Skyrim

[dnbman]

Lvl 43. High level Nightingale gear. All archery perks.

Loving this game.

You?

[Keetch]

My Kids like it! I'm enjoying SWTOR at the moment instead.

[dnbman]

My Kids like it! I'm enjoying SWTOR at the moment instead.

Were you a Star Wars guy before you played it? I was never a huge fan of the series, but the game seems fun. Recommended for anyone?

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Two characters:

- lvl 56 Imperial spell-sword/alchemist/smith (I had to shelf this guy because he was too overpowered, even on expert/master (20 secs paralysis & 25 over 10 secs lingering damage poisons which stack (dead dragons are DEAD), potions to boost my dmg output by nearly 150%, capped resistances (both magic and elemental) and legendary+ (boosted over 100 via potions) armor and weapons))

- lvl 11 Breton warrior/conjurer/alterer (this time I decided to make the game more challenging by not using +% dmg increase and +% smithing equipment, cutting my health per lvl gain by 25% via player.modav health command, relying solely on a single source of elemental resistance per type (i.e. no more stacking) and using a mod which lowers both the xp gain and the level cap (meaning, less perks and overall more trouble cleaning falmer/dwemer/vampire dungeons by virtue of being underleveled))

BethSoft guys tend to make their games fairly easy and allow them to be broken by combining certain skillsets which, in turn, forces one to gimp oneself either via mods or self-control and that, in my opinion, is not conducive to challenging and enjoyable gameplay. All said things aside, I'm loving the game.

[dnbman]

Two characters:

- lvl 56 Imperial spell-sword/alchemist/smith (I had to shelf this guy because he was too overpowered, even on expert/master (20 secs paralysis & 25 over 10 secs lingering damage poisons which stack (dead dragons are DEAD), potions to boost my dmg output by nearly 150%, capped resistances (both magic and elemental) and legendary+ (boosted over 100 via potions) armor and weapons))

- lvl 11 Breton warrior/conjurer/alterer (this time I decided to make the game more challenging by not using +% dmg increase and +% smithing equipment, cutting my health per lvl gain by 25% via player.modav health command, relying solely on a single source of elemental resistance per type (i.e. no more stacking) and using a mod which lowers both the xp gain and the level cap (meaning, less perks and overall more trouble cleaning falmer/dwemer/vampire dungeons by virtue of being underleveled))

BethSoft guys tend to make their games fairly easy and allow them to be broken by combining certain skillsets which, in turn, forces one to gimp oneself either via mods or self-control and that, in my opinion, is not conducive to challenging and enjoyable gameplay. All said things aside, I'm loving the game.

Wow. I don't feel so bad about making the game easier with extreme archery skills, now. It was definitely the case with Fallout 3 and Oblivion that once you acquired some good skills, armor, and weapons, most things were fairly easy. The nice thing about archery is that you still run into situations where multiple enemies close in on you and you have to figure something out. The bad thing is that usually just involves healing and continuing to shoot.

[TheBeagle]

Looking forward to starting it, but I know it's going to be a massive timesink (a la all Bethesda RPGs), so I'm still on Gears 3, MW3, and starting Saints Row 3 any time.

Not sure what race I'm going to choose, but I'll probably stick with the usual lone samurai class I tend to make for Bethesda's games (ie speed, stealth, melee). Then again, it looks like they've re-written the book with this one, so I might go in a totally different direction. Like I said though, looking forward to it, and using all willpower at my disposal to keep the shrinkwrap on it.

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... and using all willpower at my disposal to keep the shrinkwrap on it.

Tried it and failed miserably. It distorts time perception and any sense of real life obligations.

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Last night I made it up to the top of that mountain to talk to those graybeard weirdos. On the way I had to flee from an ice troll who beat the snot out of my sidekick ( that's what sidekicks are for, to take the beating for you).

I heard that there were giants in this game. How far along do you have to get before you see one?

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Just explore the plains around Whiterun, they have several camps dotted there. Once you spot a mammoth, you know there's a giant or two around, although they're not giants per se, just your run-of-the-mill 20 feet high, bearded, club-wielding, savages.

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I'll take a look tonight. My level 7 dark elf versus a savage 20 foot giant will likely be a massacre, but I'm game