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[Wanace]

On the one hand, empire is being douchey. On the other hand, so are the stormcloaks >.<;

Its a tough choice. Do you have to choose though before the 'end' of the main dragon related quests? I was hoping I could just become emperor and settle matters! What with dragonblood and what nots!

Also, supporting the skyrim seperatists weakens the empire, thus making Elvish take over more likely!

You don't have to choose before the main quest, I completed the main quest before I even thought about choosing a side.

 

[Fjordson]

Just experienced my first dragon attack in a town. Was coming out of the general goods shop in Riverwood and I hear yelling and the guards saying "Everyone inside!" as a dragon swoops overhead. So awesome.

 

[Darkerkamikaze]

The women part was the deal breaker. Who am I supposed to spend my money on now?!?!?!!

Yourself. Mead, lots and lots of Mead.

 

[Tenck]

Any advantages of picking the side of Empire or Stormcloack? I was thinking of siding with the Empire, since I know them a lot more.

Yourself. Mead, lots and lots of Mead.

It's settled. I will ask Lydia to show me a good time, since I am the Thane and all, and keep all my money to myself.

 

[TemplaerDude]

LOL, I get the "My cousins out fighting dragons" line from one of the guards AS A RECENTLY SLAINS DRAGONS BODY IS BURNING UP BEHIND HER.

AWESOME.

 

[Chris R]

Are bonuses additive or multiplicative?

 

[Haly]

Also, supporting the skyrim seperatists weakens the empire, thus making Elvish take over more likely!

Guess which side has the dohvakiin Mary Sue who's Skyrim's equivalent of Jesus.

Go on.

Guess.

 

[ajf009]

So I'm keeping the DB assassination note I took off the Argonian sent to kill me. The guy who signed the bottom and gave the order, his name's Astrid. When I finally get around to joining the DB, Astrid is a dead man

 

[markot]

Also, am I forgetting something, or did this 'romanification' stuff come out of no where for the empire >.<?

I dont remember that 'style' in oblivion.

Also, empire has a much cooler symbol (The dragon skyrim symbol!)

 

[Haly]

So I'm keeping the DB assassination note I took off the Argonian sent to kill me. The guy who signed the bottom and gave the order, his name's Astrid. When I finally get around to joining the DB, Astrid is a dead man

I cannot stop laughing.

 

[MCermak]

Lydia has perished.

Spoiler

During the first werewolf quest when you're in whiterun, i went mad and started attacking people after my transformation. Right before I blacked out, i realized that one of the NPCs was wearing familiar armor. My poor LYDIA WAS AMONG THE DEAD.

Unfortunately, I did not confirm this until after the subsequent quest. But when I got back to town, there was her corpse. WHAT HAVE I DONE!?

God, i love this game.

One question about companions: I really loved how fallout: new vegas had companions with backstories, quest lines and things to say. It doesn't seem like there is any of that here. Tell me I'm mistaken?

 

[SMT]

I cannot stop laughing.

Lmao, same here! Woah, it's always fun to kill NPCs. XD Use them, and throw them away!

 

[RyanDG]

Also, am I forgetting something, or did this 'romanification' stuff come out of no where for the empire >.<?

I dont remember that 'style' in oblivion.

Also, empire has a much cooler symbol (The dragon skyrim symbol!)

There's a reason why they are known as the Imperial Legion. It was definitely that way in Oblivion and Morrowind before it.

 

[markot]

Lydia has perished.

Spoiler

During the first werewolf quest when you're in whiterun, i went mad and started attacking people after my transformation. Right before I blacked out, i realized that one of the NPCs was wearing familiar armor. My poor LYDIA WAS AMONG THE DEAD.

Unfortunately, I did not confirm this until after the subsequent quest. But when I got back to town, there was her corpse. WHAT HAVE I DONE!?

God, i love this game.

One question about companions: I really loved how fallout: new vegas had companions with backstories, quest lines and things to say. It doesn't seem like there is any of that here. Tell me I'm mistaken?

I think there are too many companions for that really.

But I hate companions cause they just get in the way >.<!

 

[MattPeters]

Looks like the PS3 save file bug is upon me.

 

[Wanace]

Any advantages of picking the side of Empire or Stormcloack? I was thinking of siding with the Empire, since I know them a lot more.



It's settled. I will ask Lydia to show me a good time, since I am the Thane and all, and keep all my money to myself.

No particular advantage. It depends if you want to see Imperial guardsmen in some cities or Stormcloak guards. Also the Jarls change in certain cities. Aside from that I haven't really noticed much.

 

[Mindlog]

So, anyone know any good Black Friday deals on Skyrim?

I was trying to hold out for Black Friday (partly to get ahead on some paperwork beforehand), but there really aren't any great deals. Amazon has a pretty sweet trade-in going atm. I don't normally trade-in, but I am getting the same price I paid for the games I beat. Done deal.

I experienced a dragon attack on the roof of the College. I got worried that if I killed the dragon I would miss out on loot.

Spoiler

forgot I had the Spirit Shout

So I went back inside to get to ground level, but the Dragon left before we could finish the fight. Coward!

 

[markot]

There's a reason why they are known as the Imperial Legion. It was definitely that way in Oblivion and Morrowind before it.

I dont remember people dressed like Roman legionnaires in Oblivion. (But I dont remember much about that game tbh >.>!)

 

[subversus]

Had the most satisfying stealth experience yesterday.

So I was on a mission to kill a powerful mage holed up in a fort on a distant island. People guarding him were tough and as a mage I wasn't up to fight them in the open (my companion weren't agile enough to climb the same rocks as me so she got stuck somewhere).

Spoiler

First I tried to search for an alternative route to the fort - a cave or something like that. Found nothing. There was a high fence around the fort and the gates were locked. If opened them with lockpicks I would face guards on the inside.

So I climbed on the rocks and finally found a place where the fence wasn't that high. I jumped into the inner yard, alerted guards and took two of them with backstabs while they were searching for me. The third one noticed me but I took him out with dual-casted ice spike. Before that I tried to fight two guards on the coast and barely made it alive, because they were tough.

So I cleared out the ward and tried the inner gates. They were locked with a key which was nowhere to be found. I went on exploring the island once again and FOUND the cave. It was basically a basement under this tower. I made my way up killing guards one by one with backstabs.

Then I encountered TWO guards sitting at the table facing each other. There was no way to take them out stealthily. Instead of this I casted fury on one of them and reduced their number to one. After he finished his companion he took a seat again and I sneaked on him to successfuly backstab.

Then I went to the top floor. The Wizard (the boss) was there. He was busy at enchantint table. He was staying in the room at the angle he could see the only door which I could use to enter. Yet I did it by casting muffle on my feet and using invisibility potion. I sneaked on him and dual backstabbed him.

Felt so good.

 

[RyanDG]

I dont remember people dressed like Roman legionnaires in Oblivion. (But I dont remember much about that game tbh >.>!)

Oh wow - you are actually right. In native Oblivion, they changed the style to plate mail as opposed to the imperial style that they had in Morrowind.

Completely forgot they made that change since I believe I got a mod early on that gave them the imperial rome style armor.

Here's the image from Morrowind's armor:
http://www.uesp.net/wiki/File:MW_ImperialArmor.jpg

That's my bad.

 

[HadesGigas]

Wow, Lydia went nuts when i was "showing Vilkas what I can do" at the companions place. Even after he stopped battling was & was talking to me about companions stuff, she was all "I'LL KILL YOU IF I HAVE TO!" *stab* while he was trying to talk to me. I had to get in between them so he could make his way into the building as she was chasing him.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I'm accustomed to fighting giant spiders at this point, but Nimhe's entrance scared the hell out of me.

 

[MrOogieBoogie]

I was trying to hold out for Black Friday (partly to get ahead on some paperwork beforehand), but there really aren't any great deals. Amazon has a pretty sweet trade-in going atm. I don't normally trade-in, but I am getting the same price I paid for the games I beat. Done deal.

I experienced a dragon attack on the roof of the College. I got worried that if I killed the dragon I would miss out on loot.

Spoiler

forgot I had the Spirit Shout

So I went back inside to get to ground level, but the Dragon left before we could finish the fight. Coward!

What trade-in deal?

 

[Blablurn]

hail to the new thread

 

[Atomski]

Try cycling all your quests in the quest tracker. If that doesn't work, play for a bit. I had that happen with a few items (giant toes and the 12-gold bottles of wine) and later, despite not doing any quest with them, I was then able to remove them from my inventory.

What do you mean by cycling through the quests? Like highlighting each one? Also I have probably had the items for a few days now.

Is there more Bards quests after the instruments?

 

[mxgt]

Damn, Draugr Deathlords are brutal. 1 hit kill me and 2 hit kill Lydia who I have kitted in some nice armour. Also outlevel master illusion spells. Had to LOS abuse massively.

 

[balddemon]

man the physics in this game are so goofy. i chain lightning someone and they go flying. its amazing.

 

[Einbroch]

Oh Hamelyn, I believed one day you could take over the world with your army of Skeevers.

If the Dovahkiin wasn't born.

 

[ajf009]

Damn, Draug Deathlords are brutal. 1 hit kill me and 2 hit kill Lydia who I have kitted in some nice armour. Also outlevel master illusion spells. Had to LOS abuse massively.

oh man, I got my ass whooped repeatedly by one for awhile until I was able to figure out a way to kill it. The Claymore I got for it was damn worth it though, that thing's going on my trophy shelf

 

[WanderingWind]

Oh Hamelyn, I believed one day you could take over the world with your army of Skeevers.

If the Dovahkiin wasn't born.

FUCK THAT GUY.

 

[balddemon]

FUCK THAT GUY.

no shit! he was so tough so i went and made the storm atronach book lol. helped buttloads. but he seriously 1hko'd me with chain lightning....

 

[WanderingWind]

no shit! he was so tough so i went and made the storm atronach book lol. helped buttloads. but he seriously 1hko'd me with chain lightning....

It took me 3 reloads to even see what the hell was skywalker'g my ass in one hit

 

[dreamer3kx]

Damn, Draugr Deathlords are brutal. 1 hit kill me and 2 hit kill Lydia who I have kitted in some nice armour. Also outlevel master illusion spells. Had to LOS abuse massively.

I just ran into these dudes, WOW, one shot arrow to the face, I mean Im only around level 14 but thats crazy.

 

[djblackice]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yv4BFfWoro&feature=related



Hahahahaha.

 

[Basileus777]

I'm tired of dragons randomly spawning in places preventing me from fast traveling. These fights aren't interesting or challenging in the least anymore, and I already have like 10 spare dragon souls, I don't need to kill anymore of you. Even on master difficulty all these fights end up being, use dragonrend, and spam double incinerate while dragon attacks summon/companion.

 

[Mothman91]

Xbox froze on me twice tonight. Anyone else's Xbox freezing during gameplay?

 

[Styles]

Looks like the PS3 save file bug is upon me.

Same here, it's mostly in towns though. The stuttering and freezing can be distracting at times but it's still playable.

 

[ajf009]

Lmao, same here! Woah, it's always fun to kill NPCs. XD Use them, and throw them away!

I might just drag his body and throw it in a river. Or sit him next to the front door of one of my houses as a warning

 

[mxgt]

I just ran into these dudes, WOW, one shot arrow to the face, I mean Im only around level 14 but thats crazy.

I'm 35 and it one shots me, lol. Then again I am in all mage armour. That bow is lethal.

 

[Hawkian]

Get Detect Life.

Need it, where's it?

 

[purg3]

Xbox froze on me twice tonight. Anyone else's Xbox freezing during gameplay?

happened to me 2x in 40hrs of gameplay so far, which is about par for the other Bethesda games I've played on 360.

 

[Zeliard]

Draugr Deathlords are nothing compared to Death Overlords.

Though I think Dragon Priests best them both.

 

[Hawkian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yv4BFfWoro&feature=related



Hahahahaha.

haahahahah

 

[Borgnine]

A dragon decided to attack in the courtyard of the Mage's College. Not. Smart.

It'd be neat if the dragon bones stayed in the world permanently. It'd be a nice little memory trigger while out and about "oh yeah, I remember this one... you fought well my friend."

Also, doesn't seem to matter what I do, this is how I end up:

RIP Lydia, RIP Faendal.

 

[Hawkian]

A dragon decided to attack in the courtyard of the Mage's College. Not. Smart.

It'd be neat if the dragon bones stayed in the world permanently. It'd be a nice little memory trigger while out and about "oh yeah, I remember this one... you fought well my friend."

Also, doesn't seem to matter what I do, this is how I end up:

RIP Lydia, RIP Faendal.

Glad that meme lives on Faendal died on me without much fanfare. Don't know if I'll have another buddy.

I'm a dangerous man to know.

 

[ajf009]

A dragon decided to attack in the courtyard of the Mage's College. Not. Smart.

It'd be neat if the dragon bones stayed in the world permanently. It'd be a nice little memory trigger while out and about "oh yeah, I remember this one... you fought well my friend."

RIP Lydia, RIP Faendal.

they don't?? It's been a couple weeks and the bones of the dragon that attacked Whiterun are still on the street in my game

 

[Dresden]

So I started a warrior dude with a side of restoration and it's a refreshing change of pace from all the sneaking and mageing I usually do. Also, finally decided to use companions.

 

[Basileus777]

It'd be neat if the dragon bones stayed in the world permanently. It'd be a nice little memory trigger while out and about "oh yeah, I remember this one... you fought well my friend."

Some of them can stay there for a pretty long time. There was an elder dragon corpse stuck in the gate wall of the college for a while. It was right on top of the entrance and its head was sticking right out. The wind was still blowing it around, it was like some bizarre haunted house.

 

[Semblance]

Can I get a divorce and remarry? I put a ring on Camilla and she bugged out for awhile, but then recently reappeared. I've changed my mind now though and want to smang it up with Jordis instead.

 

[iNvid02]

i cant go into how much crazy awesome stuff has occurred, this game is endless. goty for me

^^ you can kill her, fireballs seem to kill almost anyone. my guy is engaged to aela from companions. although vikas was coming onto me as well, i totally forgot about the same sex marriage