10 Video Game Exploits We All Did

9. Bucket Head - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

skyrim merchant shopkeeper
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A personal favourite here for our second slot because if there’s one thing I love in an RPG, it’s stealing every little thing I can find like some kind of kleptomaniac rummaging raccoon.

What makes a kleptomaniac rummaging raccoon’s life easier is when you can’t be spotted doing your thieving. Sometimes killing off the subject who’s setting off your stealth indicator is a solution but that’s usually too messy to work consistently. Nope, what you want is a humble bucket. In one of video game’s greatest exploits, players discovered that they could pick up a bucket and gently angle it onto a nearby Skyrim NPCs head thereby breaking their line of sight to you and their treasured possessions, letting you pilfer in peace.

Was it fair to the NPC? Absolutely not. Did it break the game? Only a little. But was it hilarious every single time? You betcha.

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Jess has been a journalist and content creator in the games industry for over 15 years and has been WhatCulture's resident Australian import and sorry cop since 2020, upping the quotient of swearing and apologising in WhatCulture Gaming's annual blooper videos considerably. She previously worked at GameSpot for 10 years, most notably hosting GameSpot News in addition to E3 live shows, and PAX panels. She regularly livestreams a variety of games on her 'jessmcdonell' YouTube and Twitch channels and hosts the 'Do It On The Day' podcast. She has won awards for her news and feature work in gaming as well as an accolade for her comedic writing (likely an admin error). She can be found on X at @jessmcdonell and Instagram at @jessicamcdonell sharing her current videogame fixations, industry insights, and videos of her cat, Karma.