New Starfield Content Reveals Funny Reasons People Go To Jail & Some May Surprise You

finally allowed its players to live out their bounty hunter fantasies via new missions in its June 2024 update. Spacefarers who have completed their probationary Trackers Alliance mission have the option of accepting elite bounties at the Trackers Alliance HQ, but they also have another option for collecting bounties. Trackers have the ability to use their scanners in populated areas, revealing bounty targets hiding in plain sight.

When a bounty target is scanned, their name, bounty reward, and list of crimes will appear. Most of these crimes are ones which would be expected to result in a bounty, like armed robbery or grand larceny, but some of these crimes are out of place in comparison.

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Other than the more serious crimes like murder, Bethesda seems to have added a list of joke crimes to . One of the better ones is "," a truly heinous crime to avid moviegoers. While does not reveal how much each crime has contributed to an overall bounty, their mere inclusion makes them at least notable, and it certainly adds some levity to the game.

People who are tired of scam calls about extended warranties on their vehicles can also rejoice, as another crime that can appear is "." While this digs at the real-life instances of telemarketing scams, it also calls to one of the random events which can occur in . When in orbit around a planet, a Spacefarer can run into an unknown ship who offers to sell an "" for tens of thousands of credits. Of course, this warranty does nothing but drain the player's bank account.

There is another crime which is sure to disappoint fans of dance. In the Settled Systems, "" is apparently illegal. It is unclear whether this crime refers to the robot dance, speaking in a robotic manner, or both. On the bright side, this means Vasco can be less concerned about the threat of identity theft.

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