5 Tiny Things I Hope Get Changed in Skyrim
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I don't know... I think I finished the whole Dark Brotherhood chain and I did get the super fast black horse. What was it called? Shadowmere? Either way, yes, that horse is good but that one horse doesn't really make up for my complaints about horses. However, I do enjoy riding the horses, the things I mentioned are, as I said, just annoyances.Deathlisk said:
In my opinion they definately need to sort out the crime system.
If i accidentally steal something and return it instantly then instantly all the guardsmen from across the world will known that i need punishing. It should be more like, the guards in that town all are on the lookout for you, but you can evade them by disguising yourself or whatever, and they will drop the search after a few ingame days.
If i accidentally steal something and return it instantly then instantly all the guardsmen from across the world will known that i need punishing. It should be more like, the guards in that town all are on the lookout for you, but you can evade them by disguising yourself or whatever, and they will drop the search after a few ingame days.
I write conversationally, which sometimes includes hyperbole and exaggeration for effect. My degree is actually in English, with a minor in Education.Thedek said:
I second the recognition of things that I've done. I hated talking to NPCs and hearing talk about "the Hero of Kvatch" or something when as if I'm not standing RIGHT THERE!
What I would like to see:
Lockpicking alternatives for combat oriented characters - Character builds that have high combat related skills but low "practical" skills (such as security, armourer etc) should have the option to open doors by force. Obviously large, sturdy doors wont simply be knocked down, and rightly so, the player should have specialist skills to open such a door however I think its ridiculous that a strong brutish character cant open a flimsy wooden door by force. This, in my opinion, would allow players to focus more on increasing skills they want to improve instead of having to waste points on security so they can actually get some loot. I cant imagine some blood lusting, warhammer wielding hulk pulling out a little lockpick to calmly open a tiny treasure chest...
Weapon & armor customization - Probably the most obvious feature, simply let us use parts that we find such as reinforced armor plates, higher quality materials (whether it be fabric, wood or metal) etc to upgrade our equipment.
Combat styles - I would like to see different combat styles, for example if you are a swordsman, you could either have a very fast paced and flamboyant style but less accurate with each blow and do slightly less damage or could have a calmer, more focused style where precision and power is prioritised. This would apply to all weapons.
Less money - Money should be a highly valuable object with very little to be found or earned. It seems stupid to me that with every Bethesda RPG I play, I end up with vast amounts of money in very little time and with very little effort whether it be caps or gold. Earning say, 50 gold should feel highly rewarding for the player to receive where as such a sum is nothing in Oblivion. Although it seems very obvious, the less you do of something or the easier something is the less you should earn. Basically what I want is to cherish gold and have to spend it wisely. It goes without saying that all items should also be dramatically reduced in price.
Transportation services - I would prefer a realistic system, such as carriages, that you have to pay for to transport you from A to B if you do not want to travel by yourself. The benefits for your character would be less chance of attack, appreciate the scenery and get a well rested bonus or something (something that has significance unlike Fallout's Well Rested for example). I would prefer the fast travel system to just be cut out of the game to be honest. I also think there should be different "classes" of carriage, like poor, average, posh etc.
"Hardcore" mode - I liked the idea of what Fallout: New Vegas was trying to do, just not the execution. I dont want to go on and on about it so simply you need to eat, drink, sleep, temperature regulation, disease/illnesses (that have more noticable effects this time) etc etc etc...
I could go on and on and on... but I will stop there, there is a lot more I can think of but I doubt you want to hear them. I completely agree with the person who said NPCs items should be reset after a short period of time if they have been misplaced, I also think they should attack or at least tell the player off for persitant vandalism. Also agree with no more bugs or at least some patches, more voice actors and many more.
Lockpicking alternatives for combat oriented characters - Character builds that have high combat related skills but low "practical" skills (such as security, armourer etc) should have the option to open doors by force. Obviously large, sturdy doors wont simply be knocked down, and rightly so, the player should have specialist skills to open such a door however I think its ridiculous that a strong brutish character cant open a flimsy wooden door by force. This, in my opinion, would allow players to focus more on increasing skills they want to improve instead of having to waste points on security so they can actually get some loot. I cant imagine some blood lusting, warhammer wielding hulk pulling out a little lockpick to calmly open a tiny treasure chest...
Weapon & armor customization - Probably the most obvious feature, simply let us use parts that we find such as reinforced armor plates, higher quality materials (whether it be fabric, wood or metal) etc to upgrade our equipment.
Combat styles - I would like to see different combat styles, for example if you are a swordsman, you could either have a very fast paced and flamboyant style but less accurate with each blow and do slightly less damage or could have a calmer, more focused style where precision and power is prioritised. This would apply to all weapons.
Less money - Money should be a highly valuable object with very little to be found or earned. It seems stupid to me that with every Bethesda RPG I play, I end up with vast amounts of money in very little time and with very little effort whether it be caps or gold. Earning say, 50 gold should feel highly rewarding for the player to receive where as such a sum is nothing in Oblivion. Although it seems very obvious, the less you do of something or the easier something is the less you should earn. Basically what I want is to cherish gold and have to spend it wisely. It goes without saying that all items should also be dramatically reduced in price.
Transportation services - I would prefer a realistic system, such as carriages, that you have to pay for to transport you from A to B if you do not want to travel by yourself. The benefits for your character would be less chance of attack, appreciate the scenery and get a well rested bonus or something (something that has significance unlike Fallout's Well Rested for example). I would prefer the fast travel system to just be cut out of the game to be honest. I also think there should be different "classes" of carriage, like poor, average, posh etc.
"Hardcore" mode - I liked the idea of what Fallout: New Vegas was trying to do, just not the execution. I dont want to go on and on about it so simply you need to eat, drink, sleep, temperature regulation, disease/illnesses (that have more noticable effects this time) etc etc etc...
I could go on and on and on... but I will stop there, there is a lot more I can think of but I doubt you want to hear them. I completely agree with the person who said NPCs items should be reset after a short period of time if they have been misplaced, I also think they should attack or at least tell the player off for persitant vandalism. Also agree with no more bugs or at least some patches, more voice actors and many more.
At least few quests that are one or two races/characters only, like in morrowind, where you couldn't do mages/fighters/thiefs guild unless you were mage/warrior/thief.
That and the fact that no matter what race i played as everyone treated me the same broke the immersion for me. I mean I was arch-mage as high elf mage sure, but my orc warrior and dunmer thief too??
That and the fact that no matter what race i played as everyone treated me the same broke the immersion for me. I mean I was arch-mage as high elf mage sure, but my orc warrior and dunmer thief too??
I hope they won't remove the ability to sit on chairs that was in Oblivion, Fallout 3 and New Vegas. It's the most minor thing in the game but I love to roleplay in TES.
All great points, most of which I've been hoping for, one or two I didn't think of, but I didn't play a lot of Oblivion.Susan Arendt said:
Even Morrowind had a way to decorate your house. It was finicky, but you could place items from your inventory. And, there were some cool mods that had practice dummys you could make "wear" your armour, to display it. That's a cool mod, maybe they could implement something like that...
As for the fast travel, I feel it needs to be removed. Providing an alternative might work, but the problem with Oblivion was it was geared to have the fast travel used. You could forgo it, but I didn't feel like riding back and forth across the map to do one quest... Morrowind was perfect, with the silt striders, mage teleports, and your own spells.
My rather major gripe. GET RID OF AUTO-LEVEL, PLEASE!
I didn't feel I was increasing in power, when trolls could still put up a fight, and bandits were wearing either daedric or elven armour. In Morrowind, I started about a weak pathetic *****, explored, grew in power and confidence, got killed by my own arrogance, learned my lesson, slowly assumed the mantle of a hero etc. It worked, by the time I could wade into a group of daedroths and clannfears and such, I felt like an invincible son of a *****, which I was, and I felt I'd earned it.
Oh, one other thing (ok, there's many more, but I should stop). I liked the gray fox thing, but I'd also like to throw on a cloak and enter a city and not be recognised... It'd be so cool. So basically, a disguise mechanic.
why not simply give options? if some people are against fast travel, give an option to turn it off. if some people want need of eating and drinking, give it as an option. thats what i liked in new vegas - you can choose.
what i would really want to see in skyrim are chargeable spells (there is an awesome mod in oblivion for that) and better enchanting/spellmaking mechanics (also here is a list of mods that fix that in oblivion)
(did i mention i will not play it on console because of mods?
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and i really hope that they will find a way to make playing mages more..... interesting. but seeing as this game will be called "skyrim" im afraid they will concentrate more on warriors.....
what i would really want to see in skyrim are chargeable spells (there is an awesome mod in oblivion for that) and better enchanting/spellmaking mechanics (also here is a list of mods that fix that in oblivion)
(did i mention i will not play it on console because of mods?
)and i really hope that they will find a way to make playing mages more..... interesting. but seeing as this game will be called "skyrim" im afraid they will concentrate more on warriors.....
Well they're doing away with classes so guilds won't discriminate on that. An idea might be that a recruiter for each guild will assess your skills and base their decision on that.Ack-ack said:
For instance if you walk into the Fighter's Guild with a robe and staff and piss poor 'fighting' skills (blade, blunt, etc) they're not going to be too keen on letting you join. Likewise with the Mage's Guild, go to their recruiter wearing a full set of heavy armor and huge warhammer knowing little to nothing about the arcane arts and he's just going to show you the door.
It was like that in morrowind. You needed increasing skills in the area of the guild to join/advance, but that sadly did not get into oblivion. That is what I meant, also the thing about races having something unique about them besides minimal skill bonuses and useless talents, like 1 race only quest chain or something. Because with the 3rd person-mode being broken, if the only difference is visual, every character is only the skills they haveTcafitra said:
It's been far too long since I've played Morrowind, I might have to blow the dust off the disc. I do remember the guild quests a bit.Ack-ack said:It was like that in morrowind. You needed increasing skills in the area of the guild to join/advance, but that sadly did not get into oblivion. That is what I meant, also the thing about races having something unique about them besides minimal skill bonuses and useless talents, like 1 race only quest chain or something. Because with the 3rd person-mode being broken, if the only difference is visual, every character is only the skills they have
Let's hope for a playable 3rd person mode. And surely an Orc's -5 disposition to all other races in Oblivion isn't useless
I know what's immersion breaking, if I play an Argonian how come when I go into towns I don't hit over the head from behind and wake up being sold into slavery?