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Skyrim Special Edition's All-New Survival Mode Coming Soon (not free)
- Thread starter Zombie James
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AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Can't I just limit myself to the same parameters? Seems silly to charge people to take away abilities and add extra meters to manage.
Even if this was coming to the Switch version, there's zero chance that I would pay for this. Even if it was free, I might not even download it, lol.
Even if this was coming to the Switch version, there's zero chance that I would pay for this. Even if it was free, I might not even download it, lol.
Crayon
Member
I'm gonna go with this.
moustascheman
Member
It basically is if you can spend 10 minutes downloading the appropriate mods. I'm pretty sure most of the mods that cover this have already been ported to SE.
JigglesBunny
Banned
$15 for a mode that OG Skyrim had for free in mod form six years ago...
Creation Club strikes again!
Creation Club strikes again!
Ploid 3.0
Member
Yeah dudes. This was my first thought when I saw it wasn't free. "I'll just get mods that make this mode for myself, and better tuned to my preferences." Nice try though Bethesda, I'm sure you will get a lot of bites with that mod though.
Nope. Nintendo did it with samus returns, hiding a difficulty mode behind amiibos.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
On one hand - survival baked into the game proper is a game changer. That's how I WOULD play Skyrim on Switch...
On the other - 800 points for a feature that's free in every other Beth game that has it so WTF
On the other - 800 points for a feature that's free in every other Beth game that has it so WTF
Ploid 3.0
Member
I doubt it, I remember something of the sort in the past, but I don't remember what game or company.
AH yeah, that's the one.
Huge Succeeded
Banned
Do they support mod items? I remember Fallout NV and 4 supporting mod items for the inbuilt Survival by calculating values based on weight, iirc.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Nintendo did it with Zelda a couple of months ago.
NullPointer
Member
This is way below the level of ambition I expected from paid mods.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
I wish Bethesda would stop clinging to fucking inventory weight. They have no issue dropping anything else resembling an RPG system but of course they want to keep the absolute worst one.
You're fucking kidding me? 15 bucks for a new mode in a 6 year old game?
Come ON. I mean, I almost never gripe about DLC or prices, but like.... the fucking balls on these guys. Especially considering it's Skyrim, and thus has been done via mods in probably a thousand different ways by this point.
Come ON. I mean, I almost never gripe about DLC or prices, but like.... the fucking balls on these guys. Especially considering it's Skyrim, and thus has been done via mods in probably a thousand different ways by this point.
Ricerocket
Member
Silly how they just straight up sell mods like that.
It's also up now on Steam Beta (via opt-in beta option of Steam) if anyone willing to dl and check it out for more info on this mod.
It's also up now on Steam Beta (via opt-in beta option of Steam) if anyone willing to dl and check it out for more info on this mod.
Vital Tundra
Member
So a combination of mods that have been around for years, except you need to pay? Okay.
This really. 15 fucking dollars for this? Come the fuck on.
This really. 15 fucking dollars for this? Come the fuck on.
Diablohead
Member
I honestly like these survival modes but the way of buying this by making you pay for more points then you really need is scummy.
Bubba_Sparks
Member
What the fuck is this shit?
Why, after a decade or more of content like this being free, are they suddenly charging for shitty mods like this? They built a huge community out of providing easy to use tools that dedicated community members could use to create new content. Why do you suddenly need to charge for it? No one has wanted this content to CHARGED AT ANY FUCKING POINT! Seriously, I never met someone who was like, "man, SKSE and SkyUI are awesome! They only way I can see this being better is if I had to PAY FOR THEM!!!".
Seriously, fuck off Bethesda!
Why, after a decade or more of content like this being free, are they suddenly charging for shitty mods like this? They built a huge community out of providing easy to use tools that dedicated community members could use to create new content. Why do you suddenly need to charge for it? No one has wanted this content to CHARGED AT ANY FUCKING POINT! Seriously, I never met someone who was like, "man, SKSE and SkyUI are awesome! They only way I can see this being better is if I had to PAY FOR THEM!!!".
Seriously, fuck off Bethesda!
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Vital Tundra
Member
Nintendo with Zelda, but it comes with actual DLC, and Metroid 2 Remake with the amiibo (which is something tiny like quad damage or something).
Wow.
I hope people do not buy this. Not only that, you need to spend $15 to buy it at 800pts? WTF?
If you have the PC version, can you still install "free" or user mods?
Plumpbiscuit
Member
So, just read into this some more
Looks like this is actually a GOOD thing. It's going to be better than all of the mods it's replacing due to it being programmed natively into the game rather than hacked into by the scripts.
The rumor is that it was actually created by Chesko himself
Looks like this is actually a GOOD thing. It's going to be better than all of the mods it's replacing due to it being programmed natively into the game rather than hacked into by the scripts.
The rumor is that it was actually created by Chesko himself
Berserker976
Member
Ok, so if you don't download it within the first week it will cost $15?
I mean, I agree with people saying it would be irresponsible to refer to this as a free mod just because it's free for a week but.... it's still free if you download it within the week, right? Like, you don't HAVE to pay for it. Unless I'm misunderstanding something about how Creation Club works?
I mean, I agree with people saying it would be irresponsible to refer to this as a free mod just because it's free for a week but.... it's still free if you download it within the week, right? Like, you don't HAVE to pay for it. Unless I'm misunderstanding something about how Creation Club works?
yea this doesn't bode well for TES6 at all
maybe BGS can make a competent RPG on their own so that mods are no longer necessary (lol ya right)
Zombie James
Banned
Not only will the next Elder Scrolls have all this shit baked in from the start, I fully expect Bethesda to keep dumbing down their formula even further.
alexbull_uk
Member
It's almost hilarious in a sad way that people will pay for this, when literally the exact same thing has been a staple mod for tons of players for years now.
Greigor The Fellhand
Member
ahahahah. fuck you beth.
Redshirt
Banned
I don't know. One article I read says it's a free trial and then you have to pay.
Another one said you have a week to download it after which it will cost.
Ricerocket
Member
It's in the beta. I just dled the 88MB patch and it's the only thing on the creation club atm.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Doesn't support mods at this time.
My first thought, since mod support probably isnt happening in the true sense.
alexbull_uk
Member
Oh boy, really? That's honestly beyond ridiculous.
Also, I'm sure that for the past 10+ years Beth has been warning us of installing and then removing mods partway into a playthrough. Guess that's not important when there's money involved though.
Tony Redgrave
Member
This is a lite repackage of Frostfall, iNeed along with a no-fast travel mod then... PC users don't need this but I can see how console users might be all over it.
EDIT- Still shm, those microtransaction "points" bundles are so shitty, I had to deal with them in BioWare's PC games for years and they're still alive and kicking. It's just grossly anti-consumer.
EDIT- Still shm, those microtransaction "points" bundles are so shitty, I had to deal with them in BioWare's PC games for years and they're still alive and kicking. It's just grossly anti-consumer.
Krombopulos_Michael
Banned
Wow 8 dollars for this is ridiculous. Especially when you could just not fast travel, sleep in a bed when you level up, carry less stuff, eat and sleep regularly, etc. on your own volition for free.
BRocknRolla
Member
Care to provide some examples of the benefits being derived from this? Theoretically, you could see a performance benefit, but as these kinds of mods are likely low in resource intensity as it is, nothing obvious springs to mind.
Business people.
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
Frostfall is the real survival mode
Samus Returns' special difficulty is locked behind an Amiibo purchase.
They know people are stupid enough to pay for it, so this will likely become "a thing".
Redshirt
Banned
I haven't used the CC much, but yeah, the old mods still work fine with the newest version.
MikeBison
Member
So will there not be 100 other 'survival' mods out there people can just get for free?