The Elder Scrolls Online is currently making fans laugh heartily. Because an absurd bug with certain helmets causes your heads to shrink unexpectedly. It looks extremely silly and funny. What this bug is about, where it occurs, and how players are reacting to it, you will find out here.
What kind of bug is this? According to various posts on Reddit, there is a funny effect when trying on certain helmets, like those from monster sets. For some players, the head seems to absurdly shrink afterward, creating an involuntarily comic image.
The sight of a mighty warrior in full armor and heroic pose looks absurdly ridiculous when the hero has a grotesquely tiny head. In our editorial meeting this morning, just the image from the title elicited hearty laughter from the entire MeinMMO team. Therefore, the recent post on Reddit about this topic has already received over 1,600 upvotes and numerous positive comments.
How does the bug occur? In the mentioned example by user Redan, a specific monster helm “Maw of the Infernal” seemed to be responsible for the bug. The player stated that they had hidden masks, but due to the bug, everything got mixed up, and in the end, a small head came out as a Costume.
How do you get rid of it? The bug seemed to only occur when the item preview is active. User Redan says:
I didn’t even equip the thing! I clicked on it, and the game asked me if I wanted to bind it to myself, and I said no. Then my head shrank, and it stayed that way until I closed the menu.
Players celebrate the “Smol Head” bug
What do fans say about the small heads? Normally, bugs lead to wild cursing in the communities. But here, laughter and joy prevail. On the one hand, because the bug seems to only appear in preview, and on the other hand, because it just looks too funny to get upset about. Therefore, there are also a lot of funny comments about it:
- Arnoldthehawk: “This picture has a lot of meme potential!”
- Kappa_God: “I’m imagining a giant guy with a really high-pitched voice, and it’s fantastic!”
- PurpleMNinja: “Jesus Christ! You should have known that the helm was too small for your head!”
- Mandalwhoreion: “I’m starting the game now to experience this bug! So. Much. Fun!”
Others compared the absurd tiny heads to characters from the Beetlejuice movies and the legendary trashy Super Mario Bros. These also featured beings with grotesquely small heads.
Humor simply belongs to The Elder Scrolls Online, because who wants to only hunt gruesome monsters and demon beings and roam through their nightmarish realms? The fact that humor and laughter are not lacking in ESO is also proven by numerous original and funny characters in the game. Among them are drunken cats, mad gods, and a particularly charming cat. If you want to know what we mean, take a look at our list of the 5 funniest NPCs in ESO.
