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Does anyone know why enchanting items basically ruins them? If I want to put enchantment on my flawless orcish armor, is defense rating plummets from 92 to around 65, and the price drops from 1700 to 600ish...how do you actually improve the armor with enchanting (except obviously by gaining a new stat on the item? Is this governed by the level in enchanment and perks?
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On November 15 2011 04:35 PHILtheTANK wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:32 MasterKush wrote:On November 15 2011 04:19 PHILtheTANK wrote:I need some help... like badly  Im completely stuck and I don't want to continue in fear that I'm going to fuck this up. I'm doing the Markath quest lines where + Show Spoiler +I was imprisoned and all that crap, its called Noone escapes from Cidnha Mines. I decided to help the leader of the forsworn instead of just killing him and stealing the key to the escape. After I do all the crap, we make our way through the mines and dwarven ruins, and he gives me all the shit that was taken away for getting arrested. I go outside, and the forsworn are lined up, with the Thonos guy and one guard staring them down..... and nothing happens. I watched a video of someone else doing the quest(everything is fine up until the 19 min mark) and there are supposed to be like 4 guards with the guy, and they talk to the forsworn and fight and you complete the objective. Instead they just stand there and do nothing. If i attack the guards, the forsworn just yell "nothing to do with me" and run away, and i get a 40 gold bounty, and the quest doesn't complete. If i 1 shot the Thonos guy in the face, the forsworn attack all the guards and murder them and i complete the quest, but i get an over 1000 gold bounty. They also just rampage around the city and stand there stomping some old lady in the ground for like an hour. Is this what is supposed to happen... what am i supposed to do Help please I can't play till i figure this out! I have done that quest line, so hopefully I can help a little. + Show Spoiler +When I did it, as you said, the Forsworn talk to the Silver-Blood guy and proceed to murder the Silver-Blood + any guards they see. They should literally run around the whole place battering guards. Then they just kinda dissapear and that's it. It's a very weird quest line, that personally, I feel was added near the end of the development of the game because it just doesn't click and feel right once it's over. Since completing that quest line I have a bug that wont allow me to pay off my bounty in Markarth (after I accidentally killed a Noble outside of the town) so i've literally had to kill every guard left in the place. Probably 50+ guards so far. I subsequently can't do any of the quests for the Jarl or the High Elf people. Really frustrating. Anyway, I think you will probably just have to take the 1000 bounty and deal with it. Have you checked through all of your quest objectives? Perhaps you have another quest open that is interfering with it? Not sure + Show Spoiler +Once I snipe the silver blood guy in the face, it just says objective completed and moves the quest into the completed quests section. I even followed where the forsworn went once. 20 minutes of following them to some stupid camp, where they wouldn't even talk to me I guess i'll just have to pay the bounty and hope everything works out. Thank you for ur help!
It's really stupid when things like that happen, I'm so pissed that I now can't do most of the quests for the Jarl. Before he was talking about earning his respect so I could buy a house there, but that's definitely not going to be possible now. Someone suggested joining the Thieve's Guild and have them remove my bounty so that's probably my final option. Haven't even been to Riften yet though.
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Someday I'm going to marry Eola, gal is irresistable.
+ Show Spoiler +Is there a downside to being awesomea cannibal
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On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra).
I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare).
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On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare).
THE FUCK? I have very similar spec and like 20fps on low settings... Gotta check the drivers but i've updated them recently...
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On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare).
ok, this is helpful to me how? i know im supposed to be running the game perfectly. but people are having issues (dual 580s lagging)
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Australia7069 Posts
On November 15 2011 04:48 Asmodeusz wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare). THE FUCK? I have very similar spec and like 20fps on low settings... Gotta check the drivers but i've updated them recently...
i have pretty much the same setup and i'm getting a solid 60fps with everything on ultra
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On November 15 2011 04:38 MasterKush wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:35 PHILtheTANK wrote:On November 15 2011 04:32 MasterKush wrote:On November 15 2011 04:19 PHILtheTANK wrote:I need some help... like badly Im completely stuck and I don't want to continue in fear that I'm going to fuck this up. I'm doing the Markath quest lines where + Show Spoiler +I was imprisoned and all that crap, its called Noone escapes from Cidnha Mines. I decided to help the leader of the forsworn instead of just killing him and stealing the key to the escape. After I do all the crap, we make our way through the mines and dwarven ruins, and he gives me all the shit that was taken away for getting arrested. I go outside, and the forsworn are lined up, with the Thonos guy and one guard staring them down..... and nothing happens. I watched a video of someone else doing the quest(everything is fine up until the 19 min mark) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63tC50uTCzA and there are supposed to be like 4 guards with the guy, and they talk to the forsworn and fight and you complete the objective. Instead they just stand there and do nothing. If i attack the guards, the forsworn just yell "nothing to do with me" and run away, and i get a 40 gold bounty, and the quest doesn't complete. If i 1 shot the Thonos guy in the face, the forsworn attack all the guards and murder them and i complete the quest, but i get an over 1000 gold bounty. They also just rampage around the city and stand there stomping some old lady in the ground for like an hour. Is this what is supposed to happen... what am i supposed to do Help please I can't play till i figure this out! I have done that quest line, so hopefully I can help a little. + Show Spoiler +When I did it, as you said, the Forsworn talk to the Silver-Blood guy and proceed to murder the Silver-Blood + any guards they see. They should literally run around the whole place battering guards. Then they just kinda dissapear and that's it. It's a very weird quest line, that personally, I feel was added near the end of the development of the game because it just doesn't click and feel right once it's over. Since completing that quest line I have a bug that wont allow me to pay off my bounty in Markarth (after I accidentally killed a Noble outside of the town) so i've literally had to kill every guard left in the place. Probably 50+ guards so far. I subsequently can't do any of the quests for the Jarl or the High Elf people. Really frustrating. Anyway, I think you will probably just have to take the 1000 bounty and deal with it. Have you checked through all of your quest objectives? Perhaps you have another quest open that is interfering with it? Not sure + Show Spoiler +Once I snipe the silver blood guy in the face, it just says objective completed and moves the quest into the completed quests section. I even followed where the forsworn went once. 20 minutes of following them to some stupid camp, where they wouldn't even talk to me I guess i'll just have to pay the bounty and hope everything works out. Thank you for ur help! It's really stupid when things like that happen, I'm so pissed that I now can't do most of the quests for the Jarl. Before he was talking about earning his respect so I could buy a house there, but that's definitely not going to be possible now. Someone suggested joining the Thieve's Guild and have them remove my bounty so that's probably my final option. Haven't even been to Riften yet though.
Ya its really dumb too because I already got the quest reward... he gives it to you before you go outside, so now the choices are get that bounty and complete the quest(that i get nothing for as far as i know) or just leave it? It makes no sense. W/e i guess gold is easy to come by.
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Okay. After playing for about 12 hours, letting the "wow shiny" wear off, and actually sitting back and taking the time to think about the game here are my conclusions:
1. This is a good game. On it's own this game is incredibly entertaining to play and I'm likely to get more that what I paid for in terms of cost/hours of play (typical with ES games).
2. This is NOT what I wanted/expected. It's good, very enjoyable and all that, but it doesn't feel like an RPG. It feels like a medieval version of bioshock, like an incredibly detailed and open hack and slash game. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is concerned with combat essentially in some way. What's more the lack of classes and the classic system of skills and attributes may seem new and intuitive, but quite frankly if I wanted to play FO3 I'd play FO3 and not buy an Elder Scrolls game. Just feel like we're forgetting our Pen and Paper roots here.
3. Spell casting has struck a happy medium. YAY! I don't have insta-regenerating magicka like in Oblivion, but I'm no longer required to sleep in order to get it back like in Morrowind! Also, spell casting in general is now much more interesting (in a combative sense).
4. Spell casting is still only good for one thing. Combat. Where are my mark and recall spells? Jump spells? Levitate? I figured these would finally come back, but no, I'm once more disappointed.
5. They have sensible fast travel! They integrated Fast travel into the lore and world of the game through the carts making it a part of the world as opposed to a part of the game. Not as aesthetically pleasing as the Silt Striders, but it makes sense given the region we're in.
6. They still have retarded "click here I go" fast travel. WHY!?!? It's not clever, or seamless, and it's really just a lazy crutch for the mainstream console audience.
7. Cinematic combat finishers are fucking cool. That is all.
8. Cinematic combat adds nothing to the game. It's just a gimmick that I quite frankly, after the first few time it happened, just got old. I find myself going, "Come on, get on with it." more and more.
9. Selection of "signs" and such has a cool base concept that they pulled off well. This is a new sort of character customization that I'd like to see explored more.
10. The opening was utter crap. It was super epic, and then every quest is super epic. WTF. One of Morrowind's strengths was that it did such a good job of making the action and excitement crescendo. I went from clearing out a lady's basement of rats to slaying a Mad God in the heart of his fortress/prison with a number of legendary items that took me 50 levels and nearly 100 hours of gameplay to get. That's a mother fucking crescendo. In Skyrim, I killed a Dragon at level 4, after being thrown into the action at level 0. Where's my down time? In Skyrim I feel compelled to do something big and bombastic. Why? I want choices, I want tabula Rasa. Morrowind: Go to this city, have fun! Nothing big. Just you entering the world. Want to go there? Feel free, but there's nothing in the way the game's story was crafted PUSHING me in that direction. It's a choice, just like it would be in any other RPG.
That's what I got so far. I'm sure I'll get called a Morrowind Nostalgia-fag but I don't particularly care. This game does not do it for a hardcore classic RPG fan like me, but that doesn't mean I don't like it. Here's to Skyrim ^_^
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On November 15 2011 04:19 r.Evo wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 03:46 da_head wrote:On November 15 2011 03:21 r.Evo wrote:I JUST FOUND THE BEST FUCKING GRAPHICS MOD POSSIBLE: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=174It removes the greenstitch this game has. Play around with your settings a littlebit, I use float sharpen = 0.10 and removed the vignette effect. CHECK THOSE SCREENSHOTS Also it's easy as fuck to edit. Someone give this guy a medal. Edit: Make sure to use the FULL PACK - the first dl isn't updated and therefore not working properly atm. the screenshots look amazing! and the game only came out a few days ago...lol these modders never cease to impress. though i require a little assistance. what do i do after i dl the full pack? do i need to run it or put it into my skyrim folder? I'm kinda trying to keep posting best of mods in here since I'm pretty close to some of the guys doing this kind of stuff but I think this info is drowning in this thread. Are people interested in some kind of mod-guide where I show links to stuff I recommend?Right now I'm running improved Shadows (which actually improved performance too, trollol Bethesda), a memory fix removing most of the 4-5s lags in new areas, the FX tuning linked above and enhanced night sky. Oh, and a nude mod. Shame on me. =D Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:12 Steveling wrote:Godamit my main quest is bugged. + Show Spoiler +After you infiltrate the Thellan Embassy, you are sent to find an old man, he is somewhere in the Thieves guilds sewers, I find him behind his barricated door, which he is supposed to open after we talk but nothing happens. He doesn't open the door. Am I doing something wrong here or is that a bug? It's on the main storyline also so I can not advance, T_T. http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=172Use this fix, worked fine for me. =)
Woah thnk mate!!<3
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On November 15 2011 04:49 da_head wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare). ok, this is helpful to me how? i know im supposed to be running the game perfectly. but people are having issues (dual 580s lagging)
Q: also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly?
A: have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly
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ok with some mods and some tinkering, ive managed to improve my frames drastically. its not 60fps or ultra, but i can live with it for now.
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So I was wondering about forges. Does the forge you use have any effect on the quality of items you make? Like if I use the skyforge in whiterun will the items be any better than say if I use the normal forge in whiterun or the forge in riverwood?
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On November 15 2011 04:56 Odoakar wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:49 da_head wrote:On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare). ok, this is helpful to me how? i know im supposed to be running the game perfectly. but people are having issues (dual 580s lagging) Q: also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? A: have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly
wtf lol I have everything like you do except gtx 570, 8GB of DDR3 and I get anywhere from 30-60 fps with no consistency yet I max battlefield 3 no problems -_-. But i play 1920 by 1200 maybe you play at a lower resolution otherwise I have no idea how you are getting completely 60 fps while I can't T_T
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omfg dwarfen centurio, how am i supposed to kill that thing ^^
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On November 15 2011 05:03 blade55555 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:56 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 04:49 da_head wrote:On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare). ok, this is helpful to me how? i know im supposed to be running the game perfectly. but people are having issues (dual 580s lagging) Q: also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? A: have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly wtf lol I have everything like you do except gtx 570, 8GB of DDR3 and I get anywhere from 30-60 fps with no consistency yet I max battlefield 3 no problems -_-. But i play 1920 by 1200 maybe you play at a lower resolution otherwise I have no idea how you are getting completely 60 fps while I can't T_T
I play 1920x1080, Windows 7.
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On November 15 2011 04:19 r.Evo wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 03:46 da_head wrote:On November 15 2011 03:21 r.Evo wrote:I JUST FOUND THE BEST FUCKING GRAPHICS MOD POSSIBLE: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=174It removes the greenstitch this game has. Play around with your settings a littlebit, I use float sharpen = 0.10 and removed the vignette effect. CHECK THOSE SCREENSHOTS Also it's easy as fuck to edit. Someone give this guy a medal. Edit: Make sure to use the FULL PACK - the first dl isn't updated and therefore not working properly atm. the screenshots look amazing! and the game only came out a few days ago...lol these modders never cease to impress. though i require a little assistance. what do i do after i dl the full pack? do i need to run it or put it into my skyrim folder? I'm kinda trying to keep posting best of mods in here since I'm pretty close to some of the guys doing this kind of stuff but I think this info is drowning in this thread. Are people interested in some kind of mod-guide where I show links to stuff I recommend?Right now I'm running improved Shadows (which actually improved performance too, trollol Bethesda), a memory fix removing most of the 4-5s lags in new areas, the FX tuning linked above and enhanced night sky. Oh, and a nude mod. Shame on me. =D Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 04:12 Steveling wrote:Godamit my main quest is bugged. + Show Spoiler +After you infiltrate the Thellan Embassy, you are sent to find an old man, he is somewhere in the Thieves guilds sewers, I find him behind his barricated door, which he is supposed to open after we talk but nothing happens. He doesn't open the door. Am I doing something wrong here or is that a bug? It's on the main storyline also so I can not advance, T_T. http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=172Use this fix, worked fine for me. =)
YES!!! I loved reading through recommended mod lists for Oblivion, maybe a bit too early to mod IMO but please do make a list!!! (and be sure to update it!)
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so i can kill all the random ppl i come across in this game with no consequence?
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United States7166 Posts
I've an extremely newb/basic question:
What effects do having a higher skill rating for some skills do? I mean i know what it does for thief skills (sneaking is more effective, pickpocketing/lockpicking easier), and I assume warrior skills increase damage?, but what about destruction/conjuration/alteration/illlusion? like for destruction, it doesnt seem like having higher skill adds damage..only use for having higher skills is to unlock more perks.
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On November 15 2011 05:04 Odoakar wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 05:03 blade55555 wrote:On November 15 2011 04:56 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 04:49 da_head wrote:On November 15 2011 04:43 Odoakar wrote:On November 15 2011 03:56 da_head wrote:
also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? my specs are as follows:
intel i7 2630qm 2.0ghz
gtx 560m
12gb ddr3 ram
and yes, before you ask, there's nothing wrong with my computer and my drivers are up to date. ive checked the skyrim forums, and a LOT of ppl are complaining about dropping frames and huge issues. they've recommended turning off vsync and lowering shadows and shit, but all the tinkering around ive done, doesnt really work (unless i put everything on low, which i refuse to do since i should easily be able to run this on ultra). I have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly (sometimes I get some framerate issues, but only on a very specific areas, very rare). ok, this is helpful to me how? i know im supposed to be running the game perfectly. but people are having issues (dual 580s lagging) Q: also for pc users, has anyone been able to run the game smoothly? A: have intel i5-2500k, gt 560 ti and 4GB ddr3, run everything on ultra, runs extremely smoothly wtf lol I have everything like you do except gtx 570, 8GB of DDR3 and I get anywhere from 30-60 fps with no consistency yet I max battlefield 3 no problems -_-. But i play 1920 by 1200 maybe you play at a lower resolution otherwise I have no idea how you are getting completely 60 fps while I can't T_T I play 1920x1080, Windows 7.
Yeah I use windows 7 to, have you checked your frame rate to see if you consistently get 60 fps or are you just going by "it feels smooth"?
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