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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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piratepwnsninja
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v0mitg0d said:
I hate you with the power of a million exploding suns.
EteRnal PAL
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Awesome OT Blue Ninja! DOVAHKIIN!!!!
Might rent the game via Redbox to see just how janky the original release is. If it isn't too bad I'll probably pony up and get the steam version during the winter sales (should knock at least $10 off, bring it to the price it should be right now ) instead of waiting for the GOTY edition to come out late 2013
) instead of waiting for the GOTY edition to come out late 2013 blame space
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i want to play this on PC but I can probably get the console version before the official release date.. it's going to be hard.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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PhoReal said:
Nope, Steamworks.
famousmortimer
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Very excited. I wish the combat would take a few cues from demon's souls, but regardless it's going to be amazing.
GasProblem
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blame space said:
Get the PC version and just wait a couple of days. You can do it!
Guerrillas in the Mist
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GasProblem said:
Think of the resolution, think of the AA, think of the MODS.
Philthy
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Going over the OP, the game seems like it might be disappointing. It looks like we lose skills, instead of gaining more. We lose item slots, instead of gaining more. We lose stats, instead of.. you get the idea.
For an RPG, why are they removing so many things that draws people into RPGs?
I was kind of expecting more armor slots, double the amount of skills, etc. Is this purely an action game rather than an RPG now?
For an RPG, why are they removing so many things that draws people into RPGs?
I was kind of expecting more armor slots, double the amount of skills, etc. Is this purely an action game rather than an RPG now?
I'm a total Elder Scrolls newbie (except for playing DAGGERFALL years and years ago and having *no* clue what I was doing, I didn't even know how to attack....)
Any suggestions on a race/class combo for someone like me? Is magic generally regarded in the series? Sword and Board? Ranged?
Is there any combo that is similar to the Pyromancer in Dark Souls, a good place for a beginner to start? Or just whatever takes my fancy?
Any suggestions on a race/class combo for someone like me? Is magic generally regarded in the series? Sword and Board? Ranged?
Is there any combo that is similar to the Pyromancer in Dark Souls, a good place for a beginner to start? Or just whatever takes my fancy?
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It should become a standard that OTs have links to alternate custom game covers.
Fantastic OP. Cannot wait to do some dragon shouting.
Fantastic OP. Cannot wait to do some dragon shouting.
Pretty much. Get the nerdy CE with everything you want, enter the key from the manual into Steam, and kick back.Garryk said:
The series has always been action RPG series. As for reducing skills, having a skill for each weapon type is not good, that simply makes people use the skill that has best weapons (ie Blade in earlier games). Similar skills have been merged though sneak was split to sneaking and pickpocketing. More is not better automatically (nor less), let's try out the changes first and then judge it.Philthy said:
The thing is each of those choices will work. I normally play a stealthy archer and it works. I did have a magic only character in Morrowind, and it totally worked (made the game crazy easy though once I had the system down).aidan said:
No idea if there is a preferred beginning setup, but if there was I'd imagine it to be 1h+shield.
Never played an Elder Scrolls game before, is this one worth it for a newbie? I still have 5 other games i plan to get before the end of the year(Zelda SS, Mario 3D Land, Mario Kart 7, Batman Arkham City, Rayman Origins). Should i add this one to the list too if i don't know what to expect? I like RPGs but i dont know anything about this franchise to be honest.
Magic is usually viable. There are no classes, instead you use skill you want and it gains levels.aidan said:
If you like fire...
Since you can dual wield magic, try leveling Destruction and One Handed (1h weapons, duh), a weapon in one hand and fireball in the other. Do you like armor or not? If not then you probably want Alteration which has shield and other utility spells. As for races, they're mostly cosmetic, each has racial abilities but those are marginal at best probably (assuming they balanced Adrenaline Rush) and skill bonuses to certain skills but those are only starting bonuses, late game your race doesn't matter.
As you can gain some 50 perks at most, pic a few skills, 3-to-5 you concentrate on.
Philthy
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Woorloog said:
Right, and it took me a while to like Oblivion after playing Morrowind. I'm just worried they went even further. Oblivion was great, but not Morrowind great. I just don't want to end up posting "Skyrim was great, but not Oblivion great, and certainly not Morrowind great" a year from now.
Kung Fu Jedi
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I rarely play games any more, but I think I'll be coming out of retirement for Skyrim. I played so much Oblivion when it came out that I knew the landscapes inside and out. Can't wait to explore more of TES world.
The Quiet Man
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Philthy said:
I think you forgot the part where they added 280 perks.
Peterthumpa
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Great OT.
base shagohod
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Yesss.
Great work btw.
Get hype!! etc.
Great work btw.
Get hype!! etc.
rhfb said:
Knowing TES games, Sword and Board with a bit of Restoration (heals and buffs) thrown in should do fine. Carry a bow for when you need a ranged attack, wear the armor you like the look off best (heavy armor is bulkier and weighs more but offers more protection at the start, light armor gives a more barbarian look and feel and you can carry more loot. In the end both are fine.) Get some points in either lock picking or alteration to get past locked doors and chests. The rest is up to you, but as long as you got those skills you should be fine.
There are generally speaking multiple ways of doing the same thing in TES games, and any way will do. If skills lag behind there are enchanted items, scrolls and potions to help you out. And you are never locked in your class choice, you can always level up low level skills later.
RebornYeti
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So there's one thing I'm not sure of.. Do weapons and armor degrade due to combat still?
TheContact
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Anyone can print the page out. Show the disc being played =)
Blue Ninja
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It had to. :lolCyReN said:
I was gonna do it at 11:11 am GMT, then at 11:11am GMT+1 (my own local time), but because I was waiting for Nick Breckon to contact me I postponed it to 11:11am Bethesda time. :lol
And there's one tiny detail in the banner some of SkyrimGAF (if such a thing even exists) might notice if they compare it with the version I showed them a couple of days ago.
Blue Ninja
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No. It's in the OT, too:-Yeti said:
Instead, you can use your Smithing skill to temporarily improve your weapon and armor stats, and you can craft new weapons and armors from raw components as well.
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