[ALL] Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

[Leftwich]

Dragon Bridge is probably my favorite little community in Skyrim.

 

[ryne candy]

So I finally started the game and two hours later I can see why everyone is addicted to it. I wasn't a fan of Oblivion, found it started way too slow for me (as stated before...didn't even get out of tutorial). This games tutorial had more action. I'm still trying to understand what I'm supposed to do and how to get additional quests. Are quest given if you just go up to a person and talk to them? So far I'm on the quest to get the Dragonstone and it's telling me to join the Imperials or Companions. How many groups are there and do you have to join (how far can you get w/o joining in the game)?

 

[Leftwich]

So I finally started the game and two hours later I can see why everyone is addicted to it. I wasn't a fan of Oblivion, found it started way too slow for me (as stated before...didn't even get out of tutorial). This games tutorial had more action. I'm still trying to understand what I'm supposed to do and how to get additional quests. Are quest given if you just go up to a person and talk to them? So far I'm on the quest to get the Dragonstone and it's telling me to join the Imperials or Companions. How many groups are there and do you have to join (how far can you get w/o joining in the game)?

Talk to most anyone you see and they'll give you a quest. Some NPC's talk to you but don't give you dialogue options but Bartenders always have quests for you.

Make sure you go to mines and get iron ore, find a smelter and turn them into ingots and take them to a forge and get your smithing up. Always take animal pelts too if you kill them. They are great for turning into leather and leather straps on a tanning rock.

Whiterun IMO is the centerpiece of forging for me.

 

[Bigpapa42]

So I finally started the game and two hours later I can see why everyone is addicted to it. I wasn't a fan of Oblivion, found it started way too slow for me (as stated before...didn't even get out of tutorial). This games tutorial had more action. I'm still trying to understand what I'm supposed to do and how to get additional quests. Are quest given if you just go up to a person and talk to them? So far I'm on the quest to get the Dragonstone and it's telling me to join the Imperials or Companions. How many groups are there and do you have to join (how far can you get w/o joining in the game)?

Quests and quest-lines start in all kind of different ways. A lot of times, its talking to someone - whether its a shop-keeper or whoever. In the shop in the first small town you went into as the part of the opening sequencve, you walk in on the merchant and his sister sister discussing the issue he will offer you as a quest. Someone (maybe the smith in Whiterun) will mention that you should look into joining the Companions. If you go into Riften, someone will mention about you joining the Thieves Guild.

The Stormcloaks and Imperial Legion are opposite sides in a major quest-chain. You pick one or the other. Any other group you join doesn't exclude you from joining others. They are the Mage's College, Companions, Dark Brotherhood, and Thieves Guild. They all offer a series of quests plus endless radiant quests.

 

[Garrett67]

This game speeds up time.

I was playing for 2 hours, I swear.... WRONG, it was 6 hours

 

[OnlyOneBeerLeft]

This game speeds up time.

I was playing for 2 hours, I swear.... WRONG, it was 6 hours

:yep: the wifey is working 12 hours today... it will feel like 4-5 hours haha Has felt that way every Saturday since mid November for me

 

[Rylo]

So I am beyond fucking pissed right now.

 

I fucking started the College of Winterhold quests and just did the part where I found that orb thing and was told to go back to the college and tell the head guy. When I get to the college, everything is good. I go up to the arch mage and tell him to go look at the orb. I complete the quest, and start a new one. As soon as I fucking step foot outside into the courtyard time thing I immediately keep fucking getting attacked by the teachers and shit. I have no fucking clue why, either. I am about over this game and it's bullshit glitches.

Fuck this game.

 

[MvP]

WABBAJACK

 

[Chrispy]

So checking out that wiki, I just discovered that if you collect all the dragon priest masks, there is actually something you can do with them. Sweetness. Once I'm a good 70-80 hours into this new game, I can give that a try...

Wish i knew this :smh:

The masks shouldn't be allowed to be dropped......

 

[SethMode]

Wish i knew this :smh:

The masks shouldn't be allowed to be dropped......

Don't worry, by the time you can actually do the quest, you're basically so over-powered that the reward isn't that big of a deal.

But yes, I agree, it's fucking stupid that you can drop the masks.

 

[ryne candy]

Does the game track how much time you spend on it in real time? I see it tells you how many days have passed in the game but I don't see any HRS:MIN tracking. I'm guessing people saying they have played 100+ hours is an estimate.

 

[Maynard]

yep...look at the load and saves screen. it shows your total hours played

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

why is it that killing dragons is way easier then killing giants and mammoths.....

 

[Bigpapa42]

why is it that killing dragons is way easier then killing giants and mammoths.....

Cuz you're the DragonBorn and killing dragons is what you were born to do. Now if you were the GiantBorn or MammothBorn....

 

[mgoblue2290]

why is it that killing dragons is way easier then killing giants and mammoths.....

Thats one of the few things I was disappointed with in this game. Dragon battles should felt much more difficult and something where you have to use every resource you have to win.

Also, for the next Elder Scrolls game I was thinking instead of having 5 or 6 decent sized cities, they should have one gigantic one. Like with multiple districts and areas, then just have smaller cities in the country side.

 

[IamMedellin]

I must Get this game on PC
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bifmj1O3D24"](Skyrim) Macho Dragon Mod - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Maynard]

omg...that was great

 

[Garrett67]

why is it that killing dragons is way easier then killing giants and mammoths.....

I've been watching a guy on Twitch playing a 'no death' campaign on the 2nd from highest difficulty, he is on level 46 and hasn't died yet. What he does is when he fights a boss (not sure if he does it for dragons) he puts it up to the highest difficulty.

You could do that.

Here is how the different difficulty levels affect the game

Personally , I play on 'Apprentice'. I want the game to be fun, not piss me off. I'll raise up later if it gets too easy

Difficulty | Damage Dealt | Damage Taken
-----------------------------------------
Novice     | x2           | x0.5
Apprentice | x1.5         | x0.75
Adept      | x1           | x1
Expert     | x0.75        | x1.5
Master     | x0.5         | x2

Based on this, there are a few things you can extrapolate as the difficulty level increases:

    Skills based on damage increase more slowly, and in turn, the slower you level up (thanks yx.)
    Followers can be knocked out, and in turn, killed, more easily
    Your effective health decreases
    Enemies' effective health increases

 

[Garrett67]

So I am beyond fucking pissed right now.

 

I fucking started the College of Winterhold quests and just did the part where I found that orb thing and was told to go back to the college and tell the head guy. When I get to the college, everything is good. I go up to the arch mage and tell him to go look at the orb. I complete the quest, and start a new one. As soon as I fucking step foot outside into the courtyard time thing I immediately keep fucking getting attacked by the teachers and shit. I have no fucking clue why, either. I am about over this game and it's bullshit glitches.

Fuck this game.

I had to reload a save last night(and I save very often) because I apparently I stole something , or did something wrong and my warrant level was like 4000 . I'm not sure exactly what that means but it was like having swat after in GTA.

I still don't know what I did but I couldn't go anywhere without getting hammered (both myself and my companion).

Finally I gave in a loaded a save from about 20 minutes prior just to save my sanity.

 

[Leftwich]

I had to reload a save last night(and I save very often) because I apparently I stole something , or did something wrong and my warrant level was like 4000 . I'm not sure exactly what that means but it was like having swat after in GTA.

I still don't know what I did but I couldn't go anywhere without getting hammered (both myself and my companion).

Finally I gave in a loaded a save from about 20 minutes prior just to save my sanity.

I do whatever the fuck i want in the holds now. Those bitch ass guards come at me and i tell em whats up...

 

I pay them off.