Summary
ASkyrimplayer recently had their character’s Speech skill reduced to -999,975 due to an unknown bug. Speech dictates the value of purchasing and selling items, bribing or persuading people inSkyrim, and this player was in a bad spot after they noticed how abysmally low their Speech skill was.
Originally released in 2011,Skyrimhas sold over 60 million copiesin different editions over the years, and it has become one of the most famous games of all time. However, when the game was released, it was notorious due to how bugged it was. While most issues were fixed over the years, some gamers still find plenty of weird interactions that lead to ridiculous, bugged situations inSkyrim.
Now, a gamer called NoAdministration1070 has recently shared their misfortune with the community, as their Level 44 Orc character has somehow reached -999,975 in their Speech skill.According to Games Radar, which talked to NoAdministration1070, the gamer had no idea how this glitch happened and only discovered it after using this character for around 46 hours. The player was only using the Unofficial Skyrim Patch mod and was playing an Xbox One version of the game. The glitch caused several issues for NoAdministration1070, as some quests that required persuasion or bribes were simply impossible to complete, considering that the player would fail the test 100% of the time, and bribes could cost as much as 20 million Gold.
Skyrim Player’s Speech Skill Reduced to -999,975 Due to Weird Bug
In the comments of NoAdministration1070’s post, which gained over 14,000 upvotes, the community discussed how to solve the situation andincrease the Speech skills of theSkyrimcharacter. While some players urged NoAdministration1070 to check if the bug was not caused by any magic item, others hinted that they could possibly fix the situation using console commands.
This is not the first time that aSkyrimplayer has found a hilarious bug and shared it with the community. A few months ago, for example, aglitch gave aSkyrimNPC a horse’s head, making a guard look like Bojack fromBojack Horseman.
In a funny situation that happened earlier this year, anotherSkyrimplayer was threatened by a fishdue to a glitch. The fish claimed that the character’s death “was foretold.” Like in NoAdministration1070’s situation, it was not entirely clear what caused the bug, but other players in the post said they also saw the murderous fish, indicating that it may be a common glitch.
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