield subreddit, “IO_Glass” writes that he particularly likes the “non-quests” in Starfield. By that, he means events where you can participate and NPCs you can talk to without it leading to a quest.
He writes in his post:
For example, there is a spaceship that, when summoned, tells you that it is having a party and that you should come aboard to have fun as well. I immediately imagined a few pirates waiting for me on the ship saying: “Ah ha, you fool, do you really think you can go to a free party? Eat lead!”
But no. As soon as I was on board, nice people were hanging around, inviting me to have fun with them. […]
After the party, I killed the crew to make some money. I guess I am the true source of threat in the Starfield universe…
“IO_Glass” via Reddit
He also writes that there are more examples and that he thinks such moments lead to good immersion. Otherwise, he feels that everywhere he goes, “drama, misery, and murder” prevail.
“Little details like these make the game world come alive”
This is what other players say about it: Under “IO_Glass”‘s post, there are numerous comments where other players share their own moments from Starfield. We summarize a few of them for you:
- marcangas: “I love the grandma who invites us to eat on her ship.”
- Dense_Network_6193: “When I first met grandma, I had to cry. I gave her credits and remembered that she sounds just like my mom.”
- FutureShock2023: “The random encounters in space from Starfield are among my favorite activities in the whole game – with the exception of the damn ship whose joke about the expired warranty got boring very quickly.”
- Bizi-Betiko: “I’ve never encountered the party ship or the grandma ship. I constantly meet these people with their extended warranty. This game is too much like real life!”
- Highlander198116: “The gothic girl who is waiting for a job interview at Galbank: ‘Magic isn’t real, so I can’t be a necromancer, so it must be a soul-sucking banker.'”
A player has accidentally discovered a detail that he initially thought was a bug:
- TheAwkwardSeal: “In New Atlantis, there is a cleaner who asks you to get a coffee from Terrabrew for her, and that’s it.” TrinaryPenguin adds: “She also talks about her boyfriend. I ran into him while getting coffee, and he also talks about her and that he wants to propose to her. All very wholesome.”
- StevenTheEmbezzler: “There was an event where a father and his daughter are on a ship, and the daughter asks if you want to buy lemonade. She tries to subtly trick you into paying 500 instead of 5 credits. You can bet your ass I paid the 500 credits.”
- karatebullfighter: “I encountered a woman who was reading to a group of people from Frankenstein, and I stopped to listen. Little details like these make the game world come alive.”
Have you also stumbled upon funny, sad, or beautiful moments in Starfield? Please share them with us in the comments.
In Starfield, there are hundreds of planets you can travel back and forth between. To progress faster, many players use the fast travel feature. However, a fan warns against using the function excessively, as this could cause you to miss out on such special moments:
