Starfieldis set in the year 2330. For those like me — atrocious at math — that’s approximately 307 years in the future. So, the fact that, in Bethesda Game Studios’ vision of hundreds of years into the future, we haven’t found a way to eliminate obvious spam calls is …kind of depressing.
To elaborate, as you’re traversing through the Settled Systems, there’s a chance you’ll encounter an unknown ship. If you respond to its hail, the pilot will speak the words I am sure most of us have heard at least once before:
“We’ve been trying to contact you about your ship’s extended warranty.”
As soon as I saw this was real, I simultaneously laughedand cried. As someone who monitors his voicemail like a hawk and almost never answers unknown numbers —I have been known to search for a number on Google for a hint as to whom it could be— the idea of being faced with the meme come to life sends actual shivers down my spine.
It’s made worse when you consider that, unlike in our reality, the person making the offer isn’treallytrying to scam you. Sure, it’ll set you back anywhere between 50,000 and 200,000 credits based on which coverage plan you pick, but you’ll notice that, after paying … you don’t see the ship again (at least for a while, anyway).
So, while it’s unclear if you’llactuallyreceive any benefits as a result of this purchase … it could be that silence is the most valuable benefit of them all.
Long story short: Don’t buy the warranty. Shoot them down. Or, be likethis reddit userand just steal the ship. What are they gonna do?Void your warranty?!
