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Bethesda says most of Starfield's 1000+ planets are dull on purpose because 'when the astronauts went to the moon, there was nothing there' but 'they certainly weren't bored' (www.pcgamer.com)

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Sure Todd, lol

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[–] Sacha 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yup, classic case of realism not always making the game better.

I went to earth to check it out, I know the lore of why it is a giant sand ball but that also disappoints me. I walked around the approximate area of where I am from and found a small cave. But there was nothing in the cave except some abandoned drugs. I couldn't interact with the glowing mushrooms, mine any minerals, etc. I was hoping for a sprawling cavern or something and just... nope. I might go back to earth to explore it some more but it's so bland.

What do you think is behind that rock?

Another rock.

[–] Darkard 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was hoping for at least some scattered ruins on earth. Like there are random generated gas tanks and buildings on most planets.

Just something a little unique.

Maybe I should try and learn to mod it and do that.

[–] Sacha 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, half buried cities, ruins, stuff like seeing the torch for the statue of liberty sticking out from the sand. Scorched and dead trees, well, the bigger ones anyway. Reduced to just small bits sticking out of the sand.

Ruins last a long time, even under such harsh conditions. Earth is uninspired and boring. Just like the minimalist splash screen when starting the game.