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[dimb]

Blah pretty tired and I can't figure out how to get out of the Ratways. Done for the night, hopefully somebody can help with what I described above.



Oh....

I'm on 360. -_-

I'm in the same place and the game is falling into bug city for me between that and the Thieves Guild. He actually opened the door up after I left, went outside, fast traveled somewhere and came back in to check on him. He still won't have any voice, so you have to prompt him during some cutscenes or whatever but you can progress with him in this state. When you go to lead him outside he might run into a corner and just get stuck there, but just keep going outside, fast travel to where you need to be and he'll be there with you.

 

[Ark]

So I'm walking around Whiterun and I find Brill just lying dead on the floor.

Bit random and unexpected.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I'm in the same place and the game is falling into bug city for me between that and the Thieves Guild. He actually opened the door up after I left, went outside, fast traveled somewhere and came back in to check on him. He still won't have any voice, so you have to prompt him during some cutscenes or whatever but you can progress with him in this state. When you go to lead him outside he might run into a corner and just get stuck there, but just keep going outside, fast travel to where you need to be and he'll be there with you.

Wait, how do you leave?? That's all I care about is just getting out of the damn Ratways.

 

[sixghost]

I just randomly found a thief corpse lying in the street in Riften. I have no idea if this was part of some quest, but he had a ton of valuable stuff on him.

I'm seriously paranoid now that I was just set-up/framed for something.

Wait, how do you leave?? That's all I care about is just getting out of the damn Ratways.

Can you make your way back to the main areas of the Thieves Guild? There's a 2nd exit out of that place via a ladder in the large circular area.

 

[dimb]

Wait, how do you leave?? That's all I care about is just getting out of the damn Ratways.

Yeah, sucks down there. You can leave by just going the way you came in. If you can't find that, make your active quest one that leads you outside, and follow the arrow. When you exit the bar take an immediate right and go over the wooden bridge and you should be out.

 

[Aesius]

This game is overwhelming with how much stuff there is to see and do. I'm at least 20 hours in and I feel like I haven't even scratched the surface...of the surface. I haven't done a single main quest or joined any guild at all. I've just been wandering around and going into random dungeons and doing miscellaneous quests. I think I may end up with 200 hours played on my first character alone.

 

[GhaleonEB]

Wait, how do you leave?? That's all I care about is just getting out of the damn Ratways.

I just got out of there, running around in a loop forever. There's a bridge you need to extend. There's a stairway down that leads to an expert level locked gate. To the left of that is a way forward, with wooden bridge raised. Don't jump down - there's a switch on the wall that will lower the bridge. That's the way out.

My question is, how do I join the Thieves Guild? I found them (and cleared out the rest of the place, before and after them) but can't figure out how to join.

 

[Fahrenheit]

Anyone late game tell me if light armour is worth it? Going magic/one handed

 

[ChocolatePuddin]

Hey guys just finished Uncharted so i,m looking for a new game, this looks tempting...I,m in the mood for an RPG, but should I pick this up or the witcher 2?

 

[TheExodu5]

I feel silly...a thief decked out in Dragonscale.

Also, just for laughs, this is how shitty Dragonplate looks:

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Hey guys just finished Uncharted so i,m looking for a new game, this looks tempting...I,m in the mood for an RPG, but should I pick this up or the witcher 2?

Both, but I'd get this now while everyone is in excitement mode. You really do need to play both, though.

 

[styl3s]

Now level 11 with doing a conjure/battle mage and im loving it now that i have conjure leveled up a bunch.

Also using heavy armor and i know it uses more inventory(carry) space but i like the extra defense.

Anyone late game tell me if light armour is worth it? Going magic/one handed

Just go heavy armor if you don't feel comfortable late game, that's what i did with my conjure/battlemage.

until i can find a good sword that does more then my conjured sword w/ double dmg perk i just use that and fire/ice in my left, nobody ever takes more then 10-20% damage off me against multiple people.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Last call, AMD 6950 or 6970 needed to test a potential performance enhancing fix. I've posted about it in the PC performance thread if you want to know what I'm talking about.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

I just randomly found a thief corpse lying in the street in Riften. I have no idea if this was part of some quest, but he had a ton of valuable stuff on him.

I'm seriously paranoid now that I was just set-up/framed for something.

Can you make your way back to the main areas of the Thieves Guild? There's a 2nd exit out of that place via a ladder in the large circular area.

Oh hell. There was a ladder the whole time?? I would've never went into that place if I found that


Anyways, storytime guys! I showed up in Riften just to check shit out. Went around talking to people, all very cool, like the back story going on and stuff, lots of intrigue. Anyways, I went to the orphanage guys. Apparently there's a bitch running this place. I didn't need much evidence to determine this. Her death was spelled out in the despair on those children's faces. I knew what I had to do.

I told Lydia, stay here. You don't want to see this (I'm still not sure if I can steal shit in front of her, don't want to test it). Anyways, I go into this Olga the Kind's room or whatever this wench's name is and close the door behind me. I take out my Greatsword and in two swift swipes, she was done for. The children heard the screams and ran in saw what had happened, they rejoiced. I left feeling better for them. The game didn't even register this instance as a murder in my stats page. I feel like I did the right thing guys, nobody even wants to arrest me. This is one of my first acts of Skyrim spontaneity, I hope this won't come back to bite me.

 

[Izayoi]

So... this game is pretty fucking cool.

 

[Derrick01]

Oh man I just started a quest where I got a chance to talk to none other than

Spoiler

Sheogorath

again!!! Can't wait to see where this leads tomorrow, but they're using the same voice actor and everything.

 

[ChocolatePuddin]

Both, but I'd get this now while everyone is in excitement mode. You really do need to play both, though.

Ok cool I,ll pick it up, is the PC version getting the same praise as the xbox version? its not buggy to hell or anything?

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

What was the prisoner's name that was your buddy and everything at the beginning of the game?

 

[bj00rn_]

The game was basically glitch free for the first hours. But now I experience more and more, more often. Not a big deal really, I didn't expect a game of this scale to be perfect, but good thing the game has three autosaves..

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Ok cool I,ll pick it up, is the PC version getting the same praise as the xbox version? its not buggy to hell or anything?

PC version is great, in my opinion.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

29 hours in 3 days. Well, my life is officially ruined.

 

[Clevinger]

What was the prisoner's name that was your buddy and everything at the beginning of the game?

Ralof

 

[ChocolatePuddin]

PC version is great, in my opinion.

Good to know, and I,m sure some modder out there will put out a texture pack that will make it look photo realistic or something, looking forward to it.

 

[-GOUKI-]

Hey guys just finished Uncharted so i,m looking for a new game, this looks tempting...I,m in the mood for an RPG, but should I pick this up or the witcher 2?

As someone who thought Witcher 2 is GOTY before Skyrim, i say get Skyrim.

 

[lowhighkang_LHK]

Ralof

Thanks. I went to Riverwood to meet his sister but I can't find him.

I liked Ralof *sadface*

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I love this screenshot:

 

[styl3s]

Oh man I just started a quest where I got a chance to talk to none other than

Spoiler

Sheogorath

again!!! Can't wait to see where this leads tomorrow, but they're using the same voice actor and everything.

Spoiler

CHEESE! FOR EVERYONE!

Not an actual spoiler that has anything to do with this game or your quest, although spoils who derrick is talking about. incase people are afraid to look.

 

[reggie]

I'm not really feeling this game, mechanically it's a better game than Oblivion, but I feel like I've already been there done that.

 

[Anteater]

Think I'll mess around with enchanting today.

I've been thinking would enemies become too tough if I level my crafting too much? Enemies scale with your levels right?

 

[ChocolatePuddin]

As someone who thought Witcher 2 is GOTY before Skyrim, i say get Skyrim.

Interesting, cheese well the Witcher is gonna have to wait till next year I guess.

 

[bonesmccoy]

Level 14 Male Nord, specializing in 2H weapons, heavy armour, and a smattering of archery. I just used a perk so that when I do a power attack, I have a chance to roll a

Spoiler

critical with 25% extra damage and a decapitation.

I guess Bethesda learned something after making Fallout 3.

I had my first Hagraven fight; my word, those buggers are tough. I managed to wait out his destruction attacks, run in, and being then out of ideas just used whatever shout I had equipped. It happened to be the

Spoiler

upgraded push back one

, which sent said Hagraven flying off a cliff to a quick death. Lucky, since I'm pretty sure he would have otherwise killed me it 1-2 hits, like he just had my horse. :*[

 

[Sarcasm]

So I have played for like...15 hours

I haven't left the second town whiteharl or something.

Question,

Spoiler

if at the start I followed the legion dude can I still join stormcloaks?

 

[krameriffic]

Just because you've been luckier doesn't mean it isn't. I've had 3 CTDs so far alongside the more amusing bugs like floating mammoths, two of them today too. I don't mind as a rare occurrence, but if it's going to be more frequent I may want to wait a bit.

Floating mammoths are what I would term as unpolished. Bugs are things that are gamebreaking, like quests not working or the game crashing. I can't recall the last PC game I was able to play for 30 hours without any serious issues whatsoever.

 

[Basileus777]

Think I'll mess around with enchanting today.

I've been thinking would enemies become too tough if I level my crafting too much? Enemies scale with your levels right?

It doesn't scale as much as Oblivion, but it is there. You'll face higher ranked enemies (ie bandit chiefs instead of bandits) and they'll have better equipment when you are a higher level. But you'll probably be fine unless you over-level your non combat abilities to some extreme amount.

Question,

Spoiler

if at the start I followed the legion dude can I still join stormcloaks?

Spoiler

You can if it's the other way around, so I'm pretty sure you can. The other path doesn't get closed off until you officially join one of the groups.

 

[civilstrife]

killed my first random dragon today. Kited him around to a group of bandits to distract him while a friendly wandering npc and I shot arrows at him from afar.

I think he kind of glitched for a bit because he just stood there taking our arrows even after he made short work of all the bandits.

Not complaining though. No way I could have taken him down otherwise.

 

[TriangleOfCorruption]

As much as I love the game, I wish they explained a few of the systems better. When I enchant a new object do I get less XP if I use a petty soul gem. I want to grind out a few levels but don't want to waste the good stuff.

 

[krameriffic]

Level 14 Male Nord, specializing in 2H weapons, heavy armour, and a smattering of archery. I just used a perk so that when I do a power attack, I have a chance to roll a

Spoiler

critical with 25% extra damage and a decapitation.

I guess Bethesda learned something after making Fallout 3.

I had my first Hagraven fight; my word, those buggers are tough. I managed to wait out his destruction attacks, run in, and being then out of ideas just used whatever shout I had equipped. It happened to be the

Spoiler

upgraded push back one

, which sent said Hagraven flying off a cliff to a quick death. Lucky, since I'm pretty sure he would have otherwise killed me it 1-2 hits, like he just had my horse. :*[

If you're struggling with magic users, look into picking up the Guardian Stone of the Atronach. It gives you 50% magic damage absorption, which is not only reduction of damage, but it also channels it into your magicka pool. It's absurdly good. The Lord Stone is another possibility, but I haven't used it yet so I don't know what the mechanics of damage reduction are.

This is a list of all the stones. It doesn't have all the locations, but you can probably find them elsewhere on the internet:

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Guardian_Stone

 

[Sarcasm]

Spoiler

You can if it's the other way around, so I'm pretty sure you can. The other path doesn't get closed off until you officially join one of the groups.

Awesome,

Spoiler

whats a good wiki to use to see where to go to change my mind to stormcloaks?

 

[Trevelyon]

Where's a kick arse bow that I can find/buy/steal relatively early? Finding this orc bow/orc arrow combo is really not cutting it anymore, I've reinforced it a bit, but it's not up to snuff in regards to the enemies I'm fighting now.

I've put most points into Arch/Sneak (lvl 12) so I wanna a bow to complement that long range/in the shadows bow man style.

 

[Truant]

The western-most area is fucking beautiful.

 

[RobbieNick]

I'll be honest, I wasn't a big fan of Oblivion. got lost really easy and didn't enjoy myself. But, the reviews on this one were so high, so I gave it a two day rental from Redbox. I had enough time in my busy workweek to get about 4-6 hours in and I must say...

I HAVE TO BUY THIS GAME!!

It's so immersive! So beautiful! So well scripted! So...so...fun and engaging! It's one of the est RPG's I've ever played and it truly feels like your crafting your own story. It really won me over.

 

[Hawkian]

Can you block while dual welding? Can't seem to figure that out.

Fuck no!

 

[Clevinger]

Thanks. I went to Riverwood to meet his sister but I can't find him.

I liked Ralof *sadface*

He's in her house. It might be labeled as "Hod's house" or something like that, since she, Hod, and Ralof share the place. He's always in there in my game.

 

[Jubs]

Is it a good idea to put points into blacksmithing if you're a pure mage? Can you craft good mage gear?

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Is it a good idea to put points into blacksmithing if you're a pure mage? Can you craft good mage gear?

No, you can't craft cloth gear.

 

[ant_]

If I join the Stormcloaks can I still go to the Imperial city? (forgot what it's called)

 

[Blue Ninja]

14.000 posts? Damn, at this rate we'll hit OT2 by tomorrow.

 

[Basileus777]

If I join the Stormcloaks can I still go to the Imperial city? (forgot what it's called)

Yes, you can still go to Solitude or any city. Other than closing off the legion quests, it doesn't even seem like any of the quest givers or npcs take notice in any meaningful way.

For whoever has done the Stormcloaks and the Imperial legion quests: Which one is better to join? Can I join both? I don't think so..... If not then which should I join? Which has more appeal to it?

You can't join both. I haven't done the Legion questline, but they are probably pretty much mirror opposites of each other.

Spoiler

You are essentially waging war and taking over towns/forts the other faction holds.

 

[Unicorn]

No, you can't craft cloth gear.

But you CAN enchant it to give properties that mage clothing has. Of course, after I got the final Mage robes from the College, there's little clothing/armor I can see myself ever needing. Just need to enchant some gloves and boots.

 

[Misanthropy]

For whoever has done the Stormcloaks and the Imperial legion quests: Which one is better to join? Can I join both? I don't think so..... If not then which should I join? Which has more appeal to it?