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On November 15 2011 19:10 d00p wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 18:46 Capped wrote:On November 15 2011 18:39 BlueBird. wrote:
I don't mind the variety in wildlife Im sure there will be a Martigen Monster similar mod which would add new textures/models for existing baddies and add new ones in, it seems like this game was bigger and more popular than oblivion which means more quality mods hopefully :D. Oh god i hope so, i spent 5 hours in vanilla oblivion and dropped it. I installed OOO / MMM and i played it for about 2-3 hours everyday for 2 months up untill skyrim. It made it so awesome. Imagine what skyrim modders could do...OOO / MMM made the best of a bad situation, Skyrim is already fucking awesome that only really needs a few tweaks (bug / glitch fixes and stronger dragons imo) after that, they just...go to town on a masterpiece! :O What do you mean by Skyrim already being fucking awesome? What are the main differences between vanilla Oblivion and Skyrim? I too enjoyed Oblivion immensely after OOO / MMM. So are you saying Skyrim doesn't require mods? It's playable now even if you thought Oblivion required the level scaling mods etc? Skyrim doesn't have massive scaling? Bandits don't start dropping dragonbone once you hit 20+ lvls?
Yes in my opinion Vanilla Skyrim is really damn good, it has scaling to some extent but it works differently and the world is less bland.. im not far enough to comment on the late game loot drops, i think you face different kinds of bandits later on in the game, but you still see regular bandits which you can just push over at that point.
of course there will still be some great mods made hopefully, its just the core game is really great as an OOO player i cant wait to see what can be done when your starting with this much better game.
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On November 15 2011 19:45 lynx.oblige wrote:
Getting the +100 weight capacity perk (in the Sneak tree I think it was) is totally worth it.
it's in pick pocket tree. With the Steed stone you can carry almost 600lbs of stuff
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On November 15 2011 19:42 MorroW wrote:
noob question here, what are power attacks? how do i learn them etc
I thought power attacks are when you hold mouse1. Bigger attacks that take more stamina.
edit. blah someone already answered but without quote 
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On November 15 2011 12:06 jdseemoreglass wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 11:53 eYeball wrote:
I can't decide what do I want to play... I have 3 characters atm at around lvl 8 who are each one of them warrior or mage or thief. I have serious issues deciding what to play and what not... God dammit!
Hate that I have to repeat the story like three times also because my damn deciding problem TT I recommend simply going mage. The long distance fighting makes it MUCH easier to defeat difficult enemies like dragons, trolls, giants, etc. Thief is good in the short run for making extra coin, but in the long run it seems weaker than the other two in straight up battles. I'm focused heavily as a mage, and I can win fights that would normally be impossible by using the technique of destruction magic, turn and run, destruction magic, etc. You can beat very difficult enemies without even being touched.
Your probably right... Hmm, I'm tempting to go some sort of Archery heavy type with my Theif though. I mean I heard you can get somewhere around x30 the backstab damage, however I dont this can be used against Dragons or mighter opponents, well maybe I haven't tried. But I think with good daggers won't you be able to instant-kill opponents?
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Power attacks are when you hold down mouse buttons, if you just click, it's a normal swing.
One gripe about this game for me thus far is how often I don't get my 15x sneak attack damage from daggers even though I'm directly behind the enemy. I don't know what I'm doing wrong if I am at all. However, I get the cinematic kills quite often, which is very satisfying.
I'm playing a sneak archer/dagger build, so far it's really useful, I feel like a hired sniper/spec ops. I mostly either shoot and kill from afar if there are multiple targets, or just sneak and backstab 1 shot if they're alone. Makes the fighting more intense/thought out/planned than just running around and clicking.
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On November 15 2011 20:19 Capped wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 20:13 -Archangel- wrote:
I don't like the leveling system in this game. Getting smithing levels up and getting sneak or archery up to gain a level and then spending the perk on destruction seems stupid. They should have made you choose your main skills at character creation and then let those level up much faster and then add ingame options/quests that let you get more main skills (similar to Fallout1&2 system). Also skills should slow down leveling speed as they get higher, especially the non-combat ones that can be leveled so easily compared to destruction/one handed/two handed/armors You abuse smithing to 100 / level 30 and have 20 skill in your combat, your going to get owned, unless your playing on anything below expert like a noobie. Of course you also have the option of NOT ABUSING THIS STUFF, ITS A SINGLE PLAYER GAME STOP COMPLAINING ABOUT A CHOICE YOU MAKE + Show Spoiler +And FYI, the higher your level, the less xp you get for those "lower" skills.
Agreed...
Plus you cant spend your perks on destruction if you dont have it high enough. First on 20, 2nd on 30 etc.
Edit: that spoiler of yours made my day :D:D
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Hey guys, sorry for asking this here but i just started playing and i cant figure it out ...
how do i block if i have a sword equiped in one hand and a spell in the other?
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On November 15 2011 20:44 unR wrote:
Hey guys, sorry for asking this here but i just started playing and i cant figure it out ...
how do i block if i have a sword equiped in one hand and a spell in the other?
I think you can block only with shield or twohanded weapon.
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On November 15 2011 20:48 pleskator wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 20:44 unR wrote:
Hey guys, sorry for asking this here but i just started playing and i cant figure it out ...
how do i block if i have a sword equiped in one hand and a spell in the other? I think you can block only with shield or twohanded weapon.
You can block with a 1h weapon too, but you cant block if you are dual wielding without a shield
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On November 15 2011 20:26 parad0x wrote:
Power attacks are when you hold down mouse buttons, if you just click, it's a normal swing.
One gripe about this game for me thus far is how often I don't get my 15x sneak attack damage from daggers even though I'm directly behind the enemy. I don't know what I'm doing wrong if I am at all. However, I get the cinematic kills quite often, which is very satisfying.
I'm playing a sneak archer/dagger build, so far it's really useful, I feel like a hired sniper/spec ops. I mostly either shoot and kill from afar if there are multiple targets, or just sneak and backstab 1 shot if they're alone. Makes the fighting more intense/thought out/planned than just running around and clicking.
Agreed. It tends to bug out quite often. Really annoying:/
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God this game is pissing me off. I have to fight a tower full of highway banditman and a chief all at once for the Companion. Hurr durr unlimited AI stamina HURR DURR. Why the hell is the guild even called the Companion if I'm gonna solo the mission? I think I'm gonna kill every single fucking Companion member after this quest. Fuck!
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On November 15 2011 20:19 SigmaoctanusIV wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 19:45 lynx.oblige wrote:
Getting the +100 weight capacity perk (in the Sneak tree I think it was) is totally worth it. it's in pick pocket tree. With the Steed stone you can carry almost 600lbs of stuff
What's the point? Unless you carry Dragon Bones and Scales with you en masse, it's not really needed to have 600lbs....
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On November 15 2011 20:44 unR wrote:
Hey guys, sorry for asking this here but i just started playing and i cant figure it out ...
how do i block if i have a sword equiped in one hand and a spell in the other?
you need 2 hands on a weapon to block with it.
i find sword shield combat to be quite fun in this game btw.
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On November 15 2011 21:11 matiK23 wrote:
God this game is pissing me off. I have to fight a tower full of highway banditman and a chief all at once for the Companion. Hurr durr unlimited AI stamina HURR DURR. Why the hell is the guild even called the Companion if I'm gonna solo the mission? I think I'm gonna kill every single fucking Companion member after this quest. Fuck!
What part of the quest chain are you on? Have you been initiated yet?+ Show Spoiler +a large portion of that one quest is to show you the power of ww form. holding down either attack button actually knocks the enemies prone so you can rush and pound on them. wws can sprint really efficiently as well. ww mode is amazing for me.
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On November 15 2011 21:11 matiK23 wrote:
God this game is pissing me off. I have to fight a tower full of highway banditman and a chief all at once for the Companion. Hurr durr unlimited AI stamina HURR DURR. Why the hell is the guild even called the Companion if I'm gonna solo the mission? I think I'm gonna kill every single fucking Companion member after this quest. Fuck!
you chose to do it alone, there are so many people you could've brought with you. don't know about stamina but npc's do not have unlimited magicka. gonna test the stamina thing.
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On November 15 2011 20:08 -Archangel- wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 19:47 merlin101 wrote:On November 15 2011 19:28 -Archangel- wrote:On November 15 2011 19:23 merlin101 wrote:On November 15 2011 19:20 -Archangel- wrote:
How long do you need to rest to get well rested status?
How do you know you got well rested status, where does it say so?
How long does well rested status last? Sleep in a bed you own, so your house. Check in magics, active effects. 8h And if I sleep at the Inn I don't get well rested? How long is ingame hour in real life? 2secs 1min I don't know about inns... but your chamber in the circle of magi also works Uff that is not a lot. This basically forces you to fast travel if you want to use well rested to help you in dungeons as you only have 16min real time to do anything
You can currently change the timescaling via console. Open with ^ usually.
set timescale to # - Set the rate at which time passes. (16 is the default, 1 is realtime)
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I posted this on reddit but I have a feeling I'll get flayed alive in there...
Don't get me wrong, it's obviously a good game but it just seems pretty dull.
The more I play it the more I feel that the world just seems empty. There doesn't seem to be any travelling merchants going along the roads that have escorts. This means that while I'm adventuring in the wild and make it back to a road that there is no little surprise, no one I can talk to, to either exchange loot or even hold up.
Same thing with bandits, why aren't there any bandits hiding alongside roadsides ready to ambush caravans/NPCs? Or fellow adventurers going to and from towns that you can have a little chat with?
I don't really care for the random x x prisoner x groups that roam around and I think adding NPCs that actually are out in the world would add so much life to the game. If you played Oblivion then you may remember these things were added in mods and they were pretty cool.
Adventuring is a bit dull. I've come across quite a few places that have cages in them and there are never any prisoners. How hard would it be to add someone that says thanks for releasing me and then you either let them free or shake 'em up. Or that they start a quest line to retrieve something they own from the boss of the location or to head back to where ever they came from and receive a reward, or even escort them back to civilisation?
It's also a bit dull because there doesn't seem to be a big enemy list. I'm getting a bit bored clobbering bandits, necromancers and vampires at most of the locations I go to. Or those dead nords. And Spriggans are annoying.
There doesn't seem to be many choices in quests either. Sure you can probably remember a few but it would be nice to get to the end of a bandit cave and be able to talk to their leader who is impressed with your killings of his companions and tries to make a deal or you get to join him for some loot and go heist up wandering caravans or kill soldiers nearby. There just doesn't seem to be many choices when you get to enemy leaders, it's simply enter x and murder everything.
Dragons seem a bit of a let down. They can be very few and far between and they aren't exactly hard fights. Their animations in the sky look a bit awkward and when they get to the ground, what to they do? They either melt your face or peck you.
It's a freakin' dragon man. Where's the tail swipe or shielding with wings or locking with the jaws and tossing. There are other enemies that are harder than dragons and it's a bit of a letdown when these fights should be EPIC but they just aren't.
Loot seems a bit of a letdown too. I suppose it's a good amount that drops but not many of it seems helpful to me apart from disenchanting. Smithing is pretty much better than anything you'll find and add that to enchanting and there is 0 chance you'll need anything.
It feels like Oblivion completely remade yet without many world improvements. Sometimes it feels empty like an MMO where anywhere that isn't a town or village just seems emptyObviously I'm going to keep playing but after I complete it with this character I'm going to wait for some tasty, tasty mods.
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On November 15 2011 19:51 Steveling wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2011 19:48 Silentness wrote:
Would this game be good for a 14 year old? I'm thinking about buying it for my little brother, but with the mature rating tag in the US and the fact that it looks like an indepth RPG I'm not sure if he would understand the game fully.
*scratches head* At his age we were playing Baldurs Gate so no, he will manage just fine. As for the mature part I'm sure there are some mods removing blood etc and there will be a ton more, so imo wait a couple months before buying it for him.
It really depends on what kind of gamer he is. I remember enjoying morrowind a lot at that age. However, it is definitely more complex than for example a CoD game, so if he is more into something like that, this might not be the right game.
Regarding the "mature" tag, that is something you need to decide on your own. In my opinion, a 14-year old should be able to deal with the stuff you have in any game, but i am also neither a parent, nor do i make laws.
In Skyrim, you will get the usual running around and killing people, but it is not excessively graphic in my opinion. But you also get a lot of weird stuff lying around, like skulls, bones, i think i found a human heart in some vampire lair and grinded it into a potion, and things like that. Plus the whole totally free world, which means that you are not necessary bound by morality. But guards will still hunt you if you get caught doing crimes.
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For quite some time, i have had active effect , reduced stamina, "bone brake fever"
Anyone knows how to remove it ?
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