User blog comment:Mr Stickman/Q&A Time with Mr Stickman vol. 1/@comment-4692385-20120206160708/@comment-4808313-20120206175123

(One day at Bethesda Game Studios) Dev 1: "So guys, we really need to do something about all these NPCs we've got wandering around... I mean look at all these NPCs right here... what do they do?" Dev 2: "... well... um..." Dev 1: "I mean honestly I'd say they're all essentially useless, wouldn't you? Take care of this, I'll check back at some point..." Dev 2: "..." (and so, a misunderstanding was had by some...)