Starfield Players Have 1 Big Request for Bethesda

Starfield Players Have 1 Big Request for Bethesda

Key Takeaways

  • Starfield players facing issues post-Shattered Space with too much money, lacking in-game money sinks.
  • Free-form gameplay choices in Starfield leading to some players accumulating massive wealth.
  • Some players suggest engaging with capital-intensive activities to deplete bank accounts in-game.

As a seasoned Starfield gamer with countless hours spent traversing the Settled Systems, I can wholeheartedly empathize with fellow players facing the unforeseen predicament of excessive wealth accumulation post-Shattered Space expansion.


Long-time players of Starfield are encountering financial difficulties following the release of the Shattered Space DLC expansion. The predicament these players find themselves in, regarding Starfield, highlights a persistent characteristic of Bethesda’s extensive methodology in game development.

In the realm of sprawling open-world games, stepping into Starfield feels like embarking on an epic journey. Within moments of receiving my first spaceship, I found myself immersed in the Settled Systems, free to forge my own destiny. The main storyline is engaging and compelling, but it’s my choices that dictate my adventure.

It turns out that unrestricted treasure hunting in this game has left a few gamers in an unexpected predicament – they have accumulated more wealth than they know what to do with. In a post on the Starfield Reddit forum, user HodgeGodglin lamented the lack of options for spending their excessive earnings. Consequently, after the release of the Shattered Space DLC expansion, players find themselves hoarding large sums of credits and unwanted items, seeking something engaging to purchase.

Starfield Players Complain About A Lack of In-Game Money Sinks

In a recent post, HodgeGodglin exhibited an image of their spaceship’s cargo hold filled with 41 Va’ruun Starshard Particle Beam pistols and a multitude of other Starfield weapons plundered from loot, collectively valued in the thousands of credits. However, they encounter an issue as there’s little to spend it on. With many top-tier weapons and equipment amassed through scavenging instead of purchasing, it becomes simple to become incredibly wealthy without anything worthwhile to purchase.

Some gamers empathized with HodgeGodglin, remarking that Bethesda games usually encounter financial difficulties only during initial stages, if at all. A handful of players humorously proposed that those playing Starfield are unintentionally assuming the role of “undercover smugglers,” because selling scavenged weapons offers one of the most profitable methods to earn money in the game, as a significant amount of money can be found within an enemy’s looted firearm.

Some players who criticized feeling overly wealthy in Starfield were perhaps not fully immersed in the game’s aspects requiring significant resources, such as ship customization and expensive outpost building. They suggested that these tasks can deplete a player’s funds rather swiftly, even while they reap the profits from Starfield’s outpost earnings.

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2024-10-15 05:23