Bethesda's vice president Pete Hines has displeased a bunch of Fallout 4 fans, by stating that he's not interested in discussing how realistic things are in a game such as Fallout 4. Hines is accused of not caring for the franchise enough.

On Twitter, Hines was asked about a personal log that appears in Fallout 4. According a Fallout 4 player the log describes something that didn't occur until the events of Fallout 2.

@JohnstonJarrett not interested in discussing how realistic things are in an alternate universe post-apoc game w/ talking mutants and ghouls — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

Afterwards the same fan refers to how unrealistic the "Kid in a fridge' quest really is - a quest where a ghoul kid survived for 200 years in a fridge without food or water.

Hines simply replied that he's "not interested in discussing how realistic things are in an alternate universe post-apocalyptic game with talking mutants and ghouls".

@JohnstonJarrett not interested in discussing how realistic things are in an alternate universe post-apoc game w/ talking mutants and ghouls — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

This very response seems to have angered a lot of Fallout fans, accusing Hines of not caring about the lore of Fallout. Some of the reactions can be seen below.

@DCDeacon ever heard of "internal consistency"?

Nah you're just vp of the biggest RPG company in the world, why would you? That's nerd stuff — Claudio Colavalle (@cloudropis) November 23, 2015

@DCDeacon So basically what you're saying is "I got called out but I'm going to say it doesn't matter anyways" — Vector (@DaChemicalCat) November 23, 2015

@Gzalzi we do. a lot. this isn't about lore consistency. i'm pointing out a writer can have fun w a quest premise — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@Nyarlykins i'm just saying a writer can have fun with a quest premise — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

Bethesda's vp later defends his statement by stating lore and consistency is extremely important to Fallout.

@Duke_Bilgewater @JohnstonJarrett those kinds of things are super important. lore and consistency. i got asked about a kid in a fridge — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@cloudropis i don't think an explanation is needed for a kid in a fridge. that's all — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

It's about a quest premise

According Hines, Bethesda cares a lot for Fallout's lore. His answer, though, was about how a writer can make fun with a quest premise.

@Gzalzi we do. a lot. this isn't about lore consistency. i'm pointing out a writer can have fun w a quest premise — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@Nyarlykins i'm just saying a writer can have fun with a quest premise — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@NeroOfTheRomans i was making light of the comment. writers are allowed a little latitude to have fun making up a quest premise. that's all. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@NobleYad @wiIIoftheboss as they should. i'm not talking about lore. i'm talking about not going overboard with realism in a quest premise — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

Fallout fans aren't satisfied easily it seems, and point out that the comment regarding the quest can be forgiven - it's just Hines' comment reeks like "I don't give a shit":

@Gzalzi no, i was simply saying let's not go overboard picking apart quest premises and how realistic they have to be. that's all. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

Hines later says he doesn't have an answer to the first question asked anyway, since he doesn't know the context.

@35_Wat @cloudropis sorry, i don't have an answer for that. i'll pass it along. i didn't write it, i don't know the context — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

Bethesda accused of not caring for the franchise enough

The discussion didn't end there though, as Bethesda is accused of not caring about the Fallout franchise enough. Hines replies that they cared enough about it to take a risk when nobody else was.

@Doomzzg we cared about it enough to take a risk and do something with it when nobody else was. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@Kilus @Doomzzg nobody else was making a game. i don't recall who else reached out about the IP. i'm sorry if you don't enjoy what we make — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

@PureChristianG that was cancelled well before we acquired the rights. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 23, 2015

Hines posts some tweets about nothing really happened and says people took his tweet the wrong way.

@sneakyblackhat i didn't. someone asked about a quest where a kid was locked in a fridge 200 yrs and how could that be. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 24, 2015

@sneakyblackhat i didn't. someone asked about a quest where a kid was locked in a fridge 200 yrs and how could that be. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 24, 2015

@sneakyblackhat people took my response to one post as a reply to a previous post. it's nothing. — Pete Hines (@DCDeacon) November 24, 2015

This isn't the first time that Bethesda's vice president speaks out on Twitter. Recently Hines also reacted to the massive amount of Fallout 4 leaks and stated to be "upset". Bethesda's vp also commented on the recent Fallout 4 performance reports.

So did you grab some popcorn? What are your thoughts about Fallout 4's lore and consistency? Hit the comments.