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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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mescalineeyes
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Eteric Rice said:
have you done the quest that lets you become the Thane of Whiterun? You get someone to be with you then.
Basileus777
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Carcetti said:
Higher level spells become available in shops when your character level is higher. It's all based on the level scaling.
So my first guy has been a sword and board character.
Yet I found a blizzard scroll. And after using it, I'm so stoked for whenever I make my mage character (which'll be my next one). The two handed spells are so crazy looking. And the blizzard filled up the whole room I was in. It was so insane that I nearly died because I just kept staring at it.
Yet I found a blizzard scroll. And after using it, I'm so stoked for whenever I make my mage character (which'll be my next one). The two handed spells are so crazy looking. And the blizzard filled up the whole room I was in. It was so insane that I nearly died because I just kept staring at it.
AuthenticM
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So who's playing on expert? As soon as the game started, I put the game on its highest difficulty setting. So far, I'd say it's more challenging then difficult. I have to think about my next move and just do more than simply bashing enemies with my weapon. I am liking it very much so far.
Can someone explain me how the lockpicking method scales with levels?
I understand that with higher level locks (expert, master) the gap to find the correct position for the lockpick is narrower.
Does boosting the skill mean that the gap becomes wider (makes no sense) or something else? Or does it just increase lockpick durability?
I understand that with higher level locks (expert, master) the gap to find the correct position for the lockpick is narrower.
Does boosting the skill mean that the gap becomes wider (makes no sense) or something else? Or does it just increase lockpick durability?
glaurung said:
Both.
AuthenticM said:
As said above, Master is the highest, I myself am playing on Expert and have been the entire game. My only issue is that I feel like I've been leveling a bit too quickly to experience content at the pace I wanted to, which could be a side-effect of having to hit more often/take more hits.
Eteric Rice
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mescalineeyes said:
I'm in the beginning still. Where NPC do I need to talk to, to get this started?
You should be able to get these quests from the Jarl and from his court wizard. Could be that you need to do some odd tasks for the townspeople, but I became a Thane rather quickly.Eteric Rice said:
You also get to buy a house, but it costs 5000 gold so I had to save up for it. Whiterun is nicely in the middle of the map so having a storehouse there is convenient.
mescalineeyes
Banned
glaurung said:
With being able to fast travel, does that really matter?
mescalineeyes said:
I don't fast travel because the world is too awesome to not want to walk about in as often as possible, that may change after 40 hours or so.
The only time I fast travelled was when I was saving up to buy my house in White Run, took lydia to Dustmans Cairn to loot all the armour, weapons and general crap i'd left in my wake.
Took two trips and just fast travelled between there and White Run and it took my an hour or so to do even then!
MustacheBandit_
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ElyrionX said:
With dual casting pure destruction you will be one and two shotting everything. Mages are super OP at higher levels. The only hard time I had was during the first handful of levels.
In the case of mage college, it's based on the appropriate skill rather than your level. I imagine they were worried about a) players basically never using low-mid level spells or b) players attempting to use higher level spells, but not really have enough mana for them.Basileus777 said:
ElyrionX said:
That was my intention but I've delved deep into restoration and illusion along with destruction. You definitely need some form of control over enemies as pure mage is the very definition of glass cannon. I get 1 shot frequently by enemies I come across so I rely on Lydia to soak damage while I stand back and unleash fiery death on the enemies while healing her if needed and calm/fearing other enemies
That's on Master difficulty
MustacheBandit_
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mxgt said:
Are you low level? I don't have a problem at all with my Mage. Things die before they get close enough to hit me. In a rare emergency I can just shout them far away from me and repeat the process.
*never mind just saw your edit that you are playing master difficulty. I am playing default whatever that is.
MustacheBandit_ said:
If it's one or two enemies I can just destroy them from range before they get to me (dual cast incinerate lololol) but I often struggle with 3-4 enemies at once.
And those damn sabertooth cats that pretty much 1 hit kill me and are super fast.
Pure mage is definitely viable though and very fun
NaughtyCalibur
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Loving the game so far. Got tired of my melee class at around level 14 though, so decided to start a new file. I decided to take advantage of the little sneak skill exploit to boost my new character's level up a bit. Just a rubber band and I'm good to go surf the net, grab some breakfast, etc, lol.
rasberryjam
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I had a dragon fly right over me and engage a group of mudcrabs. The dragon did not fair well...NBtoaster said:
Fuck me. I left my companion outside a transition zone into a 'forbidden area' so I could do some thieving, and when I came back he was gone. Turns out he had followed me into the zone (probably a byproduct of the transition zone thing where NPCs that are still talking to you will follow you through the transition) and now he refuses to budge. I can't tell him to follow me because he just endlessly repeats "You're not supposed to be in here". Amusingly, I can still order him around by holding down e, I just can't get the fucker to follow me.
Goddamnit Skyrim
Goddamnit Skyrim
Eteric Rice
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Think I'm going to go Fire and Frost.
Also, conjuration.
Is this good?
Also, conjuration.
Is this good?
Mechanized
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Spent about 35 hours in the game so far, cleared out the main quests in Whiterun, did the Thieves Guild, I think I'm going to just do all the story missions so I can start a new character and try some magic.
Outside of healing myself with the lowest level resto spell I haven't used magic at all, and there's some really cool magic stuff in this game. Unfortunately I wanted my main character to be a pure neutral rogue. As awesome as he is, I think my Mage is just gonna burn shit. Burn everything and everyone. Can you make an old ass looking wizard guy with a beard? It's either that or an Imperial lady that doesn't wear clothes.
Outside of healing myself with the lowest level resto spell I haven't used magic at all, and there's some really cool magic stuff in this game. Unfortunately I wanted my main character to be a pure neutral rogue. As awesome as he is, I think my Mage is just gonna burn shit. Burn everything and everyone. Can you make an old ass looking wizard guy with a beard? It's either that or an Imperial lady that doesn't wear clothes.
Eteric Rice
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How the fuck do I use my shout? I killed a dragon, but it wont let me use it. :|
Edit: Nvm.
Edit: Nvm.
Interfectum
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question... if I choose to join the empire or the rebellion is that a permanent choice that influences the story of the game? And I take it I cannot join both, correct?
Chuck Norris
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Did you unlock it in the menu and select it?Eteric Rice said:
Eteric Rice
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Can you max all of your skills in skyrim, or is there a max?
I hate speccing for stuff.
I hate speccing for stuff.
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