Sure, Starfield may let you become a space pirate. And sure, you can become your very own version of Han Solo who has a penchant for smuggling sandwiches. But who cares about the thrills and spills of piracy and contraband when you can earn big bucks and find your zen at the same time? Yes, I'm talking about the idea of taking on an occupation that's far more sedate and lowkey: a planetary surveyor.
Todd Howard recently spoke about exploration on the many planets within the Starfield Star systems in an interview with Kinda Funny Games. While there were a lot of interesting takeaways, it was the mention of fully surveying planets to earn "a lot of money" from the data you can collect that I can't stop thinking about. There's likely nothing stopping you from surveying planets alongside a spot of piracy or any other activity you wish to engage in, but I've already started imagining what it would be like to make this my main source of income.
