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  • Swarley
    A Special Kind of Cat
    • Jul 2010
    • 11213

    #91
    Originally posted by jfhennedy
    Skyrim is going to be on a whole new level.
    I can't even imagine how massive that game is going to be.

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    • killgod
      OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
      • Oct 2008
      • 4714

      #92
      Yeah take Oblivion, add vertical size, more creative and varied dungeons, improvements to the core gameplay and skills and most importantly, UNSCRIPTED DRAGONS.

      That one video of the dragon just blew my fucking mind. BLEW IT.

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      • Maynard
        stupid ass titles
        • Feb 2009
        • 17876

        #93
        Originally posted by killgod
        Yeah take Oblivion, add vertical size, more creative and varied dungeons, improvements to the core gameplay and skills and most importantly, UNSCRIPTED DRAGONS.

        That one video of the dragon just blew my fucking mind. BLEW IT.
        yeah that gonna be insane. hard to believe they can fit it all on 1 disc.

        any word if the leveling will be the same as is in oblivan? i like how they make u use a skill to level it up. its like a true role creation cause your role evolves based on how u play.

        i also hate the level cap they had in FO3. im a level whore and its one of the funnest things about an RPG. i love being able to level up as high as i can and i hope there is no cap in this one

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        • killgod
          OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
          • Oct 2008
          • 4714

          #94
          Originally posted by Maynard
          yeah that gonna be insane. hard to believe they can fit it all on 1 disc.

          any word if the leveling will be the same as is in oblivan? i like how they make u use a skill to level it up. its like a true role creation cause your role evolves based on how u play.

          i also hate the level cap they had in FO3. im a level whore and its one of the funnest things about an RPG. i love being able to level up as high as i can and i hope there is no cap in this one
          I'm sure jhen knows best since he seems to be a walking Skyrim encyclopedia, but I believe they tweaked things to better balance the enemy scaling and condensed some skills (like the aforementioned acrobatics) to alter how you progress.

          P.S. If you have a PC that's midrate, it would likely handle Morrowind, which is just as spectacular of a game if not better than Oblivion. Not sure your gaming schedule over the rest of the year since these games are massively time consuming, but absolutely worth a go if you have the time for it.

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          • j.hen
            Self Care
            • Oct 2008
            • 10058

            #95
            They've said that they modeled the leveling for Skyrim more like how it was in FO3 and less so Oblivion but it's still an entirely different system. And I think I remember hearing in a Q&A interview that there isn't a leveling cap in this game.

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            • Maynard
              stupid ass titles
              • Feb 2009
              • 17876

              #96
              im reading these wikis about how leveling works. it took me awhile to go from 2 to 3...but then i jumped from 3 to 4 real fast. So im trying to get a better understanding of how i should be leveling up and get the +5 bonus each time.

              then i see all this stuff on over leveling and efficient leveling and the thing killgod mentioned about jumping around raising your acrobates. I walk alot so i see my athletics going up.

              im wondering if i need to start over and do this right, or if i can fix it now while its still early on

              Is it the 7 major skills that cause you to level up?

              How do i make sure i get a +5 bonus every time - for example if i want the +5 in intelligence, willpower and strength what do i need to do to make sure thats what i get?


              EDIT - just slept to check my level up from 3 to 4 and i dont have a +5 in anything. i have a +3 in intelligence and will power...how do i get those up to +5?

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              • Maynard
                stupid ass titles
                • Feb 2009
                • 17876

                #97
                omg...i found another wiki that explains leveling better. it sounds like a major pain in the ass to try and level up in this game and get the +5 bonus each time.

                then i see i chose major skills that seem worthless to have....FUUUUUUUUU

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                • Maynard
                  stupid ass titles
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 17876

                  #98
                  im kind of discouraged by this leveling system now that i see how it works. Do i really want to spend all my time managing how i level efficently? is it really needed? this concept is all about using specific skills and making sure to only level up each skill this many points so you dont over level and you make sure you get a +5 bonus each time out.

                  im sitting here with my game reloaded in the before i come out of the sewers re making my guy wrtting notes and making spreadsheets so i can manage how i level up properly so i dont fuck things up when im 50 hours in.

                  on one hand i feel like fuck this cause its not abotu playing the game, its about leveling your guy. On the other hand i love making sure i get the most out of leveling....but this feels way to complex to want to deal with.

                  how did you guys play the game? did you just play or did you also play this manage your leveling thing?

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                  • killgod
                    OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
                    • Oct 2008
                    • 4714

                    #99
                    My advice, just play the game and make your choices.

                    The more you read about how you could have made your character "slightly" more of the "perfect build" the more you're going to annoy yourself.

                    Clearly you were having fun and enjoying the game, looking into this stuff is turning you off. So simply put, stop browsing, just kill some baddies and enjoy the ride.

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                    • j.hen
                      Self Care
                      • Oct 2008
                      • 10058

                      Originally posted by killgod
                      My advice, just play the game and make your choices.

                      The more you read about how you could have made your character "slightly" more of the "perfect build" the more you're going to annoy yourself.

                      Clearly you were having fun and enjoying the game, looking into this stuff is turning you off. So simply put, stop browsing, just kill some baddies and enjoy the ride.
                      Exactly. It's impossible to fuck yourself later in the game, if worse comes to worse just bump the difficulty down a bit.

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                      • Maynard
                        stupid ass titles
                        • Feb 2009
                        • 17876

                        Originally posted by killgod
                        My advice, just play the game and make your choices.

                        The more you read about how you could have made your character "slightly" more of the "perfect build" the more you're going to annoy yourself.

                        Clearly you were having fun and enjoying the game, looking into this stuff is turning you off. So simply put, stop browsing, just kill some baddies and enjoy the ride.
                        your right. thats great advice

                        i was just playing and letting the chips fall where they may. building my guy based on how i was playing, and it was great. Then i started looking into leveling it turned into me playing the way a group of guys outlined for you to be the most badass guy out there. thats nothing more then me playing someone else role.

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                        • MvP
                          a member of vsn
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 8227

                          I laughed when I read that you were making spreadsheets. No need for that at all LOL

                          Put the game in today for the first time in three years to finish the Thieves guild. Started at 5:00 and I just finished now at 9:00. Ridiculous how much this game can suck you in, and I forced myself to stop only because I have to do a presentation for class tomorrow.

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                          • killgod
                            OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 4714

                            With nothing of interest coming until end of August I think i'm going to do another Oblivion playthrough throughout July/August.

                            a complete (or as close as I can) to 100%, including Shivering Isles. play it full out sim style too, no warping around the map and shit, etc. I only ever did a "story run" on an old Gamertag when the game came out years ago, so there should be a bunch of stuff I've never done before.

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                            • killgod
                              OHHHH WHEN THE REDSSSSS
                              • Oct 2008
                              • 4714

                              Originally posted by Influence
                              20 bucks you get tired of running around everywhere after the first day
                              Nah I won't. I love the exploration aspect of these games. Plus I smoke copious amounts of pot so that makes mindless wandering exciting.

                              I don't recall ever using the warp feature during my story playthough way back when. The concept sucks. Wouldn't have been so bad if there was a select few spots you could "warp" to, but being able to whip around the map as you will is pretty gay.

                              The vampire side quest was the only one I ever completed in that one run. Although cause the cure quest was a pain I reloaded a save and continued on from there without going vampire.

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                              • leaffan
                                Colton Orr Fan
                                • Feb 2009
                                • 11082

                                God dam that vampire bs.

                                When I found out how much of a huge bitch it was to cure it I ended up starting over.

                                Leafs offseason training!

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