Todd Howard Talks Modding at Bethesda - E3 2016 Stage Show

[@HyperDavidovich]

I absolutely love the fact Todd does not have an ego. He readily admits mistakes Bethesda has made, doesn't get defensive about things, or use corporate-speak to dodge an issue. That is so refreshing to see.

[@MrSondre198]

+Todd The Toddler Howard welcm

[@SilentNinjaPtrs]

tell me lies todd

[@jesterinadeck_2980]

+Vex Robertson I have seen it twice so far. This guy has nothing on Todd Howard. This post is an exact re post/copy and paste.

[@KoeSeer]

Movout, I think you must be Peter Molyneux or some random EA employee.

[@hunterwilliams7742]

+HyperDavidovich Everyone has an ego.

[@drksideofthewal]

I love how self aware this guy is. He realizes that the dialogue in Fallout 4 wasn't successful, and he can admit it. Makes me hopeful that they won't make the same mistake again with the new Elder Scrolls.

[@ZeRoFaItH42]

I think it's better for " me with the voice character" it tells a really cool story. I understand that if u want the main character with out a voice dialogue for fallout 4 or whatever and u want it like fallout 3 ..it feels like your the character u want to be. if u understand what I'm saying.

[@TheGreatBenjie]

It makes for a good story, but fallout isn't a game where the story is told to you. It's a game where you make the story. Fallout 4 has one good playthrough. The first. Then when you try to play again, you realize it basically has to be the same story again.

[@Jasonwolf1495]

"It tells A really cool story." A . ONE. That is the problem you get one good playthrough story with ONE character. It just isn't varied enough for another WHOLE playthrough. There really aren't enough changes between playthroughs. Fallout used to let you make a crazed lunatic one game, then an almost perfect hero, then you can be a wimpy nerd who just hides from everything. And all those characters will get really different stories both in how they get to the ending AND the ending.

[@LAWEnforcerWat]

The horse armour as well

[@huynhtranhung]

+Julian Vazquez Having a voice for the main characters for me is like watching them in the process of storyline progressing, not me in the game.

[@ADevilNeverCry]

WOW, I am starting to respect this guy even more. At least he has the balls to admit the way they addressed the dialogue wasn't the best. And admitting that the multi award winning game such as F3 didn't have the best of gunplay mechanics must be hard to to do so when you're this successful. I've seen a SHIT TON of developer interviews, and some of them dodge the questions regarding the problems with their games as the last nail in the coffin. I wasn't even going to buy Skyrim's HD version because I already own it on steam, but somehow I feel compelled to give them more money... RESPECT!

[@Rodey98]

Todd and Pete Hines seem to be the nicest people in the gaming industry they seem to admit their faults in games and they seem honest with people.

[@dawsynasay4841]

Todd Howard and the rest of Bethesda are literally one of the very few video game companies that care more about there product and the fans than the actual money. They listen, and they care.

[@fruitycolax]

+Dawsyn Asay and in turn they make more money than they could of anyway coz they produce such amazing games

[@TreeTats]

+Dawsyn Asay oh yeah? why workshop dlc that adds 10 new items costs 10$ that's how you care for your fans? far harbour a 25$ dlc adds a bit of content where witcher 3 20$ dlc adds HUNDRED hours of new content. They don't care, at least not anymore.

[@WILLYLYNCH.]

+Zabusy haha witcher blood and wine is not 100's of hours, it's more like 30 hours. its a good game but you over exaggerate by a long shot.

[@glennjoyce7682]

"For us, we take that feedback" - Not ever once said in an EA boardroom

[@glennjoyce7682]

I am disappointed at Fallout 4. I got the DLC Pass for $20 and got the game for christmas...mostly that is why I am not livid at the weak F4 DLC, but also remember that Fallout NV is still being played to this day thanks to mods and I expect the same for F4 . Also I heard Doom was awesome, so that is good on Bethesda's part

[@gamephreak5]

Bethesda had nothing to do with Doom, that was all id Soft.

[@glennjoyce7682]

id is a subsidiary of zenimax which also shares resources with Bethesda...so yeah, kind of there game too. Also Char, it is true that NV didn't sell as well but at this point Obsidian should just take over the franchise because at it's core Fallout should be about role playing and not a Michael Bay Post Apocalyptic Simulator

[@jesterinadeck_2980]

+Char Aznable They did have costumizable guns. But thats not much. They really should take in to consideration about the impact that Fallout New Vegas had on the Fallout franchise.

[@The_Marine708]

Todd is just so chill about everything. He is my spirit animal!

[@resdyne9590]

Todd The Toddler Howard hey, good to meet you again, it just works.

[@easycxre9482]

@YoungendSoulja He's not? You're weird

[@blcklstd6156]

Todd is gangsta

[@blcklstd6156]

@YoungendSoulja you’re an insecure tall weirdo

[@Кок-э5ц]

Петушок он заднеприводный

[@Rebelzize]

Skywind and Skyblivion represent!

[@UnderTodix]

no

[@hiddeneagle1408]

SteinbrecherBack he is the modder, smartass

[@hiddeneagle1408]

Don Safadi it's up to him to decide. He is the moder

[@hiddeneagle1408]

Lewis Yates he is the moder

[@hiddeneagle1408]

Rebelzize love what you do. Keep it up!

[@Jtrent]

Todd Howard: I want it to be as short as possible Also Todd Howard: Announces Elder Scrolls 6 Seven years before it's 2025 release

[@BestKCL]

*2026

[@BestKCL]

Y’all are falling for wishful thinking

[@reddiamond8136]

@@BestKCL 2033. 11/11/33

[@calastyphon2510]

@@BestKCL 2026 is wishful as well. Starfield will come out in 2023 and likely have support through DLC for 1-2 years after. We could be looking at 2028-2029 release.

[@BestKCL]

@@calastyphon2510 Yep. I posted that before the delay. But honestly, I think we all, deep down saw this coming a mile away. Even back in 2018. Murphy's law and all that. Remember when people thought we'd get Fallout 5 by 2030 or later? Ha....

[@Doomin-c2m]

Truth be told, Bethesda games are the only games in which I sometimes just stop to read lore books or walk around just taking in the environment. Especially in Skyrim you just automatically stop after the main quest and then climp to the peak of the throat of the world, use the clear skies shout and watch the sunset. Also in Skyrim I like to use the creation kit to tweak my own game by adding different variants of one armor to which I myself make new textures or some little things like that. Just the fact that I can modify my own experience with the game's blessing makes it fantastic.

[@lopey5035]

I love that he can admit to the dialogue and minimalist RPG mechanics. They do listen, it's good to see that. So Im glad they can try and fix there games.

[@bigchungus5933]

He's on the wall of every one of me settlement houses lol

[@davidxfc]

my*

[@TheJackal1229]

I read that in an Irish accent.

[@smarthawk9373]

i read it in conor mcgregor voice

[@shawnbowers77]

I read it in scouse

[@SerZachariah]

nice

[@CringePotato]

When I see people hating Todd I see no reason for it because Todd can admit to his mistakes and he always fixes them in the next game

[@Maty743A]

Good to see he is basically admitting the dialogue was shit. So good to see developers admitting faults instead of just brushing them under the rug.

[@lordofbanana6869]

I love how honest Todd is. If a game mechanic didn't work as well as he would have liked it to he doesn't blindly defend it, he openly talks about how some aspects were a bit weak and it's just a nice and mature conversation between them. He also seems to genuenly love his job

[@mrsmilescam1550]

You see! Todd Howard acknowledges the shooter over RPG elements. This man is my favorite gaming industry figure.

[@Scyllaya]

The shooting is amazing in Fallout 4, but yeah, I'd like to go back to the dialogues in Fallout 3 and New Vegas. New Vegas is still my fave Fallout game, so I hope the next one goes back to NCR territory.

[@CrazedJacob]

I hope Bethesda doesn't do West coast stuff. I feel like they would ruin the Legion to appease feminists.

[@CrazedJacob]

Player Slot Available I don't think there's going to be another Obsidian Fallout, so you're probably right.

[@Scyllaya]

Congratulations, you've just won the award for saying the stupidest shit I heard all week, and it's been a loooong week.

[@killa1711]

+Player Slot Available are you aware that Bethesda owns obsidian

[@CrazedJacob]

killa1711 1: No, you're stupid. 2: Provide proof other than your word.

[@gu9838]

its so sad e3 is basically dead. it was my favorite thing for a few years. i used to have some of those dvd box sets you can get with all the footage was amazing.

[@infernaldaedra]

Todd + E3 was guaranteed 🔥

[@madzec]

Todd is one of rare people that will say for THEIR game "that didnt worked well"

[@retrobluemusic]

Ou this didn’t age well

[@st-jn2gk]

@@retrobluemusic I love the "Ou"

[@curetonbenares9236]

@@retrobluemusic why is that

[@AnticAgnostic]

Todd is love, Todd is life.

[@ezmkmone53]

i mean this dude is an actual legend. he is probably the to make a real push for legal mods on consoles

[@astr0303]

This guy was a legend born in the PS3/360 era with games like Skyrim and F3. Hopefully we get to see him take the stage once again for Elder Scrolls 6. Every time he gets on the stage everyone goes crazy.

[@nvRanger]

What a great interview and what a great human being.

[@hazardeur]

I like this guy and Bethesda. Nobody embraced the community like them at least not in terms of big companies. Smart move.

[@tvd-theremedy2515]

The best part of this interview was Todd Howard saying he didn't think he'd EVER get tired of making TES & Fallout games. Love hearing that.

[@MrStarguy]

He's so interesting to listen to. Wish I could ask him a few questions myself on modding.

[@Iqbalx1]

glad to see Todd admitted to there mistakes for fallout 4 most devs would ignore it

[@stereoflava2788]

You really must respect the guy for admitting that the dialog system was a misstep decision or as he said it "didn't work so well"

[@TheDecree93]

Todd 3:16 "we think about the long run of the game..." i love this guy

[@Jim_Thomas_Draper]

"There's some big ones that we have coming, that are in the vein of what you'd expect from us, but they're also they're very new and different games, and bigger in many ways than anything we've done". That's a very interesting quote now that we've seen the trailer for Fallout 76. We still know nothing about the game, but this essentially confirms that it's not just another open world RPG.

[@lmg195]

This aged well

[@Phantasm6969]

I like how Todd is not blind to the problems of Fallout 4. He seems to be fairly well informed about it's shortcomings and seems thoughtful about making changes in the future. Got to love this guy!

[@joeyyjames]

One of the projects better be a new engine

[@AriedByrd]

I'd say I hate to say it, but yeah, Bethesda really needs to fashion a new engine for themselves. Gamebryo's(the base engine) not gonna last forever- even now I feel like Creation is its last legs and should be put to rest.

[@puffwad]

Right?

[@ddd45125]

+Aried Byrd that's the truth brother

[@Frozenkex]

no need.

[@Frozenkex]

why is its on last legs, works perfectly fine.

[@mildredmarshall4460]

great interview, loved it...and thank you for displaying your sponsor without stopping in the middle for commercial...

[@multeyemeteor]

This was a really solid interview. I love how Todd Howard is so comfortable in his position in terms of company and industry that he can have an honest, open, and almost entirely PR-untained conversation about both the good and bad about his own and others' games. Nothing but love for the man, and this is also definitely a situation, where Danny shines as well.

[@trevorhelmy7183]

Excellent interview. Great back and forth, Todd was super humble, honest, and transparent. He truly is a Godd.

[@InstinctVSM]

I swear Todd never ages

[@astorre3212]

What a legend. No corporate bull, and admits his faults. I think a testament as to how good Bethesda and Todd are is the fact that of all my games, Skyrim is the only one I still come back to at least once a month.

[@brucetus]

This interviewer predicted an online Fallout game. Godd Howard had a legit poker face when he brought it up

[@mobilizaropovo5176]

A big thanks for the nice conversation and how fortunate it happened.

[@kanglongshankz3313]

WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?

[@ahhhaaron]

Godd Howard is king.... and god!

[@crab1174]

YES

[@eldritchsun40]

Lord Gaben is no more, bow down to LORD HOWARD!

[@krotan3845]

Praise the Todd.

[@Nineteen1900Hundred]

A God-King?

[@eldritchsun40]

Nineteen1900Hundred "Have you read about our lord and savior Todd Howard?"

[@anthonyrossi1879]

todd for life

[@hyypersonic]

Fantastic interview. Kudos to the interviewer and the questions he asked :)

[@GarrettWinn43]

For him to admit to the things that people didn't like with Fallout 4 (dialogue, lack of rpg elements) says a lot about him as a lead and makes him even more awesome.

[@jamiesparrow355]

I'm really happy that he recognized that some dialogue stuff didn't work, the game needed more choice and that stuff you do in the downtime of a game is important, that's actually really good to hear that they learn from their mistakes

[@hoesmad8626]

Yeah they sure did learn their mistakes, as we can see with Fallout 76.

[@NoradNoxtus]

So awesome he acknowledges the negatives so openly, practically no one else I've seen do it.

[@Stayler17]

God i love Godd Howard so fucking much.

[@Stayler17]

Terrible Content Fixed!

[@thedinorhino5026]

Why, whats so special about him?

[@Stayler17]

The Dino Rhino He's fucking Godd for one. And everyone likes him. His games are divine.

[@jesterinadeck_2980]

+mark torres Why is he the reason. Didnt Todd join before the Elder scrolls started. Back when Bethesda had a larger variety of games.

[@resdyne9590]

Todd The Toddler Howard sexy

[@God_Forger]

Todd Howard is the best spoken, most genuine developer you ever see interviewed.

[@boxinsteadyeddie]

Todd Howard is a hero in the gaming world.

[@depressedcheems9961]

no he's not

[@kylemyers4423]

Mr. Howard seems like an awesome guy, haven't been dissapointed by any game he has headed. But I do wish that Fallout 4 had more story DLC's like Fallout 3 had.

[@RagnarKibortsky]

Last time I came this early my girl left me

[@the1andonlytitch]

Lol

[@chrisanders713]

boom

[@mansoursleiman8179]

old joke buddy

[@WILLYLYNCH.]

+Sleiman Mansour last time I came this early it was in an old buddy, and isn't anything to joke about.

[@jesterinadeck_2980]

Finally an Early joke that is actually funny and makes sense.

[@dillonmorris7611]

I want to Explore Akavir eventually Mr. Howard. Here's hoping for the future!

[@colindetwiller5643]

honestly "Airheads Bites" showed up so often that now I kind of want to try them

[@dancard7767]

I think that since bethesda is doing vr for fallout 4 and doom they should also add vr support for the skyrim remaster I know at least I would be interested.

[@aimannorzahariwod]

I would cry the minute i enter that space with VR... the Nostalgia man

[@aimannorzahariwod]

Player Slot Available It's been a while since i've jumped on man. My PC had issues after i fucked up with some mods (Overriding files and all that), so i did a clean reset and never really got to installing it again (same with Fallout 4)... but i'm on holidays and soon getting a proper gaming rig so i'll be on soon, i promise to Talos.

[@puffwad]

Daddy Todd

[@Yodatar58]

Thanks😂

[@jesterinadeck_2980]

+Todd The Toddler Howard Got the season pass and there is only 3 to buy. So i cant buy a dlc thats free. You dont buy stuff that is free you get stuff that is free.

[@prefectlymuda]

Godd howard has risen

[@cosmicsans2241]

Todd, you were the CHOSEN ONE

[@pinytenis420]

he knows the good and bad we said about fo4 and he's not afraid to admit it he's best gaming director ever

[@wubwaysesoterica]

Todd, best person in the gaming industry, and everywhere else.

[@blcklstd6156]

Todd Howard is the man

[@ImBraver0]

This is why this video has only 23 dislikes, Todd is not afraid to admit the mistakes they made and not sugar coat it i guess you could say. This guy is legit

[@aazo5]

It’s really cool how he admits to making mistakes like the dialogue in Fallout 4 for example. It makes me respect him a a lot more.

[@chris-p6k]

I like Todd, seems like a genuine nice guy.

[@Slayzerz02]

yea he knew about fallout 76 at this point

[@InsomniacJack09]

You guys picked the perfect person to interview Todd Howard. Danny O'Dwyer is one of your top dogs, you'll do well to remember that.

[@bobsaget4465]

It. Just. Works.

[@blcklstd6156]

What an amazing conversation

[@LoFiSymphony]

Who else is on a Toddyssey, watching every Todd Howard interview and presentation from the last 5+ years because we didn't get to see him announcing a new IP at E3 2017?

[@benjaminbeaudry8642]

Am I really the only one who is super exited for this game?!?!?!?! Everyone seems to be hardcore hating on it...

[@joelyon4250]

I love Todd Howard. So much.

[@joelyon4250]

Adam Burg YES.

[@amelie-3429]

idc about all the fallout 76 stuff, todd howard is great

[@drakashrakenburgproduction5369]

I heard it got better

[@Sioolol]

"VI" Presents? Well played, well played.

[@sillyninja65]

What was that guy saying "fallout online" you dare speak this treachery to GODD Howard?!

[@adtn64]

I love hearing todd howard, hes the best, always a pleasure hearing him speak, the man is a living legend :D

[@WebHead1996-1]

i wish todd was my dad id let him grab my panini bread if he lets me play all his games for free

[@matildalagerman8527]

DarthChris96 what the fuck

[@darthdragonborn1552]

Matilda Lägerman lmfao

[@hardcoregaming72]

That was a great interview.

[@DanielLopez-fj9yz]

I've said it before and I'll say it again this guy is a great host much respect!

[@barkley8285]

All I need is: -Fallout remaster (3&NV) -Elder Scrolls Remasters (morrowind&oblivioom&skyrim) -Starfield Then I'll be ready to wait

[@CollMomo1]

What a professional interview !

[@GibbonLord]

"i dislike when the after the announcement i have to wait a year" then shows a teaser for elder scrolls 6

[@jettechristensen4014]

dialoug mod where you can see what your character is going to say for fallout 4 really helps.

[@Dreigo42]

He is such a class act. Love this guy.

[@lukasvermeulen1133]

8:26 Skyrim is now past 1.4 Billion mod downloads

[@littlefella3xl]

What I love about Tod and Bethesda in general is that they don't just stroke their own ego and say how awesome they are. they realize their faults. that's why they are my favorite gaming company.

[@tystell535]

The skyrim part literally made my mouth drop open and I teared up a little bit

[@Jojonny17]

Man I would love to have a beer with Todd Howard

[@Danielpall3]

I don't understand why people dislike the shooting in Fallout 3

[@Reincarny]

Danielpall Smarason cuz you can't aim with ironsights i think

[@infernaldaedra]

​@@ReincarnyIt's actually very unique to the game and somewhat refreshing in my opinion. It's now similar to Halo being the closest comparison

[@Andre-tc9sb]

it just works

[@leviticus6105]

Todd Howard is the man!!

[@limitlessbeast3867]

@gamespot I would much rather see airheads and such ads in the background than have to watch any type of ad before the video, thanks and have a nice day!

[@lynackhilou4865]

i like how todd listens to feedback and know issues about his games like the dialogue and season pass for fallout 4 i know he's supposed to do this but unlike other developers he's honest which gives hope they won't repeat fallout 4's mistaked with tes 6

[@puffwad]

Todd comes off as very honest

[@zacharycain7971]

I love you Todd Howard.

[@robertzingaroiii5997]

I really will appreciate it if Bethesda takes the time to put in actual genuine effort in the making of another hopefully RPG, Open-World ESO game. My reason for this statement is due to when I became a modder of Skyrim I thought to myself as I looked at my "bare essentials" category/profile..Go MO!, anyways, I thought that if only the game creators had thought about this and incorporated theses now would be mods in the first place there would be no need for those certain mods. Now its a given that everyone is different so mods will appeal to gamers in varying ways but some core fundemental mods such as - SkyUI (which I do beleive would actually work really well for consoles as much as it does for PC), Unofficial Skyrim Patches, Fost Fall, Skyrim Unbound, Realistic Needs and Diseases, Wet and Cold, High King of Skyrim, Enhanced Mighty Dragons, Convient Horses, High Level Enemies, Realistic Animals and Preditors, Imersive weapons, Imersive Armour, Bandoliers, Unique Uniques, Gaurd Dialogue Overhaul, Diverse Gaurds, Imersive Patrols, Run for Your Lives, Amazing Follwer Tweaks, Travelers of Skyrim, Perkus Maximus, Duel: Combat Realism, Way of the Monk, Sneak Tools, Ish's Souls to Perks - are much need basic mods that would have made the game x100 better at its base overall. As for visual mods go; Skyrim Remastered Special Edition hits most of the visuals right on the head for inersive and graphical beauty purposes but it took them 4 years after the game launched to do so. With all this said I do beleive that Skyrim would have reached its full success potential and would have surpassed that milestone if it had incorporated these small but major tweaks in the vanilla game because I feel like the official Skyrim game was unfinished given that they rushed to meet launch dates and how big the game is already. On a side note thats the reason I fall in love eith games like Farcry 4 because they have all these cool Imersive features already incorporated into the official base game plus pretty good graphics. Sill this would have also helped out modders a lot because our first 100 mods in our load order would not be mods that fix what Bethesda got wrong in the first place!!! Ultimately would create a much more stable load too. Plus Bethesda's coffers would still be making that Septum which in turn would have given them the opprotunity to acheive their neccessary "technology" by now to have created ESO VI. But anyways thats what I have thought about the matter for the longest time. I want to thank you if you have read my whole rant and hopefully Bethseda will take a note for this time around. Thank you again to the readers. Thank You Bethesda for truly making one of the most legendary games for the scroll shelves. But SERIOUSLY GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME PLEASE!

[@neurofitmusic1080]

The #1 item on my Elder Scrolls VI wishlist is for more interactive dialogue and relationships. The follower system in Skyrim is cool but stale, with all followers eventually reduced to like 5 lines of dialogue. I'd like a system where your followers feel more like their own character rather than an extra body. With potential to shape they way they interact with you based on your choices and responses, or even decide to stop following you. The closest Skyrim comes to this is with Serana from the Dawnguard DLC, but this is largely due to the fact that she's tied into the main questline. After it's over, she's again reduced to a mindless follower. Add follower dialogue for the minor quests too! Even if it means fewer overall followers, having fleshed out characters to follow you would add so much!

[@Unknown_Web_User]

It Just Works

[@SansofTime]

I wonder when the Thalmor will come and ban Todd worshipping

[@Arenndor]

such a cool guy

[@jesseastaples]

fantastic. love Todd's zen attitude too. :)

[@mrmeow6415]

Elder scrolls VI..................... The anticipation is killing me knowing that the ideas are possibly being discussed already😁. I'll have to get my elder scrolls fix from Skyrim se which is a dream come true for an Xbox one user and having the mod support👍.

[@doomgal5872]

I do enjoy watching Todd Howard talk. Also, isn't there a VR version of Fallout 4 coming out later this year?

[@Dextrous90]

I believe they said it's coming in 2017.

[@sigilhunter3199]

going through the 3 year old comments on this video, man its unbelievable how far Bethesda has fallen after 76 and Blades... and doom drm.

[@Spright91]

God Howard!