I didn't quit my first session of this game until I reached level 11. Not surprising considering i liked Morrowinnd, FO3 and FO3:NV.

one good shot from a giant and i'm dead

and they seem to have some kind of AOE on that club hit so i you lose health even if they don't hit you directly. I always make sure i have a rock ledge or something to jump to before attacking a giant.

I can only play this game for like an hour at a time now. For some reason I like reading about it more than playing it.

I'm at 48 hours right now.

Yeah I heard it only has one life.. So once it dies..

Health bar is sufficient though - just have to treat it as a companion.

Yea, that's a Bethesda weakness. I can feel the same Oblivion burnout coming along in Skyrim. Don't get me wrong they make the most beautiful gaming worlds in the history of gaming but at the same time the have chosen to continue to simplify the character development at the same rate.

Most games allow you to choose attribute points or something. The more points you put into strength the greater the melee damage. The more in dex the greater the archery etc. Bethesda takes that sense of improving away from you. AS FAR AS I KNOW, leveling up a particular skill doesn't make it better or stronger it just allows you to unlock perks to improve the skill. Many of the perks don't make them stronger they just make they more convenient.

It seriously takes away from the character development and turns the game into more of a grind. I mean after you pick so many flowers and mine so much ore you will tend to get tired of it. AS FAR AS I KNOW, the only way to improvement your character is better equipment and perks. (i consider spells equipment)

a person with a sword that does 20 damage with 0 skill points in 2H swords will do the same 20 damage with 100 still points in 2H swords. Only perks and a better sword improves that. It's especially bad with magic since magic doesn't even have the initial perk that increases % damage like melee. Magic just reduces the cost of casting. :(

At least the illusion of character control/building would help tremendously.

Nothing like messing with the console commands.

http://i.imgur.com/8xmJ4.jpg



Apparently there is a gate to in the game.

http://i.imgur.com/RuU6X.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/iTVf6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/h3bNc.jpg

True dat. Oh and I'm going to join every group in skyrim except the thieves guild.

Why not the thieves guild?

I've downloaded some mods and my overall performance is better. Still one problem that's driving me nuts - I keep getting crashes whenever I enchant items. I can make potions and smith all day, but enchanting just ruins my shit. I have to do one item at a time, exit the table, go back and maybe do two more, then leave the area and come back. What a pain in the ass.

:cuss:

Hope the patch coming out next week fixes this shit.

Oh, and the mod that removes the female characters' underwear is kind of cool. I just wish they had bigger tits. :D

If there's a will, there's a mod!

HD textures on the way.

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=607

http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads...1321664873.jpg

:rockon:

http://i.imgur.com/omQr4.jpg