[Multi] The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Buggier than a lollipop in an antfarm

Originally Posted by ɹɐǝqıɹǝ

I really hope that is a shortsword. That thing is like two feet long.

The thing on the left looks like a bow, probably that the poor headless chap dropped.
The thing on the right is definitely a shortsword, though. It doesn't look two feet long at all?

Is that a closed Oblivion Gate in the background? It would be a nice touch if you came across those on your adventure.

also here's the video that still is from:

BREAKING A GIANT'S LEG WITH A BATTLE AXE
BRAWLING LIKE A MOTHER♥♥♥♥ER
DECAPITATIONS
somewhere around 40 seconds in it's like you're the GOD OF MAGIC

HOLY ♥♥♥♥ i'm excited for this game

also that thing I was asking about earlier (on the left of the decapitation pic) appears to be a sword.
let it be made of chitin oh please oh please can it be made of chitin

Yeah, now that I've seen it in motion, it does look like some sort of intense longsword.

I love the big cat models btw. Finally, it looks like this game'll be bearable without additional monster mods.

SO. SOON, GUYS. IF TODAY'S OVER, ONLY ONE DAY TO WAIT.

My account was just fully charged, will recieve in post on Friday morning. Oh my god, so excited.

Yay, us Aussies can buy it now

Hey Oblivion playing fags

Is it worth it to play as a caster? Im thinking of going all out magic in Skyrim, since the "dual weilding" aspect looks pretty badass. Im kinda sick of being an armored badass after Dark Souls, so I wanna try something different.

Thoughts?

Magic looks totally revamped in Skyrim. Spells aren't just throwing fireballs at enemies anymore--you can set runes on the ground that inflict elemental damage, "flamethrower" type spells for your hands that can effect the environment (fire sets walls on fire, frost freezes), and a bunch of other stuff. Of course, that's just destruction. There's also conjuration for summoning creatures and weapons, restoration for healing and buffs, alteration for shields and a bunch of other neat stuff like water walking and detect life, as well as illusion for invisibility spells and night vision.

I really want to play a magic user just to see what it's like, but the combat looks way too badass not to try out. And the new Orcs look awesome. My first playthrough will be a 2 handed weapon using Orc, followed by a magic user, possibly a Dark Elf or an Argonian.

Straight mages can be very powerful characters providing you focus on the right areas of magic, it is also worth it to invest some experience into armor and some sort of weapon so that way you aren't completely defenseless if you end up in a situation where you can't use magic or your enemy can reflect spells. Other than that, have fun with it and make a few "blow everything up" spells to throw at the random bandit.

Honestly, I've never played all-out mage in Morrowind or Oblivion. It seemed too much of a hassle, and I like whacking things.
The magic system in Skyrim DOES look really good, though. It seems worth it... And you can take advantage of some things (oil catches on fire now, I think? Awesome.) that you couldn't before. For kicks, I'd say try doing a run where you only raise magicka on level-up. Insane glass cannon!

Originally Posted by Notsil

Hey Oblivion playing fags

Is it worth it to play as a caster? Im thinking of going all out magic in Skyrim, since the "dual weilding" aspect looks pretty badass. Im kinda sick of being an armored badass after Dark Souls, so I wanna try something different.

Thoughts?

Playing a pure mage in Oblivion is viable and pretty fun in my opinion, if only to get away from the dull heavy armor sword and shield kind of fighter.

I actually had the most fun playing an archer in Oblivion but that's neither here nor there.

In Oblivion playing a caster is definitely worth it, at first you might not be the greatest but later on you have all the tools to win at everything.

It's a shame that in Morrowind you really couldn't play a pure Mage without dying all the time. Fighters were incredibly over powered and Mages severely underpowered.

Not so in Oblivion thankfully.

So, me and Panique woke up today to learn the Skyrim had broken street date.

She's never gotten ready to go out faster in her life.

We now have a copy each, as well as the game guide that I've been browsing through. It's a beast of a book.

Ever since I heard of Skyrim coming I completely put it out of my mind until recently and didn't even think much about it at all until the last couple days despite loving Morrowind and Oblivion (and daggerfall too)

Then just now I realized I am actually excited for this game.

It's been a long time.

Thanks for the answers, guys. Magic sounds pretty badass, so I think I'll give it a shot in Skyrim.

Should I go for a High Elf, since they're the "magic race"?

Dunmer (dark elf) are probably better. Since they also have proficiencies in melee combat, so you can make a battlemage.

I just saw this for the first time, and I laughed all the way through it.
Freaking love mods.

Siphoning a copy of Skyrim at 3MB/s.
I'll be trying it out soon. Then judging if it is worth my investment (I wasn't that fond of either Oblivion or Fallout 3. Entertaining to some extent, but too repetitive).

Been playing a Breton for a few hours now.

This game rocks.

Originally Posted by Notsil

Thanks for the answers, guys. Magic sounds pretty badass, so I think I'll give it a shot in Skyrim.

Should I go for a High Elf, since they're the "magic race"?

I'd say either a high elf or dark elf would be the best choices

BTW you suck Pani, I still have to wait another 11 hours

Originally Posted by Tabby

Dunmer (dark elf) are probably better. Since they also have proficiencies in melee combat, so you can make a battlemage.

I believe he said he wanted to play or was thinking about playing a full mage.

If that's the case no need to half ass magic and melee at the same time and he should go with high elf or breton.

Personally I prefer High Elf for Mages.

Originally Posted by Notsil

Thanks for the answers, guys. Magic sounds pretty badass, so I think I'll give it a shot in Skyrim.

Should I go for a High Elf, since they're the "magic race"?

High Elves are snooty tightwads and they look like they're from the Simpsons. Roll a Breton. Dunmer (dark elves) are a pretty well balanced race (as well as being a badass race in general, lore-wise) and do reasonably well in hybrid classes.

In all seriousness though, I usually stayed away from High Elves because of their racial weaknesses. In the past two games they have had a natural weakness to all types of magic making them outstandingly flimsy in combat. Their increased magicka doesn't really make up for it.