A Skyrim player somehow managed to complete a negative number of Thieves Guild quests. Like other games in The Elder Scrolls franchises, players can choose to join four guilds in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim with each having its own story with unique quests and characters. In addition to the Dark Brotherhood, Companions, and College of Winterhold, players can become a member of the Thieves Guild in Skyrim.
Fans interested in joining the Thieves Guild need to travel to the city of Riften and meet an NPC named Brynjolf. As the name suggests, this faction is filled with burglars and smugglers, and users gain access to specific armor sets, special vendors, and unique weapons along with other bonuses as a member of the guild. It has its own series of quests, but one fan had somehow completed less than zero Thieves Guild quests in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
A Reddit user named throwaway34433443 saw that they had completed -14 Thieves Guild quests in Skyrim. This info can be found on the general stats page, which shows the various main and side quests gamers have finished in their Skyrim playthrough. The user made the Reddit post in the hopes of finding an answer, and there seems to be a reasonable explanation for this number being negative. According to one player, throwaway34433443 must have quit a lot of jobs given by members of the Thieves Guild in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, so this number can be related to failed quests.
The user replied by confirming this theory, as they kept quitting missions to get the desired side quest. One player had no idea that gamers can end up with a negative count upon leaving missions, and many other users recommended quick saving in Skyrim to not let it impact the gameplay stats. This appears to be a popular strategy for bypassing the issue, as several fans report doing the same to get the quest they want.
The rest of the comments are filled with jokes about the Thieves Guild stealing quests back from throwaway34433443 or the user returning all stolen items to their respective owners. Many players are otherwise surprised to see that the total number can be displayed in negative, and some are criticizing developer Bethesda Game Studios for this oversight. The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim is infamous for being relatively buggy, as some players jokingly call these problems features instead of glitches.
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