Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[SirMyghin]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

Everyone knows that of all the platforms the Elder Scrolls is on, it has most traditionally been known as an XBOX series. Makes perfect sense. No reason to give us silly PC gamers first crack at it.

Indeed, I am going to run out and buy an xbox and skyrim just to play this on release.... Wait. No I'm not. You fail Bethesda/Microsoft.

[Grand Moff Tim]

Originally Posted by Pikka Bird

...Of course there's the possibility that you're joking.

There certainly is.

[pink freud]

Droppin a bomb on y'all:
Zenimax/Bethesda Announces Elder Scrolls MMO

[Alex6534]

/\ Shit there goes any new gear I want, new pc it is!

[SirMyghin]

Originally Posted by pink freud

Droppin a bomb on y'all:
Zenimax/Bethesda Announces Elder Scrolls MMO

A pretty small step really, it is effectively just multiplayer elder scrolls. Personally, do not want. Half the appeal is not having to deal with other people. I lied, 95% of the appeal.

[BrainArt]

Originally Posted by SirMyghin

A pretty small step really, it is effectively just multiplayer elder scrolls. Personally, do not want. Half the appeal is not having to deal with other people. I lied, 95% of the appeal.

I already have no life, I don't need to make it any worse...

[The Reverend]

I'm shitting myself right now.

[vampiregenocide]

I'd love having multiplayer in Elder Scrolls. Fighting through dungeons with comrades who aren't supid AIs that just get in the way would be cool.

[Black_Sheep]

I thought the whole point of Elder Scrolls was to have no multiplayer? ...


Nah, i hope they succeed in what they are trying to accomplish, but seriously it's starting to piss me off that EVERY ....ING GAME needs to have a multiplayer of some sort. Nope.

[pink freud]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

EVERY ....ING GAME needs to have a multiplayer of some sort.

This is actually a fairly accurate paraphrase of an EA memo that went out last year. I don't think you'll be wanting many EA games for a good long while

[SkapocalypseNow]

Can't wait for multiplayer. I'm going to get an account early on by the username Lydia and proceed to shove myself into every doorway I can.

[Black_Sheep]

Originally Posted by pink freud

This is actually a fairly accurate paraphrase of an EA memo that went out last year. I don't think you'll be wanting many EA games for a good long while

Don't get me wrong, i like multiplayers. I play a lot of BF3, used to play lot's of COD (BO rules, MW3 just sucks, waiting for BO2) and i enjoy the MP of Mass Effect 3 as well.

But, not every game needs a multiplayer. That was my point.

[SirMyghin]

Originally Posted by vampiregenocide

I'd love having multiplayer in Elder Scrolls. Fighting through dungeons with comrades who aren't supid AIs that just get in the way would be cool.

If it turns out like another modern MMO (aka WoW clone) those players will give the AI intelligence a run for its stupidity.

[Grand Moff Tim]

Nothing will help deepen the immersion of being lost in an epic fantasy world and setting off on the hero's journey like hearing a thirteen year old with a headset mic say "HAHA ....IN NOOBFAG YOU GOT OWNED" as he teabags a bandit corpse. Yes, MMO is definitely the direction the Elder Scrolls needs to take.

[Prydogga]

Turn mic audio off, if they even have it integrated, and hide the chat box. They should have servers like WoW where it's RPG-like, no numbers in names, no names above heads in stupid colours, etc.

I think idiot players will be less distracting from the sure amount of bugs and issues you face in Skyrim that just make you laugh at the 'game'. Really stops me from ever getting immersed. I was really surprised there was no co op support for Skyrim. It may be hard to execute, but when you spend so much time with stupid AIs, and you have these abilities that really would help with a human partner, I thought it'd have been a good move.

Also, from the screenshots so far, I'm loving the different art style. TES have always been bit too bland and 'sharp' (in a bad way) looking for my liking, I always wished they had a bit more colour and stylising in the visuals. I know not all will agree with this, but I like it.

[Bekanor]

The hard part will be figuring out who is a real player and who is just another Louis Letrush clone hanging out on the road to Whiterun.

[Grand Moff Tim]

I've been playing this game again after a long break, and I'm happy to report that it's still fun. After burning out on it pretty hard, I'm glad I still enjoy it almost as much as I did the first time around. I started a new character (complete with his own backstory, of course ) so I can groom him for any upcoming DLC using the knowledge and experience I gained from previous playthroughs.

I gotta say, I thought the Nord was the ideal race for playing as a 2H tank, but boy, was I wrong. That honor goes squarely to the Orc. He doesn't start out with the same 2H bonus (though he does have a higher Heavy Armor starting stat), but you can .... SHIT UP with the Berzerker Rage ability. Sure, you can only use it once a day, but I don't exactly come across situations where I need it anywhere near that often.

It's nice finding myself in a tight spot and remembering "Oh yeah, Berzerker Rage!" and then hulking right the .... out on whoever/whatever was giving me trouble. I even used it on the final mission of the main story last night. Dragonrend > Berzerker Rage > Introduce Alduin to the business end of my Warhammer. Good times.

[BrainArt]

I haven't played Skyrim in a while, either.

I've been playing Forza 4 and Minecraft 360 edition.

[SirMyghin]

Originally Posted by Grand Moff Tim

I've been playing this game again after a long break, and I'm happy to report that it's still fun. After burning out on it pretty hard, I'm glad I still enjoy it almost as much as I did the first time around. I started a new character (complete with his own backstory, of course ) so I can groom him for any upcoming DLC using the knowledge and experience I gained from previous playthroughs.

I gotta say, I thought the Nord was the ideal race for playing as a 2H tank, but boy, was I wrong. That honor goes squarely to the Orc. He doesn't start out with the same 2H bonus (though he does have a higher Heavy Armor starting stat), but you can .... SHIT UP with the Berzerker Rage ability. Sure, you can only use it once a day, but I don't exactly come across situations where I need it anywhere near that often.

It's nice finding myself in a tight spot and remembering "Oh yeah, Berzerker Rage!" and then hulking right the .... out on whoever/whatever was giving me trouble. I even used it on the final mission of the main story last night. Dragonrend > Berzerker Rage > Introduce Alduin to the business end of my Warhammer. Good times.

I played an orc sneak thief in Morrowind, and damn that was a good one (orc solely as least skill bonuses in my custom skill set, therefore max levels ) Orc rages always win.

[Stealth7]

Looks like you'll be able to make crossbows and hopefully some other weapons.

[Grand Moff Tim]

Originally Posted by SirMyghin

I played an orc sneak thief in Morrowind, and damn that was a good one (orc solely as least skill bonuses in my custom skill set, therefore max levels ) Orc rages always win.

Haha, I used to make builds like that in Oblivion. That's one of the downsides to Skyrim I think: There aren't really races that really feel significantly disadvantaged for certain playstyles. I suppose one might be able to argue that that's a good thing, since you can use whatever race you want for whatever type of build you want, but I think it takes a bit of the fun out of it.

[Grand Moff Tim]

It feels like it's been forever since I've taken and uploaded a screenshot of the game, so since I know you all care ever so much, I did one tonight.


Here's a shot of my current playthrough, Urgaz the Unwavering, and his ragtag group of battle pals, Faendal and Meeko:





You know, I used to HATE having a dog as a follower, but I think that was mostly because the only character builds I ever had one with were ones where I cared about trying to be stealthy. When I'm just charging headlong into battle preceded only by the head of my warhammer, it isn't so bad having a little buddy to wear down the other baddies who are impatiently waiting for me to come remove their heads while I'm wailing away on one.

His constant barking during the peace council at High Hrothgar was pretty ....ing annoying, though .

[ittoa666]

Originally Posted by BrainArt

I haven't played Skyrim in a while, either.

I've been playing Forza 4 and Minecraft 360 edition.

I've been playing the exact same things. Too much fun.

[Alex6534]

Hey guys do you's reckon my Laptop could run Skyrim on Medium settings or higher? Never tried playing pc games before so it'l be a first. From what I've heard mods can also be very useful for making graphics/textures appear better without taxing the GPU?

Here's the specs:
Processor Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM, (2GHz with up to 2.9GHz turbo boost, 6 MB L3 cache)
Operating System Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
RAM 8 GB DDR3
Graphics card Dedicated AMD Radeon HD 6630M 1 GB DDR3
Screen type High-Definition LED HP BrightView Infinity Display
Screen resolution 1366 x 768

[AxeHappy]

Your laptop has similar/better (much better in some cases) specs than my desktop and my desktop destroys Skyrim on max settings with mods that improve graphic without caring about processing power and just trying to make it look has pretty as possible.

So,

Yeah, it should be able to handle it!