So since it's coming this week, I was wondering what kind of character everyone was considering starting with? I'll add poll for basic classes, just post what race etc. your thinking of.
I'm probably going for Nord pure melee, Viking time baby!
Stealth specialist, myself. I have fond memories of playing through the Thieves' Guild and Dark Brotherhood quest chains in Oblivion - really hoping Skyrim'll live up to them with some more sneaky fun.
Combat mage. I plan on playing most of my first playthrough with a spell or wand/staff in one hand and a shield in the other, with a focus on heavy armor as well. I might make him use fire only, as I assume ice will be the most common enemy element in Skyrim.
I wonder if you'll get a sneak attack bonus with Magic? If so, I might dive into stealth a little bit as well, as there are a lot of types of magicks that will help me out there.
Soladrin wrote:Theres nothing to preset, you don't select skills in this game.
I'm actually a little disappointed about that. Previous Elder Scrolls had a system I enjoyed while I don't really find anything interesting about the Fallout system. The old one just need some refining so that skill progression and attribute advancement wasn't so troublesome.
No, the vids clearly show him leveling up one handed swords by wailing on someone. And I've read plenty of articles and interviews Perks are in though Which is a good thing IMO.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Oh, they are already on the wiki :O
Well, theres the guardian stones. They will increase the speed at which you level certain skills, and thus making sure you don't get a jack of all trades everytime with nothing special going on.
Chowderhead wrote:Sneaky Marksman, with blunt as a melee.
Same here. That is always my first build, I just LOVE it. After that, Ill be a melee Orc, and since Orks look so damn beautiful in this game, Ill enjoy it that much more. THEN Ill get to the magic stuff. This sucks though, I promised to wait till Xmas.......
Soladrin wrote:So since it's coming this week, I was wondering what kind of character everyone was considering starting with? I'll add poll for basic classes, just post what race etc. your thinking of.
I'm probably going for Nord pure melee, Viking time baby!
WHOOO!
My nord looked like an ape in oblivion (I didn’t look at his profile until it was too late) but he hacked and slashed his way through every story quest and guild quest with no problems.
Magic was always too hit or miss for me, miss your huge nuke and then you have no mana left and nothing but a staff to defend yourself with.
I usually use Marksman. Not really all that sneaky with a sword. The bow ends up more for taking them out before I get there with the sword or if they run too fast for me to catch.
Race varies from Imperial, Breton, Dark Elf and Wood Elf.
Soladrin wrote:Theres nothing to preset, you don't select skills in this game.
I'm actually a little disappointed about that. Previous Elder Scrolls had a system I enjoyed while I don't really find anything interesting about the Fallout system. The old one just need some refining so that skill progression and attribute advancement wasn't so troublesome.
Oblivion's level system was horribly designed imo, and Fallout's was ace.
Cheesecat wrote:Oblivion's level system was horribly designed imo, and Fallout's was ace.
It's only problem was that skill progression was strictly tied to attribute progression which created a system where building even a decent character statistically meant controlling what you did and didn't do, which seems to defeat the purpose. Had skills not been tied to attributes as they were the system would function much better.
I've always played a nightshade (mage-thief) in both Oblivion and Morrowind with a strong side of bow and blade. Will probably do the same here. Can't wait for the Dark Brotherhood missions. If they are anything like the DB missions of Oblivion I will be happy.
I have toyed with the idea of making a copper-skinned Nord using combat and magic, with long red hair, and if the character customization allows it, a single eye. I would do this because in a game with a Nordic setting, I can think of no greater insult to Leman Russ than to make Magnus the Red.
On a more serious note, I'll either indeed go combat/magic or pure combat on my first playthrough. Definitely Nord. I tend to main Nords.
If it is possible to punch dragons to death, I will obviously base my character solely around this.
Also, Soladrin, how is the game? Lucky guy you are, having it early and whatnot.
My personal favorite build was a pure mage high elf born under the apprentice constellation. Insane amount of magicka and you either learned to dodge spells or die instantly. Running like a little girl (screaming preffered) is always a fun tactic. In oblivion I think I had something like 300 magicka at lvl 1.
Void__Dragon wrote:I have toyed with the idea of making a copper-skinned Nord using combat and magic, with long red hair, and if the character customization allows it, a single eye. I would do this because in a game with a Nordic setting, I can think of no greater insult to Leman Russ than to make Magnus the Red.
On a more serious note, I'll either indeed go combat/magic or pure combat on my first playthrough. Definitely Nord. I tend to main Nords.
If it is possible to punch dragons to death, I will obviously base my character solely around this.
Also, Soladrin, how is the game? Lucky guy you are, having it early and whatnot.
It's awesomely awesome.
It's a bit dumbed down but unlike Oblivion, extremely streamlined. Menu's are all great for instance.
Female Nord, specializing in two-handed melee weapons. Won't let me play with the new dual-wield system at all, but hacking things apart with a sword as large as my character is totally worth it.
I already decided to get the game on the 360, for achievements, siting down and chilling on the sofa, (no time or patience to set up one of these new fangled PC/TV setup thingy jobs) and it also means it'll be easier for Aurelia to share the game, and possibly unlock achievements I'd miss due to different class combos etc.
I will also keep an eye on PC mods mind, and if anything comes along that is just too awesome to miss, I'll pick up Skyrim on the PC and start a new game with mods included.
I'm guessing by the time something comes along that interests me that much that I'll want the PC version, it'll probably by a tenner to pick up, so no worries.
Hmm.. probably a stealthy Mage, I have a Drow character I like to roll out in RPG's whenever I get the chance, she was used in Oblivion, seems she'll be heading up to Skyrim.
Stealthy marksman.....or a bare handed class......just running around punching people in the face like I did in Oblivion....but in Skyrim.....I'm going to punch a dragon right in it's smug little snout....
I accidently made a Khajiit mage. It was supposed to be a marksman, but I suck majorly and lose all my arrows. I was going to make a mage character soon anyway, and it turns out I quite like my Khajiit, so I kept it as thus, even if it's not ideal.
Combat mage, always. It's that megics is pretty much necessary in these games, but I'm more of a blunt force trauma sort of gal. I also prefer guns to swords and magic any day, but oblivion and skyrim are just too awesome to pass up.
Sooooo...
Anyone else getting ROFLstomped by the following creatures?
Spoiler:
Trolls: They regen to fast so I can't kite them, and I don't have enough health to stand and hack away at them.
Giants: I'm fairly certain they will one shot you always, I only killed one but with massive kiting using the Redguard's Adrenalin, and the Ice Freeze Thu'um.
If the former, I found a constant stream of fire from me, while a companion slaps it with a 2-hander works wonders.
The latter, pretty much level dependant from what I've seen of them so far, killed both me and the bodyguard in short order when ever I've walked into one.
malfred wrote:If level 50 is the cap, then I can perk up Shields, One Handed,
Armor and Smithing with little difficulty.
Would it be worth it to play this way?
It'd be plenty effective, I'm sure.
Might get boring later on, though.
I hate kiting and running and dodging.
Shields up, fight is the way to go.
As a general rule I am done sneaking/ dicking around when I play these games.
It's not a Sunday afternoon without CRPG commentary from malf.
So anyway I am going Nord-something (WHICH I ALWAYS DO, NOOBS) and I don't know I will have to see what is possible with the building system which is supposed to be turned up a notch for this one. Basically I have to see what is fun, my previous characters have generally been archery characters, which was "for a change".
The spells look pretty. So after watching that video I might make an "espionage" character for this one, like an actual RP Spy not sure how or what that is going to help me with dungeons and what-have-you.
I've fought both a Frost and a normal troll completely by accident solo at level 7. Managed to take them down using firebolt at range and then the spray one close up. Also had a "Mace of Sapping" which hit them hard.
Dual wielding an axe and a mace while playing in your face style seems to work (and having twice as much stamina as I do health). Whirlwind sprint up to them, hold both triggers for a 4 hit power attack, enjoy. The +50% dual wield power attack damage perk helps :3 And having upgraded and enchanted glass weapons.
Also, feth blood dragons, they always show up when im out of healing potions.
Ha. Early levels sucked, but now my mage wields godlike power. There's a flash of light, a crack of thunder that could split stone, and then a troll's corpse flies three hundred feet.
Trolls for me aren't a big deal. I ran into an ice troll on my way up the 10 billion steps to the graybeard house. He was way up on a rock, so I shot him with a sneaky arrow to get him to come down, then when he forgot about me, I snuck up with my dagger and 2 quick swings took him down before he knew what hit him.
I was doing a quest where some hag in the woods wanted to marry me and had a wedding ring I had to get back, and a dragon jumped us.. started hitting it and it took off and landed on top of 2 giants and 2 mammoths, who promptly killed it for me, and I snuck up behind them and got a free dragon soul for their trouble. I went back to the hag and she was glitched, and wouldn't finish talking to me for the quest, so I killed her and took her wedding ring, quest done.
The troll of the umpteen steps was annoying as hell for me, it just wouldn't die. It took me and a passer by to kill it, and the passer by died. My arrows seemed to just bounce off it.
Not understanding the complaints about dual wielding. At the start it's slow yes, but once yet get some perks in (mainly the stamina reducers and +% speed), you can just combo power chop stuff to death. Coupled with whirlwind sprint I can take anything down before it can even shoot at me.
2h nord with heavy armour with restoration (always seem to never have health pots on me).. the feeling of 25% chance of decapitation is amazing. Only issue i've had is gone from whirlwind sprint and the upgraded shout which throws people into ragdolls 10m up in the air. Sprint power critical attacks work wonders as well
Melissia wrote:Kinda waiting a few months so I can toy with mods, one of the great joys of the elder scrolls...
This is why everyone -has- to buy it for PC, and not for PS or Xbox. Consoles are just so boringggg, stuck the way they are.
PC for versatility, yay!!!
Melissia wrote:Kinda waiting a few months so I can toy with mods, one of the great joys of the elder scrolls...
This is why everyone -has- to buy it for PC, and not for PS or Xbox. Consoles are just so boringggg, stuck the way they are.
PC for versatility, yay!!!
To hell with achievements! where are the precious times gone that games were about the GAME...?
This. Achievements are supposed to be a surprising reward and an afterthought when it comes to a game, not something to take away from the gaming experience for a number that means nothing.
I play on Xbox though because I can't browse Dakka while playing Skyrim on my Computer. well I can, but it's harder.
Tacobake wrote:The "Oblivion games" are OK on the console but if you are a pro you play on the PC. Like a snob.
Fixed
And for me, Achievements are a fun way to get all of my moneys worth out of a game.
And the point is, mods don't add enough for me since I don't stick to one game anymore like the good old days and can't be bothered to come back later.
Iur_tae_mont wrote:I play on Xbox though because I can't browse Dakka while playing Skyrim on my Computer. well I can, but it's harder.
Why do you want to browse Dakka while you play? XD
I also multitask a lot, but when I play a game, I really play the game...
But if you really want to, steam overlay is the way to go
Leonus Cohol wrote:Sooooo...
Anyone else getting ROFLstomped by the following creatures?
Spoiler:
Trolls: They regen to fast so I can't kite them, and I don't have enough health to stand and hack away at them.
Giants: I'm fairly certain they will one shot you always, I only killed one but with massive kiting using the Redguard's Adrenalin, and the Ice Freeze Thu'um.
At higher levels you can butcher trolls easily.
Same with giants...unless they come with mammoths.
At lower levels giants can one shot you, and ice trolls will murder you.
Anyway, my first character was a duel war-axe wielding argonian clad in heavy armor.
And it was badass...but so SLOW!
Bloody mages kept nuking me at range...but then I got whirlwind sprint. Hilarity ensued.
That ice troll on the way to High Hrothgar the first time forced me to turn back. After going back up I drank a potion of true shot and poisoned a buch of arrows and shot it about eighty times until it finally died. WHile my friend, playing on his laptop at the same time, drank a potion of invisibility and snuck past. Why didn't I think of that?
GalacticDefender wrote:That ice troll on the way to High Hrothgar the first time forced me to turn back. After going back up I drank a potion of true shot and poisoned a buch of arrows and shot it about eighty times until it finally died. WHile my friend, playing on his laptop at the same time, drank a potion of invisibility and snuck past. Why didn't I think of that?
Lol, I just got on my horse and rode right past him.
First time I lured him to the shrine where that woman is praying and let her tank him whilst I filled his face with arrows.
Second time I planted a rune in his path, rune exploded, let Lydia tank him whilst I soul tapped him and filled his face with dual cast firebolts.
Third time I plan to simply run at him, bound sword in one hand, shield in the other, frothing at the mouth, and shield bash/power attack him into submission.
She served her purpose well, her death was not in vain.
I also held true to my promise of running at the troll and shield bashing/power attacking its face in, although I couldn't find a hotkey to activate mouth frothing =\
Rocking the red guard melee myself, heavy armour, flame magic in left hand, elven mace with absorb stamina in the other. Occasional fist fights with skeletons for the fun
That trip up to High Hrothgar was such a pita! I hate climbing mountains, then I found that troll at the top . I lost out to it first time, climbed up again for the second, forgot to save post climb, let Lydia pwn the troll up close while I filled it with fire, killed it, then my console died! had to do it all again, only this time Lydia died! Gutted, she carried all the high value heavy stuff about for me, grrrr.
Which is a good thing 
