Elder Scrolls V

[Fire Me Boy!]

So the guys at Bethesda let it slip a few months ago that Elder Scrolls V was in the works for 2010, and a friend said he read a possible release in 2009... I'm looking for the article, but I'm friggin' STOKED about a new Elder Scrolls game coming out in the next 12-18 months!!!

I think they can learn a lot with the successes and failures of their previous landmark releases like Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout 3 and make ESV an absolute KICK ASS game!

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Sofa King

Do you guys use your shouts alot? I barely ever use mine.

I rarely remember to use them unless i'm out of options.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Laz

i've found a lot of locations ...

Spoiler!

by going to the military maps found in castles etc. Just click all over the map and it gives you the locations without having to actually go to them.

You still can't fast travel to them until you discover them.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Pants

You still can't fast travel to them until you discover them.

yea, as long as you know right where they are at it's pretty easy to hop on a horse and gallop from the nearest location you have visited.

[QuikSsurfer]

Yeah I used to fast travel... but then I took an arrow in the knee..

[Buck]

Question.

How important is the Block perk tree in the creation of a 2H Heavy Armor warrior?

I don't really feel like spending perks on it as I want to build up Two-Handed, Armor, and Smithing, with enchanting as my last perk tree.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Buck

Question.

How important is the Block perk tree in the creation of a 2H Heavy Armor warrior?

I don't really feel like spending perks on it as I want to build up Two-Handed, Armor, and Smithing, with enchanting as my last perk tree.

Blocking must be overrated because I haven't done it once in my however many hours getting to level 33. But maybe that's because I kill everything too quick? IDK...

Seriously, though, if you're building a melee character, I would suggest you roll a dual-wield build. You get 4 enchants on your weapons as opposed to 2 and you take people down fast.

[Hammock Parties]

Block is probably only important if you're playing on a really high level of difficulty.

That's probably what I'm gonna do for my next character. (two-handed orc)

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Pants

Blocking must be overrated because I haven't done it once in my however many hours getting to level 33. But maybe that's because I kill everything too quick? IDK...

Seriously, though, if you're building a melee character, I would suggest you roll a dual-wield build. You get 4 enchants on your weapons as opposed to 2 and you take people down fast.

Quality over Quanity.

I already had my super easy run through with an over-powered mage.

I also used console commands to give myself more carry weight, more gold, and more lock picks when I needed them. I toggled off collision a lot too.

This time I running through the game straight forward, on expert, and I'm not using any cheats. I want it to be a challenge.

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Omega

Block is probably only important if you're playing on a really high level of difficulty.

That's probably what I'm gonna do for my next character. (two-handed orc)

Yeah, I'm playing with a two-handed orc named Fluffy.

[Hammock Parties]

I'm wondering how a two-handed guy with no ranged attacks can even bring down a dragon.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Omega

I'm wondering how a two-handed guy with no ranged attacks can even bring down a dragon.

Uhhh, you wait till it lands.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Buck

Quality over Quanity.

I already had my super easy run through with an over-powered mage.

I also used console commands to give myself more carry weight, more gold, and more lock picks when I needed them. I toggled off collision a lot too.

This time I running through the game straight forward, on expert, and I'm not using any cheats. I want it to be a challenge.

Quality over quantity? You're going to want your weapon to trap souls, correct? That only leaves you with another enchant slot. Are you planning on switching to a different weapon every time you fight someone? That's going to be annoying as hell, but I guess it's doable.

And yeah, cheating is such a self-defeating thing to do, I have no idea why people ever do it, whether in SP or MP.

[Buck]

Have you only ever used arrows on dragons?

Poor kid.

[Pants]

Originally Posted by Buck

Have you only ever used arrows on dragons?

Poor kid.

I thought he was using magic?

[Buck]

Originally Posted by Pants

Quality over quantity? You're going to want your weapon to trap souls, correct? That only leaves you with another enchant slot. Are you planning on switching to a different weapon every time you fight someone? That's going to be annoying as hell, but I guess it's doable.

And yeah, cheating is such a self-defeating thing to do, I have no idea why people ever do it, whether in SP or MP.

I want to play it as a true RPG where my guy has a tough time getting around because he is some pissant orc.

I already said I'm going 2handed, so that means I can't dual wield anyway.