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    Poll: Skyrim: Vampire or Werewolf

    Vamps take extra flame damage, since I've been getting my ass kicked by every moderately powerful mage in the game that's a no-no. Another reason would be that I took my werewolf protagonist into a vampire cave and wiped all but one powerful mage vampire out (what is it with magicka that...
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    Jimquisition: How Skyrim Proves The Industry Wrong

    When I heard Mass Effect were considering a multi-player element I boiled with rage, thanks for keeping the bullshit out of the genius factory Bethesda.
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    What game do you wish you could play for the first time again?

    San Andreas, the feeling I got when I first played it was something else, I can't really describe why it felt so special. It isn't my favourite game by any means, but something about it at the time..I don't know.
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    Letters to Skyrim

    Dear Skyrim, Send guards to every small town and village, then reinforce the cities with a guard in every home and business. It has come to my attention that after trying for three hours to inform a family of Leifnarrs death, the mighty Dragonborn dragon slayer, "Dovahkiin", decided to behead...
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    What bug broke skyrim for you?

    Occasionally items are left stuck in mid-air when I return to an area where fighting occured, like arrows just left vertically planted in the barriers at Riften. Sometimes it seems that basic bandits have three times as much armour rating as they should, if I hit someone thats wearing steel with...
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    Your toughest Skyrim battle

    Either the one where I fought Red Eagle, I was at level 40 mostly with melee, but a few mage skills here and there for back up plans and some archery to even the score before cave brawls start. This guy kicked my ass, three of his ice spears would kill me, plus the bastard turned my atronach...
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    Skyrim: Blocking and you, or This is why you keep dying.

    Firstly, agreed, blocking is awesome, one of my favourites (except when the slow time glitches and I'm moving normally in a slow world without magicka or stamina regeneration, amusing at first, makes fights impossible to lose, but still irritating eventually). Now to business, dragons and...
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    another Skyrim thread: Best looking armour?

    Depends what I'm doing. If I'm moping around I'll wear simple clothes like Raidents raiment with other finery, Dovahkiin looks smooth in his downtime. (Not armour, but slightly relevant). If I'm out doing Dark Brotherhood/ Thieves Guild quests or behaving like a member of either, Nightingale...
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    What Race Do You Use In Skyrim? [And Why]

    Redguard. Orcs don't seem heroic, due to Lord of the Rings. Khajit are cats, I hate cats. I was a Dark Elf in Oblivion, think of how much more bigoted some Dark Elves would be if two heroes from the most recent eras were of their blood. The Nords are also becoming more racist, a Nord...
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    Poll: Are Skyrim enemies overpowered?

    I have my strategies for taking on melee enemies, as melee is my primary focus I tend to win fairly easily. I can take on a clan of Forsworn/bandits of low to moderate levels quite easily. The ones that give me problems (leaders with battleaxes mainly) I approach with more caution, a few stealth...
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    Why do people want to be immortal?

    Eventually you'd get used to the deaths of others. It sounds cold and heartless but really, death would stop phasing you in the end. Eternity is a long time to cope with it. Besides you could be so influenial to others, your immortality would be tested to provide longer life and cures for others.
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    What's the greatest weakness of your Skyrim character?

    My only weaknesses so far seem to be high level destruction mages, the ones that can kill me regardless of armor type in three hits. As well as some specifically overpowered bandit leader types (the ones that sit at the end of caves with two handed weapons and kick your ass until you're level 40...
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    What did you name your Skyrim character?

    Azrael-This is the name of the Islamic representation of the Angel of death I believe. Why I chose a religious name is uncertain, but it seems to sound cool. My guy does have bright white eyes that suit such a name somehow. Does anyone know why bright white eyes have been introduced, it...
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    Poll: Are Skyrim enemies overpowered?

    Bandit leaders are particularly annoying. They come at me with some two handed weapon and if you don't unload a dragon shout, duel magic and quickly equip your own two handed just as he's about to swing he'll have you in a death cutscene in ridiculously quick time. So far my two most...
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    Your Skyrim Character

    Redguard, mohawk with bright white eyes and scars. Specialises in one/two handed swords and the use of shields, archery for outnumbered situations while undetected and destruction as back up or a pace changer. Very rarely duel wield swords. Why summon a daedra when you can put a sword...