[Gaming] Elder Scrolls 5 - Dawnguard is HERE!
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Yeah, that's the one I didn't like. It's neat to fool around with, I just don't like how over the top it goes. I like mods that enhance the original content without overpowering it, just personal preference.
I'm not sure that you had to do anything special in order for that to happen. I chose the necromancer option and it started me in Blackreach, right inside a house guarded by a dwarven sphere that kicks my ass if I open the door.
Allegedly Morrowind in the Dragonborn DLC will be roughly half the size of Skyrim itself. That sounds more like an expansion than just another DLC.
I'm debating whether to buy any DLC or wait for an eventual GOTY edition. Largely I'm not wanting to hog my PS3's precious hard drive space with extra stuff that could just be on a disc. On the other hand, the DLC will all be 50% off the week it comes to PS3 to make up for the delay, so it'd be the same price as divvying up some GOTY edition. That, and my orc is going to be a werewolf soon, so I wouldn't mind having the werewolf tree from Dawnguard, and I know my wife would like to make a vampire that doesn't suck.
I'm debating whether to buy any DLC or wait for an eventual GOTY edition. Largely I'm not wanting to hog my PS3's precious hard drive space with extra stuff that could just be on a disc. On the other hand, the DLC will all be 50% off the week it comes to PS3 to make up for the delay, so it'd be the same price as divvying up some GOTY edition. That, and my orc is going to be a werewolf soon, so I wouldn't mind having the werewolf tree from Dawnguard, and I know my wife would like to make a vampire that doesn't suck.
GasBandit
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Yeah, suggestion: Go back to being a stealthy sniper.
Magic use is actually kinda weak in skyrim, many people have complained about it.
Conversely, stealth/bow gets ridiculously overpowered very quickly.
If you wanna do something different, go melee. Sword and board is pretty rewarding.
Alternatively, go for a dagger wielding, stealthy illusionist. Illusion magic is incredibly powerful.
My vampire character was a dagger wielding assassin that used illusion (and some conjuration) to great extent.
Magic works fine if you get some mods. Basically, there's a point when any two-handed spell will stagger an enemy. This is the point when you never have to worry about fighting humans or animals again. Just make sure you get high enchant to make some bad ass Destruction cost reduction armor and you'll be fine.
I've actually had fun RPing characters in addition to their themes. For instance:
-Dual sword-weilding blademaster who lived out essentially the plot of Inigo Montoya
-Greatsword/two-handed axe/warhammer berserker who screamed random gibberish (random dragon shout) whenever he'd run into battle and kill anything in his line of sight
-Stealthy sniper who had OCD and kleptomania and had to steal everything that wasn't nailed down in any building he went into.
-Dual sword-weilding blademaster who lived out essentially the plot of Inigo Montoya
-Greatsword/two-handed axe/warhammer berserker who screamed random gibberish (random dragon shout) whenever he'd run into battle and kill anything in his line of sight
-Stealthy sniper who had OCD and kleptomania and had to steal everything that wasn't nailed down in any building he went into.
People only feel magic is weak because they always go for DESTRUCTION magic. I feel destruction is the weakest, and unless you really want to be the emperor and throw lightning (which, admittedly, is pretty cool) the other magics are all far better.
Man, if I had a nickel for every time I started a character and cleaned out every item from Bleakfall Barrows... It would take about 4 trips to get everything of any value.
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Yeah, that seems a little badass.
GasBandit
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If I recall, Shego was also very disappointed with her Destruction mage and was much happier after restarting with a dual wield orc.
But what did she do in the game??
Did... did you just imply Shego's an Orc in real life?
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Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to bury Adam. Or, rather, what's left of him. In a soup can.
Maybe the game just isn't for you.
Maybe you've no more adventure in your soulless heart.
There are different kinds of video games.
Perhaps you need something that's less a playground and more either a game for the sake of gaming (like a Mario game or Donkey Kong Country Returns) or an experience/movie type of game (Bioshock Infinite, The Last of Us). These are more goal-oriented games, be they for gameplay/challenge or for story. Skyrim isn't about goals and quests. It's something you soak in. That's tough to do (and not really ideal) when you have a busy life, kids, etc.
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For the record, I liked Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout 3. Especially Fallout 3. It seems like Skyrim took another step further into the sandbox. Skyrim seems to offer me less attachment to my own character, if that makes sense. The Dragonborn feels like more of a generic cupie doll. It's also just possible I'm finding the idea of a civil war less compelling than the invasion of basically Hell.[DOUBLEPOST=1373074602][/DOUBLEPOST]I feel like I should point out, too, that this doesn't mean I don't like the game. I'm finding the artwork gorgeous, and overall it's fun. It can be both fun and tedious.
Wait, there was a civil war?
Oh... oh, you mean the 'main quest' storyline. Haha, yes, quite quaint. I never paid attention to that, I spent all of my time becoming the world's best archmage/assassin/thief/werewolf/vampire/vampire hunter (sometimes at the same time)
You're an assassin, right? Have you joined the dark brotherhood yet? If not, do that, and then check back with us. (if you don't know how, you should have heard a rumor about a boy trying to contact the dark brotherhood, go investigate that).
I loved this quest line for the dark brotherhood.
Well, there's the main quest (which I won't spoil) but the Civil War was separate to that. They can interact a bit at one point in the main quest, but other than that, they are separate. Both "major" questlines though of course.
They have to interact. You are forced to at least do something about it if you want to continue the main quest.
I had to build an emergency computer when my old gaming rig failed this week... and it won't handle Skyrim. 
I have not played for 4 months, but it is the thought that counts.
I have not played for 4 months, but it is the thought that counts.
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I think I'm restarting.
I power-leveled some skills just to see what they were like, and it was a stupid thing to do. It worked on Oblivion, but it doesn't work on Skyrim because there are no classes. Especially the magic trees. The higher perks often just charge up the lower ones, so there's no real benefit to power leveling.
Also, I kind of want to try a straight-up warrior. I've never tried that before--really on any RPG because they usually play boring. But there's enough variety in this game that a warrior might be fun?
I power-leveled some skills just to see what they were like, and it was a stupid thing to do. It worked on Oblivion, but it doesn't work on Skyrim because there are no classes. Especially the magic trees. The higher perks often just charge up the lower ones, so there's no real benefit to power leveling.
Also, I kind of want to try a straight-up warrior. I've never tried that before--really on any RPG because they usually play boring. But there's enough variety in this game that a warrior might be fun?
GasBandit
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Being a warrior type in Skyrim is pretty fun. I personally liked sword/shield, but just about anything works. After you level it up some, you'll start learning the stuff to do with your mouse to maximize your chances of getting an instant kill/decapitation, and that becomes the "game" of fighting instead of worrying about winning/losing the match. Sure, you can win any fight... but can you win it with a badass animation?
Sword and shield were my bros.
I really enjoyed heavy armor and 2H sword. It made Dragons pretty easy, once you get dragon rend.