The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Sephiriah
Sephiriah
Since 6128 Days
Posted by Frozpot
I find the combat to be MUCH more fun with the shield- it feels more strategic and it's extremely useful even on offense. It's probably why I have had zero problems with trolls and such. Even dragons stagger when you hit them with it. Shield= awesome!
Yeah if I find myself up against a heavy hitter then I whip out my ebony enchanted shield but otherwise my 2 Daedric swords tend to rip things asunder =D
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Sath - Missed the<br>hay
Sath
Since 6882 Days
Posted by Frozpot
I find the combat to be MUCH more fun with the shield- it feels more strategic and it's extremely useful even on offense. It's probably why I have had zero problems with trolls and such. Even dragons stagger when you hit them with it. Shield= awesome!
I understand because I used shield + sword alot, and it is more strategic.
I will probably start adding more points to block and get some nice shield because if you dont have a shield blocking is out of the question even if you do two handed weapon block.
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Sath
Since 6882 Days
Added some perks to my Block skilltree and got myself a shield.

It does definitely get much more "satistfying" using a shield + weapon, especially when you shield bash, slow time. My new favorite is when you time your block perfectly when the enemy attacks, makes them stunned a bit and you dont take any damage.
It has much more strategy and timing to the combat compared to any other type of melee combat, definitely going with this type.
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5903 Days
The Dwemer ruins are fracking amazing.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7016 Days
Some simple tweaks for those interested in making their game look better without digging too deeply into the available options:

http://www.geforce.com/Optimize/Guides/five-fast-e...
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
what does this look like on a half decent PC? might get it for the misses.

I know probably a few months ago? i was arguing how we don't need next gen yet.. but i eat my hat, because.. we do.
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Frozpot
Frozpot
Since 6775 Days
Ah, upping the filtering, DoF, and adding AO! looks Goooooooddd! Bit of a framerate hit, but it's acceptable...
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Oooh, Profound, isn't it?

Sephiriah
Sephiriah
Since 6128 Days
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7016 Days
Skyrim HD here I come. Shame that UI mod looks so.. sloppy. I really need something that helps w/ inventory management. Potion sorting is atrocious at best.

A character sheet would be nice too.
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Sephiriah
Sephiriah
Since 6128 Days
Posted by GriftGFX
Skyrim HD here I come. Shame that UI mod looks so.. sloppy. I really need something that helps w/ inventory management. Potion sorting is atrocious at best.

A character sheet would be nice too.
I think the UI mod is only a quick fix/temp one for people who really cannot wait. More advanced and stylised ones will be on the way no doubt.
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GriftGFX
Since 7016 Days
Patch notes:
Improved occasional performance issues resulting from long term play (PlayStation 3)
Fixed issue where textures would not properly upgrade when installed to drive (Xbox 360)
Fixed crash on startup when audio is set to sample rate other than 44100Hz (PC)
Fixed issue where projectiles did not properly fade away
Fixed occasional issue where a guest would arrive to the player’s wedding dead
Dragon corpses now clean up properly
Fixed rare issue where dragons would not attack
Fixed rare NPC sleeping animation bug
Fixed rare issue with dead corpses being cleared up prematurely
Skeleton Key will now work properly if player has no lockpicks in their inventory
Fixed rare issue with renaming enchanted weapons and armor
Fixed rare issue with dragons not properly giving souls after death
ESC button can now be used to exit menus (PC)
Fixed occasional mouse sensitivity issues (PC)
General functionality fixes related to remapping buttons and controls (PC)
"Fixed rare issue where dragons would not attack" -- lol.. rare..
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Megido
Megido
Since 6341 Days
Rare for bethesda standards, meaning they only happen 1 in 3 tmes as opposed to every time ;)
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sanex
Since 5204 Days
Posted by BLackHawkodst
The Dwemer ruins are fracking amazing.
Yeah there awesome.

Just finished the Mage guild quest, loved it.., onto some main quest stuff now :)
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7016 Days
I haven't played for at least a week. I've been pretty busy, and I put some time into BF3 over the weekend. If I have the energy I may dive back in tonight.

I really want to finish this soon so I can move on to some other new (and old!) games.
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
Posted by Frozpot
Ah, upping the filtering, DoF, and adding AO! looks Goooooooddd! Bit of a framerate hit, but it's acceptable...
frame rate issues on every console.. i think i can live with that lol.. hmm might get this the misses then.
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Rare for bethesda standards, meaning they only happen 1 in 3 tmes as opposed to every time ;)
lol
Posted by GriftGFX
I haven't played for at least a week. I've been pretty busy, and I put some time into BF3 over the weekend. If I have the energy I may dive back in tonight.

I really want to finish this soon so I can move on to some other new (and old!) games.
Damn straight i have had portal 2 on rent for 3 weeks now, i done single player but want to do CoOp with the misses, and dues ex HR among others.. but all i want to play is THIS!
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BLackHawkodst
BLackHawkodst
Since 5903 Days
So Skyrim is the first western game EVER to get 40/40 from Famitsu?!, see you dont just need a 13yr old hero to make an RPG the Japanese love.. ;p
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
^^ lol, i bet you both my bollox its because all the reviewers made sephiroth type elves (like that one in black who is ALWAYS on the damn load screen with that samurai blade)

can anyone yet telll me 100% how many perk points we get total? some say 50 some say 70 and others are saying 80....
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114323-T...

Make of this what you will, but when they said they are planning on massive expansions for skyrim...
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KORNdog
KORNdog
Since 6420 Days
Posted by ManThatYouFear
^^ lol, i bet you both my bollox its because all the reviewers made sephiroth type elves (like that one in black who is ALWAYS on the damn load screen with that samurai blade)

can anyone yet telll me 100% how many perk points we get total? some say 50 some say 70 and others are saying 80....
81 i think. that is the theoretical level cap, after level 50 the progress will slow down massively, but if you max out every skill to 100, you can reach level 81.

there are 251 perks avaliable to "buy" in total
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
Posted by KORNdog
81 i think. that is the theoretical level cap, after level 50 the progress will slow down massively, but if you max out every skill to 100, you can reach level 81.

there are 251 perks avaliable to "buy" in total
yeah but how many perks do you get? i am sure lead guy said it stops at 50 right? or am i pulling that out my arse?
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Sephiriah
Sephiriah
Since 6128 Days
To quote the official guide book.


"When improving your Skills, heed the following advice:

In general, it's better to increase your Skills and level up naturally, rather than trying to find ways to exploit the game. In fact, it may make your adventure harder, since you'll lack the gear and tactics needed to survive higher-level combat.

There is no fixed "maximum level" (i.e., Level 50) for you to attain. However, if you were to raise all of your Skills to 100, this would - eventually - take you to around Level 80. As you're only able to choose one perk each time you level up, and there are well over 200 Skill-based perks, don't fixate on obtaining every single one, as that's impossible. Instead, focus on improving the Skills you're most interested in, and ignore perks you won't take advantage of, even if they're in a Skill you use constantly."
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ManThatYouFear
ManThatYouFear
Since 6959 Days
Cheers dude :)

i take it who ever wrote that never played WoW and tried to get every single worthwhile point out there talent tree? already planned mine for the way i want to play it
One hand - 9
Smith - 6
shield - 13
speech - 10
restoration - 4
Armour - 9
enchanting - 8
archery - 9

perfect for me :)

any more is just well.. wasted on random shit, but for the one handed sword bow dude i just made that build is perfect for me :D
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GriftGFX
Since 7016 Days
How is there no maximum level? 81 is the max level if you hit ever skill at 100.

You're not actually going to make it to 80 perks MTYF. That shit would take forever to do legitimately. Don't take all of enchanting or smithing, for sure, or you'll certainly come up short in other areas. You should plan for 50 or less perks up front.. that way you're not trying to fill out skills when you're already at level 50.

And 40/40? Just Famitsu continuing to make themselves look irrelevant. Skyrim.. perfect? LOL.
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Sephiriah
Sephiriah
Since 6128 Days
True Grift it is far from perfect, but I am enjoying it so much its hard to care!

Most annoying things atm for me is either the companion following derp-tastrophy or the difficulty which decides I can saw through Dragons no problems but some apprentice mage in a hovel can one shot me with a frost spell.
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blmbox
Since 6347 Days
Posted by GriftGFX
How is there no maximum level? 81 is the max level if you hit ever skill at 100.

You're not actually going to make it to 80 perks MTYF. That shit would take forever to do legitimately. Don't take all of enchanting or smithing, for sure, or you'll certainly come up short in other areas. You should plan for 50 or less perks up front.. that way you're not trying to fill out skills when you're already at level 50.

And 40/40? Just Famitsu continuing to make themselves look irrelevant. Skyrim.. perfect? LOL.
Getting a perfect score in a review has never meant the title in question is perfect. Everyone knows that...
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