Bethesda’s role-playing games are known for giving players a lot of freedom. In the new The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, players can experiment with the magic system. One player was so skilled that he rendered his character useless for 66 years.
What did the player do? On April 22, 2025, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was released, a remake of Bethesda’s legendary role-playing game. Although the title had some issues at launch, many players fell in love with the fantasy world once again.
As a player, you can, typical of Bethesda, experiment with the world and the system. The magic system is particularly exciting. However, one player on Reddit manipulated it so much that he paralyzed himself for 66 years. With a single spell.
The magic system of Oblivion Remastered offers a lot of freedom
How did the player paralyze himself for so long? On Reddit, the user Vaverka posted a screenshot of his current status. He is affected by the spell paralysis for a total of 2,097,762,304 seconds, which is about 66 years.
In Oblivion, players can modify spells and thereby change parameters such as duration, strength, or effect. By utilizing game mechanics, players can achieve absurd effects, just like this player did.
Unfortunately, the player does not explain how he arrived at such an absurdly high duration, but user laxnut90 (via Reddit) has a theory. He believes the player must have repeatedly reinforced his own weakness to magic, thereby increasing the paralysis duration.
How is the community reacting? The post is quite popular. Currently, it has over 16,300 upvotes and over 240 comments (as of 23.05.2025, 09:10 AM). The comments not only amuse themselves over the long duration and what it would mean in the world of Oblivion, but they also joke about other games: Just a few more years until GTA 6 when you wake up!
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Oblivion Remastered shows that even a nearly 20-year-old game can captivate and fascinate a large player base. For fans of the series, the remaster offers not only prettier graphics but also the good old experience and old Easter eggs: A 19-year-old secret Easter egg from Oblivion has also made its way into the remaster and can insult you terribly.
