EPTAlso the Nords are clearly modeled after germanic people ('ger' = 'spear') specifically Vikings which had mostly spears.
I will go berserk if they are not in the game..Oh wait I can't because their iconic weapons are spears TT
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REDBLUEGREEN
Germany1903 Posts
Also the Nords are clearly modeled after germanic people ('ger' = 'spear') specifically Vikings which had mostly spears. I will go berserk if they are not in the game..Oh wait I can't because their iconic weapons are spears TT | ||
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DJEtterStyle
United States2766 Posts
On November 01 2011 06:34 REDBLUEGREEN wrote: So will there be spears? I thought it was so stupid to remove one of the oldest weapons of mankind that was by far more widely spread than swords. Also the Nords are clearly modeled after germanic people ('ger' = 'spear') specifically Vikings which had mostly spears. I will go berserk if they are not in the game..Oh wait I can't because their iconic weapons are spears TT I remember listening to a long interview with Todd Howard a while back. Pretty sure he said spears will not be in the game. Go berserk. --- http://nerdtrek.com/skyrim-details/ 4:30 Are there going to be spears in the game? “There are not spears in the classic spear sense. I am sorry. There currently are not.” “Something like spears is really cool, but with where we’re putting our time with the other weapons, it just didn’t make the cut.” | ||
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Saturnize
United States2473 Posts
On November 01 2011 06:12 Millitron wrote: You could do it in Oblivion, but it sucked because, iirc, you had to enchant each individual arrow, which is expensive and time-consuming. You'd enchant the Bow. | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On November 01 2011 06:39 DJEtterStyle wrote: I remember listening to a long interview with Todd Howard a while back. Pretty sure he said spears will not be in the game. Go berserk. --- http://nerdtrek.com/skyrim-details/ 4:30 Are there going to be spears in the game? “There are not spears in the classic spear sense. I am sorry. There currently are not.” “Something like spears is really cool, but with where we’re putting our time with the other weapons, it just didn’t make the cut.” I think it's cause, from a melee standpoint,it would be awkward. Sure you could use them like javelins, but as actual spears they don't gel well with the gameplay system- poke, poke, poke, when the game is more about positioning and timing. I do wish they'd be in there though, cause spears are awesome and Nords SHOULD have spears. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
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DJEtterStyle
United States2766 Posts
On November 01 2011 06:48 floor exercise wrote: I wonder what exactly is the non classic spear sense Those are the sorts of questions that keep me up at night. | ||
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Ganjamaster
Argentina475 Posts
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blobrus
4297 Posts
On November 01 2011 07:00 Ganjamaster wrote: Sorry for the noob question, but I have been looking at the previews of this game and it looks pretty sick, and I wanted to know if it is cool to play Skyrim without having played any previous elder scrolls game. Thanks. Yeah, a lot of people first got into the Elder Scrolls from Oblivion. Its really easy to pick up. Sure, you'll miss some of the references if you choose not to pick up Morrowind and Oblivion (you should, they're really good as well, though Morrowind is old), but you pretty much won't have any less enjoyment than veterans of the series. | ||
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Vilonis
United States130 Posts
On October 31 2011 16:58 Jindo wrote: You want to have the best of both world? A warrior with high defense who can cast spell that are as powerful as a full fledged mage? The latter class is obsolete then. There must be huge consequences for choosing to dual class. There are ready is a huge drawback. By definition, any hybrid class will be weaker than a pure class of the same level in one or more areas. A level 20 battle mage will (should) never be stronger in all regards than a pure warrior, or a pure mage. The combination my be stronger than a pure warrior/mage, though. This is because you must, by definition, split up your resources into two paths. If you take half of the warrior skills and half of the mage skills, it should take you twice as long to become as strong as a pure warrior with all of your warrior skills, and twice as long to cap your mage skills as a pure mage. In Oblivion you could avoid the dumb skills (like taking both blade and blunt, athletics, etc) and focus on the main skills of each path (magic and combat). This combined with the ability to have a sword, shield, and spell all ready to be used at once would have made hybrids far stronger than their pure counterparts. In Skyrim, you need a separate hand for a spell, so it isn't a problem. Spell effectiveness is unnecessary. The huge consequences needed to keep hybrids at the same power as pure classes is that you must cut all of your resources in half to have a hybrid class. (Resources being skills gains, gold for items [repair hammers, potions, ingredients, etc], and in Skyrim, the points you get to put into perks for skill, though im not entirely sure how that will work yet. ) I suppose discussing balance in the first place is kind of dumb though. Why is there a need for balance in a single player game? In Fallout 3, I took all the best perks my first play through and rolled through the game. Then to make it really hard, I took Unarmed, Stealth, and Speech. One was far more effective than the other, but that is the way I wanted it and it was damn fun. Though I do think that Hybrid classes are harder than Pure classes, just for the record. | ||
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Talin
Montenegro10532 Posts
Having interesting characters is so much more fun. I still have an Oblivion save with a character who is a pacifist and didn't kill anybody yet, and it has over 20 hours of gameplay put into it. The more interesting constraints you put on yourself, the more entertaining the playthrough is imo. | ||
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boon2537
United States905 Posts
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Praetorial
United States4241 Posts
On November 01 2011 08:40 boon2537 wrote: Pardon my ignorance; I'm pretty noob at rpg, as I only played a handful of recent rpg games, such as Dragon Age, Diablo, Witcher, Mass Effect, and Fallout 3. What makes this game franchise so special ? and is this game going to be reasonably challenging ? I like at tactic feature in Dragon Age, but, obviously, Skyrim does not have that. Total open world-total open world. Total open world-total open world. Total open world-total open world. Total open world-total open world. That's why. You can ignore the story and do whatever the heck you want to. | ||
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Xinder
United States2269 Posts
On November 01 2011 08:40 boon2537 wrote: Pardon my ignorance; I'm pretty noob at rpg, as I only played a handful of recent rpg games, such as Dragon Age, Diablo, Witcher, Mass Effect, and Fallout 3. What makes this game franchise so special ? and is this game going to be reasonably challenging ? I like at tactic feature in Dragon Age, but, obviously, Skyrim does not have that. Out of the games you've played Fallout 3 is made by the same game company that makes the Elder Scrolls series. So if you enjoyed Fallout 3 for it's open world and the ability to literally do just about anything you wanted then there's a good chance you'll like Skyrim and the other elder scrolls games. | ||
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lynx.oblige
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
On November 01 2011 08:40 boon2537 wrote: Pardon my ignorance; I'm pretty noob at rpg, as I only played a handful of recent rpg games, such as Dragon Age, Diablo, Witcher, Mass Effect, and Fallout 3. What makes this game franchise so special ? and is this game going to be reasonably challenging ? I like at tactic feature in Dragon Age, but, obviously, Skyrim does not have that. What exactly do you mean by the tactic feature? Of course you can't set tactics in Skyrim. You're not building a team, you will be solo most of the time. There are certainly still tactics, in any combat really. It would just not make any sense to have a tactics system like in Dragon Age for a game like Skyrim. | ||
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Mereel
Germany895 Posts
gonna be the best rpg ever | ||
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Kibibit
United States1551 Posts
On November 01 2011 08:40 boon2537 wrote: Pardon my ignorance; I'm pretty noob at rpg, as I only played a handful of recent rpg games, such as Dragon Age, Diablo, Witcher, Mass Effect, and Fallout 3. What makes this game franchise so special ? and is this game going to be reasonably challenging ? I like at tactic feature in Dragon Age, but, obviously, Skyrim does not have that. It's way, way more open world than any of the games sans Fallout 3. Otherwise, it'll be an experience fairly similar to Fallout 3, except with a different setting, more melee options, and spells. Tactics sounds like an interesting idea, but the flow of the game would make it more effort than it's worth. | ||
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lynx.oblige
Sierra Leone2268 Posts
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
On November 01 2011 09:04 Mereel wrote: skyrim is realtime without a pause function /which sucks big time btw) gonna be the best rpg ever Can anyone confirm this? No pausing? Aside from general pausing, I take it this means you can't pause combat to switch items? Manage your inventory or spells? Potions? That is a GREAT thing. You could REALLY abuse that in Oblivion, if you weren't setup with hotkeys etc properly for an encounter. Any other input on how this works? I really like the sounds of this for the difficulty aspect. | ||
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Hikko
United States1126 Posts
On November 01 2011 09:21 cursor wrote: Can anyone confirm this? No pausing? Aside from general pausing, I take it this means you can't pause combat to switch items? Manage your inventory or spells? Potions? That is a GREAT thing. You could REALLY abuse that in Oblivion, if you weren't setup with hotkeys etc properly for an encounter. Any other input on how this works? I really like the sounds of this for the difficulty aspect. I think he means that you don't have the pause and do your tactics like Bioware RPGs do for combat. It's all real time, with no pause-and-assign gameplay. The leaked footage shows somebody pausing to drink a potion in combat, I think | ||
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CursOr
United States6335 Posts
On November 01 2011 09:32 Hikko wrote: I think he means that you don't have the pause and do your tactics like Bioware RPGs do for combat. It's all real time, with no pause-and-assign gameplay. The leaked footage shows somebody pausing to drink a potion in combat, I think  | ||
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