Anybody knows about/plays it?
It looks SO awesome!!!
I love this game. I have played through it and its expansions several times! I generally play a Nord warrior, Imperial warrior, or Khajit Thief.
I love the Elder Scrolls series and have been playing them since its creation back in the early 90s with Arena. Such a great series...though I am not excited about the Elder Scrolls MMO. Howard always assured us it would be single player focused but another off shoot of the company decided to craft an MMO. Blah!
I HEARD about Skyrim, looked into it and got really excited about it, even to the point of seriously considering to buy it, but then I found out that it was rated M. I generally tend to stay with T, not because I can't handle M (I seriously could), but because I don't ENJOY handling it. So I would love to play the game, but I'm still rather wary of that fact. Though, I didn't really hear why it was rated M. Would anyone care to explain that?
It is only rated M because of the violent combat, small amount of swearing and perhaps having alcohol and marriage in the game. However, I think the rating is a little silly...there is not much mature content within (No nudity or graphic sexual content). It is certainly not the of the same caliber of mature content as say Grand Theft Auto. It is a pretty straightforward fantasy game with a gripping story line. I highly recommend it.
I've never played it, but I know someone who does on Xbox 360.
The company making it recently announced that they no longer going to be releasing any more Elder Scrolls downloadable content.
Quote from: Buzz_Bumble on June 03, 2013, 05:02:35 AM
I've never played it, but I know someone who does on Xbox 360.
The company making it recently announced that they no longer going to be releasing any more Elder Scrolls downloadable content.
They released a few DLC expansions, three in total. One introducing a whole order dedicated to fighting vampires (with vampire/werewolf characteristics redone and improved), an expansion taking you back to Morrowind, and an expansion allowing you to build a house from the ground up. While the number of dlc additions are few, the content is greater!
Oblivion, the last game, had about 8 or so dlc expansions but many were short. Bethesda is releasing the legendary edition pretty soon for the xbox 360 which includes everything....very much worth it.
If you loved Morrowind, the Dragonborn expansion is a nice throwback to that game.
Hmmm... The theme of the game certainly interests me, but I prefer to stay with nonviolent games. In games, blood can be avoided, so I see no reason for it to be in games. As a general rule, if it's graphic/gory/disgusting/boring, I don't play it. IF Skyrim was clear of blood and (Not completely, but somewhat) creepiness, I would try it out. :P.
It doesn't have that much blood in it.
I'm considering buying it, but not sure yet.
And has anyone saw the official Gameplay Trailer? It gives me shivers to listen to it.(the good kind of shivers.)
In three weeks time I'll be playing Skyrim!
Quote from: rusvulthesaber on June 03, 2013, 12:22:03 PM
Hmmm... The theme of the game certainly interests me, but I prefer to stay with nonviolent games. In games, blood can be avoided, so I see no reason for it to be in games. As a general rule, if it's graphic/gory/disgusting/boring, I don't play it. IF Skyrim was clear of blood and (Not completely, but somewhat) creepiness, I would try it out. :P.
you would probly like the fable series,hardly any blood but creepy at times but it also has peaceful areas where you can raise a family of your own
i havent played skyrim but ive heard good things about it
I think you will definitely enjoy Skyrim! Phoenix is right about Fable. It is a great series, very fun and light hearted but very good.
Quote from: WoodlandWarrior on June 10, 2013, 03:14:51 AM
I think you will definitely enjoy Skyrim! Phoenix is right about Fable. It is a great series, very fun and light hearted but very good.
they are making a remake of the first fable! Cant wait!
Quote from: WoodlandWarrior on June 10, 2013, 03:14:51 AM
I think you will definitely enjoy Skyrim!
With what I've seen of it, I probably will!
In less than a week I'll be playing!!!
What platform? (pc,xbox ect)
I am such a big fan of Skyrim you don't even know. I'm one of the few who can say they "completed" the game. All faction questlines, all sidequests, all DLC, brought my character to lv 81, brought all skills to lv 100. Took me 428 hours. Hey, I didn't have a full-time job last summer. :P
I'm also working on Oblivion and Morrowind now.
My first character was an Altmer (High Elf) named Alarra. I have a second character now, a Nord named Ganvar. Here they are (spoiler tagged so this post isn't *too* long):
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20character%20journal/2013-02-20_00007_zps819bee88.jpg)
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20Character%20Journal%20-%20Ganvar/ganvar2500_zps34dab76f.jpg)
Enjoy, Redwaller! I remember when I first started playing a year ago. Didn't know much about it, just heard it was good and it was 50% off when I was at the store buying a laptop that could actually run it. I knew from the start of the game when the intro music started playing and the logo faded onto the screen that I was in for something special; it just sounded like an adventure. I hope you feel the same way about it. :)
Here's a site that is very useful if you ever get stuck on a quest. http://uesp.net/wiki/Main_Page
I've become a moderator on its forums recently. If you can't think of a name for your character, just search things like "Altmer names" on the side of the wiki; they have pages listing every name from each race so you can see what would sound like a name your character would realistically have.
Quote from: Rainshadow on June 02, 2013, 11:05:07 PM
I HEARD about Skyrim, looked into it and got really excited about it, even to the point of seriously considering to buy it, but then I found out that it was rated M. I generally tend to stay with T, not because I can't handle M (I seriously could), but because I don't ENJOY handling it. So I would love to play the game, but I'm still rather wary of that fact. Though, I didn't really hear why it was rated M. Would anyone care to explain that?
Like WoodlandWarrior said, violence, mostly. Some infrequent swearing. And since this particular game's local culture is inspired by Vikings, the only beverages available are ale and mead and such. All in all, the game isn't too bad; it's more of a high "teen" rating. Part of the reason it's M is just because they have a Steam Workshop where people can make mods and you can download them, and they don't want to police everything there. They re-rated the last game in the series, Oblivion, from T to M because someone made a mod with adult content, which I think is kind of a silly reason to re-rate it considering that it's not actually part of the game (you'd have to actively seek it out and download it.)
I'd never played an M-rated game before, have never seen the draw to violence or anything either, but I still really enjoy it. Some parts are dark, yes, but there's also plenty of wonderful moments. Your character can play tag with kids, save lives, make friends, have a pet dog. In the Hearthfire expansion you can even adopt orphans. You can do basically anything you want; the world is wide open and you can take things at whatever pace you want, pick and choose which groups you want to join, if any (Mages' College, Thieves' Guild, etc). There's so many moments when the scenery will just take your breath away. The music is incredible, and the world itself is very detailed and has a lot of lore behind it, enough to rival Tolkien. I highly recommend it.
Some of my favorite screenshots I've personally taken:
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20character%20journal/2012-07-05_00036600_zpse2488224.jpg)
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20character%20journal/2013-01-26_00027600_zps61351e96.jpg)
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20character%20journal/2012-07-26_00027600_zpsb8f84847.jpg)
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20character%20journal/2013-01-22_00001600_zps51ec6925.jpg)
(http://i342.photobucket.com/albums/o410/Kipcha28/Skyrim%20character%20journal/2012-07-07_00003600_zps504bb3cb.jpg)
Wow! Awesome screenshots!
And thanks for the link and all the helpful info! :)
I actually won't be paying for it, since my uncle is bringing it this week-end!
And I saw a few videos of the game, and now I want to make the cat one(dunno the name in English), so I know a few things, like that there's a dragon at the beginning that you have to run away from.
And I want to be part of the Stormcloaks, anything I should do in particular to be part of them? 'Cos if you follow the guy with blond hair at the beginning, you're more inclined to be with the Imperials.
Quote from: phoenixfoden on June 26, 2013, 06:11:44 AM
What platform? (pc,xbox ect)
PC.
Actually, the blond guy (Ralof) is a Stormcloak, so if you go with him, his family will give you the Stormcloak viewpoint. The brown-haired guy, Hadvar, is an Imperial soldier (the one reading the list who tries to stand up for you when you're not on it) so he'll give the Imperial viewpoint.
Either way, to actually *join* the Imperials or Stormcloaks, you have to go to their headquarters. Theoretically, you could go with Hadvar and then join the Stormcloaks, for example. But if you join the side of the guy you escaped with, you'll see him later in the Civil War questline.
Oh yeah! Hadvar, now I remember!
Thanks for the info! :)
Hey Dawnwing, have you ever played Morrowind before or is this your first crack at it? It was my all time favorite Elder Scrolls game until Skyrim came out. Just something about Morrowind that sucked me in.
I must have invested close to 500 hours or more on that one. I loved Arena and Daggerfall, used to have those on my old PC. Oblivion, I really enjoyed and completed 100%, Morrowind I still have more to do! It is a "smaller" game but the wealth of things to do outshines Oblivion.
Are you going to try the MMO? Me personally, I'm not looking forward to it. I love how the Elder Scrolls has been one of the last dedicated one player games.
As for Skyrim, I love Dawnguard....absolutely awesome DLC and the house construction DLC was modestly priced and really well done.
Nope, this is my first time at it, and I've only just started, about 5 hours into it so far. (Oblivion I'm around 50 hours.) It's interesting how each game is so different. Morrowind especially. Skyrim and Oblivion seem to be more typical medieval fantasy, but Morrowind has such a different setting and culture, and is a good reminder of just how complex and detailed the world of Tamriel is. It's also interesting getting used to slightly different game mechanics. All three are excellent though. I also want to try Arena and Daggerfall, but it'll be a while till I get around to those.
I'm actually really looking forward to the MMO. I wasn't certain at first since the Elder Scrolls series is so focused on single-player, but I'm liking what I'm seeing so far. The people who have played demos have said that it feels like an Elder Scrolls game, just that you can play with your friends. I'm in some Elder Scrolls RPs on other sites, so I'm not completely opposed to the idea of an MMO and being with other people for this one game. I especially can't wait to see some parts of Tamriel such as Summerset Isle and Valenwood.
Dragonborn is my favorite DLC, it just added so much: a large area new to me to explore, all kinds of different creatures and items and armor, some very interesting quests and characters, and the music. I love Morrowind's soundtrack (listened to it long before playing) so I was thrilled to hear it in Dragonborn, plus there's some new tracks (the one called "Solstheim 11" in the BSA is probably my favorite; "Solstheim 09" is good too). Dawnguard was pretty decent as well, but I wasn't as interested in the storyline. The Forgotten Vale was really cool, though. And Hearthfire's pretty good. I like my custom-built house better than the ones in the cities.
I'll probably be playing today!
Quote from: Redwaller on June 29, 2013, 12:57:56 PM
I'll probably be playing today!
Woohoo!
The Morrowind soundtrack is awesome. It is burned in my brain I've heard it so much. :) I'll try the MMO but I'm a tad skeptical about it. The Dragoborn DLC was cool to see old areas revamped.
I played yesterday evening! IT-WAS-AWESOME!!!!!!!!! It's THE best game ever!
There's so much to do and explore, it is so great!
I'm almost lvl 3(it's really long to level up) and am at Riverwood.
I made a Kahjit, and am going for assassin, stealing and sneaking is so awesome(in the game)!
Quote from: Redwaller on July 01, 2013, 01:02:33 PM
I played yesterday evening! IT-WAS-AWESOME!!!!!!!!! It's THE best game ever!
There's so much to do and explore, it is so great!
I'm almost lvl 3(it's really long to level up) and am at Riverwhite(or whatever it is I don't remember, but it's the first village after Helgen)
I made a Kahjit, and am going for assassin, stealing and sneaking is so awesome(in the game)!
Hehehe! "What can Khajiit do for you!"
They are certainly the way to go for a thief. I love playing as a khajiit. The stealth and stealing has been improved greatly in Skyrim. It is tons of fun. You'll start to get the feel of leveling and then it will seem like second nature. Whiterun is the village you are currently in, it is one of my favorites.
Actually, it's Riverwood, THEN Whiterun. >_>
Quote from: Matthias720 on July 01, 2013, 07:03:15 PM
Actually, it's Riverwood, THEN Whiterun. >_>
DOH! That's right! Threw me off with the riverwhite...thought he made it to Whiterun. ;D I tend to forget about poor Riverwood, since I spend the majority of my time in Whiterun and Riften.
Update:
I am now level 8, and getting pretty powerful with bows and sneak.
I just finished attacking one of the forts around Whiterun, and need to go see the Jarl yet.
Lol, wait till you meet your first random, not-part-of-the-story dragon. They're pretty tough at first! I remember the first two random ones that attacked me. One was just as I exited Bleak Falls Barrow - I was on the side of the cliff - and the other was on my way to High Hrothgar, just past that tower where the bandit tries to make you pay a toll.
I'm eager to see the dragons! I did Bleak Falls Barrow(actually twice because I didn't finish the quest entirely), but no dragon attacked me. I want to kill one so I can use my first shout! :)
Quote from: Redwaller on July 02, 2013, 12:32:59 PM
I'm eager to see the dragons! I did Bleak Falls Barrow(actually twice because I didn't finish the quest entirely), but no dragon attacked me. I want to kill one so I can use my first shout! :)
Sooooon! :o Cannot wait to hear your reaction!
I was at a friend's today and he was playing it. He'd started a new character and was going through Bleak Falls Barrow... where he found Meridia's Beacon. Talk about luck.
What's Meridia's Beacon? A weapon?
And I'll be updating either today or tomorrow on where I am now.
It's a quest item for one of the Daedric Prince quests, basically looks like a rough gray orb. You find it in a chest in a random dungeon (and there's over 100 possible places) and once you find it, it begins a quest. I got it relatively early on. Some people search for ages and ages before finding it.
Cool.
I finally killed my first dragon! Now I can shout! I killed it at the Western Tower of Whiterun.
I'm now level 13, and have joined the Companions. But if I wan to be assassin, should I join another group?
You can join any group you want, whenever you want. The Dark Brotherhood is the assassin's group. You can finish the Companions first, leave it alone and do the Dark Brotherhood's questline and come back to it later, whatever you wish.
Quote from: Redwaller on July 05, 2013, 11:22:32 PM
Cool.
I finally killed my first dragon! Now I can shout! I killed it at the Western Tower of Whiterun.
I'm now level 13, and have joined the Companions. But if I wan to be assassin, should I join another group?
FUS RO DAH!
Ahem! Get away, Luvvy, we're not fooled. We all know you don't play Skyrim. You watched thirty seconds of a video of it that one time, that's the only way you know that shout. Same as me. Go away, and stop impersonating me.
The game is even better than I thought!
I killed two Trolls recently, and saw another dragon which I didn't kill. :(
I bought my house in Whiterun, but now I can't go without getting attacked.
Here's what happened: To join the Companions, I had to go get a Fragment. To get it, I had to be accompanied by someone, thus sending my helper back to Riverwood(It was Sven). So I finished my quest, and went to get my helper, who had most of my stuff, but he didn't want to join me again. So I killed him, putting a bounty of 1000 in Whiterun. So now I have to go to my home on the run.
Quote from: Redwaller on July 06, 2013, 02:22:07 PM
The game is even better than I thought!
I killed two Trolls recently, and saw another dragon which I didn't kill. :(
I bought my house in Whiterun, but now I can't go without getting attacked.
Here's what happened: To join the Companions, I had to go get a Fragment. To get it, I had to be accompanied by someone, thus sending my helper back to Riverwood(It was Sven). So I finished my quest, and went to get my helper, who had most of my stuff, but he didn't want to join me again. So I killed him, putting a bounty of 1000 in Whiterun. So now I have to go to my home on the run.
kill kill kill kill!!! Can you save anyone in this gane? :D
No. I'm gonna kill everyone! :D
But I'm getting tired of fleeing, so I'm thinking of paying.
When i have the time ill give this game a go
You really should! Everybody who tried it will tell you that it is awesome! I love the randomness of this game, you can be fast traveling to a lost place, and suddenly a dragon attacks you.(That happened to me yesterday, but I had to get off before I finished killing it)
You got the PC version, right, Redwaller? Steam has a sale right now.
That goes for anyone else who wants to buy the PC version - Skyrim and its three expansions are 30% off for the next week and a half. (http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/) (The Legendary Edition, which contains the base game and all three expansion packs, is 25% off and still cheaper than buying all four at 30%.)
If you want to buy them at this lower price but don't want to add them into the game yet (for example, Dawnguard introduces random vampire attacks at night in towns after you're about lv 10, and if you're that low a level it can be tricky to save people), when you click to play and it brings you to the menu with Play, Options, etc, click on Data Files and uncheck them. Anything introduced in those expansion packs will not appear until you check them again. Note that once you play it with an expansion on, you'll have to have it on all the time in the future after that.
I've got the PC version, but don't have a Steam account. I'll have to talk to my dad about it, see if he's also interested.
I'm level 23.
^ How is that possible? I bought the PC version at a retail store, but it made me register and enter the code in Steam.
Anyway, I wouldn't jump on it immediately; they have "daily deals" and "flash sales" where they'll lower the price of something for a day or a couple of hours, respectively. Since the Elder Scrolls series is popular, it'll probably be featured for one of those. If it's getting to be like the day before the sale ends (sale ends July 22), then buy it at the regular sale price, but until then, keep an eye out to see if they get lower!
Quote from: Dawnwing on July 13, 2013, 06:32:02 AM
^ How is that possible? I bought the PC version at a retail store, but it made me register and enter the code in Steam.
Anyway, I wouldn't jump on it immediately; they have "daily deals" and "flash sales" where they'll lower the price of something for a day or a couple of hours, respectively. Since the Elder Scrolls series is popular, it'll probably be featured for one of those. If it's getting to be like the day before the sale ends (sale ends July 22), then buy it at the regular sale price, but until then, keep an eye out to see if they get lower!
Well... You could say that I didn't actually "Buy" it. It was brought over by my uncle.
And I'll check it out! :)
A lot of people have been telling me that I'd really like Skyrim. Apparently, the combat system is really good. I wish it was less eww so that I could enjoy playing it. Oh well, maybe when I'm a bit older.
Some games let you turn off gore and swearing,but i dony know if skyrim has that option.
Mask showed me this:
(http://t.qkme.me/3pbjjm.jpg)
That is so awesome!
Skyrim: Legendary Edition (the one with the base games and all DLC is on sale for $35.99 (normally $59.99) for the next two hours.
^ And it's on sale for that price again for the next 25 hours.
A funny picture I saw online, making fun of the stupidity of bandits:
(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6866460160/hE286129C/)
Lol!
And I'm now level 29, and 90 in Blacksmithing.
Quote from: Dawnwing on July 20, 2013, 05:11:32 PM
^ And it's on sale for that price again for the next 25 hours.
A funny picture I saw online, making fun of the stupidity of bandits:
(https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/6866460160/hE286129C/)
that reminds me of fable 3 when you come across a group of thugs and they may say "ive never killed a king/qween before! :D"
I'm now lvl 35, and have joined the Imperial Legion.
Here's a cool picture of a Kajhiit:
(http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111112085938/elderscrolls/images/5/5e/Skyrim-khajiit-male.jpg)
Redwaller you just made my day. The Imperial Legion is my favorite! :)
Quote from: WoodlandWarrior on August 10, 2013, 12:32:21 AM
Redwaller you just made my day. The Imperial Legion is my favorite! :)
After listening to the Imperials' and the Stormcloaks' causes, I thought that Imperials are the best. They want to keep the peace in Skyrim, while the Stormcloaks want only Nords in Skyrim, and I'm a Kajhiit.
Sorry for double post.
I'm now level 37, and have done the quest where you chase Karliah in Snowveil Sanctum, and I'm shocked to discover that Mercer Frey is the one who killed Gallus! :o :o :o :o :o
That's one of the most memorable quests, I think. I remember my surprise at the paralyzing arrow, then sitting spellbound at the reveal when they were talking, and then Mercer comes over with his sword and I was like "WHAT?!". I think I posted on another forum right afterward basically with the same response as you. Quite a surprising twist, no? xD
I decided to join the Imperials as well. Legate Rikke is one of my favorite characters in the game, she's awesome.
Quote from: Dawnwing on August 12, 2013, 02:46:23 AM
That's one of the most memorable quests, I think. I remember my surprise at the paralyzing arrow, then sitting spellbound at the reveal when they were talking, and then Mercer comes over with his sword and I was like "WHAT?!". I think I posted on another forum right afterward basically with the same response as you. Quite a surprising twist, no? xD
Yes! When he thrust his sword in me, I was like "What now?"
UPDATE:
I'm now level 39, am a Nightingale, killed Mercer Frey, and I'm about to go retrieve the crown with Legate Rikke.
Fun! You're really leveling up fast. I think it took me a lot longer.
Anyway, I've become quite a fan of a YouTuber called MiracleofSound. He writes songs based on video games. He's done several Skyrim songs, and yesterday he came out with one for Elder Scrolls Online, and I think it's quite possibly the best of all his songs that he's done.
Here's the songs, with the new one last:
Sovngarde SongNord MeadKhajiit Like To Sneak (I don't like this one all that much)
Legends of the Frost (my favorite before his newest one. A collaboration with Malukah, who is known for her covers of the Skyrim bard songs.)
The Call (his new Elder Scrolls Online song)
I love those! :D
I find the Khajiit Song funny.
And the Elder Scrolls Online looks awesome!
Good game, wonderful soundtrack (as many game soundtracks are better than movies or even modern popular music).
I play it on and off, though it doesn't draw me in as much as it ought to.
Really dislike the spell equipping system - you can't wield two handed + spell at all, and one handed + spell requires a user made mod in order to block. Combat system is not great for those reasons - for to keep equipping and unequipping in order to dual cast, then switch to greatsword or whatever.
Oh, I always play as an argonian. :D
Quote from: phoenixfoden on July 07, 2013, 03:37:34 AMkill kill kill kill!!! Can you save anyone in this gane? :D
Sad fact of many games.
You can role play as a healer or something, though its pretty hard to avoid killing in a sandbox rpg like this. I can only think of a few off the top of my head that are "peaceful" of sorts - things like portal.
You can get more gritty titles that allow for non-violence; deus ex human revolution has an achievement for completing it without killing anyone.
To be honest you kill other pieces in chess too!
Quote from: curunen on August 31, 2013, 09:51:52 AM
Good game, wonderful soundtrack (as many game soundtracks are better than movies or even modern popular music).
Oh, yes, I can't begin to say how much I love the soundtrack. It's made me quite a fan of the composer, I love his Morrowind and Oblivion soundtracks too, and his Guild Wars 2 one is also excellent (for example (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trt57TXxXGs)). He also did a Kickstarter for his own original symphony (which he describes as "a continuation of the energy of Skyrim's soundtrack"); he just finished writing it a couple weeks ago. You can add him as a friend on Facebook and he adds everyone who requests, it's all fans.
I've got so many favorites in the soundtrack. I've played the game for something like 450 hours, and outside of that I've listened to it so much in the car and at work, and I'm still not tired of it. You know you're composing music right when you can do that.
Here's my "favorites" from the soundtrack:
Ancient Stones (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjrmRW3VXf8)
The Streets of Whiterun (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm_m-BCXS9g)
Around the Fire (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdpQnjfP-7g) (my favorite tavern theme)
Far Horizons (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6SjvpFBe3M) (played the first time I ever climbed up High Hrothgar.... it was awesome)
Wind Guide You (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyld0ekydd0) (very majestic piece. Reminds me mostly of climbing mountains in The Rift.)
The City Gates (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99NEGDihn30)
"Solstheim 09" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Lm5AjANV8I) (from Dragonborn)
"Solstheim 11" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S_iM5M8gQQ) (from Dragonborn)
Funny picture I saw posted elsewhere:
(http://images.japemonster.com/2011/12/demotivational-posters-dovahkiin.jpg)
Hmm, I haven't heard the dlc music (I haven't played them yet either!)
You know he's doing something right when you often play the game for the sake of being immersed in the music. :)
My favourites are "Dawn", "From Past to Present", Sovngard", "Kyne's Peace", and of course "the streets of whiterun"... there are more but I can't bring the names to mind off the top of my head. Will check them when I'm at my computer.
All the ES soundtracks from previous games are good too.
I've played quite a lot of guild wars 2 (asura make me think of hyper-intelligent hares/rabbits!), but I don't think the music is as memorable. There are one or two decent melodies, although I couldn't name them without looking them up first.
Quote from: curunen on August 31, 2013, 10:01:36 AM
Quote from: phoenixfoden on July 07, 2013, 03:37:34 AMkill kill kill kill!!! Can you save anyone in this gane? :D
Sad fact of many games.
You can role play as a healer or something, though its pretty hard to avoid killing in a sandbox rpg like this. I can only think of a few off the top of my head that are "peaceful" of sorts - things like portal.
You can get more gritty titles that allow for non-violence; deus ex human revolution has an achievement for completing it without killing anyone.
To be honest you kill other pieces in chess too!
theres racing games! But then again,is the person in that crunched police car wreak still breathing? :D
Ive finished red dead redemption an you can make bison extinct i you kill all of them :o
AAAANYWAY,is skyrim really addicting?ive been told it is,that could be a big problem if i play it! ;D (i usualy finish games withe every side quest and collectible) i should have this game when i can get my paws on it!
It's one of the best games ever made! There's about 12 extensions.
And did you know that Bethesda is making Skyrim II?
Whens its release date?
Quote from: Redwaller on September 01, 2013, 08:16:17 PM
It's one of the best games ever made! There's about 12 extensions.
And did you know that Bethesda is making Skyrim II?
12? What do you mean?
And also don't you mean TES VI? Hopefully it will be somewhere like Black Marsh or Valenwood.
@phoenixfoden - don't try to play this game as a completionist, it's not designed in that way and you'll drive yourself mad trying to explore every corner and every sidequest. Instead it's about being immersed in the world created, and role playing within that.
As for being addictive - depends on the player. Personally I struggle to maintain interest because the main story is always a weak point, as in all ES games - a side effect of being an open sandbox and not a linear story driven rpg. Secondly being singleplayer it becomes a bit boring after many hours.
However it is well worth playing to experience - the art direction is fantastic, as is the music, and the characters decent.
Quote from: curunen on September 01, 2013, 08:22:09 AM
Hmm, I haven't heard the dlc music (I haven't played them yet either!)
You should; they're fun! Dragonborn is the best, it just adds so much, feels like a bit of an "ending", and the music is great.
As far as the music, both have a couple of new music tracks. Dawnguard adds 4 tracks, but only one, the Forgotten Vale theme, is actually "musical" instead of just being an ambient rumbling thing. Dragonborn adds more. Most of it is the Morrowind soundtrack without any changes, but there's 5 original tracks.
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I've played quite a lot of guild wars 2 (asura make me think of hyper-intelligent hares/rabbits!), but I don't think the music is as memorable. There are one or two decent melodies, although I couldn't name them without looking them up first.
Ah, I just started playing it this summer; my character is a charr and I'm only about lv 33. (Asura actually remind me of house-elves from Harry Potter more than anything, haha.) It was actually the song "Fear Not This Night" that got me interested in it. That's become my top-favorite song of all time, I think; it's just so perfect, the background instrumentals and the words and her pretty voice and everything. I also wanted to try an MMO before Elder Scrolls Online, so when I discovered that my cousin has Guild Wars 2, I played it a little on his account and then got it for myself.
Quote from: phoenixfoden on September 01, 2013, 03:04:44 PM
AAAANYWAY,is skyrim really addicting?ive been told it is,that could be a big problem if i play it! ;D (i usualy finish games withe every side quest and collectible) i should have this game when i can get my paws on it!
Like Curunen said, it depends on the person, but I personally find it extremely addicting. I'm a completionist player as well; by the time I did all the sidequests and got all my skills and level to the max, it took me 428 hours. Roleplaying and such does add a lot to it; I did it more and more once I got used to the Elder Scrolls world. :)
And in addition to the things Curunen listed, one thing I love is that the world has such depth, so much history and lore. It makes it so much more "real". I'm at the point now where I'm finding it really interesting to read about said lore since I understand it all a lot better.
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Quote from: Redwaller on September 01, 2013, 08:16:17 PM
It's one of the best games ever made! There's about 12 extensions.
And did you know that Bethesda is making Skyrim II?
12? What do you mean?
12 Expension packs. Dragonborn, Dawnguard, Legendary, etc.
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Quote from: curunen on September 02, 2013, 02:57:44 AM
Quote from: Redwaller on September 01, 2013, 08:16:17 PM
It's one of the best games ever made! There's about 12 extensions.
And did you know that Bethesda is making Skyrim II?
12? What do you mean?
12 Expension packs. Dragonborn, Dawnguard, Legendary, etc.
There are only 3 as far as I'm aware - Dawnguard, Dragonborn and the Hearthfire house. Legendary edition is simply a package with those 3 DLC and the base game.
Now unofficial user made mods on the other hand... loads of good things there.
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I've played quite a lot of guild wars 2 (asura make me think of hyper-intelligent hares/rabbits!), but I don't think the music is as memorable. There are one or two decent melodies, although I couldn't name them without looking them up first.
Ah, I just started playing it this summer; my character is a charr and I'm only about lv 33. (Asura actually remind me of house-elves from Harry Potter more than anything, haha.) It was actually the song "Fear Not This Night" that got me interested in it. That's become my top-favorite song of all time, I think; it's just so perfect, the background instrumentals and the words and her pretty voice and everything. I also wanted to try an MMO before Elder Scrolls Online, so when I discovered that my cousin has Guild Wars 2, I played it a little on his account and then got it for myself.
It is a fun game - I started playing on the 3 day headstart on release. First character I made was a male asura thief, which was fun for a while - the asura personal story is absolute genius :D , and the male player voice actor is pretty funny. I love the tongue in cheek nature of the asura.
But then thief got a bit boring after a few weeks because of the combat system, so I created a new character - female asura mesmer. Mesmer is one of the most fun classes I've played in any game, and I've been playing that ever since. My last build was a sword/torch + staff stealth build (prismatic understanding, and then skills like decoy, veil, mass invisibility) - so so fun to play with.
I've also tried guardian and elementalist, although never levelled either above 40.
I found the lore/story of the game to be pretty good, especially the first quarter when you are with your character/race specific story, however it falls apart towards the end (Trahearne...), becoming increasingly cheesy and laughable.
However I quit playing a couple of months ago, as I had 100% all the pve map, and after that point you're left with pvp or wvw - I found wvw to be too much of a time sink, and although pvp is fun it is also quite stressful, and you do get many unpleasant people in there. Then the grind for all ascended items is such a waste of time - I was content with all exotics.
Good game, well worth experiencing, and no fees means you have no obligation to play when you don't have the time.
I have skyrim now,any tips? ;D
Join the Imperial!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hmmm, I'm not really an expert, but I'd advise you to level up your Smithing to 100 as quickly as possible. Makes you level up quicker, and you can make great armour and weapons.
If you want money, you should go to the Thieves Guild in Riften. They give you lots of money for easy quests.
Any tresure locations you know? :D
this game looks really cool!
*Bump*
Now Rainshadow can post all she wants about Skyrim! ;D
Teeheehee! How'd you know I'd be posting here? ;)
Well, I'll just give a quick update on my character (I got Skyrim from my loving siblings for Christmas). I have a level 5 (almost 6) Khajiit named Ash, and she has a total of two shouts. Can't remember what they're called, but it's the first two. Oh, and I slayed my first dragon today. It was awesome! ;D
Lol, but it kinda sucked, I bought a horse, then got off of it to investigate somewhere, and when I came back, my horse was gone. So I had to hike for the next, oh, ten minutes before I got to a town. :P Just got the dumb animal back 'cause I swift traveled to Whiterun. ::)
Oh, and one last thing: Sven is awesome. He's the guy who tries to get you to lie to his girlfriend in Riverwood. Lol, I did his quest, then it said I could have him follow me, so he followed me till after I'd killed the dragon. So he got to help kill the dragon. ;D
Cool!
On the subject of Sven, a friend of mine did that quest for Sven, he finished it and was disliked by Faendal. After the quest was completed, he murdered Faendal. As soon as he stepped out of Faendal's house, he was met by a courier with a letter from Sven saying 'I know you killed him. I won't tell anybody though.'
Personally, I don't have any funny or cool stories to share, unless you count the time I was fighting a dragon and it glitched, making the flesh melt off and giving me its soul early, so there was just a dragon of bones flying around. That was pretty cool.
Lol to both! ;D
I also got Skyrim for Christmas. In my first 20 minutes I managed to screw up the story line by trying to kill a Chicken. It made Whiterun mad at me, and I ended up killing Alvor, who I needed to take a quest from. I started the game over before I figured out how to get rid of the bounty. And then in my new game, I managed to get myself in trouble with just about everyone, because I'm a violent menace to Skyrim. :'(
Ah, the chickens. Worse than actually killing a person.
I killed a chicken once. Then I killed Riverwood.
Quote from: W0NWILL on December 29, 2013, 11:16:13 PM
I killed a chicken once. Then I killed Riverwood.
Shh! Stop trying to make me laugh! My dad's trying to sleep! :P
Lol, yeah, I haven't killed anyone I wasn't supposed to, but I managed to make people angry by accidentally attacking them whilst trying to fight enemies. :P And somehow I became a werewolf... weird.
Some of the details in this game just astound me. For instance,
Dark Brotherhood Questline
While posing as the Gourmet, the cook said to my Khajiit character: "I just didn't expect the Gourmet to be a Khajiit, wouldn't all the hair get in the food?"
I just loved that.
You know, W0nwill, that bone dragon may not have been a bug. There actually are Bone Dragons in game. But the early soul implies that it was a bug.
Wabbajack! Does anyone have advice on how to fill a lot of soul gems easily? My Wabbajack needs charging.
I haven't actually figured out how to fill one yet. I think it was explained in the game, but I don't remember. The only way I was able to recharge my weapons was to buy a few already filled ones. :P
My problem isn't about filling them, I want advice about how to fill a large amount quickly. By the way, you fill them using the soul trap spell or any weapons with the soul trap enchantment.
Killing animals will charge your soul gems a bit.
Have any of you noticed the count entitled 'Bunnies Slaughtered'?
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My problem isn't about filling them, I want advice about how to fill a large amount quickly. By the way, you fill them using the soul trap spell or any weapons with the soul trap enchantment.
I enchanted my bow with a Soul Trap enchantment (you can set enchantments like that so that it can either last longer but have less uses, or else last shorter and have more uses. I set mine so that the enchantment only lasts for about 5 seconds but you can use it a lot of times - that's all I need for length of time; it just absorbs from the final blow. Also, whenever enchanting something to use for yourself, always use a grand soulgem, and use potions that enhance your enchanting.)
So basically I just wandered around and got a soul from everything I killed with my bow.
I just started my second save, and I may have completely messed up the whole Thieves guild quest-line... Thankfully I had the common sense not to pick up the important quest item from the important place I wasn't supposed to be able to enter yet.
Quote from: W0NWILL on January 01, 2014, 06:04:30 PM
Have any of you noticed the count entitled 'Bunnies Slaughtered'?
Yes. It's hilarious
Gargh! I can't play this game! It's rated M! Meh! >:( :( :'(
;D
Quote from: Norham Waterpaw on January 18, 2014, 03:38:46 PM
Gargh! I can't play this game! It's rated M! Meh! >:( :( :'(
;D
*Shrug
I've been obsessed with this cover/music video of "The Dragonborn Comes" for the last two days, especially that vocalization at 50 seconds in:
Another thing to add to my playlist of Elder Scrolls fanmusic. :D Here's my whole playlist (I meant ipod playlist originally, but I actually went and made a YouTube playlist because it was taking long enough to copy and paste all the links):
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf5CL6-OLuIHELGg5tBLKZhAHX1C7HSBw
Lol, I thought I was just gonna be playing that in the background and ignoring the video, instead looking on the forum. Never have I been so wrong. ::) The whole time I was just sitting there, watching it and going, this is awesome!
If you like live-action stuff, there's this video too (no music, just acting and good costumes):
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I also know of another one, called "Skyrim: Into the Void", that's about 20 minutes long and has spectacular effects. It's about a Dragonborn becoming a vampire, and after being kidnapped by the Dark Brotherhood he agrees to help them take down some followers of Mehrunes Dagon in exchange for the cure. It's a bit violent though so I'm not going to post it on the forum, you can find it on YouTube or PM me if you're interested. ;)
Okay, so I just joined the College of Winterhold, and may I say that it is one of the smartest things I've done? I mean, seriously, that place is awesome! The only problem is that Winterhold doesn't have a very good vendor, so I have to go all the way to Whiterun to sell stuff.
Funny story, though. Not sure if this is a fixed event, but my first day of being at the college, I stepped into the courtyard and this dragon appears out of nowhere and starts attacking! All the students and professors are inside, of course, leaving me and Thonnir (he won't quit following me!) to fight the dragon. Lol, Thonnir stood at its head most of the time, whacking away while the dragon tried to eat him. I was at the tail, actually killing the dragon. ;D
So, after killing the dragon, THEN the professors step outside and are, of course, horrified to see a dragon skeleton in the courtyard. I then buy some conjuring spells from what's his face, the professor of conjuring, one of them being to reanimate the dead. I decided to try it on the dragon skeleton, to see if it would work, and the dragon pretty much shot from one end of the courtyard to the other. Seriously, as soon as I touched it with the spell, it would wriggle around for a second, then fly straight into the wall at ridiculously fast speeds. :P It was quite funny to watch.
Story time's over now, but I've got a question. So, anyone remember Thonnir? He's the guy that helps you raid a vampire cave over by Morthal. Okay, so, I didn't ever finish that quest (I'm waiting until I have better gear to go down there), but Thonnir won't quit following me. Seriously, wherever I go, he follows. I've tried to get rid of him, but he can't die, and you can't tell him to leave.
That's not the worst of it. I accidentally hit the guy while fighting an enemy, and now he chases me around, trying to kill me. I'll knock him down and try and run off, but he knows where I am at all times. What's annoying is the fact that he started attacking me on the way to a college quest (I'm supposed to go in some cave with the professor and the other students). Now everyone else is severely distracted and tries to burn Thonnir alive. And electrocute him. And kill him with familiars. Any idea of how to get him to stop trying to kill me?
He's a quest follower, so he'll stick around till you finish the quest. As far as him attacking you, try fast-traveling, perhaps. Or using "wait" if it lets you. Otherwise if you try those and they don't work, I can look further into it for you; the Elder Scrolls site I moderate has a wiki and therefore a lot of knowledgeable people.
Well, I figured out that if you die, he becomes your friend again. ::) So, yeah, pretty much every time he starts to attack me, I just let him kill me (after saving, of course. ;)).
Heads up to those of you who are 18 or older: If you want to be in this weekend's beta of Elder Scrolls Online, Curse.com is giving away keys to members with free accounts; they were given 500,000 keys to distribute. http://www.curse.com/ So sign up and grab one if you want it, and download the client immediately cause it's like a 60GB download. Last beta took me 3 days to update.
So, quick question, what race do you guys play as?
(Obviously, I choose Argonian 'cause they're clearly the best. ;D )
Are there Elves in Skyrim? No, probably not. They don't really seem like they'd fit the theme... If I did play, I'd probably be Khajit... Or however that's spelled
Well, I know there are dark elves, and I THINK there are also some other elves... but yeah, I play a Khajiit.
UPDATE: Okay, I looked it up, and there are actually several different types of elves. Altmer (High Elves) (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Altmer), Bosmer (Wood Elves) (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Bosmer), and Dunmer (Dark Elves). (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Dunmer)
There's also the Dwemer, Falmer, Ayleids, Orsimer, and Bretons. Dwarves, Snow Elves, Some type of extinct elf race that lived in Cyrodiil and enslaved humans a while back, orcs, and humans who descended from high elves, although, out of that list, only two are playable races, as the falmer have genocidal tendancies and both Dwemer and Ayleids are all dead.
I've played as an Argonian, Imperial, Dark Elf, Nord and Wood Elf, in order of when I started the character.
So, how many of you have played any of the other Elder Scrolls games, specifically Oblivion?
^ I've played about 100 hours of Oblivion, and about 10 hours of Morrowind. Oblivion's my focus right now, aside from the Online beta, that is.
My favorite race is Altmer (high elf). I try to play all the races at different points, just for fun and a little variety:
Skyrim: Altmer and Nord
Oblivion: Breton
Morrowind: Dunmer (dark elf)
Online beta: Altmer, Khajiit, Argonian at different points. My main one upon release will be an Altmer.
The orc in Skyrim is awesome.
I kind of wish the developers made Elder Scrolls 6 before working on Online, but as that clearly isn't happening, I guess I'll just have to play online, wait a long time for the next single-player Elder Scrolls game, get some of the Skyrim expansions or find another series of games and/or a one-off game...
Actually, it's a totally different company working on Online. Elder Scrolls Online is being made by Zenimax, while the regular ES games are made by Bethesda. The release of Online will not affect ES6 whatsoever, and ES6 is certainly already in the works. It'll still be a couple years since there's always like a 5-year gap between the games in the series, but you don't need to worry about Online affecting it at all. ;)
Well, I bought Morrowind! Yay! Elder Scrolls and- yup, it won't run on my computer.
Another beta weekend in Elder Scrolls Online - and they've finally lifted the NDA so we can talk about it, so feel free to ask me anything. ;D
In the last two betas I played an Argonian dragonknight named Tajeetha. I decided to create a new character this time - a Redguard sorcerer named Kaydri.
Random question: Does anyone know what happens if you kill a Jarl? I don't really wanna try doing it myself, I'm just curious as to what might happen.
Also, made it to level 15 today! Yay! I also took out two dragons (one attacked Riverwood, the other was in the wilderness near Whiterun), killed a bunch of Silver Hands and vampires, got an amulet of Mara (yes, I do plan on my character marrying. :P So far I've been trying for Farkas and Sven, but neither of them have shown much interest. Actually, the only person who's proposed is some creepy old guy in Riften. :P), salvaged a couple of wrecked ships, killed some corsairs and salvaged their ship, and have decided I want to join the Stormcloaks. (I got a lot done in three hours. ;D) I've also decided that I wanna buy a house in Solitude (or was it Riften that was selling the house? No, I think it was Solitude.), but I can't figure out how or where to buy it.
Good luck with the Solitude house. It's expensive. I'm looking it up, and it says 25,000 gold.
I'm pretty sure all Jarls are essential characters, meaning you can't kill them. A bit like children. :P And as for Farkas and Sven, I doubt that you would be able to marry Sven seeing as you just helped him with his love life, and you have to finish the Companions to marry Farkas. Also, FYI, Stormcloaks are huge racists. Check out the Dark Elves in Windhelm and the Argonians at the docks just outside.
EDIT: Oh. My. Talos. I just had the funniest thing happen. So, for this quest, I was near Markarth. It was simple, just kill a dragon. So I go to the place, and start fighting the dragon. Now, my character is not the strongest in battle. She uses light armor and a sword. No shield, not all that much protection. She is a thief, after all. Anyway, I decide to lay low in a nearby tower for a bit, to regenerate my health, which was almost gone. I'm there for a while, and I notice the dragon isn't flying around nearby, trying to kill me, so, I go out and investigate. I see it's getting low on health, and it's attacking a bunch of Forsworn(a special enemy near Markarth). Thinking this will be easy, I run over to deal the dragon the finishing blows and claim its soul. But then, the forsworn turn on me, trying to kill me. Hello? There's a great flipping dragon trying to eat you all? I came in to save you and most likely kill you afterwards? Anyway, I kill a couple forsworn, until there's just one forsworn, the dragon, and I left. The forsworn and I fight for a bit, the dragon breathing frost over both of us, and I kill the forsworn, using all my remaining potions and food. My health was almost gone, and the dragon wasn't as near death as it had looked at first, so I was sunk. I look through my inventory desperately, and lo and behold, there is one potion that restores health. Sleeping Tree Sap(you can find west of Whiterun). I eat it really quick, and the thing about sleeping tree sap, is that it also makes your screen go all funny.
Recap; fighting the dragon, drank sleeping tree sap to stay alive, and now I'm fighting a dragon I can barely see.
I start running away, obviously, but who is to stop me, but a thief? He tells me to hand over all my valuables or he'll kill me, somehow not noticing the fifty-foot dragon right behind me. I quickly tell him that I am part of the thieves guild, but I was too late. The dragon was upon me, breathing its frost, and I died. The last thing I heard was the thief muttering 'Messy swine, leaving everything lying around!'
Excuse me, but I think a dead person has a right to drop their sword.
Quote from: Rainshadow on March 24, 2014, 03:27:52 AM
Random question: Does anyone know what happens if you kill a Jarl? I don't really wanna try doing it myself, I'm just curious as to what might happen.
W0NWILL is right; Jarls are unkillable. You can get their health down enough to make them crouch on the ground, but they don't stay that way. (And of course they and everyone else attack you for attacking an innocent person.)
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So far I've been trying for Farkas and Sven, but neither of them have shown much interest. Actually, the only person who's proposed is some creepy old guy in Riften. :P), salvaged a couple of wrecked ships, killed some corsairs and salvaged their ship, and have decided I want to join the Stormcloaks. (I got a lot done in three hours. ;D) I've also decided that I wanna buy a house in Solitude (or was it Riften that was selling the house? No, I think it was Solitude.), but I can't figure out how or where to buy it.
Farkas is my character's husband in Skyrim. ;D
As far as the house, go to the Jarl's palace and speak to their steward. The steward is the one you pay.
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EDIT: Oh. My. Talos. I just had the funniest thing happen.
Haha, that's awesome! I love funny moments like that. I haven't had too many like that.
I've had a lot of fun with the Online betas and can't wait till release.
One of my favorite moments from the betas thanks to other players:
I was in Cyrodiil - that entire region is player vs. player - just wandering around doing quests for NPCs and taking screenshots of creatures for the UESP wiki. I was in Sneak mode, which renders you invisible to other players until they get close enough (unless you attack or whatever), and suddenly heard thundering hooves. I noticed a handful of enemy players riding toward me on horses, and I didn't have any time to get out of the way, so my only hope to remain undetected was to hide behind a lone tree. They rode around each side of the tree and I could see them dismounting, and I thought, "Oh no, they spotted me, and now they're going to kill me." However, it turned out that it wasn't
me they were attacking: a group from my own alliance happened to be riding up the hill behind me at that moment, and the two groups started skirmishing right in front of me. I leaped into the fight.
Of course, since I'd been taking screenshots for the wiki, which involved me frequently getting close to creatures and subsequently dying, I had removed all my armor so it wouldn't degrade upon my character's death, so I was jumping into battle completely naked, which must have looked hilarious. We fought and killed the enemies, and I continued on my way. A few minutes later, I realized that the group from my side had followed me, and I stopped and they started quoting from a rather suggestive in-game book due to my character's race/gender (which matched the book) and the fact that she wasn't wearing anything. The whole situation was hilarious and it made my night.
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Quote from: Rainshadow on March 24, 2014, 03:27:52 AM
Random question: Does anyone know what happens if you kill a Jarl? I don't really wanna try doing it myself, I'm just curious as to what might happen.
W0NWILL is right; Jarls are unkillable. You can get their health down enough to make them crouch on the ground, but they don't stay that way. (And of course they and everyone else attack you for attacking an innocent person.)
Ah, okay. Lol, I just had that weird idea one night and went, "Hmm, now I wanna attack a Jarl and see what happens..." :P
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So far I've been trying for Farkas and Sven, but neither of them have shown much interest. Actually, the only person who's proposed is some creepy old guy in Riften. :P), salvaged a couple of wrecked ships, killed some corsairs and salvaged their ship, and have decided I want to join the Stormcloaks. (I got a lot done in three hours. ;D) I've also decided that I wanna buy a house in Solitude (or was it Riften that was selling the house? No, I think it was Solitude.), but I can't figure out how or where to buy it.
Farkas is my character's husband in Skyrim. ;D
Lol, my character actually married Benor (the guard-wannabe from Morthal) yesterday. Then (funny story) the quest told me to go to his house, so I went to Morthal. I didn't know where his house was, as I'd only ever seen him hanging around the guardhouse, so I went wandering around the town... at midnight.
So there I was, walking past the guards and peeking at the houses, when all of a sudden the music drastically changed from peaceful night music to Dragonborn. I spun around after hearing a dragon roar to see a large, frost-breathing dragon sitting on a rooftop behind me. Pulled out my bow, started firing, missed, did some magic, watched the guards freak out... you know the drill. But then the dragon just flies away over a large hill, and I can't see him.
I thought that a bit odd, but assumed that the dragon just flew off back to his roost. So I put away my bow and went back to searching for Benor's house.
A minute passed, and the loud "Dovahkiin!"s began singing again. I started freaking out 'cause the dragon had come back and was right above my head, and started attacking him again. Oddly, though, after firing only a couple of shots at him, the dragon flew off in the same direction.
This time I figured something was up. What was the dragon doing? So I stayed by the Jarl's palace, bow drawn, waiting for the dragon. The guards immediately forgot about it and went back to patrolling, when BOOM! DRAGON!
Fired a couple shots, watched it fly away, went back to waiting.
Minute passes, and DRAGON!
This time, I had pulled out my fire and shock spells and started trying to burn the dragon. He was out of range.
Dragon flies off, minute passes, and I have my bow out again.
After another unsuccessful attempt of killing the dragon, I watched it fly off. Only this time, the guards followed him. Then, all of a sudden, I see a dragon tail on a curve in the road, and the guards are attacking the dragon behind the hill. I quickly run up and kill the dragon, only to turn around and see the sun coming up. It's been a day and I still haven't found my husband's house. Yet the quest tracker told me that I had. So... yeah, I only figured out where Benor's house was when he stepped out of the guardhouse. Then I wanted to kill him, 'cause the guardhouse had been locked all night.
So, yeah, I have some interesting experiences with dragons.
(By the way, I just realized yesterday that the Breezehome is available for only 5,000 gold in Whiterun, so I'm aiming for that instead. ;)
Man, it's one funny thing after another!
Okay, I recently started another file. Bit bored with my thief, as awesome and OP as she is. Anyway, it's my first time in Windhelm, and suddenly, a dragon flies out of nowhere. Lydia is there with the guards, everyone shooting arrows. Since this character is purely melee, I can't do anything, as it's only landing on rooftops. It finally lands on the ground, and I run over to it and kill it easily. The people are all awestruck, except for this one guard.
"It's true, isn't it? A dragon has attacked Whiterun! How can mere men bring down such a beast?"
Since he literally killed one two seconds ago, I would think he'd know. Or maybe guards in Skyrim just have really bad short-term memory.
EDIT: With all my funny story-sharing, I've just remembered one more. It's my last one, though.
I was in Riften, and someone tells me he's been cheated out of a horse called Frost. He asks me to steal the horse's lineage papers and the horse itself. I do so, and meet him a fair ways outside of Riften. I decide not to kill him and take his horse, as I already had Shadowmere, the best horse in the game(looks awesome, too). He climbs on Frost and heads back toward Riften, and I decide to come with him. We travel down the road, and are attacked by bandits. He climbs off Frost to fight them, and Frost runs away. I helped him kill the bandits, and continue on my way, because I could have easily avoided the bandits if I was by myself. Riften is in the direction Frost ran, and I see him up ahead. Thinking that another good horse couldn't go to waste, I run forward to take him. But before I get there, a bear jumps out and kills Frost, just as the person who wanted to buy him comes up.
Sorry about your horse. Also, no refunds.
But he doesn't even pause at Frost's body, just continues toward Riften. I decide to follow him, just to see if there were more laughs. He reaches Riften with no problems, and as soon as he gets there, he goes straight to the bar.
I'm messing around in Whiterun, showing my friend my progress in the game, and I start following a lady around-just looking for a quest- and my friend goes "Oi! Leave my wife alone!"
That was the NPC he had as a wife.
I kept talking to her just to bug him.
Then I glitched and died. Instant. Karma.
Lol!
Okay, so, I was at Falkreath (at least, I believe it was Falkreath. Eh, it's midnight, I can't remember. :P), and this guy came up to me, asking me to steal a note from his neighbour's house. I thought it sounded easy enough, so I accepted.
I rented a room at the inn to stay till nightfall, then I went to the guy's house that I was supposed to be breaking into. The lock took but a moment to break, then I was in.
AS SOON as the computer loaded his house, I heard from the corner of the room, "Hey! You're not supposed to be in here! I'm warning you, get out, or I'll call the guards!"
I turned around to see a maid standing by the hearth, watching me. Not fearing her one bit, I started rummaging around the guy's house. Then she cried, "GUARDS!" and I ran out.
Luckily, I wasn't caught, but I hadn't gotten the note. I decided I'd better wait till morning, when the maid was outside, to try again.
Morning came and I went to the house again, getting in much easier than before. When the screen loaded, however, I saw the owner of the house just getting up from his bed. Before I could get a good look at him, though, three guards burst through the door and demanded I pay the fee for breaking the law. I did, then went back to the man's house.
At this point, it was just past eight A.M., when shops and such usually opened. I stepped up to the door, surprised to see that it was unlocked. I went inside and started searching for the note.
After a thorough investigation of the house (and a tiny bit of thievery, I must admit), I came up with nothing. No note.
I looked at the quest log again, rather confused, only to facepalm so hard it actually hurt. The guy's house that I'd been raiding? Yeah, he was the quest giver. The house I was supposed to break into was across the street.
Not even two minutes after leaving the stupid house of bad fortune, I came back with the note. The guy thanked me, and I think he payed me a tiny bit of money, but that quest was so not worth the trouble.
Have you met that random old beggar in Whiterun who challenges you to a mage duel?
I accepted the challenge, then he hits a guard with his magic.
He got owned.
Quote from: The Skarzs on March 31, 2014, 04:23:21 PM
Have you met that random old beggar in Whiterun who challenges you to a mage duel?
I accepted the challenge, then he hits a guard with his magic.
He got owned.
Lol! Naw, but there's a beggar in Whiterun who describes me as his "favourite drinkin' buddy". ;D
Quote from: The Skarzs on March 31, 2014, 04:23:21 PM
Have you met that random old beggar in Whiterun who challenges you to a mage duel?
I accepted the challenge, then he hits a guard with his magic.
He got owned.
He's random, not just in Whiterun. I met him in Morthal. I like how whiny he sounds. "This is supposed to be a one-on-one duel!" Or if people swing at him with swords, "This is supposed to be a magic duel! Ma-gic! Y'know, with
spells?"
ESO has been pretty fun, though I ran into a game-breaking glitch early on: I was in Coldharbour and fell through the ground. /stuck respawned me in the same spot, relogging spawned me in the same spot. My character screamed a couple times, and then I get kicked to the login screen with a message saying, "Error 318: You have been dropped from the server because you hit the message rate limit. Please avoid excessive messaging (i.e. spamming)." - even though I hadn't typed anything in the chatbox.
As someone on the official ESO forum put it, "Dropped from the server indeed..."
They got back to me pretty quickly though, and the person who helped was awesome. I've been pretty impressed with their customer service so far.
Well, I just officially became a Stormcloak and a member of the Dark Brotherhood, as well as made a temporary alliance with the Forsworn so I could get out of Cidhna Mine. Lots and lots of groups...
Oh, and Kodlak is... well, let's just say I finished that quest to go and kill the witches in that cave. Quite unhappy with the result, as I liked him! And now I'm stuck on the next quest, the one where you go into the grave. Got almost to the end, but the ghosts kept beating me. So now I'm just waiting until I get to a higher level to do it. ::)
I can't visit a Stormcloak town now because I did the "Forsworn Conspiracy" quest.
Quote from: The Skarzs on April 05, 2014, 05:51:02 PM
I can't visit a Stormcloak town now because I did the "Forsworn Conspiracy" quest.
Yeah, I had a contract to kill a beggar in Ivarstead, but he screamed before he died so now I can't go to Ivarstead anymore. :P
*Bump*
So I got an awesome weapon today after doing a really fun quest. This staff is called the Wabbajack. I decided to test it out in the wilderness, as I was in Solitude previously and I don't believe they would enjoy me experimenting on them, so I went to a swampy area and got it out. I saw an elk shortly after and used the Wabbajack on it, causing the creature to explode. Just a bit after that I noticed my horse, Shadowmere, starting to attack the water, and I saw two or three slaughterfish swimming around, so I decided to goof off with the Wabbajack again. Unfortunately, as I tried to kill them, I struck Shadowmere with it and turned the poor horse into a chicken. It horrified me, because I was afraid the creature would never turn back into a Wabbajack.
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack. Wabbajack.
Wabbajack.
SAY IT LOUDER! :D
WABBAJACK.
I love modding Skyrim on PC
There's even a mod that add Martin's Sword and Shield!! ;D
Still enjoying ESO a lot.
Unfortunately, I got a misprinted book with the Imperial Edition: a chunk of pages was repeated, replacing what
should have gone there (and being my luck, the missing part is what I wanted to see most: the Altmer).
The Molag Bal statue was also poor-quality; it doesn't fit on its base properly. the holes are about half an inch away from the pegs and you have to bend it to fit. The Molag Bal thing was a common complaint; however, I seem to be the only one with a misprinted book.
I've tried contacting Zenimax three times now about getting a replacement - or at least getting information on who the manufacturer of the book was so I can go to
them (Zenimax gave out the email to the Molag Bal statue's manufacturer, after all.) In the third one I also asked for compensation (i.e. a month's worth of subscription), 'cause I DID pay quite a bit of extra money for the special edition, and then both things that would have made that extra money worth it were faulty. I haven't gotten a response for that third one yet. I also mentioned in passing that I'm an admin on one of the major Elder Scrolls fansites - I didn't bring it up as a threat, it was phrased something to the effect of "therefore I'm adding any new lore information to the site, so it's not just for my own interest that I need this", but maybe they'll realize "hey, this isn't just any normal fan, this is someone who has the ability to reach a lot of people so maybe we should pay attention". I DO plan to write a post for the site's blog about ESO's customer service either way, no matter how it turns out: I've had two really good experiences with customer service prior to this.
I'm not really a Skyrim fan, exactly (Too bloody, gory, and creepy for me- I don't do well with a lot of that.) but a podcast I listen to has had some negative things to say about ESO- Basically, their sentiment was that it was almost really really good, but somewhere along the way reality messed with the dev's grand ideas. Idk. Just saying what I've heard :P
Elder Scrolls V is a really cool game- I really think the concept is amazing, and from all I've seen it works pretty well. They seem to be designed around immersion- Which is quite cool.
You have to admit, though, that the music's pretty awesome.
*Begins humming Dovahkin theme*
Yes. Yes, it is.
Quote from: rusvulthesaber on May 01, 2014, 04:55:12 AM
I'm not really a Skyrim fan, exactly (Too bloody, gory, and creepy for me- I don't do well with a lot of that.)
You think
Skyrim is bloody and gory?
There are many,
many games
far worse than Skyrim in that sense.
... And he doesn't play any of them. having relatively less of something doesn't mean it's not there.
Yes. Yes, I know there are. Not saying anything on the scale of blood and gore that exists- I'm saying it's a bit much for ME. I really don't do well with creepy stuff or bloody violence.
Quote from: psybox on May 01, 2014, 06:54:41 PM
... And he doesn't play any of them. having relatively less of something doesn't mean it's not there.
...Exactly.
Then I ask your pardon.
Quote from: rusvulthesaber on May 01, 2014, 04:55:12 AM
I'm not really a Skyrim fan, exactly (Too bloody, gory, and creepy for me- I don't do well with a lot of that.) but a podcast I listen to has had some negative things to say about ESO- Basically, their sentiment was that it was almost really really good, but somewhere along the way reality messed with the dev's grand ideas. Idk. Just saying what I've heard :P
Elder Scrolls V is a really cool game- I really think the concept is amazing, and from all I've seen it works pretty well. They seem to be designed around immersion- Which is quite cool.
Yeah, the games are heavily immersive, and I love the freedom you get and the detail in the world and its lore. Ever since I got hooked on Skyrim I knew it would totally change the way I look at games.
ESO
is really really good. Here's how I described it on another forum:
Quote from: DawnwingI am greatly enjoying ESO. It's a good blend of Elder Scrolls and MMO; I'd say it's more "Elder Scrolls with other people" than "MMO that happens to be Elder Scrolls". The quests are very comparable to a singleplayer ES game - they're very story-driven - and every character has its own lines of dialogue, which isn't usual for an MMO. The controls, I described in an earlier post on this thread, are a mix of ES and MMO as well. The class system is kinda interesting and the people who complain loudest about it tend to be those who only played Skyrim which didn't have a class system. The character creation is fantastic; one of the best parts. And it's a lot of fun seeing all these parts of Tamriel that we haven't seen before.
As far as playing with other people, having all the other players in the world makes it feel more alive. Occasionally immersion-breaking, yes, when you see 30 people gathered around the NPC at the bank, or they're hopping up and down like crazy, but overall the good outweighs the bad there. It's a *lot* of fun to quest with friends. A few friends and I from the site I moderate have grouped up a few times, and we plan to hold roleplay nights occasionally (and have RP'd a little bit while questing: one plays the lute while the others dance, or we'll make in-character comments to each other with /say [which makes it so that only other players standing near yours can hear it]). PvP is a lot of fun too, whether you're actively taking part in the battles, or sneaking around enemy territory trying to remain unseen while completing NPC quests. I've had some great moments there in both circumstances. One night, for example, I arrived at a keep shortly before another army attacked, and the ensuing battle took a good two hours: we defended it with trebuchets, pouring hot oil down the walls at them (that was fun; my "players killed" count kept ticking upward), and people fighting on foot, and we chased them off twice before the keep finally fell to them.
And the music in the games is fantastic too. The ESO composer is not the same as the composer for the main-series games, but the music in it is still great. For example, my possible favorite of ESO's soundtrack:
Do you join the imperials or stormcloaks? Personally I wouldn't join either if it wasn't required for the questline because I just can't get behind either cause. Usually I choose the stormcloaks though when it comes to making a decision. I feel both sides would benefit from thinking more about what the war is doing to the people.
I merged your new topic into this thread 'cause it fit here. ;)
I'm more for the Imperials. They hate the Thalmor just as much as the Stormcloaks do, but they know that an independent Skyrim is just going to mean a weaker defense against the Thalmor. The rebellion altogether is just weakening the Empire and Tamriel and making everyone more vulnerable to them. Plus the Stormcloaks, Ulfric in particular, are racist, while the Empire are not.
I tend to go with the Imperials because the entire Stormcloak rebellion is rather violent (Hey, it started with him murdering his own freaking father). The way they want to rule will not benefit any country in the way a solid empire would.
The Imperials are against the Thalmor? As far as I could tell, they were on the side of their side. That's why I didn't join the Imperials: I hate the Thalmor. They're cruel and they torture innocent Nords just because they're Nords. Man, now I feel like I shoulda joined the Imperials...
Quote from: The Skarzs on May 12, 2014, 01:31:31 AM
I tend to go with the Imperials because the entire Stormcloak rebellion is rather violent (Hey, it started with him murdering his own freaking father). The way they want to rule will not benefit any country in the way a solid empire would.
Ulfric was not King Torygg's son, they were Jarls of different holds which meant they both held positions of power however Ulfric and Torygg were completely unrelated.
I go with Imperials because the Stormcloaks are really racist
Quote from: Rainshadow on May 12, 2014, 02:06:28 AM
The Imperials are against the Thalmor? As far as I could tell, they were on the side of their side. That's why I didn't join the Imperials: I hate the Thalmor. They're cruel and they torture innocent Nords just because they're Nords. Man, now I feel like I shoulda joined the Imperials...
The Imperials are
reluctantly working with the Thalmor. The Imperial Legion was just about decimated after the Great War, unable to keep fighting, and coming to an agreement with them was essentially their only option to keep the Empire from being destroyed.... basically they're just trying to survive and regroup, but they're not happy about it and they don't want to support them. This is pretty clear when you talk to Legate Rikke if you're part of the Imperial Legion. It was actually Ulfric's fault that the Thalmor became so interested in Skyrim. The Empire had basically ignored Talos worship in Skyrim after the agreement, as long as people weren't too loud and blatant about it. Then Ulfric agreed to help retake the Reach from the Forsworn, provided that Markarth be allowed to worship Talos, and the Empire agreed at first... but then the Thalmor weren't happy because it broke that original agreement, so then the Empire had to renege on their promise to Ulfric.
Quote from: The Skarzs on May 12, 2014, 01:31:31 AM
I tend to go with the Imperials because the entire Stormcloak rebellion is rather violent (Hey, it started with him murdering his own freaking father). The way they want to rule will not benefit any country in the way a solid empire would.
Jett's right; Torygg wasn't Ulfric's father. Ulfric's father was the Jarl of Windhelm, and he inherited the position after his father's death. Torygg was a young man in his 20s, roughly half of Ulfric's age (and people called Torygg the "boy king", 'cause that's a little younger than usual to become a king). But yeah, the rebellion did start with murder.
Has anyone had the glitch that makes your character both a werewolf AND a vampire? 'Cause I turned on the game today to play for a bit, and all of a sudden it says that my character is a vampire! I check my skills, and I can still go beast mode, but I also have vampiric capabilities. Any idea how to fix this? 'Cause being a vampire is kinda annoying and I'd rather get it fixed.
Well, to cure normal Vampirism you go to Morthal and talk with this wizard guy. Just look around in the houses for a bit, you'll find him. He'll instruct you how cure it.
Quote from: W0NWILL on June 16, 2014, 01:54:38 AM
Well, to cure normal Vampirism you go to Morthal and talk with this wizard guy. Just look around in the houses for a bit, you'll find him. He'll instruct you how cure it.
Okay, thanks! And do you know if this is a common glitch? Like, if a lot of people have gotten both lycanthropy and vampirism?
No, sorry, I don't. I've never gotten it, at the very least.
Quote from: W0NWILL on June 16, 2014, 07:32:43 PM
No, sorry, I don't. I've never gotten it, at the very least.
Hrm... Lol, it was just so weird, 'cause I logged into the game and tried to talk to a guy who was lying in bed, and suddenly it asked me if I wanted to feed or talk, and I just went, "...Wha?" It took me awhile to figure out it was vampirism, and then I was just confused and annoyed for the rest of the time I was playing. :P
Last time I was a vampire I tried to get to Morthal and was there but the stupid guards knew I was a vampire and kept chasing me and the wizard ran away so i had to keep using a calm spell so they wouldn't kill me and I could talk to him. Stupid vampirism, it's more trouble than it's worth.
I LOVE DIS GAME SO MUCH
SO MUCH FUN
SO MUCH FUN
SO MUCH FUN
SO MUCH FUN
SO MUCH FUN
i really need to get the computer version though for mods
ALSO, YOU CAN ALMOST REDWALL RP
(you can be cat people and lizard people)
now I need to end this post or I might ramble until I have gone through every adventure I have ever had in the game, no seriously
I've been REALLY interested in this, but just how much gore is there? And how is the Xbox version? And how bad is the swearing?
If you hit something, it sprays blood, and there will be blood on your sword. There is blood just kind of around sometimes... There are things like skulls on pikes. I doubt ther is brutal evisceration or corpses lying gutted in the streets. But then. As someone who doesn't actually play, I'm not the one to ask.
You sometimes encounter burnt corpses, there are also entire bodies on spikes. I don't think the gore or violence is excessive, I think it's just right for the game. Also, it's not really very realistic in terms of blood and gore.
However even if you don't like the amount of blood and gore in it, it's worth suffering through just for the beautiful scenery, awesome quests and sheer amount of lore.
Currently writing an Elder Scrolls fanfic, it focuses heavily on the Psijic Order and the protagonists even get to visit the isle of Artaeum (albeit against their will)
OK, so I won't probably, where our Xbox is is also easily and frequently accessible to my younger sisters.
*Checks rules* Nope, I don't see a rule against zealotry. Okay.
Your Xbox is also the INFERIOR PLATFORM! Never shall it reign over the supreme PC! >:D
I know, but my PC is so terrible that Minecraft will run only on the worst settings and even then with very choppy game-play.
Quote from: Delthion on December 24, 2014, 03:24:57 PM
OK, so I won't probably, where our Xbox is is also easily and frequently accessible to my younger sisters.
Ooh, yeah, I know how bad that can be. I once tried to play Skyrim when my little cousins were over (they're much younger than me), and they were trying to watch me play. It was like, "Haha, nope! Kids, you go into the other room now! [Insert real name] needs some video game time, and you guys can't watch it." Of course, they walked in while I was just travelling through the wilderness and were like, "Whaaaat? Why? You're just walking around, so what's the problem?" Such innocence. :P
Well, I started a new character pretty recently (an Altmer named Iris (yes, I have a horrible taste in names and I blanked as soon as it came to giving her a name :P)), and I just bought Honeyside. Never been a thane of Riften before. Last time 'round, I never found Riften's skooma dealer, so I just thought that you couldn't become a thane there. Didn't even realize there was a house for sale. :P
Quick question to those who have beaten the game: are there houses in Dawnstar, Morthal, Winterhold, or Falkreath? I don't think there's one in the first three, but I didn't really go to Falkreath much, so I dunno about that one.
You can have the Arch-mage's quarters at the College of Winterhold if you beat their questline, don't know about Morthal and Dawnstar but for Morthal I doubt it. If you download the Hearthfire DLC you can get a plot of land near Falkreath where you can build your house, you have to complete a quest for the Jarl first though, if you don't, there is no house in Falkreath
I'm an argonian named Okan-Ru, got it from the name generator. He's my new character, a light-armoured dual-weilding assassin. My first character, an argonian called Raan Quay is lost in a dwemer ruin being chased by a seriously op sphere, I believe that it's part of the main quest. My second character was a khajiit named Do'Mah, I got bored of her
Yeah, I beat the main quest line with my first character, a Khajiit heavy armour, two-handed/one-handed with a shield warrior named Ash. Then my brother uninstalled the game on his computer for no apparent reason, so I wasn't able to play it. After several months of not playing it, I finally got him to install it again and I sorta forgot what I was doing with Ash. So I deleted her and started anew. Now I've got Iris, who's a heavy armoured warrior/mage. I say both because she's duel-wielding (a frost-enchanted Skyforge steel sword and a fire-enchanted dwarven mace currently), so I can usually just swap out my left-handed weapon for a spell if I need to. Usually it's healing spells, 'cause I have a lame amount of health. :P
Lol, I sorta forgot about the Arch-mage's quarters. I'm hoping to get some DLCs for Christmas, though. Preferably the Dragonborn DLC or Dawnguard DLC, although it'd be awesome to get Hearthfire as well. All three would be great, but I doubt that'd happen. :P
I'd go for Dragonborn, I tried to download it but the method of buying Xbox Live confused us and we decided to never try and download DLC content ever again
I wanna play the whole Elder Scrolls series, but that would take FOREVER
No kidding. ;D
Ooh, ooh, ooh. I LOVE skyrim! It's my favorite game of all time! I really like playing as an Orc, Khajit, Dark Elf, and Wood Elf.
And if you would like, I can give you guys a few tips on things. ;)
Orcs and Dark Elves are best if you want destructive traits; personally I really like the Orcs, because the berserk rage they can go into is really useful against bosses: 2x damage dealt, 1/2 damage taken. ;D
Plus, with the Orcs, you gain immediate entry to the Orc strongholds instead of finding the Forge Master's Fingers first.
Yup! It's awesome.
I'm going to go around and beat every orc chieftain in a fist fight just because.
I thought you could only fight the chief in the one stronghold with the ebony mine.
I've fought, like, four already. :P
Probably because I never really talk to the other chiefs.
I REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY want to get this, but I can't unless we get the Xbox into a less frequented room. :-\
PC gaaaamiiiiing....
Agreed...but as I have said in the past, my computer is awful.
I have the PS3 version.
In case you haven't heard, The Elder Scrolls Online is going buy-to-play on March 17th! They'll no longer require a subscription; you just have to pay for the game itself. (And if you've already bought it, you don't need to buy it again.) They will, however, offer an optional subscription plan that gives you xp bonuses, access to all DLC (otherwise you can just pay for DLC individually without a subscription), and currency for the upcoming cash shop.
Quote from: Dawnwing on February 02, 2015, 06:53:09 AM
In case you haven't heard, The Elder Scrolls Online is going buy-to-play on March 17th! They'll no longer require a subscription; you just have to pay for the game itself. (And if you've already bought it, you don't need to buy it again.) They will, however, offer an optional subscription plan that gives you xp bonuses, access to all DLC (otherwise you can just pay for DLC individually without a subscription), and currency for the upcoming cash shop.
Good lordy, subscription games are the games that I don't like to play. I'll get my hands on it as soon as I can! :)
Really? Cool! I think I may just save up my pennies for that!
Question: I have a twenty dollar Steam gift card and I'm trying to decide what to get. I found a couple things that I might like, but I'm not sure which one I want. So, what do you guys think? Should I get Morrowind, Oblivion, Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim, Dawnstar DLC for Skyrim, save it for Elder Scrolls Online, or get Dragon Age: Origins? (Yes, I had to throw Dragon Age in there because Elder Scrolls and Dragon Age are the two series I'm obsessed with. ;))
I'd say get Dragonborn but I wouldn't trust my judgement if I were you (I have an unhealthy obsession with that DLC)
I recommend waiting for a sale and get the Skyrim legendary edition. Even if you already have Skyrim, it's still probably the best deal you're going to get on the DLC. Getting Dragon Age: Origins is also a good idea, It's a great game that I highly recommend.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on February 02, 2015, 08:13:34 PM
I'd say get Dragonborn but I wouldn't trust my judgement if I were you (I have an unhealthy obsession with that DLC)
Okay, all I know about that DLC is that it includes riding dragons. What else is there about it?
Quote from: psybox on February 02, 2015, 08:33:17 PM
I recommend waiting for a sale and get the Skyrim legendary edition. Even if you already have Skyrim, it's still probably the best deal you're going to get on the DLC. Getting Dragon Age: Origins is also a good idea, It's a great game that I highly recommend.
You're telling this to the girl with patience issues. ;) Is the legendary edition the one that includes all the DLCs, or am I thinking of something else?
Yeah, I keep wondering if I should get Origins, but my brother doesn't really want me to. Something about how it's an old game, but I don't really care. I'll play old games if they have good stories to them, and from what I've seen on YouTube, Origins has a really interesting plot.
Quote from: Rainshadow on February 03, 2015, 01:17:30 AM
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on February 02, 2015, 08:13:34 PM
I'd say get Dragonborn but I wouldn't trust my judgement if I were you (I have an unhealthy obsession with that DLC)
Okay, all I know about that DLC is that it includes riding dragons. What else is there about it?
Quote from: psybox on February 02, 2015, 08:33:17 PM
I recommend waiting for a sale and get the Skyrim legendary edition. Even if you already have Skyrim, it's still probably the best deal you're going to get on the DLC. Getting Dragon Age: Origins is also a good idea, It's a great game that I highly recommend.
You're telling this to the girl with patience issues. ;) Is the legendary edition the one that includes all the DLCs, or am I thinking of something else?
Yeah, I keep wondering if I should get Origins, but my brother doesn't really want me to. Something about how it's an old game, but I don't really care. I'll play old games if they have good stories to them, and from what I've seen on YouTube, Origins has a really interesting plot.
The Legendary edition contains all three DLCs, yes.
Dragonborn focuses on a large island called Solstheim, which appeared in the "Bloodmoon" expansion for Morrowind: the landscape is kind of a combination of Skyrim and Morrowind. It's about how the mysterious first Dragonborn, Miraak - who was trapped in Hermaeus Mora's plane of Oblivion (Apocrypha) for countless years - wants return to Tamriel and take over the world. So yeah, the DLC features the island of Solstheim, the story takes you into small parts of Apocrypha a couple times, and there's a bunch of new quests, creatures, items/armor, spells and powers you can obtain, etc, and there's a lot of references to Morrowind too (half the soundtrack that you hear on Solstheim actually comes straight from the Morrowind soundtrack.)
A question. Is The Elder Scrolls: Online worth it? I've seen Angry Joe's review and he didn't give it a good score.
I think it is. I've logged 260 hours altogether so far, although probably at least 20-30 of that was just for wiki-work.
I've only created one character so far, who is level 43 (50 is the cap, plus there's up to 14 "veteran" levels), and I've completed maybe 3/4 of the explorable areas and quests for that alliance. There's two other alliances to do yet, plus Cyrodiil and some veteran-level zones. There's a lot to do, and they've got quite a bit more planned (although for the most part, after it changes to buy-to-play, this will be in the form of DLC that you'll have to pay for seperately, either by paying the optional sub fee, or just by paying for the DLC itself). Zenimax's been real good about listening to fans, too, and making improvements based on feedback.
Comparing it to a regular-series game, the quests and characters aren't quite as in-depth, although there are plenty that are, and some of them are rather emotional or have made me go "oh this is so cool to watch". I like being able to explore the areas that we've mainly heard about before, like the Summerset Isles and Valenwood; there's plenty of lore. The game mechanics may take a bit of getting used to; they're like halfway between Elder Scrolls and MMO (there's a hotbar for skills like an MMO has, but you also attack by using the mouse like in a main-series ES game). Having other players is pretty nice; it makes the cities feel more populated. Out in the wilderness you'll come across a player every now and then. I've been adventuring with friends, and I've also had times where I asked the zone "Anyone wanna help defeat this boss?" and then after fighting it the people I grouped up with and me will end up running a dungeon together and sometimes even add each other to our friend lists.
It doesn't have as much to do as other MMOs, so usually I tell people that if you're more of an MMO person then this isn't for you, but if you're more of an Elder Scrolls person it's worth a try, especially after the payment model changes in March.
Revive.
Does anyone here have The Elderr Scrolls: Anthology? I recently got it. I came with every Elder Scrolls game and every add on such as Dragonborne. It also came with a large map for every game. A great deal, and I got it for only 30$! Just thought I'd throw that out there...
I have a question, the gore on Skyrim isn't a problem, but I've read a few reviews that the books that you read to gain skills and the like are sometimes filled with...less upright themes. And the language, how bad is that?
Quote from: Delthion on July 14, 2015, 03:06:23 AM
I have a question, the gore on Skyrim isn't a problem, but I've read a few reviews that the books that you read to gain skills and the like are sometimes filled with...less upright themes. And the language, how bad is that?
You just have to read about 1 or 2 pages to gain the themes, so don't worry. There isn't that much bad language, but mostly damn and the like.
Are there any mods that reskin draugr?
You mean the skills?
Quote from: Delthion on July 14, 2015, 03:34:49 AM
You mean the skills?
Yeah, the skill books. All the spell books are empty, and you just need to click 'em.
Quote from: Delthion on July 14, 2015, 03:06:23 AM
I have a question, the gore on Skyrim isn't a problem, but I've read a few reviews that the books that you read to gain skills and the like are sometimes filled with...less upright themes. And the language, how bad is that?
As someone who's played way too much
Skyrim (and thus read a good number of the in-game books), I think I can be of some help here. First, as far as the language goes, it's pretty much what Lord_Ashenwyte said; the in-game books don't use language any harsher than the rest of the game, which only ever uses the more moderate swears. Second, assuming that by "less upright themes" you're talking about explicit scenes and the like, I can confirm that a few of the books can get a bit bawdy. If that sort of thing makes you uncomfortable, here are some books I can think of that you may want to watch out for:
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The Lusty Argonian Maid-
The Thief of Virtue-
The Real Barenziah series
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Halgerd's Tale-
Racial Phylogeny: It's in a purely academic context (this one isn't a story book; it's more like a textbook), but this book does still discuss some adult topics.
The only ones on that list that are actual skill books are
Racial Phylogeny (which increases Restoration) and
Halgerd's Tale (increases Heavy Armor), but luckily you don't have to actually read a skill book to use it; you just have to open the book once for like a second and you'll get your skill increase. The rest on that list can be safely ignored if you want; they're just there for in-universe entertainment and lore.
Quote from: SoranMBane on July 14, 2015, 05:41:02 AM
-The Real Barenziah series
The Real Barenziah is explicit? Huh, maybe it's a good thing I haven't gotten around to reading that series. :P
Random: Riding dragons is pretty cool. I especially enjoy riding a dragon and then getting it to kill another dragon for you. ;D The only problem is, I haven't killed Miraak yet (too low of a level at the moment (and I absolutely hate Apocrypha)), so sometimes the game glitches out or something and I don't get to take a slain dragon's soul. Instead, Miraak shows up and just stands there, staring at me. It's weird. And annoying.
Also, the
Dawnguard DLC is starting to get on my nerves with all of the vampires popping up in the holds. I've lost so many good merchants to those stupid randomly spawning creatures! I lost the blacksmith and angry merchant lady in Riften, as well as a couple random food stand merchants in Solitude. Still haven't been able to get a vampire to kill Nazeem yet, though. Gonna hafta visit Whiterun more often...
Quote from: Rainshadow on July 14, 2015, 05:46:57 AM
The Real Barenziah is explicit? Huh, maybe it's a good thing I haven't gotten around to reading that series. :P
It get's a bit steamy at points, yeah. One book even apparently had a
very explicit scene at one point, but the version we find in
Skyrim has been edited by in-universe censors to remove that scene (like, it literally just replaces the whole scene with a short notice reading "[This passage has been censored by order of the Temple.]" It's actually kind of amusing). The context is still pretty clear, though.
Is there any way to avoid the things mentioned in your list, or are some of them just so barely explicit that it isn't worth avoiding them?
Well you don't have to read the books. For the skill ones you just have to flick through the pages for a few seconds, the spell books have no text and the others are just there for lore. Of course for someone like me, obtaining and reading every book in the game is a high priority but it's not for everyone.
Yeah, I would probably read all of them except for those mentioned in the list.
It's really not something to worry about. There's quite a lot of books in Skyrim, and very few of them are in any way explicit, and if you don't want to read them there is nothing forcing you to. I almost never read skill books anyway. Besides books, a few npcs will swear, using words you'd expect they'd use in a medieval setting. Nothing very severe.
Yeah, the books are fun to read, but I don't really care for them except for skill, though Olaf and the Dragon was pretty cool, especially since it explains a jail I was locked up in. Little things like that make the game all the better.
I stole every single book from Whiterun Hold that was possible to get. I also managed to upgrade my lockpicking dramatically when I picked the locks on every single display case in the hold including a "master" level one (with my novice leveled character). I haven't really done anything on Skyrim for a while. I should get back to it at some point.
Cool! Thanks guys! With any luck I'll be playing next month! Based on this information. ;D ;D
Sounds cool Del!
One a side note, I recently saved up and got Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. It fixed a ton of the bigs from the earlier version, and is super fun to explore. I am making my way to Skyrim now looking for places I have been in Skyrim. Overall, a new and exciting experience!
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 14, 2015, 07:14:05 PM
I stole every single book from Whiterun Hold that was possible to get. I also managed to upgrade my lockpicking dramatically when I picked the locks on every single display case in the hold including a "master" level one (with my novice leveled character). I haven't really done anything on Skyrim for a while. I should get back to it at some point.
If you want to pick lots of locks, then you should play through the Thieve's Guild questline far enough to get the Skeleton Key. It's a lockpick that never breaks. If you complete the questline, though, you lose the key. Of course, I never completed the questline. :P
Oh I know. I've had Skyrim for a very long time. I'm taking my current character down the path of thieving and general shadowiness so I'm prioritising the Thieve's Guild and Dark Brotherhood questlines. (The latter is mostly because I want the shrouded armour.)
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 14, 2015, 08:14:04 PM
Oh I know. I've had Skyrim for a very long time. I'm taking my current character down the path of thieving and general shadowiness so I'm prioritising the Thieve's Guild and Dark Brotherhood questlines. (The latter is mostly because I want the shrouded armour.)
If you wanna work on your lockpicking, there's the training chests in the Thieves' Guild headquarters. You probably know about them already, but I thought I should mention them just in case.
Oh, and speaking of books, has anyone ever read
Immortal Blood? It's pretty interesting, actually. I don't know why I decided to read it, as I rarely read the random lore books, but I found it intriguing. It's basically telling about this man who meets every once in a while with someone I can only assume to be a priest or priestess (it's written by an anonymous person, so I don't know what gender or profession the author was). The man asks about vampirism and how to find and defeat several different kinds of vampires. It takes a very interesting turn, and I found it a very pleasant read. 10/10. Would recommend.
And now the Redwall Abbey Forumites become Skyrim book critics. Tune in next time for; Life on the Forum! ;D ;D
I want to read Hail Sithis. He just sounds so interesting, I'd love to learn more about him.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 14, 2015, 11:36:03 PM
I want to read Hail Sithis. He just sounds so interesting, I'd love to learn more about him.
Psst, you! I know who you are. Hail Sithis!
I've heard of these games, and I am actually slightly interested.
Problem is I don't like to get into video games - or fandoms in general - because they cost me not only money but, more importantly, time. All this stuff I'm hearing about spending hours on this is worrying me. So I really don't know. I mean, is it worth it?
Quote from: Skyblade on July 15, 2015, 02:17:46 AM
I've heard of these games, and I am actually slightly interested.
Problem is I don't like to get into video games - or fandoms in general - because they cost me not only money but, more importantly, time. All this stuff I'm hearing about spending hours on this is worrying me. So I really don't know. I mean, is it worth it?
It IS worth it just for the amusement factor, but if you don't like to waste time then you shouldn't get into video games at all. A simple "look" can easily become an addiction (for this game specially).
What are they about? I've never heard of these two IRL.
Quote from: TheTaleOfSierra on July 15, 2015, 02:22:32 AM
Quote from: Skyblade on July 15, 2015, 02:17:46 AM
I've heard of these games, and I am actually slightly interested.
Problem is I don't like to get into video games - or fandoms in general - because they cost me not only money but, more importantly, time. All this stuff I'm hearing about spending hours on this is worrying me. So I really don't know. I mean, is it worth it?
It IS worth it just for the amusement factor, but if you don't like to waste time then you shouldn't get into video games at all. A simple "look" can easily become an addiction (for this game specially).
Snap. Maybe not then. Addictions are so NOT what I need.
Yes, amusement is nice, but I need to do things that are productive. So much easier said than done :( Belive it or not, I try... but it's hard to do studying and work for my academic life when I would rather do other things :-\
Quote from: Skyblade on July 15, 2015, 02:27:30 AM
Quote from: TheTaleOfSierra on July 15, 2015, 02:22:32 AM
Quote from: Skyblade on July 15, 2015, 02:17:46 AM
I've heard of these games, and I am actually slightly interested.
Problem is I don't like to get into video games - or fandoms in general - because they cost me not only money but, more importantly, time. All this stuff I'm hearing about spending hours on this is worrying me. So I really don't know. I mean, is it worth it?
It IS worth it just for the amusement factor, but if you don't like to waste time then you shouldn't get into video games at all. A simple "look" can easily become an addiction (for this game specially).
Snap. Maybe not then. Addictions are so NOT what I need.
Yes, amusement is nice, but I need to do things that are productive. So much easier said than done :( Belive it or not, I try... but it's hard to do studying and work for my academic life when I would rather do other things :-\
I know how you feel and you DEFINITELY need to take a break (or at least slow down a little bit) from all that routine. That said, you can be very proud of the results you are getting as a reward for your perseverance :)
I'm sorry you are going through that, then. It really sucks.
Thank you, though. I've been rather tired lately, which is horrible because it's summer! I need to rest. However, I have a hard time sleeping. And then I don't want to work and study (or do anything, to put it simply) when I'm tired.
I will try harder in everything. I'll find a solution to my "insomnia" and study habits.
Quote from: Cornflower MM on July 15, 2015, 02:23:14 AM
What are they about? I've never heard of these two IRL.
Right. I have never played a single ES game except Skyrim which is the fifth one (obviously). The Elder Scrolls in general is about the continent of Tamriel (on the planet of Nirn in the realm of Mndus) and it's history as well as the Elder Scrolls, which I understand to be a key plot point of each game/DLC (one per game/DLC).
Skyrim is about the return of the dragons in the country of Skyrim which were a species hailing from the continent of Akavir and were wiped out long ago. In it, you play the Dragonborn or, in the dragon language, Dovahkiin. A person with the soul of a dragon who can consume and use the souls of other dragons in special shouts. You must find out why the dragons are returning and re-vanquish them all along with their god-king Alduin. You must also pick a side in the Skyrim civil war, fight in battles and get distracted by thousands of sidequests and DLC content.
Quote from: Skyblade on July 15, 2015, 02:39:56 AM
I'm sorry you are going through that, then. It really sucks.
Thank you, though. I've been rather tired lately, which is horrible because it's summer! I need to rest. However, I have a hard time sleeping. And then I don't want to work and study (or do anything, to put it simply) when I'm tired.
I will try harder in everything. I'll find a solution to my "insomnia" and study habits.
I'm not going thru anything -I was just saying that I know how it feels- but I wholeheartedly thank you for caring about that :)
Yeah, you do sound tired and I'm sincerely worried about that. Sadly, I don't know what kind of advise to give for fighting off the insomnia thing (but I will look up some solutions).
And no, trying harder won't help this time... you need to slow down.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 15, 2015, 02:44:12 AM
Quote from: Cornflower MM on July 15, 2015, 02:23:14 AM
What are they about? I've never heard of these two IRL.
Right. I have never played a single ES game except Skyrim which is the fifth one (obviously). The Elder Scrolls in general is about the continent of Tamriel (on the planet of Nirn in the realm of Mndus) and it's history as well as the Elder Scrolls, which I understand to be a key plot point of each game/DLC (one per game/DLC). Skyrim is about the return of the dragons in the country of Skyrim which were a species hailing from the continent of Akavir and were wiped out long ago. In it, you play the Dragonborn or, in the dragon language, Dovahkiin. A person with the soul of a dragon who can consume and use the souls of other dragons in special shouts. You must find out why the dragons are returning and re-vanquish them all along with their god-king Alduin. You must also pick a side in the Skyrim civil war, fight in battles and get distracted by thousands of sidequests and DLC content.
As well as deal with the numerous glitches that pop up, sometimes hilarious, sometimes mind-skeweringly annoying.
Quote from: TheTaleOfSierra on July 15, 2015, 02:45:09 AM
Quote from: Skyblade on July 15, 2015, 02:39:56 AM
I'm sorry you are going through that, then. It really sucks.
Thank you, though. I've been rather tired lately, which is horrible because it's summer! I need to rest. However, I have a hard time sleeping. And then I don't want to work and study (or do anything, to put it simply) when I'm tired.
I will try harder in everything. I'll find a solution to my "insomnia" and study habits.
I'm not going thru anything -I was just saying that I know how it feels- but I wholeheartedly thank you for caring about that :)
Yeah, you do sound tired and I'm sincerely worried about that. Sadly, I don't know what kind of advise to give for fighting off the insomnia thing (but I will look up some solutions).
And no, trying harder won't help this time... you need to slow down.
Okay, I am glad you're not going through anything like this ^^
Thank you so much, Sierra.
Anyway, to be on topic... this saga sounds quite epic, but it's not for me. Maybe it would be in an alternate universe where I had more time. But not here.
Whether you get addicted to something also depends on your interests and personality. I think I have a rather addictive personality, but even so there are things that simply don't interest me like they do other people.
I think a way to figure whether you're likely to become addicted to something is to gauge your current interests. In my case, for example, I tend to like open-world games, especially ones set in space. If I know that a game meets this criteria, and I don't want to spend a lot of time on it, I might consider avoiding it. If it's something else completely (like a puzzle game), then even if I like it, I won't necessarily spend too much time on it.
If you're not big on video games as it is, even though you've had an opportunity to play some, then I'm guessing that even if you like it, you probably won't spend all your time on this one. That's just my guess, of course; it might be totally off.
Hmm, that's interesting.
I do sometimes get addicted, though lately I've been fine. I keep myself from getting too attached to most things. I just don't like it. Anyway, I'm too busy being addicted with this book series I'm writing ;)
I don't think I'll pick this up... now isn't the time for me to play video games.
Thank you for the advice, though, James :)
QuoteAs well as deal with the numerous glitches that pop up, sometimes hilarious, sometimes mind-skeweringly annoying.
The good thing is that there are some mods that take full advantage of those glitches (plenty of videos too) ;D
Sky, I long for the day where you are just completely free from obligations and studies, so you can sit down and take a long, deep breath, exhaling with all past troubles and tribulations. Until then, I hope everything goes smoothly and you can find good quality time to relax and enjoy all the ways to relieve yourself from stress.
As for video games and getting addicted, anything that can let me go to another world, like Books, Art, Movies, Games, I am into. I find much pleasure in all sorts of things, but I have one love for video games (Especially Shadow of Mordor right now, that game is so much fun!). As for addictions, if I am reading a good book or series, I will keep reading and reading until there is no more (Hasn't been the case of late): Same with writing. I wouldn't call it an addiction, but getting into it I suppose.
Gonff, you are truly kind and selfless. I appreciate you. Your words were a cool drink on a hot summer's day (cheesy metaphor, but it fits this situation so well).
Thank you :)
Oh, and being taken to another world can indeed by addicting!
I would not have pegged you Gonff for liking Shadow of Mordor. I've never played it, but I read a review and t was...interesting...
@Sky: Thank you for what you said Sky. You and truly kind and selfless. And the metaphor fits the situation perfectly in a literal stance (Its 104 here. A cold drink would be great, especially now).
@Del: It is honestly my favorite Lord of the Rings game, with the mechanics and gameplay, plus it looks stunning and is one for good storyline.
Thank you ^^ And haha, it's summer ;D
Quote from: Gonff the Mousethief on July 15, 2015, 04:12:42 AM
@Sky: Thank you for what you said Sky. You and truly kind and selfless. And the metaphor fits the situation perfectly in a literal stance (Its 104 here. A cold drink would be great, especially now).
@Del: It is honestly my favorite Lord of the Rings game, with the mechanics and gameplay, plus it looks stunning and is one for good storyline.
My favorite is LOTRO, the second one is War in the North. LOTRO is amazing, but my PC can't handle it...
I always wanted to play War in the North. Also, I have the same problem with LOTRO. If they could make it look like Skyrim or SoM, and release it on consoles, everyone would buy it.
I think Lord of the Rings graphics are perfect, but they do need to release it on consoles.
*Bump.*
I ordered it today!
And Gonff, I watched a video or two about Skyrim and then I saw the graphics...no game on earth can compare... ;D ;D ;D
Yeah, they can. Skyrim is pretty, but it's several years old and it looks a little dated. (Keyword 'little.') More recent games have higher graphical fidelity.
Also, you ordered it? Implying a delivery time... Did you buy a physical copy? Why?
Yes, I ordered a physical copy. It's cooler if you hold it in your hands and pour over the instruction manual. And my Xbox doesn't have enough space to download Skyrim. And my computer is to weak and helpless for me to play Skyrim on it.
And it should be here Tuesday.
And even though it's a few years old, those are the best graphics that I have ever seen...
Ah. To each their own, I suppose. I disagree on the first part, though. :P
What generation Xbox do you have?
No idea...I'm not very tech-savvy...I can do some stuff on the computer and the like, but I don't know anything about what generation Xbox I have.
And you disagree that I ordered a physical copy? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Rainshadow on July 15, 2015, 12:22:23 AM
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 14, 2015, 11:36:03 PM
I want to read Hail Sithis. He just sounds so interesting, I'd love to learn more about him.
Psst, you! I know who you are. Hail Sithis!
What is the music of life?
Yeah, I have it for my computer, and it looks really well. Shadow of Mordor has great graphics along with Tamriel Unlimited. Can't wait to see what Bethesda has for 6!
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 18, 2015, 10:12:17 PM
Quote from: Rainshadow on July 15, 2015, 12:22:23 AM
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on July 14, 2015, 11:36:03 PM
I want to read Hail Sithis. He just sounds so interesting, I'd love to learn more about him.
Psst, you! I know who you are. Hail Sithis!
What is the music of life?
Silence, my brother.
Quote from: Delthion on July 18, 2015, 09:27:40 PM
No idea...I'm not very tech-savvy...I can do some stuff on the computer and the like, but I don't know anything about what generation Xbox I have.
And you disagree that I ordered a physical copy? ;D ;D ;D ;D
No, I disagree that physical copies and instruction manuals are cooler. IMHO, it's just a bunch of junk that I don't need, and it's more advantageous to have the game on Steam. To each their own.
I knew that...it's called humor if you didn't know... ;D ;D ;D
*Bump.*
Well, it arrived today!
Yay! Have fun exploring Tamriel. :)
What do you guys think of "The Elder Scrolls: Legends"? For those who haven't heard, it'll be a free-to-play card game for iPad and PC coming later this year; that's literally all we know about it aside from this trailer:
Oddly it's been getting a huge amount of hate - like 3/4 votes on that video are "dislike". I even ended up writing a blog post (http://blog.uesp.net/index.php/2015/07/01/alarra-s-opinion-why-es) to argue against the most common complaints I see.
I never have been a big fan of card games, so I probably won't play it, but the art looks really detailed. I saw the trailer while browsing Bethesda's E3, and I thought it had a good premise, but just not for me.
If the game is anything like Hearthstone, I'm getting it.
I really like card games. I play Scrolls, Magic: The Gathering, and Hearthstone. If it's mechanically interesting, I'll pick it up. Unless it's full release price or something unreasonable. Card games probably shouldn't charge that much.
So I am a High Elf, who is a pyromaniac... ;D ;D
My first character, I may have murdered someone in Riverwood...that didn't go so well...I only meant to break into their home!! ;D ;D But then I just restarted with the identical character.
Yeah, I am a blue Kahjiit and have slain many people, especially in Riverwood.
How are you surviving?
If you're able to butcher a dragon, town guards aren't all that tough.
Myself, I do crime discreetly. Break into a house, take everything, if I'm caught... Zap everyone. Dead NPCs tell no tales.
I try not to kill because some of them might have quests.
Meh, who cares. (The answer is that you do and I don't.)
I've killed a dragon, and Town Guards are rather difficult... And with the Civil War, who do you think is in the right?
I think it's the Imperials (I was indifferent until I read "The Great War".) then I realized that the Stormcloaks aren't thinking, they should be trying to aid the Empire by supplying them with fresh legionaries, not dividing the Empire! Oh yes, and I was wondering, Oblivion sounds pretty interesting, I've only read the book lore, but are there any players here that can tell me about it?
Wait, you already killed a Dragon?
Yeah, the one at the Western Watchtower of Whitehorn...I've probably already spent 10-15 hours on it though...maybe more. ;D ;D ;D
Man, I've had the game for months and can barely take on a giant!
Dragons are really easy if you take the right perks. Dual-casting Destruction spells with the right talent lets you stun, and stunning a dragon when they're breathing fire at you makes them stop breathing fire at you. Chain-stun them with Lightning Bolt, ducking behind cover when you're out of magicka, and you're good.
Dragons are actually really annoying... they keep attacking me while I'm building my house. Because they spawn randomly... They tend to spawn and just troll you when you're busy doing other things. I've killed maybe 10-12 as of yet.
I've got 38 hours logged in Skyrim, as a Dunmer Destruction Mage, specialized towards Lightning spells. I'm a Vampire, I have a really cocky and annoying and wonderful Khajit following me (name of J'zargo), I have the Falkreath house, and Brelyna Maryon is both my steward and my wife. I'm also Archmage of the Winterhold College and member of the Thieve's Guild. (No way am I completing that questline, when they gave me an unbreakable lockpick. I'm not giving up the Skeleton Key. :P)
The dragon at the Western Watchtower is a story dragon and thus pretty easy compared to random spawning dragons. Giants are still harder to kill though because they're angry and fast as a fast thing.
Quote from: Gonff the Mousethief on July 23, 2015, 05:11:20 AM
Man, I've had the game for months and can barely take on a giant!
I've angered a giant, twice. The first time, it killed me in two hits. The second time I ran and got it down to half health or so...needless to say, I am very skilled at running... ;D ;D
You have to be pretty high-levelled to take on a giant.
I think I managed to kill one by cheesing it... its pathing got it stuck behind a rock. I did have to reload several times, though.
So, I am a level ten, and the only other stat that I remember is having 35 destruction. I use flames and Lightning bolt a lot. Once, I played with a corpse by zapping it with lightning and sending it across the room. ;D ;D
Gosh Del, how much have you been playing?
A little too much...and that's coming from the person who's playing it! ;D
*Bump.*
So what do you guys think of the Civil War in Skyrim?
Both sides are awful but the Imperials are the lesser of two evils. The only reason I might join the Stormcloaks is to butcher them and take their cool outfits.
I don't think that either of the sides are awful, both have their reasons, and the Imperials are the better of the two. I'll probably join the Imperial Legions. And I am also a werewolf. ;D ;D
Both sides seem pretty bad. I'll go with whatever side has less competent law enforcement, as a thief, murderer, and general dirty-nasty, it'd be most advantageous for me.
Quote from: Delthion on July 25, 2015, 02:38:41 PM
*Bump.*
So what do you guys think of the Civil War in Skyrim?
There's an option for a truce until Alduin is defeated. After that, Imperials.
I have a friend that has this game, I really like it. I'm thinking about buying the game.... I'm feeling a bit too lazy to look up the retail price can anyone tell me?
It's on 40% discount on Steam now. It costs 20 dollars on Steam.
I have a question, how do you get to High Hrothgar?
On another note, I'm the Archmage of the College of Winterhold! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Delthion on July 27, 2015, 04:12:43 AM
I have a question, how do you get to High Hrothgar?
On another note, I'm the Archmage of the College of Winterhold! ;D ;D ;D
You go to Ivarstead and climb up the mountain near it. That's High Hrothgar.
Thanks!
So I am level 16 High Elf Mage/Archer/Warrior. I'm pretty decent all around and have killed four or five dragons, including the storyline ones.
I have barely done any of the story line. I just go around and find cool places to explore. My ebst thing is either One-Handed for my axe or Archery.
I have gotten all three words of Force, Unrelenting Force. And haven't done much of the storyline besides that. But I am actually level 17...and recently learned fireball.
Okay, so on Steam (On which my Skyrim is on) I found two mods, one with Martins Sword and one with his shield! They look so good as well!
Wow! I never would have guessed that! I don't have mine on Steam unfortunately... :(
Quote from: Delthion on July 30, 2015, 12:07:47 AM
Wow! I never would have guessed that! I don't have mine on Steam unfortunately... :(
You can use the Skyrim Nexus to download mods.
Cool! Where and what is that? ;D ;D
http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/
It's a mod posting site thing for Skyrim.
I wish I could download The Lost Wonders of Mzark mod but alas my game is on Xbox.
Yeah, is there any way to download mods on the Xbox besides the big add-ons?
No. Mods are PC exclusive. You're probably thinking of DLCs which are made by Bethesda as add-ons to the game.
Okay...thanks!
PCmasterrace!
Pc is better. Just sayin'.
I've downloaded a mod called Apocalypse Magic, it seems quite interesting. Particularly since I'm a zappy-mage. A couple graphics enhancements mods, too.
Quote from: rusvulthesaber on August 02, 2015, 05:20:24 AM
PCmasterrace!
Pc is better. Just sayin'.
Of course but mine can barely support vanilla Minecraft.
Soooo... I got Elder Scrolls Online today...
I LOVE IT.
Mainly because my brother got it as well and now I can wow him with all the lore I know about Tamriel while we blast through all the quests, but I also really like the game itself. Yes, it's a bit different then Skyrim in how it's played, but thankfully I've played other MMOs before, so I'm pretty familiar with how the controls work. Plus the fact that Dragon Age (at least, the combat in DA) is rather similar to an MMO, so I know how to use all the battle quickslots and level up stuff and such.
So, yeah, if anyone else has ESO and ever wants to play with me, I have a level 5 Argonian Dragonknight named Raveera (or it might be Raveena... one of the two), or I could create a new character.
Quote from: Rainshadow on August 03, 2015, 05:46:28 AM
Soooo... I got Elder Scrolls Online today...
I LOVE IT.
Mainly because my brother got it as well and now I can wow him with all the lore I know about Tamriel while we blast through all the quests, but I also really like the game itself. Yes, it's a bit different then Skyrim in how it's played, but thankfully I've played other MMOs before, so I'm pretty familiar with how the controls work. Plus the fact that Dragon Age (at least, the combat in DA) is rather similar to an MMO, so I know how to use all the battle quickslots and level up stuff and such.
So, yeah, if anyone else has ESO and ever wants to play with me, I have a level 5 Argonian Dragonknight named Raveera (or it might be Raveena... one of the two), or I could create a new character.
I may get ESO in November, it looks interesting.
Yes Rain! I love ESO, especially since it looks so good and you can explore more than just one part of it. Very, very fun.
Quote from: Gonff the Mousethief on August 03, 2015, 08:43:14 PM
Yes Rain! I love ESO, especially since it looks so good and you can explore more than just one part of it. Very, very fun.
Hmm, I'm either gonna get this game or Destiny.. :P.
Most of everyone I know play destiny, So I really don't know anyone that plays Skyrim. But I dont know.. :-\
Destiny is a money vampire. They released the game before it was even finished so that they could add more DLC content (to make more money of course). It's dishonest and it's a game I refuse to support.
Thats a pretty strong statement, Have you played the game before? To me its really fun :P.
I haven't played the game, it looks fun but I refuse to play it due to the business strategy.
Erm, Thats a pretty harsh view... Anyways not my place to say. As for me I'm probably going to get both.
Quote from: CaptainRocktree on August 04, 2015, 02:10:40 AM
Erm, Thats a pretty harsh view... Anyways not my place to say. As for me I'm probably going to get both.
Destiny is supposed to be pretty bad.......
What is your favorite species? I think mine might be the Redguard...
Argonian, which I find odd. I was expecting it to be khajiit but I don't like the model.
Khajit. Cool cat people appeal to me.
Khajiit all the way! Oh, and Rock, if you are going to get ESO, the console versions run better that on a PC for me (Mine isn't really meant for gaming).
Quote from: Gonff the Mousethief on August 04, 2015, 04:41:27 AM
Khajiit all the way! Oh, and Rock, if you are going to get ESO, the console versions run better that on a PC for me (Mine isn't really meant for gaming).
Well, I am probably going to split the cost and buy and xBox One with my brother, Does Skyrim run on there as well ;D? ESO is Elder Scrolls Online right?
That is what me and my little brother did. If you can find a pre-owned refurbished, it will cost much less. You will need Xbox Live Gold, and you can get free games and such from that as well. As fro Skyrim, it Might be on the Store, but Microsoft will setting up backwards compatibility with games this Fall, so you may be able to play it when that comes out. And yes, ESO stands for Elder Scrolls Online, though the new one, ESO: Tamriel Unlimited, it the newer fixed version of it which is much better than what released a year ago.
Ah, Okay. So, ESO is different then Skyrim right? Which one would you recommend me getting first? Or should I just wait till ESO: Tamriel Unlimited? Also, Why is it rated M? Is it just for violence? Or what? Sorry for being a noob and asking all these questions. :P :D ;D.
Quote from: Delthion on August 04, 2015, 03:59:07 AM
What is your favorite species? I think mine might be the Redguard...
I'm fond of the Khajiit, but in
ESO, I chose Argonian, simply 'cause at the time my brain went: "Aldmeri Dominion? That's the Thalmor, right? I don't wanna join the Thalmor, so I'm not gonna play in the Aldmeri Dominion." I remembered soon after creating my character and starting the game that the Aldmeri Dominion and the Thalmor were two different groups, but at that point I didn't really care anymore. :P
@Rock: Yes,
ESO is different.
Skyrim focuses on the country of Skyrim, whereas I believe
ESO stretches to all of Tamriel (although it could just be a few countries; Iunno, I've only owned the game for a day :P). If you want to play a single-player game that (in my opinion) is a bit simpler to learn, go with
Skyrim. If you're a fan of MMOs and want to see much more of Tamriel, go with
ESO. Both are very good, though.
Also, what do you mean, "wait till
ESO: Tamriel Unlimited"? Do you mean wait till it's out? 'Cause it's already been released; that's the version me and my brother own.
Yes, ESO is almost all of Tamriel (Excuding Morrowind and Skyrim which they already made games of). Well, ESO takes place a 1,000 years before Skyrim, but it doesn't make that much of a difference. Both are great, but if you want to do more with others and fight bigger battles and larger missions, than ESO first. If you want to go solo and get the feel first, plus get an awesome experience with Dragons and that story, than Skyrim. Either one is good. Tamriel Unlimited is already out, and that is the one you get for consoles and the newer PC version. It released earlier this June. Yeah, just mainly for violence. It says Sexual themes, but I have a good 20 hours and have crossed 3 almost 4 major areas and have not found anything, so no reason to worry for that. There is also drinking, but go to a Chile's and you see that so :-\. Same with Skyrim. Oh no its fine. Glad to help ;D
Thanks for all the help! I still don't know which game I will get if I get it :P. Anyways, Sorry for the confusion Rain! Thanks for clearing it all up! The only bad part, I pay my part in the xBox Ill be broke.. Ha ha
Quote from: Delthion on August 04, 2015, 03:59:07 AM
What is your favorite species? I think mine might be the Redguard...
Mine is Altmer.
Quote from: CaptainRocktree on August 04, 2015, 05:10:38 AM
Ah, Okay. So, ESO is different then Skyrim right? Which one would you recommend me getting first? Or should I just wait till ESO: Tamriel Unlimited? Also, Why is it rated M? Is it just for violence? Or what? Sorry for being a noob and asking all these questions. :P :D ;D.
I'd recommend Skyrim first; it's a fantastic game and it's my favorite game of all time. ESO is fun, but IMO it's really meant for fans of the Elder Scrolls series than anything - it doesn't have as much to do as, say, Guild Wars 2, and it's more focused on the world and lore and stuff. And then once you've played Skyrim you can see what some of the places looked like 1000 years earlier, when ESO takes place.
As far as the M rating:
- For Skyrim, it's mostly violence, yeah - blood and so forth. Also the fact that your character can have alcohol, and there's very infrequent swearing and infrequent sexual references.
Part of it too is that people can make mods for the game, and that the last game, Oblivion, was rated T until someone came up with a nudity mod on the internet and it got re-rated (I think that's stupid since it wasn't actually part of the game, just something that someone randomly made...), so they don't want any trouble with that sort of thing.
- ESO honestly should be a T rating. The violence is a lot less graphic than Skyrim. There's still the alcohol thing, and swearing and sexual references are just as infrequent (probably even more infrequent) as in Skyrim. I suppose that they didn't want to worry about players' behavior and stuff.
As far as I can tell, an M rating is the equivalent of an eighteen and a t would be the equivalent of a fifteen.
This being the case, an M rating for either Skyrim or ESO is completely unjustified. The violence in Skyrim isn't graphic at all. Not in any way. Changing a rating because of alcohol in-game seems ridiculous judging by the fact that your character has to be an adult of at least twenty years-old. Swearing in Skyrim is virtually non-existant and swearing should get a t rating anyway. Sexual references should also be rated t.
If ESO is less then it's got to be really working for that M rating.
Or maybe we just have higher standards for each rating over here.
I dunno, I think it's justified for Skyrim. Blood spatter, (rare) decapitations, Reachman camps with goat heads on spikes and stuff like that, stuff like the Molag Bal quest... I think that's M-worthy.
The other stuff - the alcohol and the other infrequent stuff - I don't think is bad at all, but I think an M is fair for Skyrim.
ESO should definitely be a T, though.
A T rating in the US is rated for 13+, not 15+.
I've always thought age ratings were kind of arbitrary- I mean, it's a good guideline for making sure a child/adolescent doesn't accidentally get in to something they would find disturbing or uncomfortable, but other than that, I'm not sure why people decide certain things are 'not for kids.'
Quote from: rusvulthesaber on August 10, 2015, 02:47:19 AM
I've always thought age ratings were kind of arbitrary- I mean, it's a good guideline for making sure a child/adolescent doesn't accidentally get in to something they would find disturbing or uncomfortable, but other than that, I'm not sure why people decide certain things are 'not for kids.'
I would think to "preserve their innocence" or something like that, which is ridiculous.
Recently picked Skyrim back up for a 5th playthrough (or was that sixth?) and I have spent WAY too much time playing it this past week. I suppose it may have something to do with my desire to do as many quest as possible before touching the main quest, or perhaps the 200+ mods I'm using, or maybe it's the strange RP I'm running my character against. Whichever it is, I am having too much fun for my own good. I'm getting backlogged on so many other things, it's not even funny (feel free to laugh anyway).
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Quote from: rusvulthesaber on August 10, 2015, 02:47:19 AM
I've always thought age ratings were kind of arbitrary- I mean, it's a good guideline for making sure a child/adolescent doesn't accidentally get in to something they would find disturbing or uncomfortable, but other than that, I'm not sure why people decide certain things are 'not for kids.'
I would think to "preserve their innocence" or something like that, which is ridiculous.
I don't even play this game, but I'd like to say that I think kids' innocence
should be preserved, and that the movies, books, shows, and video games they play should be monitored. Although I'm "old enough" for a lot of things, I choose not to deal with many of them. I don't read smutty fanfics even though many people younger than me do (I don't think people should allow mature stuff of that ilk into their mind. I know this girl at my AHG troop who's only twelve, but she has read
The Fault in Our Stars. She told me that her mom didn't care much what she read. I was horrified.), and I try to stay away from stories with a lot of swearing and/or suggestive content. (I don't want a whole lot of dirty stuff in my mind.) A lot of people would probably think I'm old enough to read this stuff, though. Can you imagine what they'd do to a younger person who (although they might not seem to be affected), aren't as psychologically able to handle it as older people would? (Especially the smut. Honestly, I can't see what would possess someone to write/read that bad stuff.)
Anyway. Yeah.
Oh no, it's talking about sex!
I'm pretty sure there's only implied sex in The Fault in Our Stars (I haven't read it so I can't say for sure) which, is realistic. If one or both of you is likely to die soon and you know what sex is and how to do it, you're going to have sex, no two ways about it.
I find it pretty shocking when kids under fourteen know all about sex and stuff but then I realise that they have nigh-unlimited access to the internet that I didn't as a kid. However, finding it shocking is not the same as me disapproving. I think most kids are a lot more emotionally mature than most adults give them credit for and I don't see how one can be "corrupted" by finding out about a biological necessity of species propagation that is ingrained into their brains. Also there's no sex in Skyrim.
Swearing I've shared my thoughts on before but to sum up: words are words, denying people the usage of certain ones because they're "bad" is ridiculous.
Alcohol: most teens drink. They aren't supposed to but they do. And the ones I know drink responsibly. (I don't drink by the way, I don't like the taste.) And even if they don't drink it's not going to corrupt their minds and make them believe that drinking alcohol at their age is okay. Parents/guardians will have told them that already.
Oh no, sex again!
I don't usually read smut as I find it the most boring sort of fiction. I don't think it's inappropriate or anything like that, it's purely the boredom factor. I will however read fanfiction which has smut within it, because the relationships of the characters have been developed and you understand them which means that it's no longer just about sex, it's an act of love. That's the point, that's why the reasonable people write it, because they love the idea of the relationships between the characters and they want to show how that can translate into other places and situations. Pure smutfics are hormone driven travesties of literature.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
Oh no, it's talking about sex!
I'm pretty sure there's only implied sex in The Fault in Our Stars (I haven't read it so I can't say for sure) which, is realistic. If one or both of you is likely to die soon and you know what sex is and how to do it, you're going to have sex, no two ways about it.
Not necessarily.
Most likely.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
Oh no, it's talking about sex!
I'm pretty sure there's only implied sex in The Fault in Our Stars (I haven't read it so I can't say for sure) which, is realistic. If one or both of you is likely to die soon and you know what sex is and how to do it, you're going to have sex, no two ways about it.
Yes, I think it was mostly implied, but I wasn't really happy that that twelve-year-old had read it. And like Del said, you aren't necessarily gonna do that. If you're a Christian, you'd get married first.
I'm pretty sure Hazel and Gus were only seventeen in TFiOS which is an age most people don't want to get married at and even if they did they'd have to get permission from their parents first who probably wouldn't give it because honestly who let's their child marry when they're seventeen.
Also some Christians don't get married before they have sex, even some that believe you have to. And so long as they recognise it as sin and apologise to God, the rest of Christianity should be okay with that.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
Oh no, it's talking about sex!
If one or both of you is likely to die soon and you know what sex is and how to do it, you're going to have sex, no two ways about it.
There are numerous people who would disagree with this idea, whether because it's in opposition with their religious principles, or, from a totally utilitarian perspective, because it's impractical (being done as opposed to using the same time to find a way to survive). This has already been covered by previous posts, though.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
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and I don't see how one can be "corrupted" by finding out about a biological necessity of species propagation that is ingrained into their brains..
It isn't just about the physical action in and of itself, it's about the attitude of modern society that is obsessed with this activity, and holding to unrestrained self-gratification, attempts to engrain their obsession into every aspect of social life. (Not to mention the implicit encouragement of adulterous thoughts and behavior.)
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
words are words, denying people the usage of certain ones because they're "bad" is ridiculous.
The only reason why anybody would want to use a true swear word in the first place is to denigrate or condemn someone or something else. As for most of the other ones, they're simply crude attempts to combine the former with references to bodily functions. Toilet references might intrigue three or four-year-olds, but I'd hope adults would be beyond this.
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
They aren't supposed to but they do. And the ones I know drink responsibly.
I know we don't see eye to eye on this, but I hope you can understand that this is a contradiction in terms, to someone who believes that part of a young person's responsibilities are to honor and obey authority.
Quote from: James Gryphon on August 27, 2015, 11:55:32 PM
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and I don't see how one can be "corrupted" by finding out about a biological necessity of species propagation that is ingrained into their brains..
It isn't just about the physical action in and of itself, it's about the attitude of modern society that is obsessed with this activity, and holding to unrestrained self-gratification, attempts to engrain their obsession into every aspect of social life. (Not to mention the implicit encouragement of adulterous thoughts and behavior.)
I am also frustrated by society's obsession with sex but that isn't what Jukka was saying. Or at least, that was not what it seemed like she was saying. Sex outside of marriage and adultery are two
completely separate things. Marriage is a commitment to another person which means that you want to be with them and an implicit promise that they are the only person you will engage in a relationship with. To say that sex outside marriage encourages adultery is fallacious because it simply isn't true. I don't believe in not having sex before marriage, I'm totally against cheating. My friend Baran thinks the same, as does my friend Oscar, as does my friend Jack, as does my friend Jas, as do the vast majority of atheists and even some non-atheists (my friend Etty, for example).
Quote from: James Gryphon on August 27, 2015, 11:55:32 PM
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
words are words, denying people the usage of certain ones because they're "bad" is ridiculous.
The only reason why anybody would want to use a true swear word in the first place is to denigrate or condemn someone or something else. As for most of the other ones, they're simply crude attempts to combine the former with references to bodily functions. Toilet references might intrigue three or four-year-olds, but I'd hope adults would be beyond this.
That's not usually why people swear. Swearing is usually an exclamation of annoyance, anger or pain (Or an attempt by a six year-old kid to look cool).
Quote from: James Gryphon on August 27, 2015, 11:55:32 PM
Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
They aren't supposed to but they do. And the ones I know drink responsibly.
I know we don't see eye to eye on this, but I hope you can understand that this is a contradiction in terms, to someone who believes that part of a young person's responsibilities are to honor and obey authority.
Technically it's only illegal to buy alcohol yourself before the age of eighteen (or twenty-one in most of America) but it is up to the discretion of your parents/guardians whether or not you are allowed to consume alcohol at home so going against authority is only sometimes the case.
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and I don't see how one can be "corrupted" by finding out about a biological necessity of species propagation that is ingrained into their brains..
It isn't just about the physical action in and of itself, it's about the attitude of modern society that is obsessed with this activity, and holding to unrestrained self-gratification, attempts to engrain their obsession into every aspect of social life. (Not to mention the implicit encouragement of adulterous thoughts and behavior.)
I am also frustrated by society's obsession with sex but that isn't what Jukka was saying. Or at least, that was not what it seemed like she was saying. Sex outside of marriage and adultery are two completely separate things. Marriage is a commitment to another person which means that you want to be with them and an implicit promise that they are the only person you will engage in a relationship with.
It's actually an explicit promise (unless you're using some of those modern vows that water down your promises until they're worthless).
QuoteTo say that sex outside marriage encourages adultery is fallacious because it simply isn't true. I don't believe in not having sex before marriage, I'm totally against cheating. My friend Baran thinks the same, as does my friend Oscar, as does my friend Jack, as does my friend Jas, as do the vast majority of atheists and even some non-atheists (my friend Etty, for example).
Well, the Bible says that premarital relations
is adultery in and of itself, but I know that doesn't carry any weight with you, so how's this?
Premarital relations is damaging to the people involved because: A) It cheapens the value of that act. B) Since there is no official commitment [marriage], either partner can just walk away from the relationship more easily than if they were married, leaving the other partner devastated - more devastated than they would've been had they
not been so close. C) If they're cohabiting, it doesn't create a stable home to raise children in, for the former reason. D) If the father walks out, then the mother is left to raise her child(ren) alone (usually) and will probably end up on welfare.
So, there you are. I had a longer post, but I lost it, but I think this one's better 'cause it's more concise.
Another reason for siding with the Imperials
Ulfric is also a former asset of the Thalmor.
And on another note, the Dawnbreaker is really cool... ;D ;D
One thing that I don't like about Skyrim is that it is very hard to be actually a good character, so easy to steal, pickpocket, and murder other people...I am a lvl 21 High Elf named Gertholon, and I am trying to mend my ways...(seriously but still requires a ;D)
Quote from: Jukka the Sling on August 28, 2015, 01:42:52 AM
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Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
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and I don't see how one can be "corrupted" by finding out about a biological necessity of species propagation that is ingrained into their brains..
It isn't just about the physical action in and of itself, it's about the attitude of modern society that is obsessed with this activity, and holding to unrestrained self-gratification, attempts to engrain their obsession into every aspect of social life. (Not to mention the implicit encouragement of adulterous thoughts and behavior.)
I am also frustrated by society's obsession with sex but that isn't what Jukka was saying. Or at least, that was not what it seemed like she was saying. Sex outside of marriage and adultery are two completely separate things. Marriage is a commitment to another person which means that you want to be with them and an implicit promise that they are the only person you will engage in a relationship with.
It's actually an explicit promise (unless you're using some of those modern vows that water down your promises until they're worthless).
QuoteTo say that sex outside marriage encourages adultery is fallacious because it simply isn't true. I don't believe in not having sex before marriage, I'm totally against cheating. My friend Baran thinks the same, as does my friend Oscar, as does my friend Jack, as does my friend Jas, as do the vast majority of atheists and even some non-atheists (my friend Etty, for example).
Well, the Bible says that premarital relations is adultery in and of itself, but I know that doesn't carry any weight with you, so how's this?
Premarital relations is damaging to the people involved because: A) It cheapens the value of that act. B) Since there is no official commitment [marriage], either partner can just walk away from the relationship more easily than if they were married, leaving the other partner devastated - more devastated than they would've been had they not been so close. C) If they're cohabiting, it doesn't create a stable home to raise children in, for the former reason. D) If the father walks out, then the mother is left to raise her child(ren) alone (usually) and will probably end up on welfare.
So, there you are. I had a longer post, but I lost it, but I think this one's better 'cause it's more concise.
Spoiler
Most premarital sex involves condoms, so the chance of having a baby is reduced significantly. Yes, there are instances of the condom breaking, but still.
Quote from: Lord_Ashenwyte on August 28, 2015, 05:50:30 AM
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Quote from: Jetthebinturong on August 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM
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and I don't see how one can be "corrupted" by finding out about a biological necessity of species propagation that is ingrained into their brains..
It isn't just about the physical action in and of itself, it's about the attitude of modern society that is obsessed with this activity, and holding to unrestrained self-gratification, attempts to engrain their obsession into every aspect of social life. (Not to mention the implicit encouragement of adulterous thoughts and behavior.)
I am also frustrated by society's obsession with sex but that isn't what Jukka was saying. Or at least, that was not what it seemed like she was saying. Sex outside of marriage and adultery are two completely separate things. Marriage is a commitment to another person which means that you want to be with them and an implicit promise that they are the only person you will engage in a relationship with.
It's actually an explicit promise (unless you're using some of those modern vows that water down your promises until they're worthless).
QuoteTo say that sex outside marriage encourages adultery is fallacious because it simply isn't true. I don't believe in not having sex before marriage, I'm totally against cheating. My friend Baran thinks the same, as does my friend Oscar, as does my friend Jack, as does my friend Jas, as do the vast majority of atheists and even some non-atheists (my friend Etty, for example).
Well, the Bible says that premarital relations is adultery in and of itself, but I know that doesn't carry any weight with you, so how's this?
Premarital relations is damaging to the people involved because: A) It cheapens the value of that act. B) Since there is no official commitment [marriage], either partner can just walk away from the relationship more easily than if they were married, leaving the other partner devastated - more devastated than they would've been had they not been so close. C) If they're cohabiting, it doesn't create a stable home to raise children in, for the former reason. D) If the father walks out, then the mother is left to raise her child(ren) alone (usually) and will probably end up on welfare.
So, there you are. I had a longer post, but I lost it, but I think this one's better 'cause it's more concise.
Spoiler
Most premarital sex involves condoms, so the chance of having a baby is reduced significantly. Yes, there are instances of the condom breaking, but still.
Or some other form of contraceptive, yes.
Also a woman walking out on a father and leaving him to raise a child alone is just as bad as the man walking out on a mother. Unless your talking about when the child hasn't been born and the man leaves when the woman is pregnant.
I am a Quaestor with the Imperial Legion.
Is there anyway to join the Blades?
Yes, the main storyline.
Cool! Thanks!
*Bump.*
I just killed Ulfric what's-his-name, the leader of the Stormcloaks.
Did you actually kill him, or did you let General Tullius do it? I decided not to give him the death he wanted, but to let the general kill him instead. Then I stole all of his gear. ;D
I killed him. But I didn't collect any of his gear...I actually forgot. But I was thinking that it would make for a good song and I wanted to kill him. ;D ;D
I destroyed Alduin at level 26, the last time, not the other time when you have to fight him single-handed. I am married, recently bought a house in Solitude and, yeah, nothing else of note. ;D ;D
Current playthrough status: I only have the Companions quest line left, and then I will have all the primary factions completed. After that, I'm going to finish the main quest, and then work my way through the Dawnguard and Dragonborn DLC.
I installed the Hearthfire DLC about 6 months or so ago, I have bought and built houses in Morthal, Dawnstar, and Falkreath, Morthal is my favorite, being the farthest from society. Dawnstar is a close second, and Falkreath doesn't really compare to the others, I mean there is a conjurer right at the foot of your property!
Any other holds that you can buy and build houses with?
On another note, I can never go back to Markarth, I completed the Forsworn Conspiracy and managed to escape, but now the guards don't believe that I was framed.
Well you should probably do the rest of that quest line, I'm sure that will help.
Yeah, I tried that. But I don't want to be a Forsworn...
I haven't done it myself but I'm pretty sure you either establish peace or destroy the Forsworn by the end of it.
Interesting...I'll have to try it.
Quote from: Delthion on January 16, 2016, 05:47:41 AM
On another note, I can never go back to Markarth, I completed the Forsworn Conspiracy and managed to escape, but now the guards don't believe that I was framed.
Same here. :P
Awesome!
By the way...I have about 80+ murders...can anyone beat that? ;D
. . . Does anyone want to?
I honestly laugh and feel bad at the same time while seeing this topic. I know NOTHING of either of the titles in the topic except that they might be a tv show or a video game.
Quote from: Tam and Martin on January 16, 2016, 11:58:44 PM
I honestly laugh and feel bad at the same time while seeing this topic. I know NOTHING of either of the titles in the topic except that they might be a tv show or a video game.
They're in a video game. A very famous one.
Ash...how many murders do you have? Most of mine have been in Solitude...now there is almost no one walking outside...most of the shop owners...every NPC that wasn't necessary... ;D
Quote from: Delthion on January 17, 2016, 01:57:42 AM
Ash...how many murders do you have? Most of mine have been in Solitude...now there is almost no one walking outside...most of the shop owners...every NPC that wasn't necessary... ;D
When I install it again I swear I will kill everything that moves and everything else.
Some people you can't kill...it's really annoying. They just get back up...
Quote from: Delthion on January 17, 2016, 02:05:21 AM
Some people you can't kill...it's really annoying. They just get back up...
Modz.
Xbox....;D
PCMASTERRACE.
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This one too because it is hilarious.
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@Ash and Del: What about the shop owners? Alchemists? General goods store owners? What about all those missed quests?
I killed every shopkeeper in Solitude except for the Bits and Pieces person, the Penitus Oculus has lost most of its members to me...and the executioner died too. ;D
Quote from: The Skarzs on January 17, 2016, 03:04:30 AM
(http://www.reaxxion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/MasterRace2-667x342.jpg)This one too because it is hilarious.
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@Ash and Del: What about the shop owners? Alchemists? General goods store owners? What about all those missed quests?
Glorious!
Quote from: The Skarzs on January 17, 2016, 03:04:30 AM
(http://www.reaxxion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/MasterRace2-667x342.jpg)This one too because it is hilarious.
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THOU ART THE CHOSEN.
RECEIVE THY CROWN.