This game is way better than Oblivion. It finally fixes what was wrong about a lot of Elder Scroll games in the past, which is all of the randomly generated content. They give you all this freedom and now the dungeons and things are actually interesting to explore so you WANT to see what's in them.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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This game is just a blast. I got far enough in the Companions quest to
I also did part of the Nettlebane quest. I was just strolling along and then all of the sudden I'm getting my ass kicked and I can't see by what. Then I finally realize there are witches dodging around in the trees, throwing lighting and shit at me. I get up close and mace all of them, but there are still massive fireballs coming down from somewhere and I have no idea where it is. Eventually I figure out it's the hargraven on top of the mountain, so I try to find some cover and regroup. I get far enough where it can't see me, but I can still hit it through the trees with arrows. So I keep popping it with arrows, thinking that I'm going to cheese kill it, but when it gets low, it rushes at me and starts going crazy, so I haphazardly pull out my mace and get a few desperate swings in to take it down.
It was quite the rush, but I ran out of healing potions. So I go to Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun to get some potions, but they're pretty expensive. I buy two, and then browse the shop. Luckily, Arcadia barely moves so I pretty much stole everything out of that shop. Potions, ingredients, even a bowl for the hell of it. I tried to pickpocket her but she noticed me, what's a good way to boost this skill?
Also I got into a fistfight with a chick in a bar. Awesome.
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become a werewolf. I declined though. I assume there's some quest to get rid of lycanthropy because the other companion was looking for a cure?
I also did part of the Nettlebane quest. I was just strolling along and then all of the sudden I'm getting my ass kicked and I can't see by what. Then I finally realize there are witches dodging around in the trees, throwing lighting and shit at me. I get up close and mace all of them, but there are still massive fireballs coming down from somewhere and I have no idea where it is. Eventually I figure out it's the hargraven on top of the mountain, so I try to find some cover and regroup. I get far enough where it can't see me, but I can still hit it through the trees with arrows. So I keep popping it with arrows, thinking that I'm going to cheese kill it, but when it gets low, it rushes at me and starts going crazy, so I haphazardly pull out my mace and get a few desperate swings in to take it down.
It was quite the rush, but I ran out of healing potions. So I go to Arcadia's Cauldron in Whiterun to get some potions, but they're pretty expensive. I buy two, and then browse the shop. Luckily, Arcadia barely moves so I pretty much stole everything out of that shop. Potions, ingredients, even a bowl for the hell of it. I tried to pickpocket her but she noticed me, what's a good way to boost this skill?
Also I got into a fistfight with a chick in a bar. Awesome.
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dreamer3kx
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PC version is absolutely beautiful.
1. So I went exploring some today (main quest line made me go to the middle of nowhere) and realized there's a whole little section of the map I hadn't wandered, opening up a ton of new dungeons when I felt like I was starting to run out.
2. Not only that, I discovered my first treasure map. Labeled like Treasure Map VII. SO MUCH TO DO. Too bad the map is super vague and I have no idea to where it refers.
3. One thing I do like in Oblivion more than Skyrim, and I mentioned this early, is the whimsical fun in Skyrim. Where is the item that creates an evil clone of enemies, for example? The most fun item I've found is the
, but that's not even predictably fun.
2. Not only that, I discovered my first treasure map. Labeled like Treasure Map VII. SO MUCH TO DO. Too bad the map is super vague and I have no idea to where it refers.
3. One thing I do like in Oblivion more than Skyrim, and I mentioned this early, is the whimsical fun in Skyrim. Where is the item that creates an evil clone of enemies, for example? The most fun item I've found is the
Wobbajack
Pai Pai Master
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dreamer3kx said:
Yep. The lows are pretty low. There's some awful looking shit in the game. But when it looks good, it's absolutely breathtaking and one of the best visual experiences in gaming thus far.
So, I've got a question, I'm not a mage character, like, at all, so much so that I didn't even have enough magic to cast the spell that the lady at the college required me to do to pass the gate. So assuming I do and can join the Mage's guild at some point, how reliant is that quest line on actual magic? Could I realistically just hit everyone with my sword and kill them with sneak arrow shots, like I usually do?
les papillons sexuels
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I love the 30x dmg From behind with daggers. I've yet to run into an enemy I can't 1 shot with a cick ass stealth takedown.
Also, i don't mean to bring fable into this, but there's a lot of things that skyrim took from fable and did much much better.
Also, i don't mean to bring fable into this, but there's a lot of things that skyrim took from fable and did much much better.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
The male Argonian voices are so hot. Such a smooth, non-beastly, refined voice. Reminds me of turians.
Jibber Hack
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Damn spent the last couple of hours skilling to 100 smithing. Going to go back, as it kinda of takes a lot of the challenge away from the encounters (level 31). Being able to one shot trash is not fun.
DanielJr82
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Something I noticed today, or rather learned. When you buy your house and furnish it, you can store more stuff other than the chest! I felt really stupid finding this out myself, lol. All those books? Put them in the bookshelf! (It holds 18, I believe.) You know those amulets or rings you don't want to get rid of just yet? Put them in the drawers! Potions in the cupboards, food in the sacks by the kitchen, etc. Leave your valuable dragon scales and bones, working tools, and other armors in the chest. 
Time flies for me in this game for me, just decking out my home and doing a couple of quests was a 2 hour affair.
Time flies for me in this game for me, just decking out my home and doing a couple of quests was a 2 hour affair.
I have some questions about assassin/thief perks:
- I almost finished the sneak tree and I just got the Silent Roll and Silence. With Silent Roll, I can... roll while in stealth. The hell that do?
- For Silence, I'm not sure I follow what the description tells. It says "Walking and running does not affect detection". Does this mean I can now run like a fool without anyone seeing me?
- Since English is not my primary langage, I don't quite understand the description of Power Shot (archery tree) which says "Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time". What does "stagger" mean? Google Translate doesn't help me at all.
Thanks for the answers.
- I almost finished the sneak tree and I just got the Silent Roll and Silence. With Silent Roll, I can... roll while in stealth. The hell that do?
- For Silence, I'm not sure I follow what the description tells. It says "Walking and running does not affect detection". Does this mean I can now run like a fool without anyone seeing me?
- Since English is not my primary langage, I don't quite understand the description of Power Shot (archery tree) which says "Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time". What does "stagger" mean? Google Translate doesn't help me at all.
Thanks for the answers.
natethegreat409
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You shouldn't even get hit by breaths.... Just shout at the dragon and he'll stop.Hyunkel6 said:
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Well, I just realized I fucked my save up royally. No wonder everyone is higher level than me... I had no idea you could train your skills at a merchant every time you level up. Fuck, now I feel like quitting.
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Need help!
I'm in Falkreach and have just slain a dragon in the town. Unfortunately with all the dragon bones and scales I have now I'm overencumbered and have sold all non-essential items.
Is there anywhere I can store the dragon stuff where it won't get stolen? I don't have the money (nor the favour yet) to buy a house.
I'm in Falkreach and have just slain a dragon in the town. Unfortunately with all the dragon bones and scales I have now I'm overencumbered and have sold all non-essential items.
Is there anywhere I can store the dragon stuff where it won't get stolen? I don't have the money (nor the favour yet) to buy a house.
Square Triangle
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angelfly said:You monster! You killed sweet Lydia
She was a nice gal but totally useless aside from a walking chest.
Complistic
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I haven't used a single skill trainer either. Level 18. Not really having too much trouble. Enemies are tough sometimes but it is a game afterall.
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punched Wheelchair Mike
EviLore said:
Where's the closest one? I'm waddling around the town doing baby steps.
nicoga3000
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Mothman91 said:
Keep anything that has enchants on it to disenchant to learn stuff. Buy gear that has the enchants you want to learn/use later. You can only learn new enchants by disenchanting stuff (at least from what I've seen).
Get a soul trap spell or weapon with soul trap on kill. That will save you a world of hurt when trying to fill 30+ soul gems.
All that gear you make/find that you just end up selling? Save it and enchant it first. It's easy to level enchanting this way, and helps make a few coin in the process (enchanted gear sells for more).
Your enchants will suck until you pump perks in and level it up. Alchemy can get you some potions to increase enchanting effects by x% for 60 seconds. Very useful to make some higher tier stuff.
Enchanting is sort of an all or nothing skill. Yeah, you don't HAVE to put perks in or level it high to get some benefit, but to really reap the rewards of well enchanted gear (which I've found to be the difference between life and death on Master difficulty), you're going to have to consider it a "main" skill.
Pat said:- Since English is not my primary langage, I don't quite understand the description of Power Shot (archery tree) which says "Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time". What does "stagger" mean? Google Translate doesn't help me at all.
I can answer this one! It will make the enemy stop in their tracks and take a few steps back, stopping their advance. They "stagger back".
Deadly Cyclone
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Double entendre?Square Triangle said:
natethegreat409
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Stagger means that they will stop charging you and stumble around for a couple of seconds.Pat said:I have some questions about assassin/thief perks:
- I almost finished the sneak tree and I just got the Silent Roll and Silence. With Silent Roll, I can... roll while in stealth. The hell that do?
- For Silence, I'm not sure I follow what the description tells. It says "Walking and running does not affect detection". Does this mean I can now run like a fool without anyone seeing me?
- Since English is not my primary langage, I don't quite understand the description of Power Shot (archery tree) which says "Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time". What does "stagger" mean? Google Translate doesn't help me at all.
Thanks for the answers.
I told the mage that was following me from
that she had to leave and she told me she was going home. I checked my house and
where I found her, and she's in neither place.
Where the hell did she go? She was an awesome companion. I hope she's not glitched out of existence.
Darklight tower
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Where the hell did she go? She was an awesome companion. I hope she's not glitched out of existence.
Pat said:I have some questions about assassin/thief perks:
- I almost finished the sneak tree and I just got the Silent Roll and Silence. With Silent Roll, I can... roll while in stealth. The hell that do?
- For Silence, I'm not sure I follow what the description tells. It says "Walking and running does not affect detection". Does this mean I can now run like a fool without anyone seeing me?
- Since English is not my primary langage, I don't quite understand the description of Power Shot (archery tree) which says "Arrows stagger all but the largest opponents 50% of the time". What does "stagger" mean? Google Translate doesn't help me at all.
Thanks for the answers.
1. Don't know about that, don't have that perk.
2. Means you can run when you are rouched without a penalty to your stealth. Usually if you are crouched you need to walk (hold shift or toggle caps lock) to remain as quiet as possible.
3. Stagger means that they will fall back and not be able to attack or move for a few seconds (you will see an animation for this).
Aesius
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EschatonDX said:
I love going stealth+archery from a distance on a bandit camp and then unleashing my Double Mace of Facefucking Fury Attack on them once they try to rush me.
Also, I think it was a great idea for them to get rid of Blunt. I always wanted to use axes/maces in Oblivion, but I loved swords too much to go that route. Now I get to use both and it's AWESOME.
I feel really bad for leveling so fast. I had to knock my difficulty down to adept in order to handle the onslaught of dragons and tough enemies.
Almost have my second skill to level 100.
I had to train to get my destruction to 50 since it leveled so slowly when I was playing on master mode.
Almost have my second skill to level 100.
I had to train to get my destruction to 50 since it leveled so slowly when I was playing on master mode.
Complistic
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Witchfinder General said:
Lydia. Go to whiterun.
herzogzwei1989
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made it to level 7!
CharlesSurge
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WARNING when starting a New Game while having previous saves!
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, so apologies if so. I'm on PS3, but I assume it applies to all platforms as it's related to saving. If you already have a save on your system, be careful going through the intro... The game makes that standard save (meaning not an auto-save) right before character creation, and if there are previous saves on the system the oldest standard save is overwritten to make that first "new game" standard save. Has this been mentioned yet? Bethesda's forums don't have a known issues thread. Should I/could someone post this to their forums? ...Yet another reason to keep multiple saves.
I don't know if it's been mentioned yet, so apologies if so. I'm on PS3, but I assume it applies to all platforms as it's related to saving. If you already have a save on your system, be careful going through the intro... The game makes that standard save (meaning not an auto-save) right before character creation, and if there are previous saves on the system the oldest standard save is overwritten to make that first "new game" standard save. Has this been mentioned yet? Bethesda's forums don't have a known issues thread. Should I/could someone post this to their forums? ...Yet another reason to keep multiple saves.
lolololEviLore said:
Seriously, Yoshi, it isn't that big of a deal at all. You can train any skill you want five times per level up, and the more times you purchase the level ups, the more expensive they get. So go ahead and find the specific trainers with the skills you are interested in giving a little boost to. That's what I usually save them for anyways. I generally just do it whenever I happen to run into one of the trainers and don't even care what skill it is (as of late that is). My super high leveled (and preferred) skills cost like over 2k now to do that for. =/
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