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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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RebornYeti
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30 hours in.. I feel like I've done a lot, yet I feel like there's still so much to do. Oh man, I adore this game!
Random bug I'm having with a certain item of mine: College of Winterhold Spoilers!
Random bug I'm having with a certain item of mine: College of Winterhold Spoilers!
So, with Morokei's mask, I noticed that sometimes when viewing my character from third person view, the mask in non-existent along with my entire head. It's just a void under a hood. Has anyone else noticed this on their game? It's not really that bad, it's actually kinda funny, I just want to know if I'm not alone. Btw, here is a picture of it: http://i52.tinypic.com/245njir.jpg
BoobPhysics101
Banned
OMFG. Just got to Mankarth. WOW. Easily one of the best looking places in the whole game. Looks so fucking good.
How's this for a quiet kill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUCIFyl32m0 (very minor spoiler for one of the first brotherhood missions). The sword combat is so-so but goddamn I'm loving playing as an archer. Once you unlock a few perks, it's fuckin deadly.
whalenapp81
Member
Damn this game! I've lost 26 hours of my life and I still haven't fought a dragon. Because I kept getting distracted and exploring. Who needs crack when you've got Skrim.
DevelopmentArrested
Banned
Where can I buy some good armor/weapons?
So tired of rocking Steel shit considering I'm 30 hours in.
I kind of wish they added better items/loot to Skyrim.
So tired of rocking Steel shit considering I'm 30 hours in.
I kind of wish they added better items/loot to Skyrim.
DeathIsTheEnd
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I like to think that my character having an important position within the Stormcloaks can positively influence them to be more friendly to other races.Lakitu said:
Shield bash is awesome against dragons breathing and any magic users.Zaptruder said:
I know, I'm having trouble deciding which. They seem xenophobic, but then again my character is a Nord. And the imperial legion seem like dicks who want to control everything and are the ones who signed the agreement with the filthy Altmer. But then again they do have Colonel Tigh on their side...Lakitu said:
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Ah wouldn't you know it, I come on here and say how I havent seen any bugs, then the game crashes on me 3 times in a row.... Dang it
MisterAnderson
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I have a question about companions. Take Lydia for example, she starts off with what looks like Steel Armor. But when you go to trade with her, there is no armor under her "apparel" tab. Is what she's wearing just cosmetic? Like, if I equip her with actual steel armor, will that grant her bonus stats or will it be wasted because her base character starts off with steel armor?
Alpha-Bromega
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racist xenophobes? that's describing almost every political organization in the TES universe. It only makes sense, i mean there are literally walking lizards and cats and dragons and you are confused and only people of your race make sense. Unless you join a guild and learn to overcome this lol
Acidote
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I screwed my character bad with perks hahaha. Level 12 and the
has been hell. I've put perks in destro and resto magic, and one handed swords. I think I'll have to start the game again and focus just on the simple gameplay of sword and shield 
. That, or keep playing, balance my character as much as I can until a perk reset mod is released hahaha.
Companions dungeon with Farkas where he first turns into a werewolf
. That, or keep playing, balance my character as much as I can until a perk reset mod is released hahaha.Acidote said:I screwed my character bad with perks hahaha. Level 12 and thehas been hell. I've put perks in destro and resto magic, and one handed swords. I think I'll have to start the game again and focus just on the simple gameplay of sword and shieldCompanions dungeon with Farkas where he first turns into a werewolf
What did you do wrong?
CaseyTappy
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I'm a couple of hours in and really enjoy the game , killed my first Dragon and went on a quest that took me high in the frosty mountains .
Had two bugs (360 version) , one time I fell right trough the mountain I was standing on to my death and the other was a huge flying animal that isn't supposed to fly at all .
Had two bugs (360 version) , one time I fell right trough the mountain I was standing on to my death and the other was a huge flying animal that isn't supposed to fly at all .
MisterAnderson said:
I haven't tried with Lydia, but with the Markarth guy I have I gave him steel plate and helm and a glass sword and he equipped it all. I imagine if it's better than what their "default look" armor is they will equip it, but I don't know, because I then gave him dwarven armor and he didn't put it on. Maybe they only equip it if you give them the whole set?
Acidote
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Farooq said:
I spent points I shouldn't have as a beginner. Also I've leveled up different skills (bows, oh swords, th swords, destro magic) and I've become a sowrd of jack of all trades, master of none. I should have focused in just one or two of them and level them up properly.
I'll check my perks later when I get home and plan how to keep going with what I have.
damn, I think I've died more in this game in the 11 or so hours I've clocked than the entirety of my Oblivion play through. Most of the time it was just from exploring and going into a random cave I probably shouldn't be in, and getting one shotted lol. Definitely adds to the sense of adventure that's for sure.
Just passed the 27 hour mark according to Steam. I think I'm still fairly early on in the main quest. Been doing a lot of the side quests, too. I don't know what Oblivion's main storyline was like (I've heard it was a bit of a drag) but so far Skyrim's has been really engaging.
The dungeons have been a little repetitive, but there have been individual highlights in pretty much all of them. They're pretty linear, which I actually kind of like since this isn't a true dungeon crawler and doesn't always lend itself well to that type of combat, so I'm glad it's somewhat merciful.
Expert difficult has worked pretty well. I've been worked over a few times, but now that I'm gaining more powers I've got options to deal with specific types of enemies. I also bring Lydia with me pretty much everywhere.
I actually like the combat a lot. The swordplay is nothing fancy at all, but it feels good to land a heavy strike and it sounds awesome. Archery feels great and again, sounds good - arrows make that dramatic "fwee!" whistle straight out of the movies like LoTR.
Oh and did I ever fuck with the Dark Brotherhood..
The dungeons have been a little repetitive, but there have been individual highlights in pretty much all of them. They're pretty linear, which I actually kind of like since this isn't a true dungeon crawler and doesn't always lend itself well to that type of combat, so I'm glad it's somewhat merciful.
Expert difficult has worked pretty well. I've been worked over a few times, but now that I'm gaining more powers I've got options to deal with specific types of enemies. I also bring Lydia with me pretty much everywhere.
I actually like the combat a lot. The swordplay is nothing fancy at all, but it feels good to land a heavy strike and it sounds awesome. Archery feels great and again, sounds good - arrows make that dramatic "fwee!" whistle straight out of the movies like LoTR.
Oh and did I ever fuck with the Dark Brotherhood..
Astrid kidnapped me and told me to kill one of three captives because I "stole" one of the Brotherhood's contracts. So I acted like I was about to bring my sword down on one of them, but then switched to a shout, knocked Astrid down, and killed her instead. I'm nobody's pawn, bitch.
DevelopmentArrested said:
Not sure but I know there is a damn site more than Steel, bear in mind 30 hours in Skyrim isn't all that much (the RPS "things I haven't even done yet" review was about that much).
What level are you? I assume Glass, Elven, Dwemner, Deadric and the like will show up soon, along with the many unique's and artefacts that exist in every ES game.
They have the 'default' equipment - Lydia has one-hand and a shield with steel armor irrc - that you can't take away from them, but they will equip better stuff you'll give them. I think she didn't equip the Iron armor i gave her early on, so she probably only uses things better then the default stuff.MisterAnderson said:
Lydia will also use every weapon she has - she was conjuring Familiars and shooting fireballs from the staffs i gave her.
My Lydia is running around with full upgraded plate armor set on her, with an Ebony War Axe and a Dragonplate Shield, so that's definiately not accurate.Luthos said:
I have 33 hours played according to Steam and i've barely scrached the main quest - I need to go to the Greybeards, but i'm going in a big circle around the mountains, through Riften (and i wanted to get that Amulet of Mara i read about and marry everyone's favourite housecarl, but i don't have the option
).Damn, this game is big.
Game really messes with my OCD tendencies. I was doing a dungeon, cleared a room and left, then thought "hmm I think I forgot to check one spot..." so I went back. And then bam, found a locket worth 850G in some plain-looking knapsack tucked into one corner.
No attention was drawn to it at all.
I wonder how many gamers, even careful ones, will never find it. It's more valuable than the loot you get from the dungeon's boss.
No attention was drawn to it at all.
I wonder how many gamers, even careful ones, will never find it. It's more valuable than the loot you get from the dungeon's boss.
Acidote said:
Oh, what I did was focus on 1 hand (swords), heavy armor, destruction, and restoration.
I think the perks with restoration and 1 hand go together really well, especially Respite (healing also restores stamina). The thing with destruction, it became my range only attack. It's at level with my 1 hand, but I don't feel any cohesion.
I just started with adept level spells, so maybe it will turn out better but I feel like I am going to have to take the dual casting perk just to get something worth while out of it. I have invested a lot perks into that skill. I hope it pays off late game.
rakhir said:My Lydia is running around with full upgraded plate armor set on her, with an Ebony War Axe and a Dragonplate Shield, so that's definiately not accurate.
How? I give her stuff but I don't see how to make her equip it. The only item I've given her that she uses is an improved steel sword that I made.
Oh yeah, and did it ever feel good using the fully learned Unrelenting Shout on
Sahloknir. Motherfucking dragon talking shit about me to his pal like I wasn't even there to hear it. How's it feel to be brought down by a human using your own language?
BigJonsson
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Fucking giants
MisterAnderson
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Does "Fire Resistance" fall under "Magic Resistance"? For example...if I equip a 12% magic resistance shield, does that cover some kind of specific "magic" type or does "fire" "ice" "shock" "etc." all fall under that stat?
Nose Master
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Is there any point to carrying around books after you've read them? D:
early spoilers:
early spoilers:
Was pretty awesome if you already have the dragonstone when the guy asks for it he has a dialogue option for it
You should definitely do the part that involves going to the top of the mountain.rakhir said:I have 33 hours played according to Steam and i've barely scrached the main quest - I need to go to the Greybeards, but i'm going in a big circle around the mountains, through Riften (and i wanted to get that Amulet of Mara i read about and marry everyone's favourite housecarl, but i don't have the option
Damn, this game is big.
I won't say why, but that part at least is very much worth it, imo.
Maybe I'm not Dragonborn after all. Wondering if anyone else has had this happen. I killed a dragon and didn't get a soul. Is this a plot thing or just a bug?
I finally got rid of that annoying dog that couldn't stand still and always rushed at my character. Almost like he wanted to play with me
Pretty funny thing happened in the last part of that quest.
The prize looks cool, my first mask-looking helmet so far.
Pretty funny thing happened in the last part of that quest.
I asked for "peace in Skyrim", or something. The answer of statue was in line with "I'd kill all the people and problem solved". I guessed it was a joke, but when I returned later and restored its powers, I suddenly... died. I remembered what I asked for and laughed. "Bethesda should let me finish the game like that, and not just die!", I thought. Then, I reloaded just to be sure it wasn't a bug. And guess what? It was! There were dialog options that hasn't showed first time.
The prize looks cool, my first mask-looking helmet so far.
TurtleSnatcher
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Ok.. I'm terrible in Skyrim or something. I've played a good like 14 hrs and I'm barely lvl 10.
I guess I'm not doing this right. I'm also beginning to have a ton of issues killing some guys now on these alternate quests. Some go down easily and others really beat me down where I'm drinking potions like no business.
I guess I should level up my other abilities like Blacksmithing and stuff. I tend to get lost.. I've only encountered the first dragon as well.. I did see another in the air and tried pelting it with arrows but it never came back down. My sneaking is the highest of all my skills.. (At 34-35) while my 1hand weapon is at 31 and my archery is at 30. Destruction spells are at 26.
I still have Lydia but shes totally ruining my sneak bow shots.. so much so that I've actually been asking her to wait at the beginning of dungeons.. lol.
I may restart.. Maybe I will do a spell caster only.
I guess I'm not doing this right. I'm also beginning to have a ton of issues killing some guys now on these alternate quests. Some go down easily and others really beat me down where I'm drinking potions like no business.
I guess I should level up my other abilities like Blacksmithing and stuff. I tend to get lost.. I've only encountered the first dragon as well.. I did see another in the air and tried pelting it with arrows but it never came back down. My sneaking is the highest of all my skills.. (At 34-35) while my 1hand weapon is at 31 and my archery is at 30. Destruction spells are at 26.
I still have Lydia but shes totally ruining my sneak bow shots.. so much so that I've actually been asking her to wait at the beginning of dungeons.. lol.
I may restart.. Maybe I will do a spell caster only.
I kinda-sorta know why you are saying that, but i still have a lot of ground to cover and so much things occupy my attention - i have a companion quest on the way to that city for example - not to mention that i'm doing every damn dungeon i see at my compass along the way.Luthos said:
And it's baffling to me that I visited only 1/4 or 1/3 of the map...
I'm also 27 level right now, i'm starting to fear that i'll get to the level soft-cap before the end of the game :/ Good that i'm on PC, there probably already is a mod that deletes that cap.
CrocMother
Banned
Bit of perk advice: If you don't have any clue what to do, just save them.
Lvl 10 @ 14 hours is normal. With a stealth character, you have to choose your quests wisely. You might want to focus on the non-combat heavy quests until you feel like you can handle yourself.
If you want to level up quickly, steal a bunch of silver ingot, then use the forge to make silver rings. Then, use the Arcane Enchanter and make a bunch of magic rings. You will need some magical weapons to disenchant. You can easily level up this way.
Another option would be to just lower the difficulty. There's no shame in it, and you can always raise it once you feel like you have a better grasp on the world and the game.
TurtleSnatcher said:
Lvl 10 @ 14 hours is normal. With a stealth character, you have to choose your quests wisely. You might want to focus on the non-combat heavy quests until you feel like you can handle yourself.
If you want to level up quickly, steal a bunch of silver ingot, then use the forge to make silver rings. Then, use the Arcane Enchanter and make a bunch of magic rings. You will need some magical weapons to disenchant. You can easily level up this way.
Another option would be to just lower the difficulty. There's no shame in it, and you can always raise it once you feel like you have a better grasp on the world and the game.
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