You may have read about the Oblivion Remastered community's obsession with the new-look flame atronach. It's become an epidemic on the Oblivion subreddit, so much so that the moderators have banned posts dedicated to players admiring the figures of the game's new flame atronach and spriggan models.
Curiously, nobody has decided to thirst over any of the nearly 1000 non-player-characters (NPCs) present in Oblivion Remastered. This isn't very surprising, as Oblivion was never famous for its attractive NPCs. The only handsome man in the game is Lucian Lachance, and he's a serial killer.
However, fans have found a new target for their admiration. The frost atronach, a close relation of the flame atronach, has been attracting plaudits for its assets.
"Now that being horny for flame atronachs is banned, can we have real discussions like why is the frost atronach so caked up? writes Gavou. Indeed, this thread has sparked an important discussion about the very nature of the frost atronach; what makes them tick, what are their motivations for lumbering around and clubbing unsuspecting goblins?
There's also a troubling trend of players only posting deceased frost atronachs, as if you can't appreciate their splendour while they're...