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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT| Het Kos Dovahhe
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syllogism said:
It makes perfect sense to me with the new perk system. Did you not notice that the very first perk in almost all skill trees is "[this style of play]'s success: +20/40/60/80/100%?"
You practice with one-handed blades or sneaking, and you then you buy the upgrade to the ability itself. Same with how magic trees all have "dualcast" and "apprentice/master/etc. magicka cost -50%;" perks emulate what Morroblivion's stats did for you (lowered mp costs).
I prefer this because while you can build your character however you want, it still rewards specialization (instead of punishing it like Oblivion did). In my opinion, it's a far more elegant and fun system.
EDIT: oh okay so both occur
well everything still applies - I mean, L100 One-Handed with no perks versus L100 One-Handed with all perks is still going to be ridiculously different.
Houston3000
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You can Restart Steam in Offline ModeRicker said:
Not sure about RAGE specifically as I don't have that but usually, as long as you launch the game the first time with Steam logged in (so it activates), you can then play that game indefinitely in Offline Mode. The reason Skyrim won't work is because you won't ever be able to start it that first time to activate it until Friday... no matter if you could play it in offline mode or not afterwards.
Linconan said:*picks up mouth from floor*
Looks awesome
But, but...... 30 secs.
*cue tantrum*
noooooooOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Brief but PS3 users may be happy with how its turned out. Big test of course is when entering towns or in combat. Another nice thing in the vid is the little snippet of Jeremy Soule choral music!
DeathIsTheEnd
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For now whilst Steam is online you have to select "Go Offline" under "Steam". Once you've done that the client restarts and then you can use games offline. It's stupid.Ricker said:
Not the case for at least me and several other people.Houston3000 said:
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
One thing I'll miss is no acrobatics ability. Sure it was kind of silly hopping everywhere to level it up, but once you got it pretty high it was awesome making those really high jumps.
DangerStepp
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Me and you both. The wife and I have been on a strict budget for the holidays. But Skyrim day is DangerStepp's holiday, thus I'm charging it.MMaRsu said:
Believe it or not, that's one of the things that sold me on Oblivion. I really felt like I was a stranger inhabiting a world that's existed long before I pressed start.GDJustin said:
mikespit1200
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Probably premature, but for those of us getting PC version and have SSD boot drives...worth an SSD install?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I;m not going to try and sound like a know it all but it seems that the SSD doesn't help tremendously with a lot of games I've read. I mean the standard HDD's are so features that even the 5500rpm drives these days are good.mikespit1200 said:
The only thing i'm worried about, is the character pop up distance.Putty said:
I'll be forgiving for all else but my main concern, is this.
Grass, doesn't worry me. But seeing characters disappear, pretty much right in close viewing distance spoils the immersion. Exploring for things/people, turns into.. eye spy.lol
Piercedveil
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Zeekaas said:
Where'd you order from?
johntown
Banned
Not sure if this has been posted or not but about two hours of Skyrim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nuhgFMPR1Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nuhgFMPR1Y
SuicidalSteve
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Will the "Don't talk such rot" conversations be in the game? Always made me laugh every time someone says that
I also jumped to much in Oblivion to raise that stat. But looking back on it it's just plain stupid. I've been playing for 6 hours now and the keep is f****** amazing! No frame drops when getting into big fights and the music chills your spine everytime you hear something new.
They've really put in tons of effort for the voices. I've talked to tens of people but haven't heard the same voice. Al least not that I could recognize.
I'm a big nature fan in real life (bird spotting) and the scenery is mindblowing. Bird sounds are spot on and most of them are real. This doesn't sound impressive but it is. Never played a game that did this. I wish I lifed in Skyrim. Although I would freak out when a dragon... hell a wolf jumped at me
Your all in for a threat! I was expecting to play MW3 but it can wait a couple of months. Thanks for making this game!
They've really put in tons of effort for the voices. I've talked to tens of people but haven't heard the same voice. Al least not that I could recognize.
I'm a big nature fan in real life (bird spotting) and the scenery is mindblowing. Bird sounds are spot on and most of them are real. This doesn't sound impressive but it is. Never played a game that did this. I wish I lifed in Skyrim. Although I would freak out when a dragon... hell a wolf jumped at me
Your all in for a threat! I was expecting to play MW3 but it can wait a couple of months. Thanks for making this game!
Before I head out. Regarding the issue with the textures not loading if playing off of the HDD - it seems the game benefits from you clearing your system cache if you're having this issue and I've seen a few reports of people who've played it while installed that haven't had this problem.
All we can do is wait.
All we can do is wait.
SuicidalSteve said:
You need The Witcher 2 in your life: http://peoplethemutantspursuingme.ytmnd.com/
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
That is like half the selling point to me. I love immersion and great art direction. It makes even a decent game good and a good game great.Zeliard said:
FML more videos coming in makes the wait harder.
bengraven
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Ha, our first PS3 footage is from a forum member's cam.
Bethesda's marketing, lol.
That's actually what hooked me on Morrowind.
Being tossed into this huge world where I could roam anywhere freely and the characters TREATED me like a part of that world. Loved it and quickly became addicted to the lore.
Bethesda's marketing, lol.
DangerStepp said:
That's actually what hooked me on Morrowind.
Being tossed into this huge world where I could roam anywhere freely and the characters TREATED me like a part of that world. Loved it and quickly became addicted to the lore.
DangerStepp
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wat. Do you have high hopes that this is going to be your jam despite the fact that it's going to be like every bit of Oblivion and more?Antagon said:
Today, I've made the smartest decision of my life.
I ordered Skyrim from Newegg for $47. But, I'm finding their shipping not to be as fast as I'd like with MW3, and with the weekend release of Skyrim, I don't think I'd even get this until tuesday at best with them...
Canceled at Newegg, ordered at Amazon for full price with release day shipping.
Waiting is NOT an option.
I ordered Skyrim from Newegg for $47. But, I'm finding their shipping not to be as fast as I'd like with MW3, and with the weekend release of Skyrim, I don't think I'd even get this until tuesday at best with them...
Canceled at Newegg, ordered at Amazon for full price with release day shipping.
Waiting is NOT an option.
Houston3000
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Jeez, those videos go down fast. I was skipping around watching it with no sound. I'm actually really impressed with the 3rd Person - looks better than even the Fallout games.
Weird, I have some friends that only play games in Offline Mode.
What do you mean? You can't start Steam in Offline Mode?DeathIsTheEnd said:
Weird, I have some friends that only play games in Offline Mode.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Huge spoilers there brother /spoiler police3chopl0x said:
Game ruined.
DeathIsTheEnd
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Yep. For me to use offline I have to select offline when online and then it works.Houston3000 said:
Fortunately when I was without internet I could launch EU3 straight from the exe, but that only works with a few games.
The RPS write-ups for Skyrim should be fun reads. I do think the embargo is very unfortunate. Not so much for the reviews, since everyone should know what they're getting into, but for the stories.
In the days leading up to Skyrim, now would be a good time for people to share stories of random, non-spoilery adventures they've had in the game, but everybody is shackled by that shitty embargo.
Ditto. Morrowind's game world was one of my favorite parts of it, and Oblivion's game world one of my least favorite parts. The Silt Striders alone had far more character and intrigue than anything found in Cyrodiil.
In the days leading up to Skyrim, now would be a good time for people to share stories of random, non-spoilery adventures they've had in the game, but everybody is shackled by that shitty embargo.
LiquidMetal14 said:
Ditto. Morrowind's game world was one of my favorite parts of it, and Oblivion's game world one of my least favorite parts. The Silt Striders alone had far more character and intrigue than anything found in Cyrodiil.
GDJustin said:
A lot of Oblivion's critics were TES fans; it was mechanics changes and a general art/world problem that hurt the game so much. There are a lot of others that couldn't get into Oblivion due to more broad design concepts; people that would have been as put off by Morrowind as they were Oblivion. Do you think the changes are the kinds that would appeal to a spurned TES fan? A lot of things that were part of Oblivion were a direct result of being a sequel to Morrowind, so being a sequel to Oblivion doesn't really give me enough context to draw on.
herzogzwei1989
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Wow the PS3 version looks good, can't wait to see it on PC.
I'm enjoying all the enthusiastic early impressions. Though I gotta say, it's not making Friday come any sooner. :lolMind said:I also jumped to much in Oblivion to raise that stat. But looking back on it it's just plain stupid. I've been playing for 6 hours now and the keep is f****** amazing! No frame drops when getting into big fights and the music chills your spine everytime you hear something new.
They've really put in tons of effort for the voices. I've talked to tens of people but haven't heard the same voice. Al least not that I could recognize.
I'm a big nature fan in real life (bird spotting) and the scenery is mindblowing. Bird sounds are spot on and most of them are real. This doesn't sound impressive but it is. Never played a game that did this. I wish I lifed in Skyrim. Although I would freak out when a dragon... hell a wolf jumped at me
Your all in for a threat! I was expecting to play MW3 but it can wait a couple of months. Thanks for making this game!
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I agree, maybe that's why Oblivion lost me after a while. Not that it was horrendous but the art just didn't catch me and keep me interested enough. Sounds petty but as I said, SKyrim is the best looking and most interesting ES game I've seen.Zeliard said:
Here's a new video posted by Bethesda.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fn0N294NFy0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fn0N294NFy0
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