SKYRIM!

[AudioPhile777]

ok, bought it today installed, waited half an hour for the update,
started playing, YEAH IT'S COOL, but the controls are HORRIBLE!

first of all the game does not give a fuck how you map the keys.
if USE is on E by default you can set it to ENTER or whatever.

it works but the game still shows that USE is E, how stupid is that!?

i had and still have the same problems in battlefield 3...fucking console ports!

now, greedy as i am i picked up a lot of useles stuff and now i can't move.

the game says i should press R to drop items...well i pressed R about a thousand
times now but nothing happens, that'S so lame, any ideas!?

i also can't find the key R or anything that says "drop item" in the control setting,
i'm really confused right now.

Stop being a greedy fuck.

 

[AEL89]

SESSIONING this game at the moment. Playing as a wood elf who bears a strong resemblance to Danny Trejo. Level 18, very strong sneak and archery - useful combo! I've just been doing all the side quests and searching caves.

Anyway, great game! Keep the pictures coming too!

 

[Ermz]

Currently at 750+ armor rating. Physical attacks are becoming next to useless against him, but spells are still an issue. I've got 55% magic resistance atm, but am considering getting more by ditching the dual sword and just taking up the shield of Yngmir or whatever his name is (the Companion founder dude). That'd put me at 75%, and with the 'Atronach' perk on the Alteration tree it should make him invincible to spells (unless Spell Absorption doesn't count in the same way as magicka resistance). Either that or ditch the 15% growth to all skills I gain from The Lover Stone and instead taking The Atronach Stone or Lord Stone which would basically allow me to piss on all spell casters sideways.

Got Heavy Armor at 95 now. Managed to power-train it after becoming the lead Companion dude. You can get their members to follow you, after which you train your skill with them for 5 points, and then take all your money back from their inventories . The rest of the way I have to get by letting packs of Mudcrabs beat on me repeatedly.

As far as dmg output goes, with Elemental Fury and Dual Daedric Legendary swords, I've been one-shotting every Dragon that's touched the ground.

 

[FIXXXER]

is it stupid to strive for the final battle being lvl 19, having just iron plate armour and a bit upgraded steel longsword!?

dunno what to do now, feels like i make no progres at all.
where/how can i get better weapons, armour etc.? any hints?

skyrim is so addicting btw, i absolutely have no life since i've started playing this

 

[Terminus]

is it stupid to strive for the final battle being lvl 19, having just iron plate armour and a bit upgraded steel longsword!?

dunno what to do now, feels like i make no progres at all.
where/how can i get better weapons, armour etc.? any hints?

skyrim is so addicting btw, i absolutely have no life since i've started playing this

The shops were selling Dwemer armor when I hit level 10 I think, and Elven started showing up not long after. I just got my first piece of Ebony armor at level 22, so I don't know for sure dude, just keep hacking away? It's been pretty slow for me too, I get sick of seeing iron and steel armor everywhere but it makes sense since they are more common. Wish I would see at least a few people around wearing some cool armor aside from my char and hired npcs I give the stuff to.

 

[Mutant]

I would advise you all to NOT to go as fast as possible, just relax and "live" in that fantasy world for a while, this way you will have a full month of fun or even more for what you paid for the game.

Getting to demigod power and finishing the main quest ASAP has an effect of not wanting to continue discovering all side quests, because at such level the game offers almost no challenge even on the hardest difficulty setting.


(Based on my experience with all previous Bethesda games).

 

[Ermz]

^ Agreed. That was my experience with Oblivion. Once you get the full chameleon suit, and the 'one-shot' spell, the game offers no challenge whatsoever.

Being a Bethesda game though, half the fun is in trying to break it, at least for me. Once my guy gets too powerful at one approach (say heavy armor and one-handed weapons) I'll just switch over to an entirely different discipline and try to max that out - trying to well-round the build.

 

[jipchen]

I finished the main story, war quests, the companions, mage guild and dark brotherhood quests and tons of random side and misc quests. A little sad because now the game can't seem to bind me to the computer like before but perhaps that's not even a bad thing Played around 60 hours by now. Currently doing the thieves guild quests but I'm having a hard time since my character is not really the sneaky type and picking locks isn't her speciality either. I'll definitely do most if not all other quests I have still open, because I want all achievements haha.
Also want to play a second time, but an archer / sneaky dual dagger type of character.. not sure which race to choose yet.
I also maxed out smithing, got the dragon plate armor but didn't really like the looks so I got the Daedra armor + sword instead. I fucking love the looks
Dragon Bone:

Daedra:

 

[Ermz]

Nice work, jipchen! Yes, the Dragon armor looks like shit. I can't wait to collect more Daedra hearts and get a full Daedric set (any pointers?).

deadbull, the build is a Breton. They have the best passive bonus of any race AFAIK, innate 25% magic resistance. I started him out being a heavy armor/dual wield swords build, who would augment himself using Alteration spells (Stoneflesh, Ebonyflesh & Paralyze).

 

[FIXXXER]

The shops were selling Dwemer armor when I hit level 10 I think, and Elven started showing up not long after. I just got my first piece of Ebony armor at level 22, so I don't know for sure dude, just keep hacking away? It's been pretty slow for me too, I get sick of seeing iron and steel armor everywhere but it makes sense since they are more common. Wish I would see at least a few people around wearing some cool armor aside from my char and hired npcs I give the stuff to.

i already found the dwemer and elven armour but the steel plate armour seems to be a bit better, not sure what else will come. at the moment i
can't find a good helmet, or let's say it does not fit the rest of the armour

I would advise you all to NOT to go as fast as possible, just relax and "live" in that fantasy world for a while, this way you will have a full month of fun or even more for what you paid for the game.

Getting to demigod power and finishing the main quest ASAP has an effect of not wanting to continue discovering all side quests, because at such level the game offers almost no challenge even on the hardest difficulty setting.

(Based on my experience with all previous Bethesda games).

i think i am playing it very "slow", i explore everything and try to discover
as much as i can but it seems like i can't get my character strong enough this way. when i meet more than 2 enemies i'm dead, got it a bit better last night, but still i think that my character is weak, complared to how much i have played already. maybe i do not understand the skill system also.

everytime i level up i can decite if to raise my mana, health or stamina right?

then i also get perks? i can use these to learn special skills?

to be able to learn these skills i have to reach a certain level in this special cathegory like two handed weapons. how do i raise this level? just by using zwo handed blades?

and what about people who can teach me stuff? i cna always learn 5/5 levels but i do not know what it is actually...


cheers
S.

 

[updog]

you could try learning some spells, i'm pretty much 50/50 warrior and a mage, and magic has gotten me out of tight spots with the harder enemies. i still mostly kill by smacking people around with my mace but i use magic to kinda fill the gaps.

i got a staff that lets me summon a daedra to fight beside me for 60 seconds, he kicks everyone's ass.

the 5/5 thing, that means you can only train 5 times per level, you need to level up to make people train you more.

 

[Ermz]

Some more late-night exploits

 

[BrettT]

i already found the dwemer and elven armour but the steel plate armour seems to be a bit better, not sure what else will come. at the moment i
can't find a good helmet, or let's say it does not fit the rest of the armour




i think i am playing it very "slow", i explore everything and try to discover
as much as i can but it seems like i can't get my character strong enough this way. when i meet more than 2 enemies i'm dead, got it a bit better last night, but still i think that my character is weak, complared to how much i have played already. maybe i do not understand the skill system also.

everytime i level up i can decite if to raise my mana, health or stamina right?

then i also get perks? i can use these to learn special skills?

to be able to learn these skills i have to reach a certain level in this special cathegory like two handed weapons. how do i raise this level? just by using zwo handed blades?

and what about people who can teach me stuff? i cna always learn 5/5 levels but i do not know what it is actually...


cheers
S.

Once you get to the mid 20s in level, you'll start finding Orcish and Ebony armors.

You increase specific skills just by using them OR by training them. If you fight a lot with one-handed swords or maces, you will naturally increase your one-handed skill rating. You can further increase these skills by training. Training is just an easier way to increase skills. Every time you train a skill, the rating increases by 1. The higher you are in a specific skill, the more perks you have available for that skill (notice in the Skills menu that some of the perks require a certain level in their associated skill). For example, Ermz has done a shitload of armor and weapon crafting, so he has the skill level needed to unlock all the perks for this skill. This has allowed him to be able to craft Dragon armor from the bones of slayed dragons. Note that you don't get the perks until you "unlock" them when you level up.

If you don't use a lot of spells, then focus on Health and Stamina when you level up. Health is a no brainer, and the Stamina is needed so that you can do more power attacks before getting tired.

Hope this all helps!

 

[A Midnight Requiem]

Nice work, jipchen! Yes, the Dragon armor looks like shit. I can't wait to collect more Daedra hearts and get a full Daedric set (any pointers?).

There's a fellow named Enthir at the College of Winterhold that sells Daedra Hearts. He has, I think, 3 in stock and it's replenished every 48 hours. He's located in the Hall of Attainment on the second floor.

 

[outbreak525]

DUDES,
Imperials or Stormcloaks?

 

[BrettT]

Haven't done that quest yet, but Stormcloaks when I get to it. That's IF it lets me join. I accidentally joined during the main quest, and it prevented the guy from talking to me further, which in turn prevented me from progressing the main campaign. I had to manually fail the Stormcloak quest via command line to continue.

 

[Ermz]

There's a fellow named Enthir at the College of Winterhold that sells Daedra Hearts. He has, I think, 3 in stock and it's replenished every 48 hours. He's located in the Hall of Attainment on the second floor.

Ahh, the shady black market guy. Good thinking! Thanks.

 

[Terminus]

There's a daedra heart in Nightcaller Temple on the hill above Dawnstar, where all the ingredients are stored. A quest is involed to get in there though. Erandur at the inn triggers it, if you havent done it yet.

 

[Mutant]

DUDES,
Imperials or Stormcloaks?

Imperials.

The empire has to stand as one if it hopes to ever defeat the Thalmer.
No stupid separatist movements and no one except me should even dare to use words of power !
That Ulfric dude or whatever is his name, is just too full of himself, he just wants to be a king !!!

 

[jipchen]

Nice work, jipchen! Yes, the Dragon armor looks like shit. I can't wait to collect more Daedra hearts and get a full Daedric set (any pointers?).

Thanks! Saw the armor on your character and thought it looked awesome, so..

I found one daedra heart somewere in a dungeon (no idea which one), and got six others during daedra quests. The one with the mystic dawn museum guy in Dawnstar gets you four - 2 at the altar and 2 in the dungeon - and in the quest "Azuras Star", you can also get two daedra hearts. Only if you let the magician alone and kill the two daedra and harvest them first, though