Skyrim Weight Inaccuracies
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Just gonna throw my 2 cents in without reading the thread.
My explanation, because in general weapons are carried by the arms while armor is fixed to the body.
You can carry a 40 lb weight on your back, but try holding a 5 lb weight in an outstretched arm for long.
My explanation, because in general weapons are carried by the arms while armor is fixed to the body.
You can carry a 40 lb weight on your back, but try holding a 5 lb weight in an outstretched arm for long.
Arrows = Weightless. Whether it be 1 or 10,000, they have no mass whatsoever. The longsword point seems rather petty by comparison.
Don't listen to him, he's just trying to cover his tracks. This is clearly and attempt by Bethesda to brainwash the general public. They start with simple weights of historical items and then move bigger and bigger. Obviously Bethesda is trying to alter history in the minds of the general public. This leads me to believe that Bethesda are non other than...Zachary Amaranth said:
Would you like Bethesda to implement realistic size as well as weight?
I'd like to see my mage trying to carry three staves, six swords, three maces, twelve daggers, 2 sets of armour and whatever else I found in my recent dungeon, back to Whiterun to sell.
I'd like to see my mage trying to carry three staves, six swords, three maces, twelve daggers, 2 sets of armour and whatever else I found in my recent dungeon, back to Whiterun to sell.
Skyrim's Weight Inaccuracies? Seriously?
This is Skyrim, not the Middle Ages. Things can weigh whatever they want in there. And they never said it was going to be accurate did they? Don't see people making arrows out of glass now do ye? Historical inaccuracies! Madness!
This is Skyrim, not the Middle Ages. Things can weigh whatever they want in there. And they never said it was going to be accurate did they? Don't see people making arrows out of glass now do ye? Historical inaccuracies! Madness!
You need to read the OP a little better, he was not talking about weight inaccuracies relative to the weights of actual swords or armor on earth, he was referring to the disproportionate weights of objects in Skyrim to other objects in Skyrim. A change in gravity would do nothing to change weight ratios.Rakun Man said:
This is a weak argument and I've seen it waay too much on this thread. Oh sure, since we have dragons ANYTHING goes, we can have mountains the size of cocktail weenies, if you break open a coconut it'll be full of butterflies and everyone's third word is wainscoting. You know, not for any good reasons, but we have dragons, so you shouldn't be complaining.dcdude171 said:
This was not a choice made by the developers, they didn't all band together and decided that Skyrim would be better with skewed weight ratios, it just lack of research. Not that it bothers me particularly (The wolf pelt thing does bug me considerably more though) I am just annoyed with the weak arguments trying to defend it.
This is a good point. Who's to say that exactly the same physical laws apply? Maybe cow skin is a good deal less dense in Tamriel than in our universe, and iron a good deal more so? Maybe a constant background magnetic field changes the effective weight of metallic objects? Maybe magic?Tanksie said:
It isn't specifically weight, it is weight AND encumberance.
So a giant mace will weight more than a set of leather armour.
Besides, weapons have always encumbered a lot in games to prevent you from walking around with your own armory. But to be fair, that hasn't stopped me
So a giant mace will weight more than a set of leather armour.
Besides, weapons have always encumbered a lot in games to prevent you from walking around with your own armory. But to be fair, that hasn't stopped me
Wait, in the realm of magic that has lizard men and sentient kitties, it's weight inaccuracies that throw you off?
Skyrim's about a sandbox RPG experience based in medieval fantasy, it's not trying to accurately portray anything. You want accurate weight and realistic carrying abilities, I suggest STALKER. Or mod the game. Regardless of your statement, it largely is just a balancing factor and the actual ratios are fairly arbitrary.
Skyrim's about a sandbox RPG experience based in medieval fantasy, it's not trying to accurately portray anything. You want accurate weight and realistic carrying abilities, I suggest STALKER. Or mod the game. Regardless of your statement, it largely is just a balancing factor and the actual ratios are fairly arbitrary.
..eh, who cares?
Though I do find it a little amusing that I can take three one pound (or one 'stone') ingots and create a fourteen pound bow out of them.
Though I do find it a little amusing that I can take three one pound (or one 'stone') ingots and create a fourteen pound bow out of them.
Because it's a fantasy game, not a historical game. I don't remember that time when dragons invaded, though maybe I just missed that lesson. But anyway, seriously? How does this annoy you? If it were supposed to be in medieval Europe maybe, but in a fantasy world that let's you melt your armor into your skin to become a werewolf and carry ten different greatswords? How about instead complain about why hitting someone in the foot with a knife in MW kills someone since it at least has the guise of being realistic.
Who the hell cares?
It's a game, it's not about history and shouldn't be HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. If it bothers you that much then get a mod to change it.
It's a game, it's not about history and shouldn't be HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. If it bothers you that much then get a mod to change it.
Yes I have, and weapons are way heavier than in reality. I don't see what you are trying to say, I said it was based on dnd and other fantasy. Also, I wasn't talking about overall carrying capacity, I was talking about weight.red the fister said:
side note: Wow, 4E carrying capacity is depressingly high. If light load for a 10 strength that is just way too high.
Most likely just balancing issues. I mean, why is 4753 arrows weigh 0? Especially considering you get a free weightless quiver to go with it! It's just balancing issues so people can't loot entire dungeons and get instant rich by the end of it.
Besides, it's not like the game is hard to mod, I'm sure someone could add in a realism weight mod if they put the effort in to re-do EVERY SINGLE DAMN ITEM EVER.
Besides, it's not like the game is hard to mod, I'm sure someone could add in a realism weight mod if they put the effort in to re-do EVERY SINGLE DAMN ITEM EVER.
If you're going to nitpick that hard, I suggest we take it to the logical next step. 'm guessing you can carry a maximum of around 75-100 kg on you at any time. Probably only around 50 kg if you want to actually get anywhere without becoming exhausted fairly quickly.
So lets assign all our weapons and armor their proper weights, and set the max carrying capacity at 50 kg. Assuming you're wearing some plate armor, iron or steel maybe. It is now impossible for you to carry anything else. Lets go have some fun not looting anything!
So lets assign all our weapons and armor their proper weights, and set the max carrying capacity at 50 kg. Assuming you're wearing some plate armor, iron or steel maybe. It is now impossible for you to carry anything else. Lets go have some fun not looting anything!
