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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
I love the game, but I really hate the map. It's a completely useless mess of clouds and ass. They should just use the same style as the included map like with Oblivion. To make matters worse, it pisses me off every time I see that map around at assorted locations in the game. It taunts me.
Warnen said:
dammit I did mine at level 29 and my gloves are 20%.. hmm Im going to load an old save and level to 30 to see if they scale any more with that one level.
You can also go back to the cave and touch the armor stone.. not sure if you level after you have the gear if it will upgrade it or something. Dammit I wish I could find better information about this.
The quest "The Only Cure" was awesome. Anyone do that one yet?
After I got all the items, I started the trek thru the ruins. Took me over an hour and a few near deaths and a heart attack when that giant thing started coming down the hallway at me but I survived. Great shield reward too.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
The combat in this game is pretty terrible... there isn't a lock on system, which is fine, but most of your attacks take so long to develop and you go flying by the person without making contact half the time. Add in the jank and the fact your shied basically decides when it want to block and you have the recipe for frustration.
This has been my favorite game in a long time but holy shit they need to scrap this entire combat system and go back to the drawing board.
Bethesda, hire more people.
This has been my favorite game in a long time but holy shit they need to scrap this entire combat system and go back to the drawing board.
Bethesda, hire more people.
Wallach said:
Yeah that place was fucking gigantic. The next area is huge too.
And I killed him because of the stuff he was saying, he was being a right dick.
I also don't understand how people have so much money, spend that shit on skill levels at trainers. I'm permanently poor because of that.
It is bonkers how good this game is. The sense of infinite possibilities is amazing. I was just rummaging through some books and i opened a whole new quest. Bethesda is up to witchcraft putting this game in 3.8 gigs.
I have seen my fair amount of glitches though. Particularly floating weapons going up into the sky for some reason. All common Bethesda type bugs though. Havent had texture issues outside of a few items not getting full textures in menus (not installed).
And left/right dpad works on 360 btw
I have seen my fair amount of glitches though. Particularly floating weapons going up into the sky for some reason. All common Bethesda type bugs though. Havent had texture issues outside of a few items not getting full textures in menus (not installed).
And left/right dpad works on 360 btw
So about the stormcloak questline...
Stormcloaks. Rawr!
After getting the crown...
The siege of Whiterun was incredible. Especially after spending so much time questing in the area originally and even owning a home in the area. In a lot of ways the game did a good job building a personal attachment to Whiterun in general and to lay siege on it was a great way to introduce the greater conflict in the nord civil war.
The siege of Whiterun was incredible. Especially after spending so much time questing in the area originally and even owning a home in the area. In a lot of ways the game did a good job building a personal attachment to Whiterun in general and to lay siege on it was a great way to introduce the greater conflict in the nord civil war.
Stormcloaks. Rawr!
DownLikeBCPowder
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Hold it down for a second.Meier said:
we.are.the.armada
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Guys, can you help me with a secret platform? It's located in
Any idea how to get to this ledge? Do I need some sort of skill/magic?
the Shroud Barrow near Vilemyr (town at the base of Hrothgar 7000 steps). In the room of the Scarlet Dragon Claw where you get the power Kyne's Peace, to the left is a small ledge with treasure in it. To me it looks like an ebony sword a coin pouch and an urn. You cannot jump to it, I've tried for about 30 minutes in every possible way and I even clipped through the wall trying to get over there and crashed the game.
I'm an early mage. The only thing I care about is Shock/Destruction.
I can drop some perk points into light armor. Now I am left with a dilemma while I work on getting more points for Destruction perks.
Enchanting or Smithing.
Enchanting before smithing?
I am leaning towards enachanting before smithing. Is this a good idea?
I can drop some perk points into light armor. Now I am left with a dilemma while I work on getting more points for Destruction perks.
Enchanting or Smithing.
Enchanting before smithing?
I am leaning towards enachanting before smithing. Is this a good idea?
cartoon_soldier
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Cudder said:
Under magic you can equip the shout of scream then use the shout/scream button. On PC by default that is Z.
cartoon_soldier
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Mindlog said:
For a mage, I would say Enchanting before smithing since you won't be crafting cloth armor and the passive armor enchants can be great for a mage. Smithing you probably only need the Arcane perk so you can upgrade magical armor/weapons.
Corran Horn
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So currently I raised my sneaking to 80 by doing that sneak trick. Illusion is like 70 by casting muffle over and over. Currently Im jumping on a blacksmith forge to raise my destruction magic and restoration magic but its slow.
Is there any other type of "tricks" to help raise other skills I should know?
-Got to like level 25 from just doing this random shit lol
Is there any other type of "tricks" to help raise other skills I should know?
-Got to like level 25 from just doing this random shit lol
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Jumping on a forge pit thing causes you to take fire damage and it will raise your destruction skill. But its really slow and probably not worth it. Im only at like lvl 20 for that skill. But Im using the damage atm to cast heal and hope to raise that skill lol3chopl0x said:
cartoon_soldier
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The landscape in this game is amazing
My character - Light armor + Robes = awesome
My character - Light armor + Robes = awesome
I've been trying sword and board after switching from battlemage, but honestly the damage output with magic and a melee weapon is too great to give up. Sword and board might be good for individual targets, but when a mage and two guys with giant axes are coming at you, your going to want to back away and spam fire spells while getting a few cheap shots in.Inferno313 said:
I did a few miscellaneous quests today. I went after the bandit leader in Halted Stream camp, man that was insane. First, I stole a horse near Whiterun and ventured there. Right as I got near the gates, some wolves started to chase me. I try to lose them by going straight into the camp, but a couple of bandits are there waiting for me. So I hop off my horse into a shitstorm of wolves and bandits. But then the bandits start shooting at the wolves, and my horse goes on a fucking RAMPAGE and starts murdering the bandits. It even went up a ramp on the higher level to kill some archer. I go into the camp and kill another jobber bandit, easy enough. But when I go after the bandit leader, it turns out he's a hell of a lot stronger than the guys on the outside and he hangs with an orc wielding a giant axe and a mage. It takes a few tries, but I finally get some cheap shots into the bandit leader and then haul ass back into the overworld. I expected them to come out and chase me, but they did not. I decide to go back in, and see the bandit leader stuck on a ramp or something, so I pop some arrows in him for the kill to finish the next stage of a quest. Well, I decide to check out his posse, and they're in the other room going through their stock conversation. I decide to get the jump on them and start spamming flames and knocking them back with a mace. I had to chew through some potions, but I managed to kill them and loot the surrounding area (good stuff). I also happened to find a mammoth tusk for another quest. Double whammy!
I decide to take the back exit only to find
some death pit with a deer and a high elf. Creepy.
Also, in the My Time of Need quest, how do I talk to the prisoner. He is behind the cell and it says there's a special key, but I pickpocketed the key from a guard and it didn't open. How do I talk to that guy?
And if you want some steel arrows, pickpocket them from the Whiterun guards when they are sleeping in their barracks. I got over 100 steel arrows that way (be sure to save often).
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why isnt dragon armour the strongest when it takes 100 skill level?
and why are ebony weapons mostly the exact same damage value as daedric ones?
this is kind of silly
edit: ive been going dual wield + sword and board
it works really well, the damage of dual wielding is ridiculous, while any time you need defense or to stunlock a tougher enemy just whip out a shield
totally recommend both tbh
why isnt dragon armour the strongest when it takes 100 skill level?
and why are ebony weapons mostly the exact same damage value as daedric ones?
this is kind of silly
edit: ive been going dual wield + sword and board
it works really well, the damage of dual wielding is ridiculous, while any time you need defense or to stunlock a tougher enemy just whip out a shield
totally recommend both tbh
cuevas. PhD.
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MrBig said:
No one tells me anything
nicoga3000
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So this is for no other reason except that I found this dude and was having a really tough time with him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3dzRXmNd90
Frost Dragon, Master difficulty, playing as an archer. I'm level 33 with like, 80 armor rating. If I get too close, he eats me (even at full health). If I get caught in a direct shot from his frost breath, I'm dead in about 2 seconds.
So I died like, 10 times before I got the kill here. What I learned from this is that first off, not all dragons are created equal. This fight proved to me that there are definitely tiers of dragon difficulties out there. So much pain was involved in this fight, I just got super lucky with positioning and focus.
Second, this whole fight was made possible thanks to my resilient as fuck companion and atronach pulling the dragon's attention. I probably would have benefited hugely from having a frost atronach for this fight, buuuuut I haven't made time to hunt that spell down yet.
Also, I realized that as a pure archer, you almost NEED to make use of a companion. I mean, even in the wild, you're typically going after a dragon with your horse sitting around getting shat on, some random bear that decides he wants to join in, or a few villagers tossing arrows. 1v1 a high level dragon is NOT an easy task (at least not for us light armor wearers).
I know that a lot of people here are claiming that they never have trouble with ANYTHING, and high-five to you guys. Most stuff ain't too tough, I agree. But awesome dragon fights like this are pretty rad. Pretty sure this is a scripted fight based off of the location and shout you get after it, but I'm not 100% sure.
Sorry the frame rate isn't awesome. Fraps sort of bottlenecks my frame rate (even though I had it set to record at a max of 100 FPS). I think it's just the processor enjoying the extra load.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3dzRXmNd90
Frost Dragon, Master difficulty, playing as an archer. I'm level 33 with like, 80 armor rating. If I get too close, he eats me (even at full health). If I get caught in a direct shot from his frost breath, I'm dead in about 2 seconds.
So I died like, 10 times before I got the kill here. What I learned from this is that first off, not all dragons are created equal. This fight proved to me that there are definitely tiers of dragon difficulties out there. So much pain was involved in this fight, I just got super lucky with positioning and focus.
Second, this whole fight was made possible thanks to my resilient as fuck companion and atronach pulling the dragon's attention. I probably would have benefited hugely from having a frost atronach for this fight, buuuuut I haven't made time to hunt that spell down yet.
Also, I realized that as a pure archer, you almost NEED to make use of a companion. I mean, even in the wild, you're typically going after a dragon with your horse sitting around getting shat on, some random bear that decides he wants to join in, or a few villagers tossing arrows. 1v1 a high level dragon is NOT an easy task (at least not for us light armor wearers).
I know that a lot of people here are claiming that they never have trouble with ANYTHING, and high-five to you guys. Most stuff ain't too tough, I agree. But awesome dragon fights like this are pretty rad. Pretty sure this is a scripted fight based off of the location and shout you get after it, but I'm not 100% sure.
Sorry the frame rate isn't awesome. Fraps sort of bottlenecks my frame rate (even though I had it set to record at a max of 100 FPS). I think it's just the processor enjoying the extra load.
Hasphat'sAnts
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Haven't gotten the game yet, so I got a question.
Does the game make any call backs to the Morag Tong? I was so bummed out when the Dark Brotherhood stuff in Oblivion didn't mention its
rivals.
Does the game make any call backs to the Morag Tong? I was so bummed out when the Dark Brotherhood stuff in Oblivion didn't mention its
way more badass
universalmind
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cliche moment, had to be done!
PepsimanVsJoe
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Holy shit.
A giant whacked me in the face and sent me flying 3000 feet into the air.
I didn't survive..
A giant whacked me in the face and sent me flying 3000 feet into the air.
I didn't survive..
krameriffic
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Wallach said:
What I did was to simply go back to Windhelm and hire the mercenary guy in the main tavern (500 gold). With him in tow, I fast traveled there and sacrificed him. I didn't have any connection to him whatsoever, so I didn't care about killing him.
Also, I have a question. The last witness killed mechanic for removing bounties, does this not seem to work for a lot of people? I just went on a rampage outside of Solitude and butchered about 10 guards, but I still have a 10k+ gold bounty. Why? I left no witnesses alive, I made sure of that, so why didn't it all go away?
Thagomizer
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universalmind said:cliche moment, had to be done!
I actually thought this was a Dark Souls Black Knight texture mod for a second.
bonesmccoy
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I've been decimated by each dragon I've faced. Apart from the first you fight, my next two 'kills' came via each dragon having the misfortune of attacking me near a giant camp. The big guys take care of the dragon, and then I take care of the big guys. Sorry fellas!
I think my problem is my load-out. I usually stumble blindly into these fights without the proper resistance and health potions. For a 2H focused character, who's going to take a lot of damage, this is a very bad idea.
I think my problem is my load-out. I usually stumble blindly into these fights without the proper resistance and health potions. For a 2H focused character, who's going to take a lot of damage, this is a very bad idea.
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