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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |OT|
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Kung Fu Jedi
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syllogism said:
I enjoy exploring them, clearing them out, and discovering what treasures can be found there. That's plenty for me.
Speevy said:
Well even assuming that's true, there's nothing you can't find in the first dungeon you come across in Oblivion that you can find in any of the others. So completely random loot (and leveled monsters, I wish I could run into some really scary ones on level 1) is what I dislike. I do agree the designs differ enough to make exploring them a bit more interesting.
Fortunately there's enough content to keep you busy for quite a while even if you don't explore dungeons at all. I'll stop whining about them now.
BlueTsunami
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Does Oblivion allow you to do the same thing you could do in Morrowind, which was once you reach the max level you could reach, you go to jail and your skills drop which allows you to raise them again thus going up higher levels?
I love the dungeons. There are the occasional great finds (for your level) and the feeling of exploration just never gets old. I'm wandering the sewers of the capital city and having a ball. The feeling of discover and exploration never gets old. Then again, I'm the kind of guy that has to reveal every inch of the map to be satisfied, so perhaps I'm just a good fit to the game. I've had more fun wandering dungeons that on any of the quests. (Which is why I'm up to 21 open and 6 completed ones. 
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)Kung Fu Jedi
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Ghaleon: How do you get into the Imperial City sewers? I've found the passage in the Merchant District, but there is a door there that I can't get passed and the game says it's opened remotely or something.
I love exploring too. It's a major part of the fun for me in these types of games. Last night I entered some Aylied Ruins trying to find some ectoplasm for a quest, and ended up coming face to face with some really nasty trolls. Much tougher than the regular trolls. It was completely unexpected and made this dungeon feel differently from the others like it that I've been through.
I guess not everyone enjoys the exploration factor of the extra, non-quest, dungeons. That's one of the great things about Oblivion though, that it caters to a lot of different play styles.
I love exploring too. It's a major part of the fun for me in these types of games. Last night I entered some Aylied Ruins trying to find some ectoplasm for a quest, and ended up coming face to face with some really nasty trolls. Much tougher than the regular trolls. It was completely unexpected and made this dungeon feel differently from the others like it that I've been through.
I guess not everyone enjoys the exploration factor of the extra, non-quest, dungeons. That's one of the great things about Oblivion though, that it caters to a lot of different play styles.
I beat the main quest. It was pretty frickin sweet.
I maxed destruction and conjuration with trainer spells, but I don't really do my other major skills. Anyway I can change them... if not I don't think I'll be able to really level much more.
going to paradise was awesome. I totally expected the guy who helped me to betray me though. "Jump in the cage... right ....*Quicksaving"
I maxed destruction and conjuration with trainer spells, but I don't really do my other major skills. Anyway I can change them... if not I don't think I'll be able to really level much more.
Kung Fu Jedi
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Uncle said:
Thanks! I'll look again. Must have missed it!
I've been done with all of the main quests for a while now and I'm running out of stuff to do. My active quests are empty, save for the Orrey (had it day one, still haven't done it yet) and the usual "come here once a week/month whatever post completion quests.
I don't want it to end! *sobs*
:lol Same here! After he told me what to do I literally said "riiiiight..." and saved it.Spencerr said:
Same here. And I'm only at level 18. :/raYne said:
I've been done with all of the main quests for a while now and I'm running out of stuff to do. My active quests are empty, save for the Orrey (had it day one, still haven't done it yet) and the usual "come here once a week/month whatever post completion quests.
I don't want it to end! *sobs*
rocksolidaudio
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ok, i really need to buy a chameleon spell and no one is the bravil mage's guild is offering one. any help guys?
rocksolidaudio
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ok, i really need to buy a chameleon spell and no one is the bravil mage's guild is offering one. any help guys?
More random questions...
1. At the arcane university, there is a door to the 'orrery' (i think, cant quite remember name) but its locked, how do u get access?
2. I saw a flyer for another guild called 'blackwood company' or something. Its like a rival to the fighters guild (says so in the flyer). Can you join this guild? No matter who I talk to in their building there is no join option.
3. Anyone know of any cool items to boost your magic pool? Mine is 180 at the moment and I boost it by 10 every level up. I've seen spells which would use like 900 mana! I dont see how anyone could have that much even at higher levels!?
1. At the arcane university, there is a door to the 'orrery' (i think, cant quite remember name) but its locked, how do u get access?
2. I saw a flyer for another guild called 'blackwood company' or something. Its like a rival to the fighters guild (says so in the flyer). Can you join this guild? No matter who I talk to in their building there is no join option.
3. Anyone know of any cool items to boost your magic pool? Mine is 180 at the moment and I boost it by 10 every level up. I've seen spells which would use like 900 mana! I dont see how anyone could have that much even at higher levels!?
BlueTsunami
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Citizen K said:
You could either enchant your armor with +Magica (which you can get from the Oblivion Gates from the Signent Stones) or you can use your Alchemy ability to make Fortify Intelligence potions. Make alot of them and consume them, your intelligence should skyrocket and you should then be able to cast those spells.
SiegfriedFM
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Citizen: As you improve your magic skill, the costs will go down. I don't believe that you can ever get that much mana.
Is 200 the actual count? 'Cause that just makes things worse, since I'd say I'm around the high 180's, maybe even 190's . I'd have to manually count 'em to be sure. :/Speevy said:
It's just a matter of finding the rest. Though, I can't say wondering around (guides are for suckers) just to find those last quests is the least bit appealing.
My Arms Your Hearse
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BlueTsunami said:
Going to jail does drop yoru stats (major ones included) so it should theoretically work.
I don't know why you would, though, as by the time you're 40+ you're a complete unkillable god.
Or at least my chacter is (90% magic reistance, 26 point spell absorbtion, 80% spell reflect, 20% melee reflect, 85 armor...).
I stumbled into the sewers by going into a well - I walked up to it to look at some details and got the option of entering; I found entrances in each district of the city.Kung Fu Jedi said:
As someone said, look for the switches on the walls. They are a small wheel with four handles sticking, one in each direction. I can't see them unless I have a torch out. Even then, I've run into two doors I can't open, and one that requires a key to open. Tons of good stuff down there, though - some REALLY creepy encounters. Such as
finding an open coffin, and then wondering where the body is...only to run into a zombie a few corners later. And some poor soul hung by his feet and set on fire.
I've just decided to advance the main story a bit, so I'll deliver the amulet I was given. 20 hours in, and I'm doing the first quest on the main story.
Where do I find the stuff to get back into the Mages Guild after being kicked out? 20 of two things, I don't remember which. I have *no* idea where to look and really want to continue that quest line.
BlueTsunami
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My Arms Your Hearse said:
Yeah, i'm already at level 41. I've also bearly touched any quests :lol I've just been traveling around and exploring. Some grinding levels here and there.
I mainly want to get a perfect character. Once I hit the ceiling (level wise) I want to do the jail thing and try to get all my Attributes to 100 and make full use of trainers. This will probably be done after i'm done with all the quests though.
Xenon
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I have an issue with Belletor's Folly
just west of the Kvatch refugees. Is there any way to get to the upper level of the room that has the narrow passage with the small bridge running over it? I was able to knock down three of the four guys that were up there but the fourth corpse is still up there with my rightfully earned loot!
It's more like 150 quests, http://www.elderscrolls.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=374630&hl=Speevy said:
And even that number includes a bunch of "buying a house" and "training" non-quests. There's probably about 140 real quests in the game.
Sounds like you did very little exploring early on. My time is mostly gathering alchemic ingredients, following behind patrol guards to get into fights with bandits, and generally just exploring.
Anyway, sounds like you've pretty much picked the game clean. What's your final verdict?
My Arms Your Hearse
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Speevy said:
I'm at just under your playtime with 130 quests complete, including all the main ones.
...and well over half of that is nothing but dungeon crawling.
BlueTsunami
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I'm fricken BLOWING through the Mages Guild quests. I started to take them up at level 41. Every Necromancer I run into gets a sneak attack and then I pummel them (Grey Cowl + Chameleon Ring (+30) + Sneak 100 + Blade 95 = DEATH. I've also got a few equipment that i've enchanted that has Spell Absorb and Spell Reflect :lol. Some people don't like it, but I love going through the game almost God like.
My Arms Your Hearse
Banned
Caster type enemies kill themselves after casting two or three spells on me. Which do exactly 0 damage to me.
My Arms Your Hearse
Banned
Most of my stats are already maxed. Some I explicity wouldn't want maxed or even improved (personality).
The combat in the game isn't compelling enough to bother with hours upon hours of grinding.
The combat in the game isn't compelling enough to bother with hours upon hours of grinding.
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