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

　　@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

　　@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.