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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |OT2| Team Edward's Revenge
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Ahhh, shit, that sucks. I didn't go with that guy because he was all "Noooo, daedras are bad!" and I didn't like his BS.
AndersTheSwede
Member
This game. Running on moderate hardware (C2D, 3870, 2GBRAM) it still amazes. It's the first open world game that I've ever played that can be truly beautiful at times. Love it.
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Just get hit a lot lol. Or have the trainer train it. Here's a list of the trainers. http://elderscrolls.wikia.com/wiki/Skyrim_Trainers
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
Anyone else come across the "Choose Your Own Adventure" style book? I'm pretty sure the copy I found was in the library at the Mage's College.
Suck less.
take it back and get the 360 or pc version
Do what you want!
Personally, I'll probably just stick with leveling my swords and general damage in the 2 handed tree. There are just far too many perks I want to try out to waste them all on similar-to-each-other perks.
it's not even that, as a stealth character i barely got hit, so my stealth was super high while my other skills weren't. so now i gotta play like a barbarian to level 1h... and make sure i get hit all the time.
so that i can't play it? i don't have a 360 or a pc.
mjemirzian
Banned
Ok, so. Balanced version of Skyrim. Any additions to this list?
No Enchanting or Smithing. Not much to explain here. More than likely the least balanced thing about Skyrim.
No Conjuring or Companions. Any sort of allied NPCs don't suffer a damage/defense penalty on higher difficulty modes (just like Oblivion lol) and are thus unbalanced. Yes, your companion and summons kill things on Master just as easily as they do on normal.
No Shadow Warrior Perk (in the Sneak tree). This prevents you from being technically invincible because you can hit and run without the enemy ever finding you.
No Shields. Sorry, shield bash spammers. Makes the game far too easy.
The balance of game rules falls on the developers, not the players, by the way. Being a sandbox game is not an excuse.
No Enchanting or Smithing. Not much to explain here. More than likely the least balanced thing about Skyrim.
No Conjuring or Companions. Any sort of allied NPCs don't suffer a damage/defense penalty on higher difficulty modes (just like Oblivion lol) and are thus unbalanced. Yes, your companion and summons kill things on Master just as easily as they do on normal.
No Shadow Warrior Perk (in the Sneak tree). This prevents you from being technically invincible because you can hit and run without the enemy ever finding you.
No Shields. Sorry, shield bash spammers. Makes the game far too easy.
The balance of game rules falls on the developers, not the players, by the way. Being a sandbox game is not an excuse.
You are about to be consumed by the world of Skyrim. Just go with the flow, and do as you see fit!
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Deleted member 17706
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Yes, you can. For example, the NPC in the tutorial mission.
Who needs weapon perks anyway when you can just break enchanting/smithing.
well, in that case, be prepared for immense anger when your game becomes very jumpy when the save file gets too big. up until then its a really fun game.
as for actual tips, try creating a sneaking backstabbing sniping character. it's one of the most fun ways to play the game.
it's too late for that combo, but i am starting enchanting at least.
Some people find that not very fun? I'll take my perks and one enchantment. If you're going to break the game might as well open up the pc console and give yourself 5000 health.
alright, cool!
it becomes jumpy? is that what the upcoming patch fixes? i seriously doubt i'll be able to put in more than a few hours this week since i'm really busy with school so hopefully my save file stays small enough until the fix is available ha. and i'll look into the sneaking character, thanks!
At your level it's going to take a while to get the perks you need. Your best bet is to just find an invincible NPC and go at it for a few hours.
Well, for one, he's stuck on a console, and two, I'm just giving him a hard time.LuchaShaq said:
Sorry but that doesn't sound fun at all. BTW companions don't even level with you; they stay on the same level as when you meet them.
mjemirzian
Banned
So then you find the higher level companions, right? They still have a huge advantage over the player seeing as they don't get damage/defense penalties.
herzogzwei1989
Banned
I'm having a bitch of a time in the
any best way to approach this dungeon ?
rat way vaults
i've got at 5 perks saved, so i'll at least be able to get quite a few of the enchanting perks... i guess i can go barb up some dungeons to level my 1h and light armor.
AndersTheSwede
Member
A great starter strategy is sneak + bow. Any physical attack from sneak gives you a damage multiplier. Sneak will allow you to pick your battles a bit, very helpful early on. But all the combat is pretty viable.
I went with dark elf (dunmer) as a race because they have 50% fire resistance which is helpful.
And don't mess with the Giants herding the mammoths out on the plain. Seriously.
Other than that, pick a direction or quest and start walking.
Most people seem to agree that archery and magic are more fun and that the melee combat isn't all that great.
There are standing stones you can activate right in the beginning of the game. You can keep one active and change them whenever you like, they give you really good bonuses. I discovered that like 10 hours into my game.
You can sprint. (seems like some people missed that)
Be sure to check the controls info in the bottom of the page when you're going to learn new shouts, seems like many people had difficulties figuring out what button to use to use your dragon souls.
And as stated above, I would recommend to avoid smithing/enchanting as that kinda ruins the game (except for the 2 perk points you could invest to improve magical armor/weapons that you find). Use companions only when you really need to.
But what happens when there's a group of enemies? Kill one, then the rest rush you and youre left with a bow to defend yourself?
sneaking should give you enough time to get a few shots off.
This is the route I have been going, just got the zoom..not a close up as I thought it would be
I only used a bow from beginning until end...pretty much. usually at most you're battling 2 - 3 enemies. I relied on the 3x attack bonus from sneak attacks to even the odds long before any of them even reached me.
I remember some parts being difficult in the beginning where I ended up shooting an arrow, dodging attacks running further away and shooting another arrow, but it was manageable.
Also, you get shouts that kinda work as crowd control (ice form)
AndersTheSwede
Member
Yeah it breaks down once you're rushed, you have to engage carefully. It's definitely helpful to dabble in one handed or magic, and the game totally allows it. Also when you are offered a companion, use her to tank.
Once you reach high levels of archery though you end up killing enemies in a couple shots, and you can slow time as you're aiming.
iNvid02
Member
if your hidden they need to find you first, and the bow is still pretty powerful.
as you progress you get to zoom in and slow down time when aiming
go for archery and sneak its worth it, also just mess around for a bit with magic and swords/axes when you start, your not tied to anything.
Yep. Enchanting with petty gems will give you the same skill-ups as enchanting with more valuable gems.
I went for fire and ice. I might end up building out the shock tree though. I ended up not getting the last fire perk since I kind of don't want people to flee when their health is low
TSAGoodness
Member
Where can I find better armor and weapons? I never have enough money, and no one will take my valued items. I want bad ass gear!
faction questlines, too.
iNvid02
Member
because they're stolen, you need to advance in the thieves guild missions or get really
high in speech to shift stolen stuff. better stuff appears as you level up, shops start
selling the good stuff as the game steps up. lot of goodies in dungeons though
or just steal, rich places have locked cabinets with nice weapons