First Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Details Leaked
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[I obviously cut it down for length]EvolutionKills said:
I don't disagree. There was no need for a lot of the skills unless they changed the gameplay up. There was no real benefit to using smaller weapons aside from the fact that they're a little bit faster, and no real reason for having separate skills for them aside for just complexity for complexity's sake. The things I didn't like were the missing spells, (although Mark and Recall were obviously obsolete due to the fast travel system), and the much more limited spellmaking and enchantment. It would be really nice to have reflect, absorb and resist ___ enchantments once you reached mastery level in enchantment. The weapon building system sounds very promising though.
They definitely improved the combat. Regenerating magicka was a great new feature for one, having to sleep after you cleared out each room in Morrowind was just pointless. I'd honestly like them to pull out some of the level caps, or at least heighten them so the maxed out character can be stronger. It would especially be nice for mages because they could cast stronger spells. But the reason for the level caps is that the enemies have a lot of code because of the stat system, and there just can't be too many of them in one area, which means that at a certain point the game would just be incredibly easy.
It would just be nice if the combat formula was something besides "point cursor at enemy, tap the right trigger, repeat until thing dies." Of course there's also blocking, spells and arrows, but it's still a little dry.
"the ability to sprint"
Boasting a feature that was included in the last four games isn't the best move when you're trying to sell a game.
Boasting a feature that was included in the last four games isn't the best move when you're trying to sell a game.
This has probably been asked somewhere, but after 7 pages of comments, I'm just going to ask it again and hope for a simple answer while accepting my impending flame bath:
Will I be able to import my Oblivion character or game save into the new game?
Will I be able to import my Oblivion character or game save into the new game?
Of course not.HyenaThePirate said:
[/quote]Okay so my thought process here goes... Dragonborn= 1/2 dragon, 1/2 Nord. [/quote]
Definitely not. The Dragonblood lineage refers to individuals who embody the divine covenant between mankind and (surprise!) the very Akatosh who is (in a way) now seeking to devour the universe and restart time. Except he's also this other guy who the Nords revere. It's complicated. The most famous Dragonborn are the Cyrodilic Emperors and Empresses.
I hope by "Better Character Creation" they mean "Beards" and not "Slightly Darker Patches of Skin." And I hope to God they bring back spears.
But all in all, I'm excited. I loved Daggerfall, I loved Morrowind, I loved Oblivion and Fallout 3, so hopefully I'll love this.
But all in all, I'm excited. I loved Daggerfall, I loved Morrowind, I loved Oblivion and Fallout 3, so hopefully I'll love this.
dual wielding sounds fun, but i am more interesting in the whole weapon creation thing 
i really dig crafting and oblivion, so perhaps it can be an awesome mix =3
(as a sidenote, im pretty damn confused as how they will get the finishing moves to work without either editing the combat system or introducing a quick time event. any1 else here have a clue? )
i really dig crafting and oblivion, so perhaps it can be an awesome mix =3(as a sidenote, im pretty damn confused as how they will get the finishing moves to work without either editing the combat system or introducing a quick time event. any1 else here have a clue? )
I just realised, this game is set 200 years after Oblivion, that means there is a high chance M'Aiq won't be in this game.
Ultima-series, Fallout-series, a number of Roguelikes, M&B, Gothic etc... plenty RPGs without class systems, some of them has been around since early 80s.Falseprophet said:
AFAIK it depended on whether the chief designer had experience from D&D or GURPS.
Awww yeah. Hopefully the melee combat will be improved so it doesn't just feel like you're swinging at something until it breaks, in the words of Yahtzee.
Interesting.
On one hand, the reduction to 18 skills from oblivion's already simplified 21 means even more simplification, and the restriction of using an entire hand to hold one spell means less mixing of combat focused characters and mage-esque characters, as this information might suggest that you can't run in with a sword/board or two handed weapon and still cast spells.
On the other, the mention of finishing moves suggests they've taken at least some effort to improve the non-magical combat, and they did take the time to create a new engine for this game which suggests we might finally be done with the issues that have been cropping up recently with the old one. Hopefully they'll do what they've done with their other recent titles and use popular mods as inspiration to improve the experience as well, like how fallout 3 had the equivalent of the oblivion mod to add lights shining out of structures at night or how New Vegas had functionality very similar to the enclave commander mod for fallout 3, so long as you had the right reputation with the major factions.
And out of sheer conjecture, hopefully the main storyline will be worth finishing this time around. I spent hundreds of hours and several characters in oblivion without ever getting much of anywhere in the story missions. I don't think I ever finished the whole line. I still feel like I got my money's worth from the game, but the main line should at least be representative of the rest of the content in-game.
On one hand, the reduction to 18 skills from oblivion's already simplified 21 means even more simplification, and the restriction of using an entire hand to hold one spell means less mixing of combat focused characters and mage-esque characters, as this information might suggest that you can't run in with a sword/board or two handed weapon and still cast spells.
On the other, the mention of finishing moves suggests they've taken at least some effort to improve the non-magical combat, and they did take the time to create a new engine for this game which suggests we might finally be done with the issues that have been cropping up recently with the old one. Hopefully they'll do what they've done with their other recent titles and use popular mods as inspiration to improve the experience as well, like how fallout 3 had the equivalent of the oblivion mod to add lights shining out of structures at night or how New Vegas had functionality very similar to the enclave commander mod for fallout 3, so long as you had the right reputation with the major factions.
And out of sheer conjecture, hopefully the main storyline will be worth finishing this time around. I spent hundreds of hours and several characters in oblivion without ever getting much of anywhere in the story missions. I don't think I ever finished the whole line. I still feel like I got my money's worth from the game, but the main line should at least be representative of the rest of the content in-game.
If you had a helmet spike... That could actually work. And in full plate.Kris015 said:
I still say they're consoling it. -.-
I liked Morrowind, I didn't like Oblivions console-esque boring simplicity, I shall probably hate this one on the grounds that MW is awesome. Still play it though. After Deus Ex, Shogun II, any Dawn of War game coming out, etc