-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
- Thread starter Blue Ninja
- Start date
- Status
Elder-GAF, I need some convincing...cuz Im not so sure if I should join the circle (become a werewolf) or not. Im wondering if there's any negative effects on my character other than having those silver twats ganging up on you nonstop or not.
GOD, I love this game so much.
Lv 25 Khajiit with 95 Sneak and 72 Archery here. 70 hours in, I found 81 locations, cleared 44 dungeons, looted 470 chests omg, read 32 skill books.
Did 6 quests, 29 misc, 4 Main, 2 Side and ONE DARK BROTHERHOOD. XD
But yeah, I was just exploring EVERYWHERE before I bothered to do the quests. Once I find just about everywhere, I'll go home and pickpocket the fuck out of these people. Raid their homes, and then do their friggin quests. xD
But yeah I was saving the story/hilarious/awesome quests for last.
Lv 25 Khajiit with 95 Sneak and 72 Archery here. 70 hours in, I found 81 locations, cleared 44 dungeons, looted 470 chests omg, read 32 skill books.
Did 6 quests, 29 misc, 4 Main, 2 Side and ONE DARK BROTHERHOOD. XD
But yeah, I was just exploring EVERYWHERE before I bothered to do the quests. Once I find just about everywhere, I'll go home and pickpocket the fuck out of these people. Raid their homes, and then do their friggin quests. xD
But yeah I was saving the story/hilarious/awesome quests for last.
CrocMother
Banned
3chopl0x said:
If you are looking for a book check the arcaneum. The alchemy lab itself is in the Arch-Mage Quarters
Verano said:
Join up bro, and bark at the moon. Werewolves are the medieval bikers, supremely cool!
If you want pros and cons tho:
Pros:
-You get to choose when you turn - no mandatory turning at full moon or any of that nonsense.
-The damage output is pretty nifty, and stacks with the orc racial for me which is insane; wtfpwn in THE FACE against anyone.
-Disease immunity all the time.
-You can run faster than any horse, it's glorious.
-You can eat the flesh of your fallen enemies to regain health, glorious as well.
-You can go berserk and murder anyone, no bounty will be put on you. Glorious!
-Unlike vampires, you don't sparkle.
-The damage output is pretty nifty, and stacks with the orc racial for me which is insane; wtfpwn in THE FACE against anyone.
-Disease immunity all the time.
-You can run faster than any horse, it's glorious.
-You can eat the flesh of your fallen enemies to regain health, glorious as well.
-You can go berserk and murder anyone, no bounty will be put on you. Glorious!
-Unlike vampires, you don't sparkle.
Cons:
-No skill boost bonus from sleeping, ever.
-Lowers your tactical options when you're transformed - can't use spells, inventory, or loot anything. This can be a problem in very challenging fights, but you can always opt not to use the beast mode.
-Being a furry
-Lowers your tactical options when you're transformed - can't use spells, inventory, or loot anything. This can be a problem in very challenging fights, but you can always opt not to use the beast mode.
-Being a furry
It's kind of annoying how every merchant in Skyrim is poor. I have all this stuff to sell but without waiting days for them to get more money I'll never be able to sell it all! It's worse since I'm trying to level alchemy now, and even with travelling from town to town to buy ingredients I can't get rid of the potions faster than I make them.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
Zeliard said:
yes ok we get it people liked dark souls, ...moving on.
NullPointer
Member
I just now finished a cave I started yesterday evening. Sure I skulked around like the Argonian ninja I am, but over four hours to clear one cave complex? Jesus the amount of content in this game is staggering.Cudder said:
I feel woefully underpowered in standup fights, but from a distance with my bow I'd make Legolas proud. Hit and run tactics, heavy use of poisons and devious tricks are the order of the day. I shuffled home with so much loot and a fuckton of alchemy ingredients it'll take my next two hour Skyrim session just to sort through it all ;P
I do miss being able to mix potions on the go. I end up with a ton of ingredients but no nearby alchemy tables to work with. Makes relying upon poisons a dicey proposition since you live or die by drops.
One question though - backstabbing enemies seems to be hit or miss. Is there a technique I should be using to guarantee I get the cinematic throat slit?
ZombieSupaStar
Member
Zeliard said:
I own Dark Souls, I get it, Japan finally made a good hd game in 6 years and everyones excited. But this thread is about handsome nord womens!
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Zeliard said:
The better to season those bitter tears/french fries!
ZombieSupaStar
Member
Zeliard said:
they need to get the Call of Duty memo, arena shooters are OUT!
NullPointer
Member
In fairness Dark Souls also requires a lot more community conversation since they explain literally none of the game's systems or nuance. The game requires more gamer to gamer interaction than most.Zeliard said:
Not saying it isn't a great game. Its not my cup of tea, but when I did put the effort into the original I had to stay glued to forums and wikis to know which way was up.
From quite a few people I am finding our average session in ESV seems to be longer than DS. More playing/Less posting.Zeliard said:
Just random anecdotes. I have really enjoyed both games.
My mage is still ~level 18 and I have 3 unused perks. Destruction magic points have been frustratingly hard to get. I am trying to stay in the shock path, but I have needed 5 more points for a very long time.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
For anybody that has finished the main questline:
Can you go back to Sovngarde after you've returned to Skyrim? I just remembered I never accepted that guy's invitation to dine in the hall again. Plus I love that area. Best Skybox ever.
NullPointer said:
Can't disagree with that for the most part. But I think the mystery is intentional and part of the allure, personally. Of course it's not everyone's cup of tea.
I think it's cute that Bethesda threw From Software a shout-out with one of the Conjuration perks.
Mindlog said:
Outside of Conjuration, Destruction is by far my most used skill but I've also noticed it seems to go up slowly relative to some of the others. I'm also right on the verge of level 18, same as you.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
first play thru un modded PC, sword/shield/heavy armor/smithing bulldozing thru the main quests to the ending (a few sidequests but not alot).
2nd playthrough i debating either thief or mage depends on how many mods are out and if they add some flavor to thieving or not.
2nd playthrough i debating either thief or mage depends on how many mods are out and if they add some flavor to thieving or not.
My theory for clearing dungeons is if you reached "the end" of it, basically when you either can't go any further in really small ones, or you reach the room where there's a really tough enemy and usually a lever/switch/door that leads to a shortcut to get out of the place.
Got jumped by 4 frost trolls at once. Managed to one shot one of them with unrelenting force, sent it down a steep embankment and the fall killed it. Ran away from another and got the other two to fight each other by using Animal Allegience. One died and the other was weakened enough for an easy kill. Went back to the last troll that we ran away from and it almost ruined everything, it nearly killed Lydia and then me. Managed to finish it with just a sliver of my own health left. For as rough as those things are to kill they sure don't give up much.
NullPointer
Member
I like this theory.Zeliard said:
I also like how open ended things are. You end up talking to an NPC who tasks you in hushed tones with crossing frozen steppes, journeying across snow-capped mountains and winding your way into the darkest depths of the earth to return a long lost treasure of his people. "Oh you mean this thing I have in my bag? Yeah I picked that up a few days ago when I was bored and looking for a place to crash. Here, have it." Ga-CHUNG. Quest completed!
- Status