Skyrim, first impressions (limit spoilers, please!)

[Kelaan]

I'm loving the Conjuror Tree. Dual Wielding bound blades is great, and I've added some Alteration for mage armor. Summoning zombies and my wolf familiar is also great fun. I guess its something of a Warlock spec. I had no idea I would end up with this playstyle when I started, and I see that as a huge triumph for the game designers.

From what I recall, conjuring (bound servants, weapons, etc) has always been a strong stable of the Ender Scrolls games, and often one of the ways that people do game-"breaking" things.

[Torakka]

Apparently this time around "breaking" game involves maxing all crafting skills and abusing the synergy they have together, I.E smithing & enchanting potions and alchemy, enchanting & smithing enchants. And by "breaking" I mean ridiculous stuff like 32.9k sneak attacks.

[cerwillis]

Apparently this time around "breaking" game involves maxing all crafting skills and abusing the synergy they have together, I.E smithing & enchanting potions and alchemy, enchanting & smithing enchants. And by "breaking" I mean ridiculous stuff like 32.9k sneak attacks.

I think that just means you beat the game.

[Candiru]

In Morrowind you could make an intelligence potion which made you better at making intelligence potions...

one singularity later you made potions which lasted forever and buffed your stats to maximum. The main danger was not drinking a too powerful agility potion or you would move so fast you wouldn't be able to actually control yourself anymore, and it would never run out.

[cerwillis]

In Morrowind you could make an intelligence potion which made you better at making intelligence potions...

one singularity later you made potions which lasted forever and buffed your stats to maximum. The main danger was not drinking a too powerful agility potion or you would move so fast you wouldn't be able to actually control yourself anymore, and it would never run out.

Or you could just open the console and add as many items as you wanted...

[fafhrd]

In Morrowind you could make an intelligence potion which made you better at making intelligence potions...

one singularity later you made potions which lasted forever and buffed your stats to maximum. The main danger was not drinking a too powerful agility potion or you would move so fast you wouldn't be able to actually control yourself anymore, and it would never run out.

Or you could just open the console and add as many items as you wanted...

Well you can still do that in Skyrim, as well as granting yourself stats/perks. It's just more fun to do via crafting.

[sahiel]

In Morrowind you could make an intelligence potion which made you better at making intelligence potions...

one singularity later you made potions which lasted forever and buffed your stats to maximum. The main danger was not drinking a too powerful agility potion or you would move so fast you wouldn't be able to actually control yourself anymore, and it would never run out.

Ah fun days, I remember making an acrobatics potion that added around 20,000 to my skill... I then proceeded to jump across Morrowind in one bound. Ridiculous yet so much fun.

[cerwillis]

In Morrowind you could make an intelligence potion which made you better at making intelligence potions...

one singularity later you made potions which lasted forever and buffed your stats to maximum. The main danger was not drinking a too powerful agility potion or you would move so fast you wouldn't be able to actually control yourself anymore, and it would never run out.

Or you could just open the console and add as many items as you wanted...

Well you can still do that in Skyrim, as well as granting yourself stats/perks. It's just more fun to do via crafting.

Ugh...I didn't even want to know. God Mode more or less ruined Oblivion for me. I will resist the urge to ~ this time FFS!!!!

[amh]

I'm playing Archer/Sneaky Mofo/Steals Pickpockets everyone

Same here! Will probably play through with a warrior type later, and perhaps even a mage, but archery and general stabbery is amazing.


Re: armor sets: The Nightingale stuff looks great.

[Fivelives]

So this PS3 bug has made skyrim completely unplayable for me

Guess I'll go play through Fallout 3 and New Vegas again while I wait for them to finally plug the memory leak.

[Lexica_Wildhammer]

Has anyone turned into a Vampire and has some thoughts to share?

[amh]

A very sad tale; one I can relate to (although nowhere near as bad as this guy): The Life And Death Of Skyrim’s Lydia.

[cerwillis]

I turned into a Vampire, but immediately loaded a save from the day before and went and cleansed it at an altar, I just didn't want to deal with it that early in the game. A friend of mine likes being a werewolf.

I have also killed Lydia dozens of times, until I let her retire in favor of the mage girl that turned me green.

[Aubade]

I turned into a Vampire, but immediately loaded a save from the day before and went and cleansed it at an altar, I just didn't want to deal with it that early in the game. A friend of mine likes being a werewolf.

I have also killed Lydia dozens of times, until I let her retire in favor of the mage girl that turned me green.

Companions comspamions. I'm ridin Solo.

well outside of this brotherhood assassin who won't go away until he dies, and he never dies.

In other news, I'm getting closer and closer to level 80. Level 40 now, and doing the dark brotherhood quests. SOOOO EPICCCC

[Donut]

How do you level alchemy man, I blasted through smithing in an hour, but everything I try for alchemy only makes the bar crawl ugh.