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thenoobbomb wrote:I dont want mounted combat. Like crossbows, its un-TES-y. Hope they wont add spears..
And that you dont need this for other expansions.

What?

Features that make no sense NOT being in a TES game are finally being introduced and you don't want them?

You do realize Crossbows are real, right? And that being able to swing weapons on a horse is real?

Nevermind.

I'm confused too, just because something hasn't been in a previous game doesn't mean it's un-TES-y.

Are the dragon shouts or radiant quests that skyrim introduced un-TES-y?

thenoobbomb wrote:I dont want mounted combat. Like crossbows, its un-TES-y. Hope they wont add spears..
And that you dont need this for other expansions.

I almost spit out my coffee


I thought everyone complained when they took those OUT of TES?

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Spear

and under the combat page

Crossbows

Crossbows are far less common - there being only two varieties found in the entire game. They have the advantage of quicker firing rate, since their minimum and maximum damages are the same, so you don't need to pull all the way back the way you do with all other weapons. One disadvantage of crossbows is the rarity of their ammunition. You will be mostly dependent on the vendors for your supply, because while bolts are found in the wild, they are never in great supply. Luckily, there are vendors that sell an unending supply of bolts.

Wait, unless there was some sarcasm there....

Everyone did complain. I want my Halberd back!

LordofHats wrote:Everyone did complain. I want my Halberd back!

Wait, wait wait, hold the feth up...you could get halberds?
In which game? I friggen love halberds!

Morrowind. They were technically treated as spears and functioned like all the other polearms in the game. I also love halberds.



Damn straight.

Looking forward to this!

Crossbows? Awesome. Although my wood elf would never bring himself to use such a vulgar weapon.

I'll give it two more games at most before we see blackpowder weapons. Which could be interesting.

Mounted combat looks good for bows. Always wanted to do the samurai things of riding past while peppering people with arrows.

That vampire form looks interesting too, might have to become one just so as I can kill some werewolves while saying to myself "still a better lovestory..."

dæl wrote:Crossbows? Awesome. Although my wood elf would never bring himself to use such a vulgar weapon.

I'll give it two more games at most before we see blackpowder weapons. Which could be interesting.

Doubt it. As said Morrowind had Spears (and Halberds), Crossbows, and even Throwing Weapons (like throwing knives)

Apparently through the hundreds of years between that a skyrim, everyone forgot how to make those.

In fact from Oblivion to Skyrim, they got rid of Short Swords and Long Swords. Its now just swords (And not to mention getting rid of chainmail and mythril)

Beth is funny when it comes to weapons

Especially when you'd think they could just fold spears/polearms under two handers.

Hmmm, might be worth playing skyrim again
Allready have a lvl81 with everything i need.
Including stupidly strong weapons and armour.

However, could be amusing none the less to try it out.

TES had a lot more variety before Oblivion.

Basically each iteration reduces options and folds others together.

kirsanth wrote:TES had a lot more variety before Oblivion.

Basically each iteration reduces options and folds others together.

Yup, Beth unfortunate is all about getting the majority

By TES6 I bet they'll kill off a type of magic and get rid of daggers. Maybe even skip Ebony or some other type of armor/weapon type

Yeah morrowind had some crazy weapons. I remember stealing a bunch of Daedric Throwing stars off a table in the House Redoran Guildhall pretty early into my playtime, never used them. Crossbows were REALLY rare in Morrowind IIRC i remember being shot by a wood elf with one in the telvani tower thing.

Is the castle thingy in the trailer on an island or in the border mountains somewhere?

IMO for TES 6 they should remove the 'Health' option during a level up, leaving stamina and magic. Giving an automatic ten HP every level will encourage more experimentation. Also dotn be surprised if the individual skills are replaced with warrior/thief/Mage skills and Swords/Bows/destruction/restoration etc existing only as perks.

I just don't like the looks of it
Time to join the Dawnguard anyways..

Aren't long swords just two-handed swords now?

Sometimes its necessary and good, but sometimes its just chaff, however people did get mildly upset at the fact that they removed the unarmed skill. I however didn't care because the only time I'm unarmed is when I accidentally launch both my bow and arrow at an enemy.

halonachos wrote:Aren't long swords just two-handed swords now?

I dont think so because they always had two handed claymores

Long Sword =/= Two handed sword.

Big difference between the two.

LordofHats wrote:Morrowind. They were technically treated as spears and functioned like all the other polearms in the game. I also love halberds.



Damn straight.

But there was no dynasty during Lu Bu's time The Three Kingdoms were just that three kingdoms no dynasties. Also "Chinese dynasty" doesn't make any sense you have to name a specific dynasty like Song, Sui, Tang, Han, Jin, and so on they're all chinese dynasties. Also Chuck Norris is lame.


...Oh yeah Vampires! Finally Indu Bolo, my Dark Elf vampire-mage will be feared for once!

This reddit thingy has some specifics on the DLC : http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/uhxvx/leaked_dawnguard_information_from_gameinformer/

Just enjoy the picture

Chuck Norris lame?
Vampires are lame!

Noobbomb, ever the beacon of witty critique.

Corpsesarefun wrote:Noobbomb, ever the beacon of witty critique.

Signature that!

thenoobbomb wrote:I dont want mounted combat. Like crossbows, its un-TES-y. Hope they wont add spears..
And that you dont need this for other expansions.

Didn't Morrowind have spears?

EDIT: oops yeah there were

And crossbows too, which makes the whole "un TES-y" remark kinda silly.

asimo77 wrote:And crossbows too, which makes the whole "un TES-y" remark kinda silly.

I never played Morrowind

Official release date is June 26th, far sooner than I expected!

How about for PC?

thenoobbomb wrote:

asimo77 wrote:And crossbows too, which makes the whole "un TES-y" remark kinda silly.

I never played Morrowind

So your remark for this being 'Un-TES-y' are based on 2 games out of a 5 game series?

NoBaconz4You wrote:Official release date is June 26th, far sooner than I expected!

I have a PS3, and now I don't mind the delay so much, because I might be able to get it as a post A-Levels treat/post Results treat.

If not that, then a "Welcome to university" treat.