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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT2| Team Edward's Revenge
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There are a few named ones placed just for flavor, no story purpose.
If you're not melee and don't have a bunch of vegetable soups, you're doing it wrong
(Easy to make 1 stamina regen per second food, so you basically never have 0% stamina and as long as you have something, you can do a power attack without the penalty pause)
damn it, I sold all my food because I was too heavy with all the accessories and shit, fuck you weight limitation.
This game kinda makes me want to go back to Oblivion for the better guilds and quest rewards. Skyrim does lots of things better than Oblivion but the guilds and loot are a step back.
Hope the DLC gives you some badass loot.
I think Patrick Klepik put it best when he said Skyrim's quest are generally a higher quality than Oblivion but never reaches the same peak.
Dommel
Member
I'm level 31 after 52 hours of play and I literally loot ALL THE THINGS, every single urn in a dungeon gets turned upside down but I have yet to find this 'be my wife' amulet.
I'll talk to the dude in Riften then but I don't think it drops as often as you say?
For me, Skyrim > Oblivion with loot (kind of), in that I can wear Leather all the way through as long as I keep upgrading it, rather than "oh noes you now HAVE to wear big golden Elvish crap" that Oblivion had.
Oblivions dungeons were worse, but the guild quests were far better, at lease the Thieves and DB ones were.
Still, modders will have their way and we will still be playing this game in 5 years
Oblivions dungeons were worse, but the guild quests were far better, at lease the Thieves and DB ones were.
Still, modders will have their way and we will still be playing this game in 5 years
The Elite
BOSS
There is a chest beside the bed when you buy it.
If you're melee and don't have a bunch of vegetable soups, you're doing it wrong
(Easy to make 1 stamina regen per second food, so you basically never have 0% stamina and as long as you have something, you can do a power attack without the penalty pause)
2h all the way. I just thought that food was for health increase only and creating alchemy potions was enough ingredient collecting for me. So I guess I should start carrying some vegetable soup
You can't get drunk? Lame, what's the point of all that mead and ale then?
How to get it:
How to get it:
One is confirmed to be at Bleak Falls Barrow, second is in a tent near Hela's Folly shipwreck. You can also head to the Riften Temple of Mara and give 200 gold to Maramal. Alternatively, you can speak with a priest in the Temple of Mara and obtain a quest of love for Mara. Upon completing all objectives, you will be finally rewarded with the Amulet of Mara.
Castor Krieg
Banned
You could try giving yourself relevant perks all the way to Daedric.
Being a werewolf is such a waste of time. I mean, i got reduced damage, reduced health/armor, i can't heal myself, i dont have any ranged attack, i cant get resting bonus and i cant even cancel it when i want... i mean, other than running faster, what's the point?
I have only come across this once in Whiterun, my blades sword just won't stay anywhere, it even mounts in the rack far too high and if I leave it on a table it will always end up on the floor.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Not turning into a werewolf, but being one gives you 100% resistance to diseases.
Patch seems to work. My save went from 15mb down to 13mb, and the lag/stutter in the overworld and crowded areas/towns seems better.
Still some stuttering here and there, but a lot better. Played for over an hour, no lockups or ridiculously long load times. I just got the plat though, so my desire has dwindled.
Will make a heavy armor/2 handed beast for the DLC, whenever that may happen.
Awesome game, my experience (with the bugs and all) make it a solid 9/10. If I had of played with this patch, probably would be nearly perfect.
Still some stuttering here and there, but a lot better. Played for over an hour, no lockups or ridiculously long load times. I just got the plat though, so my desire has dwindled.
Will make a heavy armor/2 handed beast for the DLC, whenever that may happen.
Awesome game, my experience (with the bugs and all) make it a solid 9/10. If I had of played with this patch, probably would be nearly perfect.
you say like it is some serious threat and not something that can be cured by fast-travel.
Just started a warrior and doing the companions quest right now, the first dungeon you do as a werewolf was hell for me on master, kept dying to everyone. Then I found the roar button, shit is hilariously overpowered, not sure how well it scales or if it only works on humans, but aoe fear detect life is pretty sweet.
I still can't cure lycanthropy I've tried and tried but it won't work. I've done missions for Aela and Farkas but they don't mention anything. Vilkas is also nowhere to be found. I think he might be dead because when I was coming back with the Companions, I saw a body fly into the air as it was killed by a frost troll. Couldn't tell if it was him because it was far away.
I've tried and tried but it won't work. I've done missions for Aela and Farkas but they don't mention anything. Vilkas is also nowhere to be found. I think he might be dead because when I was coming back with the Companions, I saw a body fly into the air as it was killed by a frost troll. Couldn't tell if it was him because it was far away.So I married Mjoll the Lioness and Aerin still follows her? Need to find a clever way to kill him so she wont be mad at me.
found this while searching for Mjoll
http://babesinarmor.tumblr.com/
found this while searching for Mjoll
http://babesinarmor.tumblr.com/
DigitalDevil
Member
neither do I, and I just played it for the first time last year. The only memorable things for me are the Shivering Isles, Dark Brotherhood and some of the Thieves Guild.
Heh, I've kind of screwed myself enemy leveling wise. I'm playing an assassin thief argonian. Just through regular play my pickpocket hit 100 fast, my smithing is in the 60s (I only ever smith components I find/kill in the world), and I'm lvel 33 or so with maybe 50 one-handed, 50 light armor, 30 block and 30 archery.
Just did the first real Companions quest, the dungeon is completely full of draugr deathlords. The companion you get stuck with is completely worthless against them. I have a hard time taking mudcrabs on in a 1 on 1 fight, and the companion keeps waking them up before I can backstab.
Thank god for on the fly difficulty switching.
Just did the first real Companions quest, the dungeon is completely full of draugr deathlords. The companion you get stuck with is completely worthless against them. I have a hard time taking mudcrabs on in a 1 on 1 fight, and the companion keeps waking them up before I can backstab.
Thank god for on the fly difficulty switching.
At least it is theoretically possible to correct your skill imbalance. I have found that trainers can be a big help to level up a particular skill fast. If I were you, I would choose either one-handed weapons or archery and train that every level till I were proficient enough to kill the NPC's I encountered. Just my $.02.
You should drop some cash into training up your combat skills. You should have done it a few levels ago, honestly.
bunbun777
Member
I still can't cure lycanthropy
Have you done the quest where you go collect the witchs' heads? The following quest will require one head to finish and you may use another (there are apx 5 to collect) to cure yourself. This will complete all the Companion main quests.
thelurkinghorror
Member
This save my ass a couple of time!
The game works very well, almost perfectly during the first twenty levels, but then rust over the paint can be found, unfortunately, a lot. Level scaling and character development, and economic idiotism are not enough to spoil the whole game experience, but enjoying the adventure seems more difficult as levels rises.
I do not say game is shit. I fully welcome it 50 hours without any grimace, but the sad fact is however, that Bethesda could have made the game so easily so much better overall. I look forward returning to the game, with a couple of new characters, but it must wait for the game balance mods.
However, at present, this is a much cohesive package than Oblivion, and easily about 90 points game. It just, frankly annoys all the wasted potential, and the silly little errors in the game design.
I do not say game is shit. I fully welcome it 50 hours without any grimace, but the sad fact is however, that Bethesda could have made the game so easily so much better overall. I look forward returning to the game, with a couple of new characters, but it must wait for the game balance mods.
However, at present, this is a much cohesive package than Oblivion, and easily about 90 points game. It just, frankly annoys all the wasted potential, and the silly little errors in the game design.
DownLikeBCPowder
Member
Haha, hilarious. Mjoll is awesome. Though that fellow never followed her aside from before she associated with me. I guess her former companion is left to drink his sadness away as he's in the permanent friend zone at the bar.
Found this to be very true for me as well. Much more true than previous Elder Scrolls games, though for what reason I don't know. I doubt it has to do with design change (scaling problems heavily present previously..) as much as something going on in my perception. Once I hit somewhere in the 30s I notice my enjoyment had peaked and started going the opposite range, at least where this kind of content is concerned. I actually started a new character after not too long and I am enjoying it immensely more because of this very perplexing reason. I dislike scaling, I think it is not natural to Elder Scrolls exactly.. it is not enough to ruin the experience, but it really shows strongly in the later levels to the point where I had very little interest in continuing.
As an example, there's no magic or amazement for me in that the Blacksmith auto updates his inventory based on my level and sells "appropriate" equipment, magic items, and crafting ingredients. It renders any mining activity irrelevant, as just about any old smith is going to have the items you happen to need at the time, for the most part. It's like a disease, once you see the first appearance of glass or etc it's like a deluge, appearing in shops and on enemies. I had better luck buying magic items from the random smith in Whiterun than going on quest for them. This is a multi faceted problem however, including the loot design for dungeons and enemies. Blocking players from spells at arbitrary limits of skill and perhaps level is ridiculous, I have to go back to these shops randomly to "see" if they "stock" new shit now, can't stand it. Find spells in the world ? HAH. Maybe ten years after you've bought it. I've experienced one instance of finding a more advanced book in the field than I could buy or had already bought ages ago relatively and it's possible that it had been already in the shop without my observation, as checking for that next spell that you could easily cast and use already is irritating as hell.*
In the end I still love the game, but I am becoming more critical of certain choices the design team seems intent on making and furthering. While I tolerate it and think it works well enough, I really question the streamlining of this series.
*Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong in any of my assessments.
Awesome avatar here man, what's going on with it? I mean, what's the origin? Combined with your username, a good situation.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I still haven't met or been courted by a woman yet >< /foreveralone
On the positive side, I've racked more hours in 2 weeks with this game than just about any other game ever. That's saying a lot.
On the positive side, I've racked more hours in 2 weeks with this game than just about any other game ever. That's saying a lot.
Augemitbutter
Member
don't play this game on high volume on a good audio setup on PS3 with dts on. everyhing was silent in the night until that piece of shit dragon flew over me roaring and i fell off my couch.
i could even feel the air pressure his wings made.
i could even feel the air pressure his wings made.
Castor Krieg
Banned
Did you get the one that does increased damage to dragons?
I really hate the difficulty curve. Throughout the game I'm playing on Adept I think, at first it was a bit challenging and stuff like Frost Trolls and Bears would just bend me over and do their thing. Game progresses, you start to kill these with ease and boom, some boss thingy, a caster or something just annihilates you in 2-3 hits. Hmmm, difficulty a bit down, kill it, back up and move on. Then it's nothing but a breeze, up the difficulty to expert for the extra challenge and each mobs puts up a nice, satisfying fight. Get to a stronger mob and they god damn two shot you.
CONSISTENCY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I can either difficulty level dance, i.e keep changing or I can get some somewhat difficult boss mobs and piss easy trash mobs or get nice trash mobs fights and get unbeatable bosses.
CONSISTENCY FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I can either difficulty level dance, i.e keep changing or I can get some somewhat difficult boss mobs and piss easy trash mobs or get nice trash mobs fights and get unbeatable bosses.
Arjen
Member
Just like in the real wordl, you'll have to do the first steps yourself
I tried beating and shouting at several of them with no luck, it doesn't work man, it doesn't work!
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Have you tried arrows, cupid style?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
So i met some sexy bard in Dawnstar(?), im starting to regret that i took a random girl(Ysolda?) with some shitty robe in Whiterun as my wife now.
Wish i could get remarried in this game. :lol
One of the main reasons I'm glad to wait. 35 hours in and only have gone to 3 of the major cities and 1 of them has been to basically get a house (Markath). Although Markatch has turned up some other uses for me like leveling up my smithing and a few side quests which have arguably been the best in the game thus far (the abandoned house was great).
I have leveled one handed and light armor from 30 to the 50s. Basically every time I was in town I would go to a trainer and level. I didn't do it when I was in the middle of a dungeon though, and I shouldn't have to.
not sure if it works
http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Marriage
also if you want to add somebody to the marry faction
click the npc and type
addtofaction 19809 1
Also I cannot confirm I did not try it.
edit: beaten