do you still play skyrim?
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This is me. However, I kinda got tired of playing Skyrim since I own the 360 version and for some reason, I now dislike the "look" of armor and weapons, and shit. Probably has something to do with seeing all the neat shit modders have come up with for the PC version, and now the vanilla game is just to...vanilla? Also, I still can't run the Dragonborn DLC due to system lockup every ten minutes.piinyouri said:
So, once my new PC gets here Skyrim will be my top priority so I can mod it to hell and back, and get the unofficial patches that actually fix the damn game.
I want to, i really do. But i just can't.
Don't get me wrong, i played the shit out of that game. Got one level 36 Nord that just did the main quest mainly. Also have a 40something kajit thief/assassin that could kick everybody's ass.
The problem with that is that if you start over it is just boring.
The fact that i can't get into in anymore also has something to do with the major complains i always bring up about the game.
- You shouldn't be able to join EVERY faction. This will also increase replayability.
- Don't make EVERY skill available. At one point you are just master in everything. Restarting then just makes it boring.
Don't get me wrong, i played the shit out of that game. Got one level 36 Nord that just did the main quest mainly. Also have a 40something kajit thief/assassin that could kick everybody's ass.
The problem with that is that if you start over it is just boring.
The fact that i can't get into in anymore also has something to do with the major complains i always bring up about the game.
- You shouldn't be able to join EVERY faction. This will also increase replayability.
- Don't make EVERY skill available. At one point you are just master in everything. Restarting then just makes it boring.
4th Character now, not playing as much but still kick it on a couple of times a week to do some stuff with the latest character. Specifically a conjurer this time. My chars have been 1: Orc Fighter, 2: Breton Thief, 3: Female Nord Illusionist, and 4: Redguard Conjurer.
The difference in style needed for each character's success kept it interesting. Plus finding each one's exploits was pretty fun. Only finished it with the Orc (no DLC) and completely with the Nord lady (main quest and both story DLC's.) My favorite, the Breton, quit the main quest shortly before the elf party. His intended bride was killed by a Thalmor Wizard and he exacted enough revenge he developed a taste for mer blood and I began stalking and killing mer. First just Altmer, but then any elfkin would do. He's the dreaded elf-slasher of Skyrim. Going back to his game to plan, stalk, and murder another victim every once in a while is kind of fun.
The difference in style needed for each character's success kept it interesting. Plus finding each one's exploits was pretty fun. Only finished it with the Orc (no DLC) and completely with the Nord lady (main quest and both story DLC's.) My favorite, the Breton, quit the main quest shortly before the elf party. His intended bride was killed by a Thalmor Wizard and he exacted enough revenge he developed a taste for mer blood and I began stalking and killing mer. First just Altmer, but then any elfkin would do. He's the dreaded elf-slasher of Skyrim. Going back to his game to plan, stalk, and murder another victim every once in a while is kind of fun.
I actually just created a new characters few days ago. To be fair, it's been months since I last played it before then, so it might not count. I've got about 40 mods too, so I keeps it a little bit extra fresh.
Nope. I'm in the middle of modding the shit out of it and changing almost everything to make it a somewhat decent game to play. When I'm done with that I'll play it again, but that'll take a lot of time as there's a lot of stuff to change, and I don't have a lackey yet to input all the numbers and such for me whilst I do more important stuff. One day it'll get done and I can have fun. One day.
I'm still playing it. I've not gone through every quest yet, and I still have trophies to get, both of which keep me going. I'm also partial to restarting the game with completely different character types - my first playthrough was a Redguard warrior, and now I'm a Bosmer sneaky archer type. I've still yet to try playing as various flavours of magic-user and nor have I fully explored either Dawnguard or Dragonborn, so I've still got that to try. So yeah, still playing it and still enjoying it.
Yup, thanks the the DLC. I finished Dawnguard and started Dragonborn before being distracted and going to do something else.danirax said:
I also started a new character not long ago, but abandoned it soon after because I built it on an assumption which turned out to be wrong. It was going to be a stealthy vampire assassin, who'd break into houses while the occupants were sleeping and kill the target by draining their blood. Except Skyrim vampires can't kill anyone that way, so I was left with a sheepish-looking vampire stoof in someone's bedroom impotently biting them. Super lame.
Two of the biggest problems in the game, right there. Looting was pointless - though I still do it because, as a long time RPG player, I'm conditioned to - because there's never any use for the money. My main character has a couple of hundred thousand gold in hand, without mods or cheating in any way, and all the number does is increase. The supposedly interesting weapons, the Daedric artifacts, were briefly interesting but always weaker than what I could smith/enchant for myself. After a certain point the game levels off, and all that's left to do is collect skills and levels, because material things have become worthless. It's kind of like enlightenment, but frustrating.oplinger said:
I don't understand this at all. The game was obviously enjoyable enough for you to play it for a hundred hours, so why was your reaction "fuck this noise" and to quit? Anything you can play for 100 hours without noticing is obviously a pretty damn engrossing experience.VMK said:
Ugh, the trophies. I normally don't give a shit about collecting achievements, but I found myself doing pretty well in Skyrim and decided to collect them all. I got up to the last two - completing the Dark Brotherhood storyline and reaching level 50 - when the DLC was released and a bunch more were added and I completely stopped caring. If achievements only registered once you bought the DLC, that would be fine, but to go from "almost finished" on the achievement front to "aha, fuck you, now there are loads more!" is totally disheartening.EscapeGoat said:
Hell yes. There is so much I haven't done despite logging a foolish amount of hours into the game. Dawnguard and Dragonborn are awesome and HEarthfire is so adorable. I love making a homestead and having all that crap to customize. It has a ton of replayability.
I haven't played it in a little bit, but I played the hell out of it for quite a while (as in a minimum of five characters in the level 60 range, Argonian Assassin (always my first elder scrolls play through character), Breton Female Mage (loved), Nord Fighter loyal to the Empire, Elf Mage (male - I hate elves), Orc Fighter (no magic except shouts, so a lower level as I couldn't max the skills. Orcs are seriously powerful).
I love skyrim, but like Fallout etc, I need to give the game a break for a little while.
I love skyrim, but like Fallout etc, I need to give the game a break for a little while.
Completed all the missions and the game. Just have zero interest in playing it again. Which is weird for me as i played Morrowind around 5 times and Oblivion about 3 times. Skyrim just wasnt interesting, which i think is lack of variety when compared to Morrowind. I will probably get the GOTY edition of Skyrim when its around £20 to play the dlc. Also would play the next elder scroll game when it is released. Hope they go back to more variety like Morrowind and not continue on their quest to simplify everything to much.
On a side note, they should get the modders involved in the next one. Bethesda can build the game and the modders can add weapons, armour, quests, etc etc to complete it and make it awesome. Im sure those modders would love the chance of having their work in it as part of the vanilla game.
EDIT: Just checked and the Skyrim legendary edition is out tomorrow. lol.
On a side note, they should get the modders involved in the next one. Bethesda can build the game and the modders can add weapons, armour, quests, etc etc to complete it and make it awesome. Im sure those modders would love the chance of having their work in it as part of the vanilla game.
EDIT: Just checked and the Skyrim legendary edition is out tomorrow. lol.
I just bought an arcade stick, so I don't see myself playing it soon. I haven't abandoned the game totally though. I'll probably start playing it again during the lean months leading to the holiday season. I've every confidence that I'll bring my running game time to 1000+ hours before the next Elder Scrolls game.
I didn't say I enjoyed it. It was more about addiction: "one more level", "one more shout", etc. I had similar experience with MMO's. Plus, when I bought it I remember that there was almost nothing else to play. Also, I think I was also trying to find anything that would justify this purchase.SonicWaffle said:
Yes, crafting was nice. Yes, shouts are cool. But everything else, while being kind of fun at the beginning, became boring at the end. Also, tons of glitches, bad companion AI behavior and, most importantly, not interesting story and characters (all of them).
I want to. I really want to. But I just can't bring myself to. I'll re-install it, start a new character, realize that I've already sunk 150 hours into this same game, find some mods, faff around trying to get them to work together, get frustrated, uninstall, rinse and repeat.
I don't know whether Skyrim's just a worse game than Oblivion, or my tastes have changed (and by this I mean, standards have risen), but I just can't bring myself to spend 1500 hours in it like I did with Oblivion. The desperate need for mods came in around the 1000 hour mark with Oblivion. With Skyrim, I started thinking about it at the 120 hour mark, and started installing them at the 125 hour mark.
I don't know whether Skyrim's just a worse game than Oblivion, or my tastes have changed (and by this I mean, standards have risen), but I just can't bring myself to spend 1500 hours in it like I did with Oblivion. The desperate need for mods came in around the 1000 hour mark with Oblivion. With Skyrim, I started thinking about it at the 120 hour mark, and started installing them at the 125 hour mark.
Do I still play Skyrim? I never bloody completed the main quest!
Unfortunately I have a job and an irritating, nagging need to build a more fulfilling life for myself. As such I'm slowly realising that I don't think I have the time or the patience any more to play games like Fallout or Skyrim.
Unfortunately I have a job and an irritating, nagging need to build a more fulfilling life for myself. As such I'm slowly realising that I don't think I have the time or the patience any more to play games like Fallout or Skyrim.