Individuals you know in real-life placed into the game makes immersion greater. Mod characters could possibly impact immersion negatively and nothing can be done to the appearance to make them fit or blend in with other townspeople of Skyrim. Just to tickle your fancy, why not have some of the Dev team members in the Skyrim game playing characters in side quests but as most of you know side quests often get put off to the side. Dev team members can give you special items and abilities.

Each Dev member could admit you into their own secret society once you have become allies . You could use them to form your own group or organization giving you tips and assistance on quests as well have them fight, make you money and find valuable resources. They could be stalkers, guards, crazy people, supervillains, clansmen, kids, bodyguards, a cult or strong boss characters. Give you a complete edge against dragons and many other of Skyrim's tough characters. Of course the appearances of the Dev members in the game will not be so obvious. You will have to figure out on your own who these Dev members are through clues in the area so not to ruin immersion. An alliance with one of these members will give you rare benefits. Something like this would be best left to the game developers to decide and left unknown to the public only so it can be more effective and not be seen as an "easter egg;" they could then blend into the game.

Names will be changed enough to be recognized and to fit Skyrim nomenclature but wont be silly like Todil Horvard. If learning about Dev members is your thing then that would be the first step to overcoming the challenge of revealing their identities. Go face to face with them in combat or fight on their side.Tell me how you guys would feel about about this and how would this affect gameplay for you. How would you feel about fighting along side the Dev members or fighting against them? If they were notorious high-risk criminals (serial killers) in the game would you be less persuaded to join them for the benefits?

And please do not give brief and obvious answers; I need to take the good with the bad criticism with thoroughly typed explanations its helpful for the learning process.


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No, its way way to much and just over all stupid, sure he helps make great games and you see him the most but still, why not add in the whole dev team than?

TODD IS NOT GOD!!

http://i.imgur.com/19Spz.jpg says he will take your idea into consideration. :thumbsup:

he can be the adoring fan. What a tweest!

LOL it would be funny if he was the main antagonist of the game then everyone would be hesitant to kill him and finish the game

I wouldn't care if he did a voice for an NPC, but it's not a good or a bad thing. It's just kind of neat at most.

Ken Rolston was in Morrowind, why not Todd in Skyrim? Morrowind also had Luke Skywalker, Indiana Jones, and Pikachu. It hardly seems far-fetched to throw in a real person as an easter egg somewhere in there.

Thems fighin' words where I'm from! :gun:

This is the worst idea I have ever read in this forum ever.

If it were a super secret hard to find side quest, then yes. Main quest, definitely no. Thats just how i feel. :flamethrower:

I think all the devs should have secret cameo characters.

I know hes a great guy and all but this is a pretty dumb idea, it would ruin the game by making it too silly and comedic.

I think there should be an easter egg where Todd's face winking appears in the clouds at a certain time every week.

And you shall forever play the game with comfort knowing that Todd is watching over you.

After you defeat alduin as a giant dragon, you see him transforming into his human form for one last battle. Once all the smoke fades away, there stands Todd Howard. . .

It's up to Todd if he wants to be in it.

This. And the final dragon shout that you unlock is going to be very similar to storm call. It will be called "Todd Call" and instead of just a thunder storm, it will be a storm with Todd's raging face in the clouds casting ultimate destruction upon your opponent.

LOL that would be great everyone would make their on topic about how they beat him

It's official, then? :huh:

An easter egg that's out of the way and not something you'd normally find sure, but I think it would be too jarring in the main quest and such.

Maybe a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHLVcChF-tc.

lol! Praise Godd Howard!

Bad idea. Stupid idea rather (no offense). Huge immersion killer.

I read that sentence with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzyd91NFx-Y voice.

@ OP: I wouldn't mind a reference or two to the developers, in different npcs, that we have to discover.

That would be...hilarious! :rofl:

Actually regarding this game series he is.Zenimax had the balls to trust him with his vision( and others ) on what could have been their final ever game. What he and others did with morrowind,saved the elder scrolls series....and that why you had oblivion and are getting skyrim. Xbox had a little role in this too.

And what would be so bad about seeing an NPC look like todd exactly,or whoever....it's one NPC.

Now what race would he be?
I say definitely a wood elf