doomdragon6
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Sigh, I got tired while character creating and went to sleep. My girlfried comes home soon, but apparently she's scheduled for work, so I'll get a few hours in. ^^;
[Gaming] Elder Scrolls 5 - Dawnguard is HERE!
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doomdragon6
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I haven't been able to make a character that isn't fugly as shit yet.
The trick is to start with a preset that has some features you like and then alter from there.
I'm in love with this game. Can't wait for a few patches and the Mod Tool to come out.
A few gripes :
1. I cannot get the fucken "favorite" system to work, AKA, I switch weapons manually in that Fable-ized UI. A fix for this would be awesome.
2. Talking down to people when I'm on a horse. I'm able to do it in RL, in these forums and I better be able to do that in the game. Dismounting to chat is lame.
3. I hope there's no LVL cap or auto level, I'm already LVL 16 and mostly because I've been.... pillaging and looting. (70 pickpocket, 45 lockspicks, 50 stealth and only 22 archery and 24 one-handed). I just had to fight some thugs and they were epics battles to say the least.
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This is madness!
This is SKYRIIIM!
Also the women of Skyrim are very nicely done, especially Nord women thus far.
A few gripes :
1. I cannot get the fucken "favorite" system to work, AKA, I switch weapons manually in that Fable-ized UI. A fix for this would be awesome.
2. Talking down to people when I'm on a horse. I'm able to do it in RL, in these forums and I better be able to do that in the game. Dismounting to chat is lame.
3. I hope there's no LVL cap or auto level, I'm already LVL 16 and mostly because I've been.... pillaging and looting. (70 pickpocket, 45 lockspicks, 50 stealth and only 22 archery and 24 one-handed). I just had to fight some thugs and they were epics battles to say the least.
Added at: 19:15
This is madness!
This is SKYRIIIM!
Also the women of Skyrim are very nicely done, especially Nord women thus far.
There has never been a level cap in an Elder Scrolls game that I've played.
Honestly, builds revolve entirely around perks this time and perks have minimums for advancement. This basically means you can't min-max unless you have a shitload of money for training. Just play how you want and you'll be able to advance in a means that fits that style.
For instance, I am playing a sort of Tank/Bow type. So I picked the Thief Guardian stone (+20% gain speed for Stealth skills) to advance my bow more quickly and I've been dumping my perks into Archery, Lockpick, and Restoration.
For instance, I am playing a sort of Tank/Bow type. So I picked the Thief Guardian stone (+20% gain speed for Stealth skills) to advance my bow more quickly and I've been dumping my perks into Archery, Lockpick, and Restoration.
Thieving mage.
My Redguard is light on her feet, prone to lock-picking, pickpocketing, arrows, and destruction magic. I keep a shield and dagger on hand for close encounters.
Dual-wielding maces is fun though.
I love how fluidly your character evolves based on how you're playing. I adore the Fallout games, but this is ideal. I don't have to plan things out from the start--I can just roll with whatever I'm already doing.
My Redguard is light on her feet, prone to lock-picking, pickpocketing, arrows, and destruction magic. I keep a shield and dagger on hand for close encounters.
Dual-wielding maces is fun though.
I love how fluidly your character evolves based on how you're playing. I adore the Fallout games, but this is ideal. I don't have to plan things out from the start--I can just roll with whatever I'm already doing.
A lot of the problems with Oblivion, Morrowind, and the two new Fallouts are tied to the Gamebryo engine... however, since the company that made it went out of business and will no longer be supporting it, they made their own engine. That means that they got rid of the pre-made build problem.
That's because the bow perks make their damage scale more evenly. In Oblivion, bows were really only effective once you mastered them because of the knockdown perk you got. In Skyrim you can boost their damage and get improved staggering long before you get the knockdown, so it's more effective early on.
Honestly, my bow is all I've been using since I found my Fortify Archery ring. +15% damage to bow hits? Yes please!
Also, I love how they actually made enchanting (as a skill) viable again. It was so worthless in Morrowind that they took it out completely in Oblivion.
Honestly, my bow is all I've been using since I found my Fortify Archery ring. +15% damage to bow hits? Yes please!
Also, I love how they actually made enchanting (as a skill) viable again. It was so worthless in Morrowind that they took it out completely in Oblivion.
You need to fix your image tag. I don't know what your trying to say.Enchantment?
Yes, you could enchant stuff in Oblivion, but it didn't require skill to do so and most of the stuff enchanted at flat rates. In Morrowind it was a skill you needed to raise, but raising it increased how quickly your items recharged. However, there was a significant chance of failure when you enchanted yourself so it was always a better idea to just pay someone to do it. Hence you never raised the skill and never got the bonus.
I lol'ed.Enchantment?
doomdragon6
Staff member
I went with a Nord because it was the only race I could make look decent. I don't like how I'm "from here", though. I would have loved to go Dunmer, Breton, or Imperial. Just couldn't make then not look like ass. Granted Dunmer are supposed to look like ass.
Damnit. I think I did something dumb. I named my character and picked the race and it said, "Cool beans guy, you good to go?" and I said sure. I realized it never asked if I wanted to change the appearance of my character. I'm guessing I just overlooked whatever let me do that and now I'm a hour or two into the game. Dammit. I really don't want to replay everything so far but I'm kind of annoyed. Hell, I don't even remember it asking me if I was male or female. How did I miss that?
"Who are you?"
When it shows your character, all of the appearance options are in tabs across the top.
doomdragon6
Staff member
I honestly don't know how you could have missed that. I actually had a hard time finding how to name my character. I figured "Done" meant "done done", not "done, now name your character."
It asks "Who are you?" and brings up your character--what you look like-- with a huge slew of options with Races and whatnot.
Like, not in a mean way AT ALL-- I honestly can't fathom having missed that. XD
It asks "Who are you?" and brings up your character--what you look like-- with a huge slew of options with Races and whatnot.
Like, not in a mean way AT ALL-- I honestly can't fathom having missed that. XD
I caved also. I was going to wait, I really was....
Doom, I don't think you should rag on anyone for not noticing stuff, considering our D&D sessions
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I have to agree wholeheartedly on this. I 'enjoyed' Fallout 3, but I felt so restricted by choices made at the beginning of the game, Oblivion in a similar fashion. I'm much more invested in Skyrim simply because my character moves forward based on what I want, not what the story demands. And there's no 'wrong answer' either. My bow sniper/resto mage is still as effective as any slash and burn warrior.
figmentPez
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One of these things is not like the others:
Gripes so far: Holy shit, did they get one guy to do a Swedish chef impression for like 99% of Nord males? Heer in a boingy Skyarim. Herda Gerda Merda!
All the fucking glitches. I've never played a glitchier game. This puts fucking New Vegas to shame.
Or not. I'm like 6-7 hours in and I've yet to encounter a single bug. Madness.
All the fucking glitches. I've never played a glitchier game. This puts fucking New Vegas to shame.
Or not. I'm like 6-7 hours in and I've yet to encounter a single bug. Madness.
I keeps it real
"Hey, you should go to the mage's school in such and such." said the man to the sick of no one having spells high elf spell murderer.
"You're right, I fucking should!" screamed the high elf before setting off.
And set off he did. He ran north of the sleepy valley surrounding Whiterun. He waved at some giants. They grunted back in a show of mutual respect. The high elf thought to himself, man, this is a great place.
SUDDENLY, a snowy sabrecat appeared and obliterated the mage in around 2-3 seconds.
THE END.
I missed this kind of Elder Scrolls. Thank you for reminding me of my place.
"You're right, I fucking should!" screamed the high elf before setting off.
And set off he did. He ran north of the sleepy valley surrounding Whiterun. He waved at some giants. They grunted back in a show of mutual respect. The high elf thought to himself, man, this is a great place.
SUDDENLY, a snowy sabrecat appeared and obliterated the mage in around 2-3 seconds.
THE END.
I missed this kind of Elder Scrolls. Thank you for reminding me of my place.
Do they hate Sword&Board Chars? Cant get the fugging favorite menu to work.keeps equiping my sword on the left hand. :/
I'll say, I've already had some pretty epic spell battles. I had to fight this thing called a somethingorotherhag after warring my way through a whole coven of witches that dug clever girling me from Jurassic Park. This hag was just lobbing massive exploding fireballs that knocked me on my ass even when my spellward was up. So I had to book around the whole area using the terrain to my advantage while I tagged her with lightning bolts to try to slow down her insane fireball assault.
This single fight (and the one where I killed three mammoths and 2 giants by abusing the terrain) was better than any combat I had throughout any of the Elder Scrolls games.
Magicka is so fun.
This single fight (and the one where I killed three mammoths and 2 giants by abusing the terrain) was better than any combat I had throughout any of the Elder Scrolls games.
Magicka is so fun.
So I just found out that you can bind Weapons/Spells in the favorite menu to numbers. Made switching between Bow and Sword n Board a breeze.Feel kinda dumb for not noticing that earlier.