Bethesdan Starfield on tulossa 6. syyskuuta 2023, mutta ilman väkivaltaa pelaaminen ei ehkä olekaan mahdollista. Näin ovat uumoilleet "design director" Will Shen ja suunnittelija Emil Pagliarulo Discordin Q&A-tilaisuudessa. Niin sanottu pacifist run siis ei ole mahdollinen.
Shen:
"I can't guarantee every mission can be completed in pacifist mode, but we do have a couple of systems that will help. One system is our Speech Challenge game, where you can persuade someone to do something like not fight you. The speech challenge game is added in specific scripted moments, and we try to add one in to most quests where important characters confront you."
Pagliarulo:
"So, we talked about this very early on during pre-production. Whether or not we would fully support a "non-lethal" playthrough. We realized that, for various reasons, that wasn't totally feasible. Now, that being said, there are some good non-lethal options, whether through dialogue or by using a non-lethal weapon. Those can be used in certain situations, honestly a lot of situations, though I couldn't comfortably say you can complete the entire game without any killing whatsoever."
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