On the other hand, Seth himself explained that the caps ended up weighing a total of 11.2 pounds, and he had to send them off in shipping boxes, paying a lot more for the transportation than he originally intended to.
In the end, it’s probably safe to assume that the game was anything but free for him, and he still had to pay a good price to get his hands on it. But at least he also got his fifteen minutes of Internet fame along with the game, something which not many fans can brag about.
Getting noticed by Bethesda like that must be a great feeling, but it’s just as good to see that the studio takes the time to respond to these messages instead of brushing it off like another random event. This kind of communication and closeness to their community is what made Bethesda so popular in the first place, and as long as the studio keeps up their style of caring for their fans, they aren’t going to lose their popularity anytime soon.