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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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Crescendo170
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As good as this game is, I've definitely started to get that MMO-grindy feeling now at about 30 hours in. Feels like all I'm doing is following the quest-arrow mindlessly to kill some skeletons or fetch some item for some arbitrary reason that's entirely uninteresting for everyone. It instantly became more fun when I disabled the quest-marker and actually had to use my brain again, but unfortunately the quest-logs are so unspecific and basic that it's often impossible to figure out where to go without that fucking arrow, unless you remember the conversation that got you the quest ~10h earlier that is. More options for route-planning and detective work would make this game so much better, for me at least.
And dragons spawn too goddamn often at the higher levels. Get the hell out of my face when I'm riding!
And dragons spawn too goddamn often at the higher levels. Get the hell out of my face when I'm riding!
Evolved1 said:
Pull up your favorites menu by pressing the UP d-pad. Then scroll to the items you want to hotkey. If you like your bow for instance, hold Left on your D-pad for a couple seconds and it'll have a 1 next to it. Go to your next hotkey item that you want and hold Right for a couple seconds and a 2 will go beside it. Then back in gameworld, press the respective direction to instachange your weapon
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
ezekial45 said:
Later there's neat story bit...
those guys in the tunnels are the washouts who couldn't make it in the guild. So they're (unwittingly) there to serve as part of trial for other, more promising recruits. They don;t realize they're just fodder.
Davedough said:
Thanks man, that's awesome.
Missing in Action is such a shitty quest.
I've searched the web to try and find a diplomatic way to end it, but apparently the only way you can solve it is by going Rambo on the dumb guards. That made the decision to not bring Avulstein and his band of merry men into battle a very very stupid one. That's why I decided to not give a fuck, turned the difficulty down and killed everyone in that stupid watchtower and nonchalantly led the inprisoned brother to freedom.
krameriffic
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There are 6 different versions of it with different settings. One of them is labeled "lower saturation", but I'm not sure just how much lower it really is. I can't test it because that particular one crashes my game.Max said:
I can say that it uses a crappy hardware level FXAA and sharpening implementation that does deal with jaggies, but it also affects everything else, including the UI. It makes text and health bars look all funny.
Blue Ninja
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Shit, really? That's another quest I won't be finishing on this playthrough then.Splatt said:
I fucking hate the Thalmor, but I'm not gonna bust a goddamn Stormcloak out of their custody when I have no qualms with sending an Elder Dragon to burninate his friends.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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Not sure how long I've played but I'm only at level 9. At the moment, I can't get past all the fug inside the game. Subscores that rank the visuals above 6 are not to be trusted IMO. I can play some lousy looking games and ejoy them but Bethesda's usual "bland" is hurting the experience IMO. If some other company competed with them and put out a quality product with only average character models, art, textures, etc....... I doubt the Elder Scrolls games would get above an 8. The lack of quality competition in this space allows them to get away subpar work and not get docked for it.
All that aside, I'm having alot of fun but I'm hoping the game opens up more and convinces me that this is more than Oblivion 1.5. I've probably sunk well over 300 hours into the series and I'm expecting Skyrim to seperate itself. So far, it hasn't for me.
All that aside, I'm having alot of fun but I'm hoping the game opens up more and convinces me that this is more than Oblivion 1.5. I've probably sunk well over 300 hours into the series and I'm expecting Skyrim to seperate itself. So far, it hasn't for me.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Eh... the quick-switch with the d-pad could've been done a lot better.
Unequipping the weapon isn't quite as useful as having access to two options for each hand. And down to get to favorites is redundant. Down could've been used to alternate between two pre-selected shouts/powers.
But I guess this is better than nothing.
Unequipping the weapon isn't quite as useful as having access to two options for each hand. And down to get to favorites is redundant. Down could've been used to alternate between two pre-selected shouts/powers.
But I guess this is better than nothing.
my paralyse bow just tears frost trolls apart now. After I correctly enchanted it. They can sometimes resist the paralyse but it doesn't take more than 2 shots normally. Then you can get in close when their health is low if you want to take the soul.
I will never be threatened by frost trolls ever again!
I will never be threatened by frost trolls ever again!
TemplaerDude
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I just got Blood Dragon-ed. Didn't stand a fucking chance.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
"Silent Roll" has to be one of the coolest skills. I love drawing the enemy out of some area (a single arrow in a strategic spot) and rolling up behind the straggler, killing him and then dealing with the others in the same fashion.
I'm also able to one shot Giants (sneak critical) with my Lv.26 Thief with a mixture of the correct perks and gear.
I'm also able to one shot Giants (sneak critical) with my Lv.26 Thief with a mixture of the correct perks and gear.
has anyone had any success with unarmed? I just started a new Khajit, gonna make him a mystical ninja type with unarmed and illusion/conjuration. I'll be using mainly unarmed and bound weapons but it seems like there is really no help for anyone attempting pure unarmed build... there's only one perk, thats in heavy armor, for unarmed... pretty lame.
Deified Data
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Uh-oh. Where'd he get you?TemplaerDude said:
moojito said:
alt tabbing can work, in fact it does most of the time.
What you have to do is alt-tab back to the game (you will see a black screen) then proceed to alt tab back into the game again while it's still in focus and the game will resume.
So basically alt tab twice
zethren said:
You need to enchant stuff to raise your enchanting skill, so I suggest burning through all the weaker gems first and saving your grand gems for more awesome enchantments.
Aselith said:
Conjured bow + perk that auto soultraps dudes = win. Helps for farming petty souls.
CarbonatedFalcon
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So Mage's College sidequest minor spoilers (I guess - not part of the main storyline, mostly just a funny thing that happened)
Anyone else experience the Dark Elf Student (can't remember her name) experimenting on you with some magic? She ended up turning me green for about 15 real-time minutes, and I had to wait that long for my screen to lose the green tint before coming back. Had a laugh when it happened.
Also got J'zargo to be a follower if I need him after testing out some "flame cloak" scrolls on undead for him.
Also got J'zargo to be a follower if I need him after testing out some "flame cloak" scrolls on undead for him.
herzogzwei1989
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Is it me or do towns generally have bad framerates? Playing on a PC with a GTX 460 1 GB.
purg3 said:
It took quite a while. I started just doing it casually making myself gear but when I hit 60 or so I relly wnted to empty out some of those dragon scales/bones, so I just made Iron Daggers and Hide bracers after that. The reason it took me a long time was due to vendors running out of materials.
Dice
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Does anyone have the Steam version of the guide? I know it's pricey but when it says it is "searchable" depending on how that works, it would be FANTASTIC and much better than flipping back and forth through a book.
That is... assuming it's a proper digital format, not PDF, which I hate navigating, is clunky as hell, and looks like shit on screen.
That is... assuming it's a proper digital format, not PDF, which I hate navigating, is clunky as hell, and looks like shit on screen.
Deified Data
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Hah, that was amusing.CarbonatedFalcon said:
My Altmer did not appreciate being turned into a yak...
CarbonatedFalcon
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Alchemy said:
Ooh, I thought there might be a conjured bow, but I hadn't encountered the tome for it yet. I'll have to look around (Don't tell me! I'm trying to experience the game with as little help as possible this first time through at least.)
I've taken up a liking to conjured swords recently, to go along with my destruction magic.
It kind of freaks out dual-casting it though as it will only give you one when dual-casting, not two. So a bug/odd thing there.
I'm thinking going more towards battle-mage in armor than pure mage, so the conjured weapons really fit in.
RebornYeti
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Just got
Feels good, man.
Mehrune's Razor.
Feels good, man.
Blue Ninja
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Wait 'till you meet an Elder Dragon.TemplaerDude said:
herzogzwei1989
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moojito said:
Weird. I usually get smooth 60fps in dungeons, but it drops alot when I enter a city like Windhelm or Riften.
bengraven
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Shogun PaiN said:
No, it's PC. I have shit like shadows and grass turned down to only pop in when fairly close (really close in the regards to shadows).
Trust me, the 360 version doesn't look better even with my lower end settings. Plus, I'm getting 50-60 fps.
Boogdud said:CANNOT unsee Techno Viking.
Haha, never even thought about that!
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