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Posted 31 May 2012 - 10:03 PM
Do I see a proper vampire-themed storyline AND mounted combat? yahee!
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Posted 31 May 2012 - 10:12 PM
It's been interesting to see many of the ideas from that "Brain storming" week they did become actual content in the game. I am waiting for the Giant Mudcrab boss to pop in. Then I might actually get around to buying the game.
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 01:31 AM
That is actually enough to get me back into Skyrim. Fuck yeah!
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 01:39 AM
This. LOOKS. AWESOME!!!!
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 12:23 PM
So uses for Elder Scrolls now include:
Fourth-wall breaking prophecies
Undoing amnesia curses
Sending dragons through time
Turning off the sun
What will be their next wacky utility??
Fourth-wall breaking prophecies
Undoing amnesia curses
Sending dragons through time
Turning off the sun
What will be their next wacky utility??
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 12:26 PM
Don't forget 'blinding anyone who reads them much'. 
And let's face it, the Elder Scrolls are officially whatever plot mechanic the devs need to work in next. "Hey Dave, I'm not sure how we're going to make this work, any ideas?" "Eh, just have an Elder Scroll do it."
And let's face it, the Elder Scrolls are officially whatever plot mechanic the devs need to work in next. "Hey Dave, I'm not sure how we're going to make this work, any ideas?" "Eh, just have an Elder Scroll do it."
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 02:49 PM
Holy crap that looks awesome. I've been meaning to get back into Skyrim, check out some of the mods now it's been out for a while. That trailer has definitely convinced me to do it sooner rather than later.
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Posted 01 June 2012 - 04:07 PM
Silencer, on 01 June 2012 - 12:26 PM, said:
And let's face it, the Elder Scrolls are officially whatever plot mechanic the devs need to work in next. "Hey Dave, I'm not sure how we're going to make this work, any ideas?" "Eh, just have an Elder Scroll do it."
Only since Oblivion, really
Admittedly, it's about time they actually played a non-meta role in the series (meta: the games are the scrolls, hence those with CHIM (the players) being blank qualities to them; each event can turn out only a certain number of ways except the actions of the player), but their use has been a bit banal and bewildering other than some elements of their role in Skyrim.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 01:09 AM
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 05:39 AM
Tentatively looking forward to this DLC. It seems like Bethesda may be living up to their word and releasing DLCs that are more like expansions. I'll be really disappointed if I don't get at least 10 SOLID hours of gameplay out of Dawnguard the first time through.
In the end, though, I can't say I'm particularly excited for it. I thought Skyrim's combat was pretty mediocre, and as such I'm much more interested in the lore/atmosphere aspect of things (I would love to visit part of Morrowind again, for example).
Storyline-wise, I doubt it will be anything special. I was incredibly disappointed in Skyrim's main story, as Alduin never came across as someone dangerous. They really needed to have him devouring souls of important people and actually destroying parts of the world to, you know, show that he's actually the world eater and not just another dragon.
In the end, though, I can't say I'm particularly excited for it. I thought Skyrim's combat was pretty mediocre, and as such I'm much more interested in the lore/atmosphere aspect of things (I would love to visit part of Morrowind again, for example).
Storyline-wise, I doubt it will be anything special. I was incredibly disappointed in Skyrim's main story, as Alduin never came across as someone dangerous. They really needed to have him devouring souls of important people and actually destroying parts of the world to, you know, show that he's actually the world eater and not just another dragon.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 11:24 AM
Yeah, Alduin was pretty much a let-down. Not only did he not do anything, he was weak! (Granted, having him do stuff and THEN be weak would suck, and Bethesda has some sort of allergy to difficulty they can't quite shake...) I was never in trouble fighting him. He honestly just didn't deal enough damage; all he did was take a while to beat into submission. :S
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<Vote Silencer> For not garnering any heat or any love for that matter. And I'm being serious here, it's like a mental block that is there, and you just keep forgetting it.
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Posted 06 June 2012 - 08:04 PM
yeah, as the world-eater, you'd think he would have at least one insta-kill move. i mean, fucking giants right?
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Posted 07 June 2012 - 09:19 PM
I need to get back into Skyrim but don't know if this will do it. I actually never finished it, got close and then got distracted near the end. I'm not sure if I want to buy all the DLC bit by bit as it comes out, and spend over $100 total probably, or just wait until the game of the year edition is out used, so I can just buy that and get all of the DLC for about $40. The latter strategy served me well with Fallout NV, which I am now back into.
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Posted 26 June 2012 - 10:43 AM
Greetz.... the Dawnguard expansion is available today on Xbox 360. Have fun. LINK
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 11:33 PM
I found the Aetherium Forge ..... it's, it's...... wondrous!
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Posted 05 July 2012 - 11:59 PM
Wait 'till the Blackmarsh 
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
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Posted 06 July 2012 - 12:43 AM
Jiub is in Dongguard! With his original VA!
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Posted 07 July 2012 - 02:29 AM
POOPOO MCBUMFACE, on 06 July 2012 - 12:43 AM, said:
Jiub is in Dongguard! With his original VA!
No way, what's awesome! Always wanted to see more of Jiub, was disappointed that we only got to hear about him in Oblivion. Also, on the topic of Oblivion, was anyone else disappointed that Caius Cosades never showed up? I mean, he got recalled to the Empire 1/2 way through Morrowind, so I was sure that he was going to be somewhere in Cyrodiil (such as Cloud Ruler Temple, or in the dungeons because of his Skooma problem). But nope. Major disappointment.
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