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I'm finding most of the guild quests to be fairly easy, its running around and navigating the map that's my largest issue. I'm not going to bother getting a horse because I know that if I do a fething dragon is going to come out of nowhere and probably take it away.
Me: Yay I got a horse, exploring will be so much faster!
Avatar 720 wrote:Was that after you took down the World Breaker? Because to be fair that battle wasn't even a minor skirmish, more an organised kerfufflle.
Which is why Elder Scrolls should be banned on Consoles Bethesda can't do their own series justice. Leave it to modders to make that battle go from a dozen or so to several hundred
In all seriousness though, no that wasn't it - the great war was between the Imperium and the Aldmarri Dominion. You're thinking of the Oblivion Crisis.
I knew which period I was thinking of, I just wanted an excuse to use the word 'kerfuffle' to describe a supposedly epic conflict
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Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Both aren't ideal, but rarely is it any different.
I can see the pros and cons to both, but it seems the canon ending is largely leaning towards Ulfric ruling considering Hamerfell ceceded, and that might be a vibe they want to go with.
The Imperial Legion might only have little Cyrrodil to oppress soon.
Both aren't ideal, but rarely is it any different.
I can see the pros and cons to both, but it seems the canon ending is largely leaning towards Ulfric ruling considering Hamerfell ceceded, and that might be a vibe they want to go with.
The Imperial Legion might only have little Cyrrodil to oppress soon.
That and I believe both Black Marsh and Elswyr joined the Aldmeri Dominion (summerset isle and valenwood). Also hamerfell didn't so much ceceed as it was kicked out since they refused to go by the White-Gold Concordant and the legion was in an extremely weakend state.
Spoiler:
I believe if you stay neutral you can have the two party's meet and work out some kind of peace deal so that both sides are happy
d3m01iti0n wrote:
BT uses the Codex Astartes as toilet paper. They’re an Imp Fist successor, recruit from multiple planets, and are known to be the largest Chapter in the galaxy. They’re on a constant Crusade, keeping it real for the Emperor and not bumming around like the other guys. They hate psykers and can’t ally with them. They’re basically an entire chapter of Chaplains. CC lunatics. What every Space Marine should aspire to be, if not trapped in a Matt Ward nightmare.
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purplefood wrote:
Grey Templar wrote:yeah, from what i have gathered, all of Tamrial is pretty much gone to pot. Skyrim is in the best shape of anywhere in the Empire, which is why the Rebellion is so serious.
In fairness the High Elves seem to be doing fairly well so they're probably having a good time of it...
Well they are the reason for all the issues so it would stand to reason they are doing well.
Another reason to slay every Altmer on sight
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
Is it just me, or is lockpicking ludicrously easy now? The tumbler system of Oblivion was much more about timing, and your skill factored into that, i've not got a single perk in lockpicking, and I can open Master-level locks as if they were Novice-level. Just tap the 'a' button in a few places around the lock (only a select few will instantly break your pick) to check for give, then try with 'd', and gradually move closer to the sweet spot when the lock gives.
This change seems to have ultimately trivialised lockpicking to the point where i've got excessive amounts of picks because they simply do not get broken.
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Mandorallen turned back toward the insolently sneering baron. 'My Lord,' The great knight said distantly, 'I find thy face apelike and thy form misshapen. Thy beard, moreover, is an offence against decency, resembling more closely the scabrous fur which doth decorate the hinder portion of a mongrel dog than a proper adornment for a human face. Is it possibly that thy mother, seized by some wild lechery, did dally at some time past with a randy goat?' - Mimbrate Knight Protector Mandorallen.
Excerpt from "Seeress of Kell", Book Five of The Malloreon series by David Eddings.
"You need not fear us, unless you are a dark heart, a vile one who preys on the innocent; I promise, you can’t hide forever in the empty darkness, for we will hunt you down like the animals you are, and pull you into the very bowels of hell." Iron - Within Temptation
Anyone else found Lucky Lorenz? A laugh in an Elder scrolls game that isnt at the expense of the developers.
EDIT in regards to the landmass AFAIK crude geometry like that isnt exactly time consuming or processor aggreiving to create, i imagine they just did it so you could see 'something' if you got up high enough. I remember the sixth level of halo 2 on the original xbox having a MASSIVE area out with the normal level (just took some cunning exploits involving pelicans to get there).
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Mary Sue wrote: Perkustin is even more awesome than me!
Perkustin wrote:EDIT in regards to the landmass AFAIK crude geometry like that isnt exactly time consuming or processor aggreiving to create, i imagine they just did it so you could see 'something' if you got up high enough. I remember the sixth level of halo 2 on the original xbox having a MASSIVE area out with the normal level (just took some cunning exploits involving pelicans to get there).
That would make sense to a degree... But the -entire- provinces of Morrowind and Cyrodiil? And that's only what he managed to explore before getting bored. There's no way that, without turning off clipping, you could see the Imperial City from the edge of the game map. The map would fade well before then. My guess is modders' resource, as I can't see them adding an entire game world worth of territory in a $10.00 Adventure DLC.
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Avatar 720 wrote:Is it just me, or is lockpicking ludicrously easy now? The tumbler system of Oblivion was much more about timing, and your skill factored into that, i've not got a single perk in lockpicking, and I can open Master-level locks as if they were Novice-level. Just tap the 'a' button in a few places around the lock (only a select few will instantly break your pick) to check for give, then try with 'd', and gradually move closer to the sweet spot when the lock gives.
This change seems to have ultimately trivialised lockpicking to the point where i've got excessive amounts of picks because they simply do not get broken.
Its easier and harder at the same time. No auto-solve button.
The proper positioning can take many picks to get right and you can burn through alot of lock picks on a hard chest.
Self-proclaimed evil Cat-person. Dues Ex Felines
Cato Sicarius, after force feeding Captain Ventris a copy of the Codex Astartes for having the audacity to play Deathwatch, chokes to death on his own D-baggery after finding Calgar assembling his new Eldar army.
metallifan wrote:There's no way that, without turning off clipping, you could see the Imperial City from the edge of the game map. The map would fade well before then. My guess is modders' resource, as I can't see them adding an entire game world worth of territory in a $10.00 Adventure DLC.
Actually, you can see the White Gold Tower in some spots without console commands.
There are some who walk until their legs fail them and they fall to the ground. I find that respectable.
Then there are those who drag themselves further. I find that admirable.
Perkustin wrote: In regards to the landmass AFAIK crude geometry like that isnt exactly time consuming or processor aggreiving to create, i imagine they just did it so you could see 'something' if you got up high enough. I remember the sixth level of halo 2 on the original xbox having a MASSIVE area out with the normal level (just took some cunning exploits involving pelicans to get there).
I've used the heightmap editor in FO:NV quite a bit, the following assumption is based off of that. It's a pretty simple and intuitive program, you can make the paintbrush as big or as small as as you want, and it's got a pretty powerful erosion tool. You can make a pretty rough elevation map, then run varying degrees of erosion and smoothing on different areas, and get a good looking area with very little legwork. Making a crude elevation map (no textures, vegitation, rocks, etc) probably took someone between a few hours and a few days, depending on the level of detail.
I'm looking forward to the arrival of my new computer so I can check this out.
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Nerivant wrote:Actually, you can see the White Gold Tower in some spots without console commands.
Seeing the silhouette of the White Gold tower off in the distance is very different from seeing the whole Imperial City. That doesn't require the level of detail they put into the OOB map. They could've just done bits and pieces. Looking at those photos, they went way beyond what was needed, hence why I'm thinking intentionally left as modder's resource. Sure, it probably wasn't hard for them to do all of it, but it was far more than what they needed.
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ANyone know where I can find the entire title theme? ALl I have been able to find is about a minute of it claiming to be the full version. I want the whole friggin thing, where they are pretty much singing the Morrowind theme, but EPICLY. Ya know?
May the the blessings of His Grace the Emperor tumble down upon you like a golden fog. (Only a VERY select few will get this reference. And it's not from 40k. )
May the the blessings of His Grace the Emperor tumble down upon you like a golden fog. (Only a VERY select few will get this reference. And it's not from 40k. )
Well, I've put over 50 hours into the game so far, and am having a real blast.
Best looking armor in the game I think so far, would have to be the Nightingale armor.
I sided with the legion, because I thought Ulfric was a jerk. The guy was a total racist, and his city showed that. It was very satisfying when I took his head off.
Nothing I've fought recently is a challenge anymore, I can pretty much kill everything pretty easy, though I still have a ton more to explore.
May the the blessings of His Grace the Emperor tumble down upon you like a golden fog. (Only a VERY select few will get this reference. And it's not from 40k. )
Killing them one on one is relatively easy, now when they swarm that's a whole new story. I geeked out a bit when I could chop firewood, don't know why I did it or exactly what its used for, but I chopped firewood.
He did deny resources and help to people, but its in a full on civil war. I probably wouldn't help anyone except those that were most likely to fight for me too.
I think that the Dovahkiin could influence Ulfric to a large degree, so I'm sticking with him.
I just don't like the Legion having their hands in everything, when Skyrim is clearly stronger on their own. The Legion showed how easily influenced it was in the Great War, and the final acceptance of the White-Gold Concordant.
They bowed to the Aldmeri, and I'm thinking Skyrim needs to develop relationships with Hammerfell and the Orsinium.
halonachos wrote:Killing them one on one is relatively easy, now when they swarm that's a whole new story. I geeked out a bit when I could chop firewood, don't know why I did it or exactly what its used for, but I chopped firewood.
You sell it to the owner of the place you chop it for 5 gold a piece, so each time you hit A to go to the block( IM talking on Xbox controller) you get 30 gold, decent I earned 1500 over 40 min. while talking to friends
He did deny resources and help to people, but its in a full on civil war. I probably wouldn't help anyone except those that were most likely to fight for me too.
I think that the Dovahkiin could influence Ulfric to a large degree, so I'm sticking with him.
I just don't like the Legion having their hands in everything, when Skyrim is clearly stronger on their own. The Legion showed how easily influenced it was in the Great War, and the final acceptance of the White-Gold Concordant.
They bowed to the Aldmeri, and I'm thinking Skyrim needs to develop relationships with Hammerfell and the Orsinium.
Had Ulfric aided the non Nord settlements within eastmarch Hold, they probably would have joined him.
And Remember
Spoiler:
the Thalmor lost the great war. I'm still not sure why the While Gold Concordant happened, but the Empire won the great war. They( the Aldmeri Dominion) have Ulfric listed as a Dormant asset because losing the civil war will weaken the Empire. If Banning Talos worship happened when the Empire won, I would hate to see what happens during round two after the Stormcloaks win the Civil War.
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Ulfric is an idiot, he goes and kills the high-king and then says that its okay because he did it according to Nord tradition, but when you take that axe from the Jarl of Whiterun he goes against Nord tradition by invading instead of facing him one-on-one.
It doesn't seem like the Imperials are forcing culture changes in Skyrim and its more like they're okay with what they do so much as they pay taxes.
I killed Ulfric. And I loved every second of it. Ave Imperitor!
Spoiler:
Well.. Okay, I didn't kill him. General Tullius the super Canuck did. Ulfric wanted me to kill him. I decided not to give that smug bastard the satisfaction of his final wish.
metallifan wrote:I killed Ulfric. And I loved every second of it. Ave Imperitor!
Spoiler:
Well.. Okay, I didn't kill him. General Tullius the super Canuck did. Ulfric wanted me to kill him. I decided not to give that smug bastard the satisfaction of his final wish.
Spoiler:
Did you still get Tulliu's awesome sword of health drainage?
metallifan wrote:I killed Ulfric. And I loved every second of it. Ave Imperitor!
Spoiler:
Well.. Okay, I didn't kill him. General Tullius the super Canuck did. Ulfric wanted me to kill him. I decided not to give that smug bastard the satisfaction of his final wish.
Spoiler:
Did you still get Tulliu's awesome sword of health drainage?
I Duel Wield that Blade and Chillrend. It's quite awesome. It's even better with my max blacksmithing, I enhanced both of them, and they do double damage now.
Bethesda can't do their own series justice. Leave it to modders to make that battle go from a dozen or so to several hundred 
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