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Sable

2nd January 2012, 19:07

Skyrim is Oblivion with graphical tweaks a modified levelling system and stupid magic-less spells called 'shouts'. Boring. Fun for a bit but there's virtually no game-time compared to Oblivion.

curly

2nd January 2012, 19:16

Didn't like oblivion probably not going to live this. Doing my best to avoid it in case i do get hooked.

Yeah I didn't like Oblivion either. But this one I cant get off it.

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3rd January 2012, 09:19

Over 130 hours now.

jrandom

3rd January 2012, 09:31

Didn't like oblivion probably not going to like this. Doing my best to avoid it in case i do get hooked.

I almost posted a thread about Skyrim yesterday. Spent a large chunk of the holidays so far playing it.

I didn't like Oblivion either. Played all the way through Morrowind back in the day and loved it, but the stupid Oblivion levelling system killed it for me. So I started Oblivion but then canned it.

Skyrim fixes all the game design issues, though. The levelling system works very nicely, you don't have to do any grinding, just play the game and your character progresses appropriately. And the gameplay is choice. NPC and monster AI is pretty damn good, and the landscape and dungeons are absolutely spectacular.

Hand to hand combat is a bit meh, melees are just click-click-click, pause, take potion, click-click-click, etc. Play Skyrim as an archer / thief character or a mage for the most fun. I'm playing through as a Wood Elf focusing on archery, light armour and sneaking.

Skyrim's definitely worthy of its Game of the Year awards.

SpankMe

3rd January 2012, 11:18

jrandom

3rd January 2012, 11:23

I've never played an RPG before, but I got Skyrim for xmas and I've been playing it non stop since. :D Bloody addictive game. Thou I seem to be missing a character option. I can't find were to increase bust size :p

What manner of character are you playing through as?

And stand by, there's always a nude-with-big tits patch for these games sooner or later.

Edit: possibly not for Skyrim, though - it's DRM'd via Steam and won't run with modified files, apparently.

bogan

3rd January 2012, 11:28

Spent a while making knives and enchanting them, made some mint armor, so now practically invincible. Finished main quests, got bored, played AC Revelations instead :D

Need custom spells like in morrowind, that made shit interesting!

jrandom

3rd January 2012, 11:32

Need custom spells like in morrowind, that made shit interesting!

Can't beat flying over a town and nuking it with 5000 points of every possible sort of damage over a 500m radius.

I'm not sure that the game designers realised quite what could be done in Morrowind when they released it. They certainly went on to close a lot of the gameplay loopholes in Oblivion (and Skyrim).

bogan

3rd January 2012, 12:57

Can't beat flying over a town and nuking it with 5000 points of every possible sort of damage over a 500m radius.

I'm not sure that the game designers realised quite what could be done in Morrowind when they released it. They certainly went on to close a lot of the gameplay loopholes in Oblivion (and Skyrim).

Yeh, that shit would be even better with updated graphics!

Gameplay loopholes are often the things that keep it interesting though, like the no mana cast cost for Skyrim, although that is deliberate. They should make an update patch for an instakil arrow knee shot, something to add a bit of hilarity to the gameplay, which was very good, but just lacking that little bit extra (like a parachute borne assassin for example :bleh:).

Hoon

4th January 2012, 11:23

I've been playing Skyrim solid for about 6 days now on the xbox. Lvl 41 Destruction dude. Maxed out sneak/speech/pickpocket, Destruct/Enchant skill is 80+. Working on my smithing now so I can make/improve/enchant my own dragon armor set to replace my glass.

I played Fallout 3 too and really enjoyed it. My main gripe with Skyrim is processing loot after an adventure. It takes longer to visit multiple merchants/trainers/forges/enchanting to get rid of the stuff as it takes to get it! A lot easier now that I have all the money I need, these days I just dump my loot in my house, sleep and go back out again.

SpankMe

4th January 2012, 11:31

My main gripe with Skyrim is processing loot after an adventure. It takes longer to visit multiple merchants/trainers/forges/enchanting to get rid of the stuff as it takes to get it! A lot easier now that I have all the money I need, these days I just dump my loot in my house, sleep and go back out again.

Skip forward 48 hours while at the merchant and he will have money again to buy more of your stuff.

Scuba_Steve

4th January 2012, 11:32

And stand by, there's always a nude-with-big tits patch for these games sooner or later.

Edit: possibly not for Skyrim, though - it's DRM'd via Steam and won't run with modified files, apparently.
Na theres a whole website/forums dedicated to modding Skyrim, including working on multiplayer for it.

I playout Fallout 3 too and really enjoyed it. My main gripe with Skyrim is processing loot after an adventure. It takes longer to visit multiple merchants/trainers/forges/enchanting to get rid of the stuff as it takes to get it! A lot easier now that I have all the money I need, these days I just dump my loot in my house, sleep and go back out again.

Must say I enjoy the fallout series too, still playing my way through 3 then next up new vagas, not much into the oblivion/skyrim side tho maybee it's I just prefer guns & nukes to swords & magic who knows?

jrandom

4th January 2012, 11:42

Skip forward 48 hours while at the merchant and he will have money again to buy more of your stuff.

And, join the Thieves Guild and do a few of their quests, then you can use their fences to offload loot, including stolen items. And the fences have several times as much cash as regular shopkeepers.

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4th January 2012, 19:59

Working on my smithing now so I can make/improve/enchant my own dragon armor set to replace my glass.
I hope you are going for light armour rather than heavy, as there are 2 types of dragon armour; dragonscale (light) and dragonplate (heavy). Dragonplate is useless, daedric has better protection and looks more badass. Dragonscale is the best light armor you can get though.
I'm at lvl 54, with maxed smithing and enchanting, 90+ on 1-handed, 2-handed and heavy armour and 80+ on archery and light armour.

Headbanger

7th January 2012, 13:35

Whats the matter with heavy armor?

There is a stone that can be used to nullify the weight of equipped heavy armour, meaning it doesn't affect your carrying capacity, strike speed or running speed.

curly

7th January 2012, 14:02

Over 130 hours now.
:eek: I'm about 60 hours, lvl 32 on ps3.

Whats the matter with heavy armor?

There is a stone that can be used to nullify the weight of equipped heavy armour, meaning it doesn't affect your carrying capacity, strike speed or running speed.

Is that the steed stone?

Headbanger

7th January 2012, 14:27

:eek: I'm about 60 hours, lvl 32 on ps3.

Is that the steed stone?

yepski

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Steed_Stone

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7th January 2012, 18:03

Whats the matter with heavy armor?
Nothing wrong with heavy armour, it's just that dragonplate is inferior to daedric.

BoristheBiter

8th January 2012, 09:18

Na theres a whole website/forums dedicated to modding Skyrim, including working on multiplayer for it.

Must say I enjoy the fallout series too, still playing my way through 3 then next up new vagas, not much into the oblivion/skyrim side tho maybee it's I just prefer guns & nukes to swords & magic who knows?

I started with Oblivion then went on to fallout3 and new vegas. I like both just the same although new vegas has some bugs issues.

If you haven't already get the game add on's for fallout 3 as if you beat the game on the main quest that's the game over, or do all the side quests before you finish.

Ronin

8th January 2012, 09:50

Eve Online for the win...

jrandom

8th January 2012, 10:38

yepski

http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/The_Steed_Stone

Or there's a perk ('deeper pockets') about four steps along the pickpocketing skills tree that has the same effect carrying-capacity wise.

\m/

10th January 2012, 22:46

Or there's a perk ('deeper pockets') about four steps along the pickpocketing skills tree that has the same effect carrying-capacity wise.
Or you can get the perk that lets you put 2 enchantments on 1 item, with Fortify Carry Weight on gauntlets, boots, necklace and ring you can get +148 carry using grand soul gems, or get even more with enchanting potions.

Usarka

24th February 2012, 17:42

I started with Oblivion then went on to fallout3 and new vegas. I like both just the same although new vegas has some bugs issues.

If you haven't already get the game add on's for fallout 3 as if you beat the game on the main quest that's the game over, or do all the side quests before you finish.

Fucker! I started playing new vegas again (put it aside a year ago and forgot about it) when I read this, and only just finished it with reasonably regular play. That's some value for money.

And yeah it has some bugs, but i perservered.

Unfiortunately not into dragons and magic and shit so skyrim's off the radar.

Kornholio

24th February 2012, 18:15

Seen it in the shops but cant get off Battlefield 3 on PS3 .... Maps you can get lost in.... :D

But heard good things about it

jrandom

24th February 2012, 18:18

I've finished the main quest in Skyrim and most of the secondary ones and am still only at level 28. Popping back in occasionally to potter about, but without a storyline to follow there's not much motivation to just play to level up. I've had solid value out of it, though. At least a hundred hours play time.

TrentNz

24th February 2012, 22:51

Damnit.. bought Battlefeild 3 on ps3 the other day, good game but maybe should have bought skyrim..
Hmmm maybe when i get back from my lil trip to wellington :innocent:

wharekura

27th February 2012, 17:48

G4L4XY

13th March 2012, 14:36

i was a x-gamer until i bought ps3 skyrim. i use to play pc games (The Witcher, Fallout 3, CoD, MoH) until i got sick of ALWAYS upgrading the pc so got the ps3. Im usually a cheap as and wait for a 2nd hand copy but bought this full price :eek5: and recently a 600+ page guide.

600 pages!! Thats dedication.

I play BF3 and Skyrim on pc...lvl 17 or something, played maybe 20 hours, I get bored after the first 2 hours, I think I need to level a bit outside of the main storyline, I come to kill a boss and need to have a few goes at it maybe because im such a low level.