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Xeris's Skyrim Adventures Day 1

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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
November 25 2011 01:52 GMT
#1
I bought Skyrim yesterday, and since my gf is out of town for an entire week on vacation for thanksgiving break with her family... and I have a shitload of final papers to write this week so I can take a week off for the NASL finals next week -- I'm locking myself up in the house (and playing Skyrim, obvs).

But seriously, I'm basically alternating between playing Skyrim for a few hours, studying for a few hours, and checking up on my SC emails / work. This is how I plan to spend my week. That being said, I'm planning on writing a daily blog about my adventures in Skyrim, each day this week -- this will stop after my gf gets back ! But for now, while I have NO life whatsoever, I will indulge in my nerdly appetite.




Day 1

I'm playing a dark elf, and I'm trying to basically do some kinda dual specialization with being a warrior and a mage (I.E. fighting mage?!) I spent a good 3 hours or so grinding my smithing ability until I ran out of gold (got my smithing up to 82). It's helped to level me up quite a bit, and my guy is up to lvl 19 now.

I also managed to take down 3 dragons so far: the first one you kill in the beginning of the game, another I ran into in Riverwood while I was grinding smithing, and another in the ice zone of which I can't forget (near that whitehall place), so I actually have a pretty good # of dragon bones / scales.

I've done some reading, but can't decide if I'd rather get dragon bone armor or daedric (which is better... daedric looks cooler from the pics I've seen)?

I took a break from what I can only assume is the primary storyline at the point where I'm supposed to go to the Greybeards and find out about my 'shout' ability... I started doing a bunch of side quests, killing dragons, and working on my smithing. I'll probably resume the main story tomorrow, once I max out my smithing.

One quest I'm stuck on is trying to kill Kvenel the Tongue. I cleared the whole dungeon, but was stumped on him last night, and revisited him again today (once I got to lvl 19) and still can't kill him... although I think I figured it out. On one try, I used my sneak ability and bow/arrow'd his sorcerer crony to death until I got detected and killed by him. I realized that I need to level up in my sneak / archery abilities before I can take him out, so once I max out smithing that's probably what I'll go for (anyone have any tips on grinding sneak ability)?

That's basically all as far as my actual game progress goes.

Overall, I absolutely love the game, and can find very few things wrong with it. The graphics are amazing, and the soundtrack is so good, it really makes you feel like you're watching a movie in which you are the director. I think the gameplay is pretty good too, it's definitely the best RPG I've played since KOTOR2 (although its the only one I've played since then) and EverQuest (which is the only RPG I played prior to KOTOR2).

The two small complaints I'd have about the game are:

1) seems silly that I can max my smithing skill out by ONLY making Iron Daggers -- that doesn't seem realistic. I think to increase your smithing skill, you should have to make increasingly complex things, but I guess this is a minor complaint. It also seems relatively easy to make even the most high-end gear.

2) There doesn't seem to be an easy way to cycle between weapons / spells, etc, unless I just don't know how to do it? For example, I have to press 'TAB' then switch between my sword/shield and a bow... and if I want to go to spells, I have to press 'TAB' again, go to the Magic tab, and then switch to spells. It'd be good if I can cycle between some hotkeys to switch real-time on the fly. Maybe this exists and I just don't know though...

Also, how do you change the difficulty level? I'm not sure even what difficulty I'm playing?

Anyway, that's it for me atm, I might update tonight depending on how much work I get done. Also, is streaming Skyrim allowed? Who would be interested in watching a Skyrim stream? Let me know!

Also, discuss Skyrim~~

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Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
November 25 2011 01:54 GMT
#2
esc - settings for difficulty level

favourite stuff in your inventory with "f" or "r' i cant remember, then press q, and hover over the items and click a number. voila, quick switching
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SagaZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
France3460 Posts
November 25 2011 01:58 GMT
#3
You can hotkey items and spells
In the item tab or magic tab, you can press F on the item to "favorite" them
In game you press Q to bring up your favorite tab
On the favorite tab, you can hightlight an item or magic and press a number like 1
Hot key different magic and items to be able to switch gear in real time

skyrim is awesome, although horses are a bit too strong
Be nice, buy wards and don't feed double buff.
Kon-Tiki
Profile Joined February 2011
United States402 Posts
November 25 2011 02:00 GMT
#4
Also (assuming you're playing pc) you can hotkey ten items like control groups
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51478 Posts
November 25 2011 02:07 GMT
#5
you can only make heavy armor out of daedric, and even then, you still need the reagent of a daedra heart, which are hard to find.
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Sc1pio
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States823 Posts
November 25 2011 02:11 GMT
#6
Don't level up unless you scale that leveling with combat skills. What I mean by this is don't power Smithing unless you can compensate for the scarier enemies that will spawn with higher levels by having stronger combat abilities, meaning better weapons, magic, etc.

Skyrim is an excellent game. Not as good as Morrowind, but definitely better than Oblivion was.

My only issue is that I don't want to specialize my character, though this leads to not being really really good at any particular skill (except I'm not really a fan of archery or alchemy, and I prefer light armor :/ ).
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's there are few. " -Shunro Suzuki | fortuna fortes adiuvat
Juliette
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States6003 Posts
November 25 2011 02:25 GMT
#7
I wish it would tell me what level smithing I need to upgrade the next level (fine, exquisite, flawless, etc). ive had to do it the hard way ><.

favorite via Q!

i did not know you can hotkey 1-10...
OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
Erik.TheRed
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States1655 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 02:35:03
November 25 2011 02:34 GMT
#8
well I'm the sort of guy who's playing oblivion when everyone else is playing Skyrim (lol it was $6 on steam)... but man your control-scheme complaints are NOTHING compared to what I'm going through in Oblivion. I had to download a separate mod just to let me pick up/buy/sell a full stack of an item. I'm also not the biggest fan of the combat system (I vastly prefer Dragon Age: Origin's) but it's still an awesome game and I can't wait to get Skyrim once I'm done with it. And maybe by then the mod community will have come up with some really cool stuff as well.
"See you space cowboy"
Jindo
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1305 Posts
November 25 2011 02:36 GMT
#9
There are loads of cheese/exploits in Skyrim, some are more obvious than others. I avoid them when I see them to improve my playing experience.
DarthThienAn
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States2734 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 02:41:13
November 25 2011 02:39 GMT
#10
DURAN PLAY THE SKYRIM LOLOLOL.

I have dragon armor (the light kind) and it looks pretty badass. But then again, I didn't really have any alternative, since I can't make use of Daedric Armor.

Ya it's kinda silly how you can max out smithing so fast. Same with pickpocketing, had both at level 100 after like level 25 (main).


Oh also, if you're having trouble with bosses, go buy a merc/get a follower and equip them with gear, they become pretty strong and can tank for you
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Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
November 25 2011 02:41 GMT
#11
Why can't you use Daedric armor?
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nttea
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Sweden4353 Posts
November 25 2011 04:14 GMT
#12
On November 25 2011 11:11 Sc1pio wrote:
Don't level up unless you scale that leveling with combat skills. What I mean by this is don't power Smithing unless you can compensate for the scarier enemies that will spawn with higher levels by having stronger combat abilities, meaning better weapons, magic, etc.

Skyrim is an excellent game. Not as good as Morrowind, but definitely better than Oblivion was.

My only issue is that I don't want to specialize my character, though this leads to not being really really good at any particular skill (except I'm not really a fan of archery or alchemy, and I prefer light armor :/ ).

the levelling system is by far my least fauvorite part of the game, by far better than oblivion but still retarded that level up = you get weaker compared to your foes. The best part about rpg's used to be getting your ass kicked, then level up and get your revenge
Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 04:19:31
November 25 2011 04:18 GMT
#13
On November 25 2011 13:14 nttea wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2011 11:11 Sc1pio wrote:
Don't level up unless you scale that leveling with combat skills. What I mean by this is don't power Smithing unless you can compensate for the scarier enemies that will spawn with higher levels by having stronger combat abilities, meaning better weapons, magic, etc.

Skyrim is an excellent game. Not as good as Morrowind, but definitely better than Oblivion was.

My only issue is that I don't want to specialize my character, though this leads to not being really really good at any particular skill (except I'm not really a fan of archery or alchemy, and I prefer light armor :/ ).

the levelling system is by far my least fauvorite part of the game, by far better than oblivion but still retarded that level up = you get weaker compared to your foes. The best part about rpg's used to be getting your ass kicked, then level up and get your revenge


Without scaling though the game would become a lot more linear by forcing you to do low level first all the time and then move to higher level areas.

I do wish non-combat skills wouldn't increase your level though.
"You people need to just generally care a lot less about everything." -Zatic
T0fuuu
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia2275 Posts
November 25 2011 04:21 GMT
#14
On November 25 2011 13:14 nttea wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2011 11:11 Sc1pio wrote:
Don't level up unless you scale that leveling with combat skills. What I mean by this is don't power Smithing unless you can compensate for the scarier enemies that will spawn with higher levels by having stronger combat abilities, meaning better weapons, magic, etc.

Skyrim is an excellent game. Not as good as Morrowind, but definitely better than Oblivion was.

My only issue is that I don't want to specialize my character, though this leads to not being really really good at any particular skill (except I'm not really a fan of archery or alchemy, and I prefer light armor :/ ).

the levelling system is by far my least fauvorite part of the game, by far better than oblivion but still retarded that level up = you get weaker compared to your foes. The best part about rpg's used to be getting your ass kicked, then level up and get your revenge

How would that work in a game like skyrim where there are random encounters with dragons? DAMN got my ass kicked by a dragon! Better go kill rats in the sewers until im at a level where i can kill one in the open world!

I do agree some dungeons or areas in the game shouldnt be scaled to be made easier and should be difficult but atm i find i still die alot to magic and big mobs with my character so the games not that easy as long as you dont abuse the skill system.
Najda
Profile Joined June 2010
United States3765 Posts
November 25 2011 05:18 GMT
#15
On November 25 2011 13:18 Backpack wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2011 13:14 nttea wrote:
On November 25 2011 11:11 Sc1pio wrote:
Don't level up unless you scale that leveling with combat skills. What I mean by this is don't power Smithing unless you can compensate for the scarier enemies that will spawn with higher levels by having stronger combat abilities, meaning better weapons, magic, etc.

Skyrim is an excellent game. Not as good as Morrowind, but definitely better than Oblivion was.

My only issue is that I don't want to specialize my character, though this leads to not being really really good at any particular skill (except I'm not really a fan of archery or alchemy, and I prefer light armor :/ ).

the levelling system is by far my least fauvorite part of the game, by far better than oblivion but still retarded that level up = you get weaker compared to your foes. The best part about rpg's used to be getting your ass kicked, then level up and get your revenge


Without scaling though the game would become a lot more linear by forcing you to do low level first all the time and then move to higher level areas.

I do wish non-combat skills wouldn't increase your level though.


I'm pretty sure I read somewhere there is no scaling in Skyrim. Monsters like Giants and Dragons can be encountered from level one, and the basic Draugr (sp?) get easier and easier as you level up, eventually you will just 1 hit them.
Xeris
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Iran17695 Posts
November 25 2011 05:42 GMT
#16
I don't really notice scaling, does it actually exist? I.E. when I was level 7-8 I had trouble killing Draugr's, now I 1-hit them
twitter.com/xerislight -- follow me~~
Jindo
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1305 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 06:03:01
November 25 2011 05:58 GMT
#17
On November 25 2011 14:18 Najda wrote:
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere there is no scaling in Skyrim. Monsters like Giants and Dragons can be encountered from level one, and the basic Draugr (sp?) get easier and easier as you level up, eventually you will just 1 hit them.

The level scaling is light. Dragons begins to get stronger as you level up, at level 1-10, it's a plain dragon, at 10-20 its a blood dragon, this continues up to elder dragon.

Money reward is also scaled to your level. The reward for the quest where you beat up the bard in Whiterun is 250 gold for a level 7 character and a different amount for higher level character. Same with random magic loot, what you find in dungeons are scaled to your level the first time you enter its cell.

Base on this, I would say that when you're at a certain level, instead of plain Draugr popping out of that coffin, it might be a stronger version, like the Restless variant or Wight.
Jindo
Profile Joined July 2011
United States1305 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-11-25 06:17:19
November 25 2011 06:07 GMT
#18
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Atreides
Profile Joined October 2010
United States2393 Posts
November 25 2011 06:41 GMT
#19
It scales pretty soft, but it definitely scales. There is also a dragon level beyond Elder Dragon (Ancient Dragon). You definitely get the feel of getting more powerful as you go.

I would say you might want to focus your play a bit more. Sneak Archer, Mage, and Warrior type is a bit spread out. Any of the 3 is a perfectly viable option for completing all content on Master difficulty.

In general if you are having difficulty, bringing a follower makes everything MUCH easier.

Have fun tho, its an awesome game.
Psyonic_Reaver
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4336 Posts
November 25 2011 07:08 GMT
#20
I am upset that there is no Monk class like in Morrowind. Monks are my favorite type to play.
So wait? I'm bad? =(
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