Mr Fox Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Mine installed from the disk, but required the Steam authentication which is very annoying. So far I'm liking the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Just got my first look at the Skyrim version of the Northern Lights and I literally said "oh wow" its quite an impressive render and really shows off the depths of field. Also the Throat of the World is a bitch to walk up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 The music has me, going through dungeons and actually getting creeped out. Also, I feel like John Malkovich when he goes inside his own head in Being John Malkovich, the only word out of my mouth it seems like is, Skryim. Skyrim, Skyrim, Skyrim-Skyrim, Skyrim. <iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Q6Fuxkinhug?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I haven't found any technical issues yet during my time with the game on X-box, but I have decided that I need to buy a new TV. My CRT makes the menus so fuzy I have trouble reading them. I'm loving that a pure mage is actually possible in this game. I have a perk to double my armor spells (Stoneflesh for 120 armor) and once I get the levels for it I can raise that to 2.5 and 3x. Spells actually deal enough damage to kill without draining all your juice (a problem I often had in Oblivion), and magicka regenerates fast enough that you don't have to sit and wait to recharge before continuing down the dungeon. yay! Dragon shouts are interesting. The full Unrelenting force is hilarious to use outdoors, you can send stuff flying in a very satisfying way. My only complaint is that the game often seems a little easy, the only dragon to challenge me was the first one (and that was me being dumb as much as the dragon being tough), and the only other time I have difficultly is when I get outnumbered. Still, if my biggest complaint is that I need to bump up the difficultly level I guess I'm pretty happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Being a mage gets harder later on if you don't upgrade your spells. Those early spell start to lag in damage by the teen levels, and it's not easy to find higher level spells unless you go to the College. Which I did. I'm the Archmage of it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I upgraded to firebolt & lightning bolt, just about ready to hit 50 destruction and I bought Fireball and Ice Storm in preparation. I would have joined the guild sooner but I didn't discover the stagecoaches until recently and so it took me a long time to get to Winterhold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Hee, yeah! I walked it too. The advantage of walking is that you stumble into some cool stuff. By the time I hit Winterhold, I'd killed a couple of dragons, and done a whole slew of dungeons and quests. That's part of what makes it hard to get there...all the distractions! Let me know if you need help with any of the College quests. There's at least one puzzle that's got an unintuitive portion you kind of have to stumble onto. After that it's pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I explored the area around Whiterun extensively, and then worked on the main quest a little, and then started to walk before I found the coaches outside of Windhelm (where I wasted a boat load of time on a CSI type case that didn't help me level at all because there was so little skill use ) Finally started on the college yesterday, I have to go find the ruins of Mumblebumble and get the Staff of Magnets or something ... but its really far away so I may go and recover Azura's Star first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jameson (ST) Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I'm curious, for the rest of you who are playing Skyrim, have you found the game to be easy? Difficult? About right? In talking with Damon we both seem to be finding the Dragons a little on the easy side. In general I have only had trouble with my Mage when I have gotten outnumbered with multiple caster/ranged opponents. I'm going to try bumping the difficulty up to see how that makes things, but I was curious how the rest of your felt about the game's difficulty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalmonMax Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 There was one time I had trouble with a dragon, and that's when it attacked me in an area where there was almost nowhere for it to land. Because of that, it kept circling and circling and breathing fire over and over, and at the time I only had short-range spells...and my archery skill wasn't high enough for arrows to be very effective. I finally got it by finding a place it could land and waiting nearby. Once it landed I could move in and freeze it up. That wouldn't happen to me NOW though, cuz I've upgraded my spell picks since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 This was amusing: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1212140p1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I'm telling ya, those damn chickens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 14, 2011 Author Share Posted November 14, 2011 Those Whiterun folk are testy about chicken slayings. Be a lover and not a fighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Anybody know what the criteria for "cleared" is on a dungeon? I've a couple I explored completely but don't register as cleared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Everything has to be dead. And the associated quest must be completed (if there is one). At least that is my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombshell Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Still just puttering around, making several characters... I've had some issues, mostly when getting ganged up (especially with my Sneak and Archery focused character), and the Giants completely kick my ass (as did the Mammoth) - I'm only level 13 on my highest guy - but yeah, other than having a bit of trouble targeting rapidly moving mobs, it hasn't been that hard of a game. The Dragon that jumped me in the countryside didn't do nearly as much damage as I was expecting... though admittedly, I let Lydia take the brunt of the attack as I knicked him to pieces with my bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Hmm. Why won't Ustengrav register as cleared then. I'm certain I didn't miss anything, I even found the chamber behind the waterfall ... *shrug* oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Dragons on Expert difficulty are a lot tougher and seem to do more damage. Tactics are the same, though this one did get up in my grill and chase me around trying to get a bite attack in. I'm going to try again in a less woody area if I can, I wasted a lot of time (and my once per day racial ability) just looking for a clear shot through the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombshell Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'm a werewolf! That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I am as well, though after trying to use it, I'm not fond...not being able to heal or transform back to 'human' at will kinda defeats the benefits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Dwemer ruins are frickin huge ... and full of stuff, its a pack rat's nightmare!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Dwarven metal ingots for everyone! *starts throwing chunks of metal into the crowd* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Dwarven metal ingots for everyone! *starts throwing chunks of metal into the crowd* That's an understatement. After going back with my mule err housecarl I came back to Whiterun and did some smelting, I now have over 200 ingots of dwarf metal, and I don't even wear armor! I also have enough Dwarven place settings to seat 20 for a three course meal. I wish I had known that the bowls couldn't be melted down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Well, now, if some 'Unexpected Visitors' come along, asking you to take a journey with them...perhaps they have a wizard in grey...now you have place settings to make them feel at home! (And you are uniquely qualified to help deal with their dragon problem ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Man, I hope Smaug is more challenging than these guys have been. The last one went down so fast I thought maybe he was playing possum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I'm enjoying the game. I'm dual wielding waraxes for some carnage fun. The game has been a little easy for me, but that's because I've been having a ton of fun with smithing and enchanting. I've already made 2 pieces of dragon armor, which is pretty sweet, but sadly doesn't look as good as some of the others. Biggest problem I keep running into is getting loaded down with junk to sell because I don't bring a packmule around with me. My biggest annoyance so far has been with the barrow outside of Inverstad. I can't seem to get the quest for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Talk to the innkeeper... Also, wow, you got to 100 smithing already?! My highest skill is not even at 60 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 My copy of the game is still sitting here in plastic taunting me. I think I'll finally get to start playing it Saturday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Ditto on the wow...100 smithing..that's crazy. My archery is just shy of 80 and I don't do anything BUT shoot people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 And he means it, that's how he trades arrows to vendors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Pff, trade arrows...they don't weigh anything, I hoard them! My Dovahkiin is like the penny arcade comic but arrows instead of mops. To agree with you a bit more...the first time I went to Solitude, I stopped the execution by gacking the headsman...even after all the witnesses were dead, (which should have stopped it since my bounty disappeared) they kept coming, so I slaughtered the entire town just to see if I could. There are some that won't die (due to being for quests), but everyone else got turned into mushroom food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Did you kill the guy who was going to be executed? Because that's some irony right there... "Oh thank god, that guy was going to behead me!" *thoink* "You fucker" *dies* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Heh, no. He ran off and out of town. Though it took a few tries for him to live in my experiment, the headsmen draws a sword and runs after him and takes him out usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Sagebrush Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Oblivion game of the year edition is $4.99 over on Steam for the next 30 hours. http://store.steampowered.com/app/22330/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-personality-flaws-skyrim-forces-you-to-deal-with_p2/ The last one is especially endearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fox Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Sooo addicting... must go to work tomorrow... /me starts twitching and shaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 /me sympathizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouroboros Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I'll be away from it for almost a full week due to holiday travel (leaving in a couple of hours), this is not going to go well .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Moss Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Travel safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 I don't use the wiki, where I'm sure they know this, but I found today that there is a step after Legendary in smithing...Flawless. Fine Superior Exquisite Epic Legendary Flawless Also of note, my total armor rating is 299 right now with Legendary Glass and a Flawless Krosis. My glass bow is at 94. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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