Oblivion Remastered’s Fireball Towers Are Surprisingly Inaccurate For Some Players

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has enjoyed an explosive launch, but as players dig deeper into the updated world of Cyrodiil, an odd quirk involving the game’s fireball towers is raising eyebrows.

According to recent community findings, these magical defense towers — meant to punish intruders with flaming projectiles — aren’t working quite as intended for everyone. In fact, some players report that they can stroll right past them without taking a hit, no dodging or sprinting required.

One player on Reddit, going by the username MusicallyInhibited, shared their experience after testing the towers firsthand. Despite walking directly through their line of fire, their character was barely grazed. To eliminate any variables, they even removed mods — but the results stayed the same.

A notable exception was a tower positioned on flat terrain, which performed better, suggesting that elevation or terrain angles might be disrupting how the projectiles track targets.

Other players have chimed in with similar stories, though just as many insisted the towers worked fine for them. The conflicting reports hint that this could be a situational bug, possibly tied to specific map conditions or player actions. It’s unclear whether the issue is tied to the platform, but many users say it occurs regardless of whether they’re on console or PC.

This isn’t the first time the remaster has stirred up discussion. Launched unexpectedly on April 22, Oblivion Remastered has already made waves, notching over four million players in just three days thanks to its availability on Xbox Game Pass.

Even more impressively, it reportedly outperformed the original game’s first 15 months of sales — all in just one month.

While Bethesda has yet to acknowledge the fireball issue, this discovery joins a growing list of bugs that players are uncovering — including at least one notorious problem carried over from the 2006 version.

Still, the momentum behind Oblivion isn’t slowing down. Beyond the remaster, fans are also eagerly anticipating Skyblivion, a fan-made rebuild of the classic game using the Skyrim engine. That project, nearly 13 years in the making, is expected to launch by the end of 2025.

For now, some players might find that Oblivion Remastered’s world is a bit less dangerous than they remember — at least until the fireball towers get their aim back. With that said, how far have you progressed in your journey through Oblivion Remastered? Or are you yet to begin? Let us know in the comments section.

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