5 Tiny Things I Hope Get Changed in Skyrim
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I have one small thing, that I would like to see fixed. It is definitely an immersion thing. I want to kill people with a SPOON!!!
There are hundreds of small immersion items in each game that have a physical presence I want to kill people with them, I want to chuck a plate at someones head and make them duck. I want to be standing around the water cooler after Skyrim come out and be able to say "last night I threw a plate so hard at a skeleton that it took its head off an stuck in the wall".
There are hundreds of small immersion items in each game that have a physical presence I want to kill people with them, I want to chuck a plate at someones head and make them duck. I want to be standing around the water cooler after Skyrim come out and be able to say "last night I threw a plate so hard at a skeleton that it took its head off an stuck in the wall".
I agree with 1, 3, 4 and 5.
3, for me, is anything but minor. Those conversations were the biggest immersion killer in the game!
2... er, yeah, this one would be VERY minor in my book, but each to their own.
3, for me, is anything but minor. Those conversations were the biggest immersion killer in the game!
2... er, yeah, this one would be VERY minor in my book, but each to their own.
On my first play through I did use the horses, but after I lost my save file (returned UK version to cousin then purchased NA GOTY edition), I didn't use the horses at all. They don't make you go that much faster, don't allow you to be stealthy and not being able to attack from horseback was a major annoyance to me.Proverbial Jon said:
I agree about the persuasion wheel.
The voice stuff though, well the game before had text instead of talk. (I personally liked the text better since there was alot of interesting info you get, even if it is not important to anything. Just having tedious rumors, local info, and anything quest related is lame.
I would love more interactive housing, also more precise moving of items with the move button.
Silt Striders are a Morrowind region thing. (Though I would like the removal of fast travel, or atleast old methods of travel for those who dont want to use it)
The voice stuff though, well the game before had text instead of talk. (I personally liked the text better since there was alot of interesting info you get, even if it is not important to anything. Just having tedious rumors, local info, and anything quest related is lame.
I would love more interactive housing, also more precise moving of items with the move button.
Silt Striders are a Morrowind region thing. (Though I would like the removal of fast travel, or atleast old methods of travel for those who dont want to use it)
Technically, Morrowind had only 4 or 5 cities. Balmora, Ald Ruhn, Vivec, Sodrith Mora, and maybe Caldera. The difference is the villages and towns were substantial locations. In Oblivion the towns were just one quest detours.ZombieGenesis said:
Persuasion mini game was already confirmed as axed. How about different character models for aged peoples. Or fat people? Why does every woman have the exact same breasts and every guy the exact same muscles?
BRING BACK LEVITATION
More voice actors
THIS NEXT ONE WOULD TERRIFIC:
Make level scaling optional! I loved in morrowind that sometimes I walked in the wrong room and got my ass kicked. Later in the game I loved that I could swat down high level enemies with a backhanded slap. If every fight feels the same, it's just boring.
BRING BACK LEVITATION
More voice actors
THIS NEXT ONE WOULD TERRIFIC:
Make level scaling optional! I loved in morrowind that sometimes I walked in the wrong room and got my ass kicked. Later in the game I loved that I could swat down high level enemies with a backhanded slap. If every fight feels the same, it's just boring.
TREASURE! I don't want to find something from one of the three available armor sets that pertains to my level every time I kill a mob or open a treasure chest.
Which reminds me of something that actually is just a minor issue: Give me more options for opening locked chests than just relying on my security skill. Maybe I don't want my character to be good at picking locks.
Which reminds me of something that actually is just a minor issue: Give me more options for opening locked chests than just relying on my security skill. Maybe I don't want my character to be good at picking locks.
Probably because it's optional? I ran everywhere my first time through. However, after that it gets tedious and fast travel is an absolute must.Worr Monger said:
And yes, the conversations were hilariously bad:
"Heard any news from the other provinces?"
"Nothing I'd like to talk to you about."
*COUGH*
"Good-bye"
*Both NPCs notice you and say hello at the same time*
Brick back the Morrowind fast travel? Hell yes.
For me, not only does it make the world feel more engaging, but also it gives me a way to spend all of my money. I, like Yahtzee and presumably some other people, hate having piles of useless money. The whole reason that I like money is so I can spend it. I don't get enjoyment from swimming in a pool of money. I like my money to go somewhere else for a while, so that I can do other things or get a service.
Here's a compromise:
-Keep the instant travel from Oblivion, but add in the probability of random encounters with monsters, bandits, and the like. Makes sense, right? Why wouldn't there be monsters and bandits hanging out along your path at any given time? If you walk real-time to your destination, you will probably come across a monster at some point. Why not add in the random encounters?
-Add the stilt striders and boats and stuff back in, but make it so that utilizing those paid services means that you would have a 0% chance of random encounter along the way.
Everybody wins. I get to spend my money, and each mode of travel (foot, instant, and paid) is balanced to be equally useful.
Oh yeah, and the rest of that stuff was nice too.
For me, not only does it make the world feel more engaging, but also it gives me a way to spend all of my money. I, like Yahtzee and presumably some other people, hate having piles of useless money. The whole reason that I like money is so I can spend it. I don't get enjoyment from swimming in a pool of money. I like my money to go somewhere else for a while, so that I can do other things or get a service.
Here's a compromise:
-Keep the instant travel from Oblivion, but add in the probability of random encounters with monsters, bandits, and the like. Makes sense, right? Why wouldn't there be monsters and bandits hanging out along your path at any given time? If you walk real-time to your destination, you will probably come across a monster at some point. Why not add in the random encounters?
-Add the stilt striders and boats and stuff back in, but make it so that utilizing those paid services means that you would have a 0% chance of random encounter along the way.
Everybody wins. I get to spend my money, and each mode of travel (foot, instant, and paid) is balanced to be equally useful.
Oh yeah, and the rest of that stuff was nice too.
I didn't play Morrowind, but if silt striders will only lead you to a few corners and centers of the map, I'd say good for it. Fast travelling to every location you have found did make the missions less epic. It's like skipping straight to the climax of a story and skipping all the middle bits.
Far Cry 2 taught me, the mission isn't just about finishing the objective, it's about getting there too. Once I realized that all the random encounters with hostile nobodies became less irritating, and I actually came to enjoy planning my route ahead to avoid the checkpoints, or sneak by them.
Far Cry 2 taught me, the mission isn't just about finishing the objective, it's about getting there too. Once I realized that all the random encounters with hostile nobodies became less irritating, and I actually came to enjoy planning my route ahead to avoid the checkpoints, or sneak by them.
I would add reward exploration and remove the copy and paste of the dungeons. In Oblivion your reward for exploration was terrible loot and a headache trying to remember which identical looking cave you were in. I can understand that not every cave/mine/hole can be unique, but make it possible for a normal human to remember where they have been. If they had multiple entrances to the same place, like a set of mine tunnels connected to each other, or a underground river with springs spread out across the countryside that would be fine.
Fallout 3 seemed to nail the large landscape with recognizable features, and it had less variation in enemy types and had the uniformly-looking metro system. It was saved by the little touches like signs and interesting scenery, plus many of the best weapons were in the unexplored corners, so hopefully they have learned their lesson.
Fallout 3 seemed to nail the large landscape with recognizable features, and it had less variation in enemy types and had the uniformly-looking metro system. It was saved by the little touches like signs and interesting scenery, plus many of the best weapons were in the unexplored corners, so hopefully they have learned their lesson.
seriously ive never played morrowwind but fast travel they way they did it in that game is an abomination. What they needed to do and need to do is have a fast travel method like those striders but on top of that a few spells such as a mid lvl wizard should be able to port themselves to another city or fling themselves into the air and land in a city after they have learned the spell. a high lvl mage should be able to do the same thing but be able to do it to any place they have been before including non city areas.Susan Arendt said:
->1. The Persuasion Wheel
-Kill it with fire.
->2. Let Me Rearrange My House
They had this in EQ2 at launch. Didn't work out as well as you might think. I doubt it'll make it.
->3. Better Banter
Please.
->4. More Voices
Confirmed.
->5. Bring Back Silt Striders
Doesn't fit the setting, but I agree with your logic.
-Kill it with fire.
->2. Let Me Rearrange My House
They had this in EQ2 at launch. Didn't work out as well as you might think. I doubt it'll make it.
->3. Better Banter
Please.
->4. More Voices
Confirmed.
->5. Bring Back Silt Striders
Doesn't fit the setting, but I agree with your logic.
In the same vein as 1, I feel the Lockpicking system needs an overhaul. In Oblivion, it always struck me as horribly luck based, I could never get the timing right (and then I got the Skeleton Key and made it a non-issue, but overpowered daedric artifacts are another issue entirely). something like Fallout 3 might be nice.Susan Arendt said:
Ninja'ed...Agayek said:
But it would be pretty incredible to ride a tentacle bear into battle with a dragon.
Someone needs to draw this...
I would love to rearrange my house. I went through great lengths to pimp my house out in Oblivion. On the transportation side I would like to see stilt striders or some variation make a come back. And I hope their not getting rid of horses like they keeping hinting at. I was quite attached to my horses in Red Dead Redemption and would like to have that same feeling in Skyrim. Also if they do bring back horses back I would love to see some sort of combat from horse back. Bring back the spears from morrowind so I can skewer my enemies while riding my trusty steed... I might be asking for a little too much at this point.