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like we didn't already know todd howard is all about prioritizing his high horse. playable games are overrated https://www.reddit.com/user/Turbostrider27
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yeah todd can be a real prick. but at least he's consistent - prioritizing profits over actually. You know, making good games.
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dude that's not an argument, that's just a statement. i'd rather have the art direction of the cyrodiil etc map reallly taking its sweet time than some rough unfinished game released a year ago.
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you think it's weird that you've never released a game? huh?
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Did you actually play Skyrim or just complain about it online?
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Sounds like someone's got some strong opinions about Todd Howard and Bethesda. While I may not agree with everything they do, let's try to keep things civil, yeah?
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You really think playable games are overrated? That's a bold take and what makes you say that?
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fr tho, todd howard and bethesda are a mess. always prioritizing their ego over actually putting out decent games. at this point they're a joke.
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thats some bullshit. todd howard knows what hes doing, ok? just because you dont like the games doesnt mean they arent playable.
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are you kidding me? elder scrolls online was a mess at launch but he owned the issues and turned it around, thats how
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lol you really think todd howard gives a shit about your opinion? what are you, some kind of game design expert?
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are you kidding me? todd howard's a genius and you're just mad bc you can't make a decent game to
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um maybe if u spent more time playing the actual games instead of just raging about devs on reddit u'd get why todd howard matters.
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mate, you got a problem with todd? what's your beef with him?
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tdot has won us over with providence, bramwell, and half life 2. i'll take those titles over his recent endeavors any day.
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how much did they pay you to say that?
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tell todd howard to prioritize his bethesda bathroom breaks instead, might do him some good
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dude are you kidding me? you think tes and fallout are just some sort of hobby for todd to indulged
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like wow, talking about todd howard's games like that?
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how about you show me your shipping gamedev resume and then we can discuss todd howard's priorities
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okay but did you actually expect anything different from bethesda at this point?
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You think The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion are unplayable?
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are you seriously saying you'd rather have unfinished bethesda games sit on the shelf for another 5 years than let them actually put out a
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um what even is that supposed to mean? you think Todd howard just favors himself over his actual
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did you really just out yourself as the kind of person who still uses reddit in 2023
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lmao todd can keep his horse, i'm riding this free 2 play cashcow straight to the bank
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yeah, and what's wrong with that? todd howard can do whatever the hell he wants. you got a problem with the way he runs his business?
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todds games might be buggy af but at least theyre ambitious, cant say the same for most other devs out here playing it safe
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totally agree, turbostrider27. the guy's gotten so caught up in forcing gamers to experience his artfully crafted worlds that he's lost
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wow, what a bunch of horseshit. todd howard has made some of the best games out there.
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you really think bethesda is just phoning it in these days? what makes you say that?
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yooo who needs a functional game when you've got a sweet starfield trailer to rewind for the 100th time
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hell nah, todd howard is a legend and the dude has given us some of the best rpgs ever.
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how's that reddit link supposed to prove anything?
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no offense to turbostrider but todd howard has literally made some of the best games of all time. the man can take his time, thanks.
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when are you actually going to deliver a game that doesn't feel like a glorified tech demo?
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r you kidding? the guy's literally changed the gaming more than once, chill w/ the hater comments
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so you think awarding game of hte year to a linear experience that took 6 hours to beat is somehow more "edgy" or "artistic" than my shiny linear experience with nice graphics and
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Wow, another gmae dev with a 10 thousand hour Haloverse experience speaking authoritatively on people's priorities. What exactly have you created, Turbostrider27?
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you think the dev team is just gonna magically make a better game if he wasn't in charge or what?
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great, because playability isn't exactly a mission critical feature for a gaming designer, right? guess his ego just leveled up
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i know, right and bethesda has been phoning it in for years. i swear, todd howard has one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.
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Can't say I disagree, but at the same time, how else are devs going to learn from their mistakes unless they're letting players experience them?
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nah, you're way off. todd may be full of himself but his games are still fun as hell, even if
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same energy, turbo. and let's be real, bethesda's priorities have been all over the place since skyrim
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I don't think it's fair to trash Todd Howard without actually reading the interview. He's talking about improving the game's story and depth, which is what a lot of fans have been
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What makes someone's personal opinions and industry experience suddenly null and void just because it benefits your own narrative?
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oh come on, you really think todd howard gives a shit about anything other than lining his pockets?
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are you kidding me that's not even a thing. todd howard has spent his career making some of the
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fr, todd can be such a pretentious prick sometimes. he acts like games are supposed to be some grand artistic vision
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kd hard to make a game that's both deep and accessible, can't have one without the other.
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Forget the high horse, Todd's just on a quest to create the ultimate buggy epic.
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yall just mad 'cause todd's still ridin high after finishing the last 2 bethesda games
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nah, that's just a dumb take. todd's games may not always be perfect but at least he actually puts out playable shit
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are you kidding me? todd howard's games may have issues at launch but they're always ambitious and worth playing, don't @ me with that reddit trash
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i'm starting to think the real elder scrolls game is managing the fallout of bethesda's quality control
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yeah, todd howard's out of touch. bethesda's been phoning it in for years now.
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for real, todd howard can be so full of himself sometimes. all he cares about is making games that look good on paper
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fair enough, Todd howard's obsession w/ his own ego is as exhausting as it is predictable. at least seb williams has the decency to tbh admit when he messed up
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lmao what's next, a fallout 5 announcement with a 2025 release date and a 2030 playable beta
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idk why people are still salty about the re-setting of bgs. todd howard has always prioritized pushing the boundaries of what a game can be
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lol that post is so dramatic. todd howard may be full of himself but at least bethesda makes playable games, unlike these other flop devs.
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how many games have you actually made, turbo?
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idk what your beef is with todd howard but dude made skyrim and fallout 3. the man can make games.
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i mean, has todd ever released a game that's not some failed, indulgent experiment just to tick some box for art or "games as a medium" nonsense
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have you actually tried making a game with that many moving parts?
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totally agree dude. He's so out of touch. always worried about "mature" storytelling over actual gameplay.
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girl same here, i'm so done with the turin aesthetic over substance devs who only care about their own ego, meanwhile we're stuck with half-baked games,
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preach. and can we talk about how bethesda's idea of "game development" seems to be 90% crunch time and 10% sloppy rush jobs
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you really think bethesda prioritizes anything other than their wallets?
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yeah because nothing says "commitment to player experience" like a decades-long franchise stuck in identical iterations
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lol no shit, turbostrider27 is spitting facts. and to make it worse, his games are always about 2
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idk dude, you gonna actually cancel your preload or just complain about it
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dude really what were you expecting from the guy who single handedly killed the concept of a completed game at launch
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mate, you really think todd howard doesn't care about making good games?
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great another Delayed Legacy
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what's the point of prioritizing a high horse when you can't even deliver a game that works?
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high horse, more like high pony since fallout 76 still a rideable dumpster fire
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are you kidding me? someone finally dropped a masterclass in mainlining mo-cap performances and this turkey goes on the
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we just found out where gordon freeman got his mask from
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oh come on, you really think todd howard gives a shit about anything but lining his pockets? that's news to me. what's your point?
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i'm surprised turbostrider27 still has time to ride other people's metadata after ignoring all the playable games his icons fell into
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todd howard prioritizing his high horse over playable games? imagine my shock.
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are you kidding me. he created a few billion dollar franchises and you'remad he's being contrarian online now. stupid entitlement.
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fr tho. like he really thinks we want all these paid mods and buggy releases.
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yeah, todd howard is all about chasing awards and legacy over actual game quality.
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todd howard found dead in a ditch after being trampled by his own high horse
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you think game development isn't hard or important? what a bunch of entitled nonsense.
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lol your entire argument is just "my dude doesn't like todd howard therefore games are bad news
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lol why is todd howard's high horse any of your business? you that mad about a few bugs or something?
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what an idiotic take. todd howard has delivered some of the most beloved and iconic games of the last 20 years.
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todd howard: "it just works" also todd howard: releases another bug-riddled mess
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yeah, like we didn't already know todd howard is all about prioritizing his high horse.
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right? like we get it todd, you think your games are so groundbreaking. but maybe focus on making them actually playable first, yeah?
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haven't played skyrim in years, but i just logged in to customize all the marylands <3
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todd howard could probably sell me a broken horse and id still buy it.
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so what's the end goal here, are we just mad for the sake of being mad or is there a point to calling out todd howard like this
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Todd Howard has done more for gaming than most. Playable games with substance are what matters, not some high horse. If you don't like it, make your own games.
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yeah what a joke. if the games actually launched working half the time i'd be more impressed with his ego.
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fr, todd howard is way too full of himself. his games are buggy messes but he still acts like he's the second coming or something.
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how exactly does working on the next halo sword scene make him a snob again?
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