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Grave Bomber
Ghoulish Anomaly
I could see Deathclaws in Skyrim.
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There was no nukagrenades or dinner bell. I died. Quickly.
parrotheada1a
Resident Pitmaster
I actually had to quit playing for awhile. My computer is kinda corrupted because of it. I have files for the game spread out over 2 or 3 drives because of Steam, Wrye Bash & NMM. It got to the point where the thing wouldn't start and run more than 2 minutes without crashing and I got sick of spending time dicking around with it rather than playing. I think I may just wipe everything and start from scratch.
My game is heavily modded. My last game I had probably 80+ working at the same time. As for play style, I tend to go for a battlemage type build. Always female so I can make use of the Barbie doll mods. I usually go for archery straight off the bat. I like to sneak around in caves & dungeons and knock off bad guys from a distance. It's no fun going toe to toe with something that can do double the damage at short range. Something else I go for quick is the transmute spell. The idea that I can take a hunk of cheap ore and transmute it into gold at a smelter is great. It just makes the game easier to a point, you don't have to rely on merchants giving you chump change early in the game.
My game is heavily modded. My last game I had probably 80+ working at the same time. As for play style, I tend to go for a battlemage type build. Always female so I can make use of the Barbie doll mods. I usually go for archery straight off the bat. I like to sneak around in caves & dungeons and knock off bad guys from a distance. It's no fun going toe to toe with something that can do double the damage at short range. Something else I go for quick is the transmute spell. The idea that I can take a hunk of cheap ore and transmute it into gold at a smelter is great. It just makes the game easier to a point, you don't have to rely on merchants giving you chump change early in the game.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
I heard that us lowly PS2 users would be getting all three DLCs this month. Any word on that?
Kerouac
weird musical dildo
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
They're either out or coming within a week. And I assume you meant PS3.
I don't speed level anything anymore. I played 400 hours on my first 3 characters when it came out and now I'm playing a stealth archer wood elf on master. Its the most fun I've had ever.
Its infuriating at times, but its a really fun way to play.
Skyrim is by far my favorite game of all time. I wish I had a PC to run mods for scenery. I love it on the 360 though.
Here's a tip. There's a mine just north of whiterun where you pick up the transmute spell. Mine it clean, transmute it all to gold, smelt it to ingots and make jewelry. You get tons of cash, speed level smithing, and level alteration as well. Then, no matter what type of character you're rolling, you can cast ebony flesh and increase your defense by 100 right before battle for cheap.
Oh and the ore in the mine resets every 3 days I think. So it works well. You end up with about 50 gold ingots per trip which converts to 100 gold rings. Then if you enchant those you really put things over the top.
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Grave Bomber
Ghoulish Anomaly
Speed smiting/enchanting is my least favorite thing about skyrim as a whole.
What, exactly, is the point of playing a game, especially a massive game like skyrim, if you just spend 5-10 hours smiting/enchanting to ridiculous levels?
I don't get it. You should be out there experiencing the game and leveling as you would, but so many just wham-bam level up these two...and for what purpose? It's silly, to me at least. If you've maxed out everything else, go for it. But otherwise, I think it hurts the true experience.
What, exactly, is the point of playing a game, especially a massive game like skyrim, if you just spend 5-10 hours smiting/enchanting to ridiculous levels?
I don't get it. You should be out there experiencing the game and leveling as you would, but so many just wham-bam level up these two...and for what purpose? It's silly, to me at least. If you've maxed out everything else, go for it. But otherwise, I think it hurts the true experience.
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
And I totally agree. After I did it with a couple plays I went to natural leveling. It's tough early on but so much fun in the later levels. That's why I bumped up to master level. It makes you take your time and experience every little nuance.
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parrotheada1a
Resident Pitmaster
I don't look at it that way. The way the game is set up, you do all that as part of the overall experience. How you play the game has a huge effect on that as well, and everybody plays a bit differently. It's all about your choices. The whole idea I think is to make your PC stronger. You are supposed to end up being the hero/heroine. Playing a strong character that gets killed by a dragon is one thing. Playing a strong character that gets killed by a horde of draugr means you need help. The help comes in the form of using perks to get better offensive tools.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Just downloaded all three DLCs, yesterday, thank sweet baby Jesus they're finally out for the PS3. Of course, all I've done to date is start building a house and pay to have a tattoo removed...lol. Looking forward to the crossbows, dragon riding, cool armor, and new weapons.
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
I've switched from Skyrim to Oblivion. I've never been able to finish it, so I figured I'd give it another try. This play-through is going a lot better. Still not Skyrim though.
I need to start Oblivion again now that I grasp it better. I've got the GOTY edition and never even scratched the surface.
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Kerouac
weird musical dildo
The perk system and even the inventory in Skyrim is so seamless (especially with the Kineckt) that Oblivion feels clumsy. The "authentic" fonts kinda ruin it too. I'm actually enjoying the quests now that I've dug in a bit. I'm doing Thieves Guild/Dark Brotherhood. Another thing that's weird is I'm only level 3, but have a ton of hours into playing. Leveling seems much slower.
Eminence_Front
Osiris Chickenfingers
Screen shots make me wanna try it. I think I can get it electronically thru STEAM, right ?
I have a killer rig for this, but no time....
The worst part about RPG is starting out so incredibly low, level and skills wise.
I have a killer rig for this, but no time....
The worst part about RPG is starting out so incredibly low, level and skills wise.
MonkeyZero
Mexican Mayonnaise Weiner Sandwich
That's what has bugged me is the slow leveling. I don't need to be 30 in a couple hours but 5 in 10 hours seems so slow! Also the constant jumping to level athleticism is just weird. I'll probably just do a 2 hand sword tank. Simplify things.
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parrotheada1a
Resident Pitmaster
So here's a pic of my old toon Aerie. I got her up to a decent level before my old hard drive crashed & burned. Ashen race, I had about 80 mods working together at this point.
MojoFilter
Unlimited Power
Okay. I can safely offer my services as an expert in the Vanilla game at this point, with all official DLC (Dawnguard, Hearthfire, Dragonborn) installed. I've got a genuinely massive amount of playing time in over the last year.
I've only installed the Unofficial Patches to fix quest bugs and gameplay anomalies, and one or two minor graphics mods.
If anyone's jammed up with anything, let me know. I can probably answer it.
I've only installed the Unofficial Patches to fix quest bugs and gameplay anomalies, and one or two minor graphics mods.
If anyone's jammed up with anything, let me know. I can probably answer it.