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Protip: if you have a couple thousand gold, but tons of leather and refined iron and make a ton of iron daggers to level up your smithing skill relatively fast. Plus you can sell them back. I just got the ability to make glass armor, and probably by the time I'm finished making it all I can make ebony armor. So sexy.
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I'm still absolutely loving the game, it just sucks not to be able to play it. I mean I can start a new character, but I don't buy Elder Scrolls games to put in 20 hours, I buy them to put in 200

In other Skyrim news, a friend of mine has no sound after patching (also PS3) so I don't even know how they managed to stuff so much stuff up.

Pete Hines said 'on the list for the update is improved performance for long-term play on the PS3' so that could help. At the time same time I find it hard to trust anything Bethesda (especially their PR/Marketing manager) says about basically anything.

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that's why PC is better, people mod Besthda games like mad to get rid of the inherent sh*ttiness
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I'm working on a full set of dragon armor now that it stands. I've got 6,000 gold saved up and am running full Legendary Orcish (legendary Glass Mace). I'm level 27 and have just finally killed my first Dragon Priest. 

I've put in 35 hours and have just now finished the major aspect of the Companions guild  - no thieves guild, magic college, bard college, dark brotherhood OR imperial/stormcloak factions yet. I haven't bought a house or gotten married or laid siege, yet. I haven't gotten any Daedric equipment or even half the shouts. I've put 35 hours in and have so much to do. And STILL no major bugs or game issues. 
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

that's why PC is better, people mod Besthda games like mad to get rid of the inherent sh*ttiness

Almost no problems so far on 360. Your argument is invalid. Thought it is obvious PC Elder Scrolls can be made much better than when they ship, 360 Skyrim is insanely more enjoyable and less obviously console-inferior than Oblivion and Morrowind.
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I just started a new character after having beaten the main quest line - this time it's a mage. The dual-wielding spell function is great, especially in how it forces you to use it in lieu of a weapon/shield. It makes it seem more engaging. 
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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

that's why PC is better, people mod Besthda games like mad to get rid of the inherent sh*ttiness

lolololol yeah yeah cliche PC is best comment.


It's a massive open ended game, there will be issues. If you have major ones that sucks, but the game is fine. I've not had a single real issue on PS3 and no one I know/talked to has at all. Honestly, my brother seems to have more problems with it on PC....crashes not all the time, but more often then seems right and has seen crazier glitches/bugs than I.
Had to reload a mission because this one necessary guy wouldn't go to the right place, just kept walking this loop between 2 random places. LOL


Admittedly, PC does have mods so if you wanna cheat or do cool things there is always that option. Only a few I knew personally did those however, most just got the "women can be stripped fully naked" mod though! Shocked




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Originally posted by Alitare Alitare wrote:

I just started a new character after having beaten the main quest line - this time it's a mage. The dual-wielding spell function is great, especially in how it forces you to use it in lieu of a weapon/shield. It makes it seem more engaging. 


....did you just play straight the main quest of an Elder Scrolls game and restart? This isn't Halo or CoD LOL you're supposed to do everything there is and log like 300 hours mang!
But seriously son, I have near 35 hours and have done maybe 2 things on the main quest line thus far.


Oh man, my old roomie got drunk in skyrim, passed out and supposedly was fondling statues or something, and my bro found herbs in the game that made him trip balls. Where is this!?


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IGN is running a poll for PS3 Skyrim players, will be interesting to see how this turns out. I suspect equal amounts of fanboy denial and exaguration from the IGN community to produce an incredibly uneven poll, but at least the bigger names in gaming journalism are hearing/reporting.  


Just also tried to launch Skyrim 2 or 3 times and got stuck at 3% for Loading Trophies... a reboot fixed it but it's another bug I've never had from any other games which really shouldn't be in a title which is on shelves already.


Edited because I remembered over-exagurated wasn't a word :(((((



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Originally posted by Gamemako Gamemako wrote:

-Inventory is a pain now that your load-lightening skills are ridiculously-high on trees (req. 75 points in heavy armor to eliminate encumbrance at all, weak and hard-to-find load alteration spells, no strength to buff carry weight).
-Shields are a win button. DW style is awful because you can't block at all. The game cries out for a block/counter mechanism for all weapons, but alas, nothing.
-Combat is still meh. No impact to actions at all. Weird cutscene kills are annoying, especially when you get one-hit by an enemy's hammer while you're pretty far away (first thing I did in Riverwatch or whatever was start killing people, and one guy instagibbed me like that).
-AI hasn't improved at all. I killed two Giants by standing on a rock 10 feet from their faces and pelting them with arrows.
-Smithing and alchemy requires a lot of looting junk. The ores you mine get really heavy really fast.
-Magic is redundant. For example, your novice-level destruction spells are all the same spell with slightly-different effects.
-Favorites system is a pain in my ass. I hate pausing the game all the time to switch gear (and I switch between destruction, restoration, and weapons all the damn time).
-The game doesn't look that great. Not shocking as it's made for 6-year-old hardware, but still. Bodies look decent, but faces could use a facelift (har har). Way too much shiny. 2xAA slices framerate from 50 to 10. I do not know why.
-Sneaking, destruction, and armor are stupid-hard to level. Walking into a wall near an enemy gives you a level every 2 minutes or so, destruction takes a few kills with nothing but fire to get a level, and armor... well, barring that you use a shield, you'll just never level it.
-Seriously, you can't just put the goddamn shrine of Talos on my map and you won't let me add it? Damn it all!
-Really love the constellation system. Too bad they didn't fix the skill-leveling balance. Enchanting your way to level 100 is just silly.
-Speaking of which, enchanting calls combination enchants individual enchants. WHY!?


So do you like or dislike the game on the whole?
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Protip: if you have a couple thousand gold, but tons of leather and refined iron and make a ton of iron daggers to level up your smithing skill relatively fast. Plus you can sell them back. I just got the ability to make glass armor, and probably by the time I'm finished making it all I can make ebony armor. So sexy.


Actually, I was taking hides and turning them into leather helmets. Profitable and efficient. The problem, of course, is that the number of hides you can purchase is quite limited.

Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Oh man, my old roomie got drunk in skyrim, passed out and supposedly was fondling statues or something, and my bro found herbs in the game that made him trip balls. Where is this!?


Go to the inn in Falkreath. There's a guy in a black robe who will suggest a drinking game. This is how awesome nights begin. Not sure about the herbs.

Originally posted by James James wrote:


So do you like or dislike the game on the whole?


It's more Elder Scrolls. If you like TES4, you'll certainly like TES5. It's more polished, sure, but I wish they had done more to improve the core game instead of just layering the paint. I spent like 300 hours in Cyrodil, and while there's lots to do in Skyrim, I feel that I'd be a lot more enthusiastic if something more than the scenery had changed.
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You know my feelings on TES4, so I'm not sure if I'll like TES5.
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I think it is a lot like Oblivion, just better in every way. I don't really get the fuss...
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

that's why PC is better, people mod Besthda games like mad to get rid of the inherent sh*ttiness

Almost no problems so far on 360. Your argument is invalid. Thought it is obvious PC Elder Scrolls can be made much better than when they ship, 360 Skyrim is insanely more enjoyable and less obviously console-inferior than Oblivion and Morrowind.

I'm playing it on the 360 and have had no problems with the game so far.


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I got Skyrim today. I'm thinking of going Dark Elf because magic and stealthy combat sounds appealing this game. Maybe destruction spell in one hand and dagger/1 handed sword in the other?

Is this a good route to go?
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Originally posted by Gamemako Gamemako wrote:



Originally posted by JJLehto JJLehto wrote:

Oh man, my old roomie got drunk in skyrim, passed out and supposedly was fondling statues or something, and my bro found herbs in the game that made him trip balls. Where is this!?


Go to the inn in Falkreath. There's a guy in a black robe who will suggest a drinking game. This is how awesome nights begin. Not sure about the herbs.




Actually I found him, in Dawnstar (not sure why I was even in that hell hole) apparently he's randomly generated.

Gotta agree with Stonie, it's pretty much Oblivion but improved in every way. It's great.

My only beef with James is knowing he hated Oblivion so much why even bother with Skyrim? Just leave it be and quit bugging usLOL

Up to 36 hours now, still no issues. Occasional pause or bad lag, but goes away in a few seconds.
Not even any crazy glitches yet.
Game itself is great.
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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

that's why PC is better, people mod Besthda games like mad to get rid of the inherent sh*ttiness

Almost no problems so far on 360. Your argument is invalid. Thought it is obvious PC Elder Scrolls can be made much better than when they ship, 360 Skyrim is insanely more enjoyable and less obviously console-inferior than Oblivion and Morrowind.


My argument is invalid because the worst console around has fewer bugs?  OK.

I was mainly referring to the hideousness of besthesda games anyway


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Originally posted by Triceratopsoil Triceratopsoil wrote:

the worst console around

Um....
if you own a sodastream i hate you
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