GhostRidah
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Anyone know how many shouts are in the game? I have about 5 at level 18
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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Joined the Thieves Guild last night, and completed the first quest this morning. It was good - multi-part, optional objectives, some good story going on. Took me quite a while to explore and loot the place fully, while avoiding the guards.
I kept wanting to sneak up on them and knock them out, Deux Ex style. :lol
Naturally my first side quest from it is to steal something....in Solitude. Where I just came from. Planning to do a dungeon on the way over, dump the loot in Solitude, snag my target, loot a shop, then hoof it back to Riften and dump that loot. (Stil not fast traveling.)
I kept wanting to sneak up on them and knock them out, Deux Ex style. :lol
Naturally my first side quest from it is to steal something....in Solitude. Where I just came from. Planning to do a dungeon on the way over, dump the loot in Solitude, snag my target, loot a shop, then hoof it back to Riften and dump that loot. (Stil not fast traveling.)
If anything, being a sniper makes this game absurdly easy because you can kite with the Power Shot perk, or just hide behind some unpathable terrain, letting collision detection be your shield.Zefah said:
Have you fought any of the dragon priests yet? I have a hard time even with every dirty trick I can think of.
I thought New Vegas had much better writing than Skyrim, which I have heard described as "Dragon Age meets Lord of the Rings meets Game of Thrones". But yeah the world of Skyrim is a vast improvement over the featureless desert of NV.
cuevas. PhD.
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How do I get rid of my custom marker?
David Incorporated Esq.
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The elves beat the empire into submission and have forbidden the worship of their most holy god. It's kind of a big deal.Omegasquash said:
That's what happens when you have a conflict grounded in racial conflict. Go talk to a Thalmor Justiciar and it'll change your mind right quick. "Was I born here? Could such a fine specimen of an Altmer come from such a filthy place? No. I was not born here."
nicoga3000
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cuevas said:
Click somewhere else on the map and select "Remove Marker" or whatever.
Dead Prince
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click somewhere else.cuevas said:
Zefah said:
My first character (up to around Level 35-ish) is purely a Thief. Sneaking allows for basically one-shotting most enemies with the 30x (Perk + Double damage enchant bonus) Sneak Attack from melee; from ranged, it's merely pelting an unsuspecting target and then hiding in the shadows until they reset (or just hitting them as they run around aimlessly trying to find you).
Bigger enemies is basically just an extended kiting session. Nothing too hard, just tiresome to do it.
Click an empty space on the map.cuevas said:
Does anyone know how to get rid of the Red Eagle's Fury sword? It's useless for a character like mine and I can't store it. It just takes up space that could've been used for more jewelry/materials.
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Halycon said:
The Dragon priests? Are they the badass mages that appear at the bottom of dungeons sometimes? They do sick damage, but I find that a powered-up Unrelenting Force shout is all I need to get in close and take all of their HP in a few dual-wield flurries.
Some of the fights in this game are fantastic.
Having a dragon chase me into a three-way fight with mammoths and giants.
Trying to project some Companions from Ice Wraiths only to accidentally burn them alive, have them attack me to the point where I had to leave them frozen solid.
Running into my first Bandit Pillager who one-shot my Flame Atronach, ate all my mana and then left me with no recourse but to sprint towards the exit of a cave and jump down a waterfall.
And the best: hearing "everyone inside!" in Winterhold, turning around around and seeing a Dragon staring me right in the eye.
Having a dragon chase me into a three-way fight with mammoths and giants.
Trying to project some Companions from Ice Wraiths only to accidentally burn them alive, have them attack me to the point where I had to leave them frozen solid.
Running into my first Bandit Pillager who one-shot my Flame Atronach, ate all my mana and then left me with no recourse but to sprint towards the exit of a cave and jump down a waterfall.
And the best: hearing "everyone inside!" in Winterhold, turning around around and seeing a Dragon staring me right in the eye.
They drop a mask when you kill them. There are 9 in all I think, and they hang around the Word Walls.Zefah said:
I haven't found one underneath a dungeon yet, they were always above ground. (I've only found two, Krosis and Valsung)
EteRnal PAL
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Was playing at the same time with my brother and cousin all weekend and all three of us get different weapons/armors while doing the same main quests. It seems hand-placed world items and items in chests are randomly placed.EviLore said:
David Incorporated Esq.
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Forget fixing it. Fuck all Elves.webrunner said:
I found the resting place of the last Blade. It was surprisingly emotionally powerful and firmly put me in the Stormcloak camp.
Dovahkiin gonna rise up and put 'dem elves in their place.
djplaeskool
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Make female character > Join Companions > Become member of The Circle > Marry Aela.
Lesbian Werewolves! (...that'd make a great band name)
Confidence Man
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EteRnal_PAL said:
Wow. Lame as fuck. What's the point of exploring anything?
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Confidence Man said:
It's not as bad as Oblivion, but loot scaling is still here. At least it's not as obnoxious this time. Seems it works somewhat like enemy scaling, in that it falls w.in a range of your current level.
It's funny though, how if you find a pretty good item suddenly all the shops are carrying it. lol.
Played like 15 hours so far, only been to Whiterun and Winterhold as far as cities go. I want to buy a house ASAP since I'm getting to the point where I need to store stuff, and I just don't like the idea of keeping it at the College.
So, any of the towns that I have yet to visit as lively/nice as Whiterun? Place seems right for making a home, but I just havent been able to pull myself away from quests long enough to go look.
So, any of the towns that I have yet to visit as lively/nice as Whiterun? Place seems right for making a home, but I just havent been able to pull myself away from quests long enough to go look.
Mechanized
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Dipindots said:
If you had her following you, she's probably dead if you can't find her. If she wasn't following you or was removed as your current companion due to a quest she's probably either in the Castle in Whiterun, the bar, or wandering around town.
Confidence Man
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Volimar said:
If it's all scaled to you then it's no better than what you can buy at a merchant.
EteRnal_PAL said:
He's talking specifically about items in the world you can see. Things that are in containers or chests are randomized usually with your level playing a factor (and have been since Morrowind).
I haven't seen the sword they are talking about, but given that it is just a random world doodad it wouldn't surprise me if that is slightly randomized since it likely has no other purpose in the environment.
Omegasquash
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djplaeskool said:
It's funny, I made my character after my wife (did the same thing in Oblivion and she liked that I made an evil B-word). She asked, specifically, when I told her that characters can get married and I found her a potential husband..."Do you have to marry a man?"
So yes, this. I think that'll make her day.
Confidence Man
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EviLore said:
Well when every weapon or armor piece that's lying around just happens to be the same stuff you're finding on enemies it's going to become pretty obvious.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Confidence Man said:
This is not true. You will generally find stuff better than what the merchants carry... but once you have, say, an elven armor piece, suddenly merchants will start having pieces of elven gear.
It's still worth exploring...
Right, so MQ:
Level 7 DW fighter type in light armour, running up the hill to see the Greybeards and I get merked by a Frost Troll, so badly I even lowered the difficultly but no dice, he takes my health out in about 2 4 hits and I am out of potions...
Am I supposed to just run away? Seems scripted as he jumped off a cliff to get at me.
Am I supposed to just run away? Seems scripted as he jumped off a cliff to get at me.
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Evolved1 said:It's not as bad as Oblivion, but loot scaling is still here. At least it's not as obnoxious this time. Seems it works somewhat like enemy scaling, in that it falls w.in a range of your current level.
It's funny though, how if you find a pretty good item suddenly all the shops are carrying it. lol.
I think the loot scaling is just as bad as in Oblivion, personally, but it's just less ridiculous since enemy equipment doesn't scale this time, so you don't have random bandits in full Daedric.
Loot availability is still restricted by your level since you have to be a certain level before you can start finding certain types of armor, or those types of armor/crafting ingredients become available at merchants.
It's a lame system. Just like in Oblivion, I loved exploring every nook and cranny and looting everything for the first 20 hours or so, but after you realize how pointless it is (unless you just want to sell stuff), it gets a bit boring. I still love the game, but I think their loot system needs a lot of work.
In terms of storage:
1) Where is a safe place to put my items until I buy a house.
2) Rough estimate of the cost for cheap house in Whiterun?
I had to pickup up some heavy items and I dropped about 6 things and an NPC gave me hard time about littering. I enjoyed the comment and proceeded to litter regardless.
1) Where is a safe place to put my items until I buy a house.
2) Rough estimate of the cost for cheap house in Whiterun?
I had to pickup up some heavy items and I dropped about 6 things and an NPC gave me hard time about littering. I enjoyed the comment and proceeded to litter regardless.
Confidence Man said:
Yeah, it's true that my perception was colored by knowledge of the mechanics of the previous games. I definitely did not encounter any high level visible equipment even in high level range dungeons until my character level reached the appropriate threshold.
Zefah said:
I'm largely Conjurer focused. It's very fun, but incredibly tiresome. I'm soft as shit and to rectify that I have to cast a bunch of shit. It's too much to do with the current system so i just don't do it and try to fly off the seat of my pants. It's worked thus far up to lvl 16 but i haven't had any big test other than those charous ceatures in the dwarf ruins. Those things would two shot me or faster if I let the poison run. Fortunately I had a big time lightning staff from the quest just before that one that could vaporize most anything in less than 6 shots. The best part, I'm a perked out conjurer so every kill I make with my bound weapons fills up gems that i can use to recharge that weapon (I can get maybe 10 shots per full charge). As long as i kill the expendables with my bound weapons I can crack out the staff and really fuck hard shit up if i need to. I'm starting to see why people love this game so much. Sometimes you gotta be tricky or set yourself up well to survive.
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