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Starfield\u2019s Shattered Space DLC was meant to usher in a new era for Bethesda\u2019s divisive space game Starfield, rekindling memories of the studio\u2019s great DLCs of the past such as Fallout 4\u2019s Far Harbor. But following its launch last month, things haven\u2019t gone to plan.<\/p>\n

Sci-fi RPG Starfield<\/a> launched in September 2023 as Bethesda\u2019s first brand new intellectual property in years and its first mainline single-player game since Microsoft bought parent company ZeniMax Media in March 2021. IGN\u2019s Starfield review<\/a> returned a 7\/10. We said: \u201cStarfield has a lot of forces working against it, but eventually the allure of its expansive roleplaying quests and respectable combat make its gravitational pull difficult to resist.\u201d<\/p>\n

A year later, Shattered Space<\/a> has a \u2018mostly negative\u2019 user review rating on Steam, as Starfield players complain about everything from a lack of value to boring quest design.<\/p>\n

Now, Emil Pagliarulo, studio design director at Bethesda Game Studios, has responded to one fan\u2019s concern about not just Starfield and Shattered Space, but the direction Bethesda is headed. This concern was prompted by a GamesRadar interview<\/a> with Pagliarulo who enthusiastically bigged up the expansion. This, the fan said, suggested Bethesda was dismissive of community concern around Starfield.<\/p>\n

In a series of tweets<\/a>, Pagliarulo responded directly to this suggestion and more generally to the ongoing discourse around Starfield and Bethesda. \u201cMy optimism is in no way meant to be mud in the eye of any dissatisfied fan,\u201d Pagliarulo insisted. \u201cThat’s not how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagliarulo went on to say \u201cI\u2019m also very proud of Shattered Space. We all are,\u201d and confirmed that most of the quests and levels in the expansion were developed by designers who worked on previous Bethesda games and DLC, going all the way back to 2002 masterpiece Morrowind. \u201cThey\u2019re good at what they do, and it shows,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

If folks have played Shattered Space and still don\u2019t like it, that makes me sad, honestly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf folks haven\u2019t played Shattered Space, and they like Starfield, I think they\u2019re missing out,\u201d Pagliarulo continued. \u201cIf folks have played Shattered Space and still don\u2019t like it, that makes me sad, honestly. Just know that we\u2019ve also been hearing from plenty of people who love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagliarulo offered an explanation of sorts for this apparent disconnect between the way he views Shattered Space and how fans have reacted to it. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s a game of expectations,\u201d he suggested. \u201cFans want a lot, and we do all we can to accommodate them. Here\u2019s what I can tell you \u2013 nobody, and I mean nobody, at Bethesda is patting themselves on the back while ignoring our players.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Shattered Space is out, fans have wondered what\u2019s next for Starfield. In June, Bethesda Game Studios\u2019 Todd Howard said the company was committed to supporting Starfield<\/a>, which has seen 14 million players across PC and Xbox Series X and S, and confirmed at least one other story expansion would release following Shattered Space. Howard said Bethesda is aiming to release an annual story expansion for \u201chopefully a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pagliarulo reiterated this commitment of support, saying Bethesda will continue to address community concerns and make fixes while \u201clistening to our fans every step of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStarfield is a massive game, and it takes time for us to address things,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe move as fast as we can, as safely as we can. Game development is always tricky, but with a game as big as Starfield, every fix could potentially break something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo close, let me just say\u2026 I love games. I love Bethesda\u2019s games. I\u2019ve been playing them since the Terminator days. All I or anyone here wants to do is make those games and then make them better. No ego. No arrogance. Just a lot of hard work, and appreciation of our fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a busy time for the 450-person Bethesda Game Studios, which currently operates five teams: Starfield; Elder Scrolls 6; Fallout 76; mobile; and external development partnerships. It\u2019s working on the aforementioned Elder Scrolls 6<\/a>, ongoing content for Fallout 76<\/a>, various mobile games, updates for older games, and, eventually, the next Fallout.<\/p>\n

But will Starfield see a sequel? If it does materialize it may be some time before we see anything of it, with Elder Scrolls 6 expected no earlier than 2028 and another Fallout game set to follow.<\/p>\n

Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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