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Elder Scrolls V - Skyrim

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I haven't finished the main quest, but I've logged 120 hours and I've hit level 58. I've done a good portion of the side quests so far, the only large quest chain that I've left out is Dark Brotherhood. I want to save that for my real evil character. I did end up doing the Thieves Guild though as tradionally they were more like Robin Hood and helping the poor in the various cities. I gotta say the Thieves Guild quest line was much better than the Mages Guild. It was much longer too, the Mages Guild was just way too short imo.
 
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Since I finally hit 35k gold, I went back to the Blue Palace in Solitude to complete the entire Potema quest line. I want the nicest house and all the furnishings.

#1. - That house is bad ass. It's quite rewarding to get that done. With the purchase of all the furnishings the place is stocked. Walking in there the first time was like winning a game show.

#2. - Draugr Deathlords are the toughest things I've found in this game so far (even more than any of the dragons). Either I've got the game difficulty cranked too high or I'm too low a level (currently 20), but I cannot kill a Deathlord in a 'fair fight.' No chance in hell. I can't even get it down to around 60% health before I get OHKO, and that includes an arrow sneak attack at 3x, a second arrow, freezing it before it disarms me, then hitting it with anything else available to me while it's frozen. I've even tried chugging a dozen different potions.

So last night I said 'fuck it, I'm getting past this' and went after the Deathlords in the Potema questline with my last resort - the Wabbajack. The first one I polymorphed into a sweet roll on the first hit (I picked up the Deathlord-sweet roll and left it on the desert tray in the foyer of the Blue Palace). The second one in Potema's room I polymorphed into a chicken, a mudcrab, a chicken, and then a rabbit, before finally hitting jackpot and instantly killing it.

I was really hoping I could get a second Deathlord-sweet roll.
 
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Dryden;2059140; said:
Since I finally hit 35k gold, I went back to the Blue Palace in Solitude to complete the entire Potema quest line. I want the nicest house and all the furnishings.

#1. - That house is bad ass. It's quite rewarding to get that done. With the purchase of all the furnishings the place is stocked. Walking in there the first time was like winning a game show.
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I need to check that house out. I've heard it's massive. I've only seen the houses in Markarth and Whiterun. I love how Markarth looks.

Also started a second character. Archery/sneak/light armor. Loving it a lot more than the mage character.
 
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Dryden;2059140; said:
Since I finally hit 35k gold, I went back to the Blue Palace in Solitude to complete the entire Potema quest line. I want the nicest house and all the furnishings.

#1. - That house is bad ass. It's quite rewarding to get that done. With the purchase of all the furnishings the place is stocked. Walking in there the first time was like winning a game show.

#2. - Draugr Deathlords are the toughest things I've found in this game so far (even more than any of the dragons). Either I've got the game difficulty cranked too high or I'm too low a level (currently 20), but I cannot kill a Deathlord in a 'fair fight.' No chance in hell. I can't even get it down to around 60% health before I get OHKO, and that includes an arrow sneak attack at 3x, a second arrow, freezing it before it disarms me, then hitting it with anything else available to me while it's frozen. I've even tried chugging a dozen different potions.

So last night I said 'fuck it, I'm getting past this' and went after the Deathlords in the Potema questline with my last resort - the Wabbajack. The first one I polymorphed into a sweet roll on the first hit (I picked up the Deathlord-sweet roll and left it on the desert tray in the foyer of the Blue Palace). The second one in Potema's room I polymorphed into a chicken, a mudcrab, a chicken, and then a rabbit, before finally hitting jackpot and instantly killing it.

I was really hoping I could get a second Deathlord-sweet roll.
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Reply to #1) I finally visited Solitude myself yesterday. It might be the grandest city they've ever put in a TES game. That alone has sold me on joining the Imperials rather than the Stormcloaks when I eventually join the fray of the civil war. I already have a house in Whiterun, but I'll probably look to move once I take care of my business in that city and finish the main quest. I'll need a house befitting the hero of Skyrim. :tongue2:

When I first arrived at Whiterun, I assumed it would be a short stop for my character, and I'd be moving my base of operations to a better place in a short time. It turns out though, most every other city in Skyrim is a hellhole by comparison (I'm looking at you, Windhelm). Markarth is kinda cool, but you can get vertigo running around that city too much, viewing it on a 50" screen. I can't see myself being able to tolerate making frequent runs between my house and the merchants there.

Reply to #2) I encountered my first Draugr Deathlords last night. I'm at Lvl. 39, with a Daedric bow & sword and a full suit of unenchanted Dragonplate armor. I smoked those motherfuckers while barely experiencing a scratch. If my experience is any indication, it'll become easier. I'm kinda jealous that I couldn't turn them into sweet rolls instead of hacking them to bits though. :biggrin:

I experienced noticeable level-scaling at Lvl. 30. I had been putting some perk points into things I was interested in rather than things that I needed, and really started to get my ass kicked for a while. I fought the same damn dragon in Kynesgrove about 40 times before I was finally able to beat him. I've been really pouring perk points into smithing (better armor) heavy armor (rating bonuses) one-handed (more damage, sneak bonus) and archery (sneak bonus) since then. I think they did a good job with skills and leveling in this game. You can't just be a jack-of-all-trades from the start, you have to pick a handful of skills and master them before you branch out too far, or you'll get your ass kicked.

The toughest opponents I have faced by far have been the Dragon Priests They just bombard you with some of the most powerful magic in the game, all while floating backwards away from your pursuit. I have to be well-stocked on potions, and then dual-wield (there's no point in trying to block against these guys with my character) while using Elemental Fury to get in as many shots as I can when I get close. I fought one outdoors at one point and he'd back up and float just off the edge of a cliff where he could bombard me with magic while staying just out of reach of my sword. That was a bitch. I had to lure him into a crevice in a rock wall where I could quickly pin him and unleash my blades on him.
 
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Cross-posted from the iOS app thread:

MAppZ - Skyrim Edition is a good alternative for people like me who didn't buy a strategy guide. The in-game map does an OK job of showing terrain and locations, but a horrible job of showing roads and trails. This fills the gap. It matches the look and feel of the game's UI almost perfectly. You can search for locations by name and add your own notes. It also says that if if you want them to add a location, you can submit the information to the developer. It's a universal app, priced at $2.99. More expensive than the (still incomplete) Wiki, but much cheaper than a strategy guide, even on sale.

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I've been playing this game since it came out. What an AMAZING game, spent some money upgrading my PC so I could play it. Worth every penny. I've been playing a mage and I think the hardest part besides the Demon Priests, is having to reset when the NPC I'm traveling with runs in front of a fireball I've released, killing him. I have enough anti-fire, cold and shock stuff on that Dragons are not a problem any more. Just sit back and launch fireballs and lightning until dead.

May try a Archer/thief character next, I've heard a lot of good things about the bows in this game.
 
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Finished most of the game at level 60 with 130+ hours logged and 3210 saves. The only major items I have left to do is go back and start a new character to play the Legion and Dark Brotherhood (Wanted to save that one for a real evil character). I've already started both on a new save file.

Between Skyrim and Oblivion, the later is better in my opinion. Skyrim is good on it's own, but it just doesn't feel as epic. With the exception of the first dragon fight and maybe the last, everything else is kind of bland in comparison. Granted, it's hard to follow up a game that had a plot like Oblivion and a final battle with Mehrunes Dagon vs. the avatar of Akatosh, but Skyrim came in with a lot of hype. It lived up to a lot of it, but a lot of the longer quest lines left something to be desired. The Mages Guild/Winterhold was just too short and not very inspired. Thieves Guild was alright, but it wasn't quite as epic as the Gray Fox and stealing an Elder Scroll like in Oblivion. I have to say the Companions quests were better than the Fighter's Guild in Oblivion though, much better. The Civil War was okay, but I would have liked to see more city battles and make it longer, too short once again. The Daedric quests were pretty good, on par with Oblivion at least I think.
 
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For me I think the stories in Oblivion were better, but I absolutely love the world of Skyrim. It feels more realistic. I enjoy roaming around a lot more in Skyrim. The random dragon encounters are awesome (even if they aren't as epic as I'd hoped). The dungeons are actually fun to go into now, since there are more than about three different dungeon designs.

The guild story lines are way too short. I liked the mage questline, but it took about two hours. I'm close to completing the thieves guild as well. I'd call the games equals because both are superior at a few things than the other. I like the character creation options in Skyrim better as well.
 
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Imperials or Stormcloaks?
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I thought about this one for a long time before making my decision. While it comes down to personal preference really, I tried to weigh the pro's and con's as best I could and define one as "good" and "evil" so I could link each with my morally pure and corrupt characters. In the end I found the Stormcloaks to be more noble and true to life in Skyrim, while the Legion was more attuned to evil (from the perspective of a true Nord). Here were my reasons just for giggles:

There may be some minor spoilers in here, but most of it is backstory that is mentioned in the opening scenes
Argument for Stormcloak's as good guys:

1. The worship of Talos was banned by the Empire following the Empire's loss to the Thalmor in the Great War. Granted, this was coming from the Thalmor as part of the peace treaty, but a true Nord worships Talos for the god he is.

2. While Ulfric did kill the High King that resided in Solitude, he did so according to the old customs of Skyrim by besting him in single combat. The High King was also chosen in part by the Empire to act as their puppet, he was not strong enough to lead.

3. Skyrim resides miles from the Empire itself as was once free. Imperial rule does nothing to benefit Skyrim and the fact the Empire lost the Great War shows how far it's recessed over the years.

4. The Imperials wanted to chop your head off in the opening scene, despite the fact you had nothing to do with the Stormcloaks they captured on the wagon with you.

5. You get the impression Ulfric is not the monster the Imperials portray him as. If you've done the dialog with him and the quest line, you'll see what I mean. In my opinion Ulfric falls more towards the hero side than the villain. Going back to the Markarth incident, he freed the Reach and routed the Forsworn. He was promised that Nords there would be allowed to worship Talos again, however the Thalmor threatened to invade and the Jarl of Markarth double crossed Ulfric to avoid Thalmor resistance.
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Granted, while the Imperials are not really evil on their own, they're made to enforce the Thalmor's agenda because of their loss in the Great War. I just found the Stormcloaks to be the lesser of two evils and true to the Skyrim way of life. Having done a few Imperial quests now, I still feel confidant that I made the right choice for my "good" character by picking Stormcloaks. It's completely up to the player though, and ultimately it doesn't really affect much in the grand scheme of things at this point. I imagine that your choices in the Civil War will have a bigger effect later on in downloadable content. I'm betting that Skyrim goes to war with the Thalmor, it's almost a forgone conclusion.
 
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