Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[WildFan22]

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Man, how do you do it? Im a father of 1 & I can barely get in a few hours a week if im lucky...

I wait until my wife and kids are in bed. I play from about 10 to 1 every night and I have to wake up at 6:30. Once a week I can't stop playing and I quit at 3. It's not healthy but if I know that if I didn't do it I wouldn't be able to play any games.

[Chizzypoof]

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After killing that certain someone

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whoever the Kind

and going to sleep and getting dragged to and waking up in

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the abandoned shack that serves as a DB "hideout"

I decided to get a little PO'ed at the DB(I like the other term the initials serve as instead of Dark Brotherhood! )......I went a different route. I killed the assassin that brought me there

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instead of one of the three she asked me to kill. I have now spawned a new plot line that is Revenge against the Dark Brotherhood. I guess I'm going to have to smite them from Skyrim. Suits me. They asked for it. My newest shout...Flame Breath...doesn't leave them much chance though.

M.K.
Knight165

I think I need to start another playthrough and go a totally different route.

[trobinson97]

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Haven't posted in this thread in awhile, so I thought I'd ask this question:

Has anyone found any cool mods/ texture mods for the PC version of Skyrim?

Texture/Visual Enchancements/Immersion:

Skyrim Enhanced Shaders

FXAA Post Process Injector

Realistic Water Textures

Skyrim Flora Overhaul

Serious HD Landscape Retexture

Immersive Thunder

Immersive HUD (iHUD)

Enhanced Night Skyrim

Just Cool Stuff:

Weapons of the Third Era

More Craftables

Dragonbone Weapons

Lost Art of The Blacksmith

Dragon Souls to Perk Points (requires Script Dragon)

SkyUI (requires SKSE)

Deadly Serious Shrouded Armor (for DB members)

Nightingale Prime (for Thieves Guild)

[WildFan22]

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In 49 hours I should be higher than a 23 shouldn't I.

I need to stop being such a cheap *** because I worry too much about gold.

[Armor and Sword]

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I wait until my wife and kids are in bed. I play from about 10 to 1 every night and I have to wake up at 6:30. Once a week I can't stop playing and I quit at 3. It's not healthy and but if I didn't do it I wouldn't be able to play any games.

Same here. To a tee.

But this week I have done some sleep catch up....hitting the sack at 10PM every night so far......need some rest. LOL.

But tonight I will get in a session.

I also needed a break. It has been non stop since release day.

[DarthRambo]

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About to rent this game from Red box...

I love games like this, but the hardest part for me is choosing the type of character to build and play the game with. Can someone explain the pros/cons of each character type avalaible? And which one they prefer after possibly playing with a few different types? I normaly go with a heavy offense/heavy armor "brawler" type of guy but after reading about the game, it seems other characters would be more fun than doing that.

[Mabster]

About to rent this game from Red box...

Buying your first crack rock.... You're going to have a hard time returning it.

[DarthRambo]

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Buying your first crack rock.... You're going to have a hard time returning it.

Haha yeah I know...might as well go ahead and fork over the $65 huh

[brett the jet favre]

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Haha yeah I know...might as well go ahead and fork over the $65 huh

Yeah definitely dude, this game is going to consume your soul, no exageration, have fun being souless like the rest of us

[WildFan22]

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About to rent this game from Red box...

I love games like this, but the hardest part for me is choosing the type of character to build and play the game with. Can someone explain the pros/cons of each character type avalaible? And which one they prefer after possibly playing with a few different types? I normaly go with a heavy offense/heavy armor "brawler" type of guy but after reading about the game, it seems other characters would be more fun than doing that.

Just buy it. I don't consider myself a roleplaying game fan and I have spent almost 50 hours of sleep (in the last three weeks) on this game. Many guys on here are already at 100+ hours. Save yourself the redbox fees.

[DarthRambo]

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Just buy it. I don't consider myself a roleplaying game fan and I have spent almost 50 hours of sleep (in the last three weeks) on this game. Many guys on here are already at 100+ hours. Save yourself the redbox fees.

Ok, but still could someone explain the character types and the pro and cons of each? And which they prefer after maybe playing with a few different types...I don't want to spend 20hrs on a game only to decide I hate my character

[choadler]

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Haha yeah I know...might as well go ahead and fork over the $65 huh

I wouldn't often say this, but yes, you should buy at. At the very least rent it for one night to make sure you like it and then go buy it.

I have spent 53 hours so far and I feel like I am barely scratching the surface of the game. It is outstanding in that it gives you the openness of a sandbox game, but the questing and storytelling is like a traditional RPG that is story driven. I am close to finishing the thieves guild quest line and it was fantastic. They really seemed to improve this area of the game over Oblivion.

[Jonesy]

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In relation to destruction spells like fireball is it more powerful to have it equipped in both hands and do both at the same time or am I better off alternating between the left and right hand?

Also i relation to starting the dark brotherhood series of quests

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is there any way to start it other than doing that quest for the kid where you have to kill the old lady running the orphanage? I killed that lady before doing the quest so I hope I can still do the DB quest line now?

[Mabster]

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About to rent this game from Red box...

I love games like this, but the hardest part for me is choosing the type of character to build and play the game with. Can someone explain the pros/cons of each character type avalaible? And which one they prefer after possibly playing with a few different types? I normaly go with a heavy offense/heavy armor "brawler" type of guy but after reading about the game, it seems other characters would be more fun than doing that.

It's really hard if not impossible to list pros/cons of each character type because there really isn't any hard set types in this game. Since there are no hard set character classes all the stereotypes are thrown out the window and you can really create anything you want.

A typical heavy offense/armor type usually can't do things like throw fireballs or sneak/backstab attack. In Skyrim you can do that if you build your character to do that.

The only real con of the system is that you can't do EVERYTHING but you can do anything specific you want. Example, you could make a heavy that specializes in heavy armor and two handed hammers that also has healing magic, can summon creatures and can raise the dead. This character wouldn't be able to adequately pick locks, make potions, throw fireballs, shoot bows, use one-handed weapons or a shield. Basically you can choose any 5-6 skills and really excel at them but that leaves the other skill trees that you may be able to dabble in here or there and some that you just won't touch at all.

[choadler]

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It's really hard if not impossible to list pros/cons of each character type because there really isn't any hard set types in this game. Since there are no hard set character classes all the stereotypes are thrown out the window and you can really create anything you want.

A typical heavy offense/armor type usually can't do things like throw fireballs or sneak/backstab attack. In Skyrim you can do that if you build your character to do that.

The only real con of the system is that you can't do EVERYTHING but you can do anything specific you want. Example, you could make a heavy that specializes in heavy armor and two handed hammers that also has healing magic, can summon creatures and can raise the dead. This character wouldn't be able to adequately pick locks, make potions, throw fireballs, shoot bows, use one-handed weapons or a shield. Basically you can choose any 5-6 skills and really excel at them but that leaves the other skill trees that you may be able to dabble in here or there and some that you just won't touch at all.

Yeah, it is a kind of a cool system. I made a one handed weapon, destruction magic, lock-picking, sneaking, light armor, and smithing toon. It works well. The game pretty much allows you to do whatever you want, but you will forgo a benefits of another.

I pretty much feel lockpicking will be must for any of my toons. I must pick locks, it is an addiction!!! Passing up a chest is just not in my DNA.

Although, now i have the

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skeleton key from the thieves guild quest line.

Don't think I will be returning that for sometime.