Elder Scrolls SKYRIM

[Takelli]

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Yup, I did. Time to fight the dragon now lol

[Raydeus]

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No pickaxe. I made it most of the way using the same strafing/jumping technique I've used in every Bethesta game to date. It seems that the finally nerfed the ability to scale impossible cliffs by tapping backwards and jumping forwards. I'm sad to see my godlike spelunking ability nerfed... but at least it's more realistic now.

It's slightly different but it's still there. I climbed to the top of the mountain (the very top) at lvl 1 right after exiting the cave after running away from the dragon.

You can doooo it!

.... Which quest is the main story line? <.< I've been running about killing stuff, collecting shouts, and doing stuff for the Companions in white run.... So far got turned into a were wolf, and got raped by Krosis....

Don't worry, what you've been doing so far is the main storyline.

The overall title of the quest is "The Legend of Takelli".

[Takelli]

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Don't worry, what you've been doing so far is the main storyline.

The overall title of the quest is "The Legend of Takelli".

Only till I die... XD

But then... I'll just go back at a higher level and rape them....

Friggen Fighting Krosis at level 5.... SMH....

[Firewind]

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Oh god now I have to find this mod like I did in Minecraft

[cidbahamut]

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Being the type of gamer that I am, I refuse to use any kind of guide for my first playthrough of anything. As a result, guess who spent 2 hours this morning trying to climb a fucking mountain before figuring out there was a goddamn staircase. To my credit... I did get high enough to see the Monastery at one point, if I jumped...

I got killed so many times trying to climb that staircase. Then I realized I could run away from things.

[Raydeus]

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Mods are getting nicer every day. Heck, now there's even an HD bugs mod posted (it's very nice too) can't wait for the CK to see what they do next. Heck I might even try to mod some stuff I've been thinking about.

[cidbahamut]

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Some of them do look rather nice. I'm just wary of diving into modding before I finish the first play-through. Gotta have the vanilla experience the first time through, and given how buggy Skyrim is already I'd rather not tempt fate just yet.

This weekend I found what I suspect is the final dungeon, or at least a dungeon that I was totally unprepared for and one that had no way back to the rest of the game. Luckily I had a save to return to, but it sapped my momentum. There's plenty of dicking around to be had in Skyrim, but some days you just want to progress through the main storyline, and having the game sit there and stomp on my face because I'm woefully under-leveled and can't go back to continue leveling is a bit irksome.

Well screw that, I started another file. This time as a Mage. Oh I'm so goddamn squishy it's just sad. In some respects I feel the game mechanics actively discourage playing a straight up mage. Spells don't seem to scale particularly well and I find myself out of mana surprisingly fast even with some nice perks and mage gear. If not for Lydia tanking everything I'd probably be unable to get through a bunch of fights. Playing a pure mage is definitely a puzzle at this point. I feel like I'd be better off going for a magic heavy hybrid, just burn all my mana at the start and then pull out the armor and swords, but there ought to be a way to succeed on magic alone. I just need to figure it out.
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[Mezlo]

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I feel like I'd be better off going for a magic heavy hybrid, just burn all my mana at the start and then pull out the armor and swords, but there ought to be a way to succeed on magic alone. I just need to figure it out.
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This is what I do. I'm level 11, and have spent all my level up points on mana. I dual-wield flames, and when i run out of mana, i use a 2 handed sword that restores MP with each hit. It's pretty bad ass. Yeah, i have Lydia do the asme thing for me. LOL, i just figured out you can control what weapons and armor she uses, so i took off her steel sword and gave her a hand axe of burning.

[Takelli]

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Just had one of my closest friends post this one my face book wall, and I think that everyone here might enjoy it. XD

[cidbahamut]

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This is what I do. I'm level 11, and have spent all my level up points on mana. I dual-wield flames, and when i run out of mana, i use a 2 handed sword that restores MP with each hit. It's pretty bad ass. Yeah, i have Lydia do the asme thing for me. LOL, i just figured out you can control what weapons and armor she uses, so i took off her steel sword and gave her a hand axe of burning.

Mana stealing weapons, that's brilliant. I'll have to hunt one down.

[cidbahamut]

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Argleblarg.

I haven't been able to find a mana stealing weapon, so my mana shortage continues to be a problem. It seems I have to pretty much empty my entire pool to take down a single foe and if there's more than one I end up running around waiting on mana while Lydia hacks things to pieces for me. She also has a bad habit of wandering into all of my offensive magic and then gets all fussy because she's suddenly on fire.

Part of my problem is probably that I tend to hoard all my perks until I feel I'm using a certain tactic enough to justify permanently enhancing it. Fire Ice and Lightning are all situational elements and I don't find myself favoring any one of them and having it be applicable to every situation so I've hesitated on spending perks on the elemental lines, but I probably should do that soon, even if it's just dropping a point into each of the damage boosts. But then I start second guessing myself and wanting points to put in other things, like enchanting. Too many decisions.

One thing I've found I'm really enjoying is runes. 5x casting range turned them into a really fun set of spells. They're nice to set up as traps if you feel like being a sneaky asshat like I often do. They can also be used for solid offense and even manage to hit multiple enemies. The only downside is that Lydia likes to stand on them, but then that's an ongoing problem with her affinity for wandering into magic. Other bonus: I don't have to aim and end up missing. I suck at aiming, so that's nice.

I was kind of sad to see that Impact didn't add a stagger effect to the concentration spells, since those tend to be what I default to for close combat and there's no good way of keeping foes at bay in some of the dungeon crawls(the hallway layout just doesn't allow for it very well).

[Raydeus]

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You should consider lowering shout recast times via console. Could use FUS to stagger enemies to give you some breathing room, YOL, IIS and WULD (well, all of them really) are nice too when you can actually use them more often.

And believe me, it wont break anything even if you lowered shout recast to 0. If anything it will actually make you feel like a Dovahkiin, and you'll find the recast that feels more natural to you.

On the other hand, what does break the game are improved weapons via smithing and some enchantments if you min/max. So for Fun's sake I strongly advice against those. <_<;

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PS > Can't wait for the (GE)CK to be released. Gotta poke on Dak some more. <_<

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

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Seems the focus of the forthcoming updates are really going to center on the lag issue which is prominent in the PS3 version, but does creep into the 360 and PC versions at a longer amount of playtime. Hopefully after that's settled they'll start talking up the first expansion.

[cidbahamut]

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You should consider lowering shout recast times via console. Could use FUS to stagger enemies to give you some breathing room, YOL, IIS and WULD (well, all of them really) are nice too when you can actually use them more often.

And believe me, it wont break anything even if you lowered shout recast to 0. If anything it will actually make you feel like a Dovahkiin, and you'll find the recast that feels more natural to you.

No, I'm pretty sure that would end with me simply Fus Roh Dah-ing everything into submission. Seriously, I wouldn't need spells or even a weapon if I had that.

So far I've only really dabbled in smithing to get rid of animal pelts and ingots I pick up in my travels. Enchanting however, that's where it's at since I'm playing a mage. Last night I put together a ring that increases mana regen by 22%. I thought that was pretty sweet, and then I realized I still have mana problems even with that. So yeah, I don't think I'll be abandoning enchanting. Besides, it just makes sense for my mage character to be enchanting stuff.

[Raydeus]

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Considering the Xbox will get it a month before PS3 and PC I'm not exactly looking forward to it. But mods should keep me entertained in the mean time.