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And even aside from romantic relationships, with the new AI system, it sounds like you can at least become, well, friends with folk, and get tangible benefits from that. Sure, the past games had people that 'liked' you, but more and more tangibly different ways that they 'like' you wouldn't go amiss. Maybe you always sell and repair your armour at a particular shop, and so the proprietor of that shop appreciates your business, and gives you better deals on things- and because they know you, and trust you somewhat, they decide to tell you about this set of really powerful armour that they wouldn't let just any old customer know about- and that even if they knew you were a good customer, if you only came around every other week, and shopped with different armourers, they'd not tell you.

Or take two NPCs, farmers or beggars or something. One of them admires you, and wishes to emulate you. The other admires you, and wants to help you (different personalities) because, hey, you're the Dovahkiin. So you're over-encumbered, and accidentally drop your sword of +1 awesomeness instead of the crappy rusty dagger, and forget to go pick it back up. NPC 1 finds it, and takes it, deciding to go out and be an adventurer like you. NPC 2 sees that, recognizes the sword, and confronts NPC 1 about it. They get in a fight, you see it, and go in to break it up. However, while doing that, you accidentally strike one of them, and a guard sees it. If you've been a douche to the guards, they'll arrest you. However, if you happen to have been courting the guard's friend, or sister, or brother or whatever, they might let you off with a small fine, or a slap on the wrist.

Anvildude wrote:And even aside from romantic relationships, with the new AI system, it sounds like you can at least become, well, friends with folk, and get tangible benefits from that. Sure, the past games had people that 'liked' you, but more and more tangibly different ways that they 'like' you wouldn't go amiss. Maybe you always sell and repair your armour at a particular shop, and so the proprietor of that shop appreciates your business, and gives you better deals on things- and because they know you, and trust you somewhat, they decide to tell you about this set of really powerful armour that they wouldn't let just any old customer know about- and that even if they knew you were a good customer, if you only came around every other week, and shopped with different armourers, they'd not tell you.

Or take two NPCs, farmers or beggars or something. One of them admires you, and wishes to emulate you. The other admires you, and wants to help you (different personalities) because, hey, you're the Dovahkiin. So you're over-encumbered, and accidentally drop your sword of +1 awesomeness instead of the crappy rusty dagger, and forget to go pick it back up. NPC 1 finds it, and takes it, deciding to go out and be an adventurer like you. NPC 2 sees that, recognizes the sword, and confronts NPC 1 about it. They get in a fight, you see it, and go in to break it up. However, while doing that, you accidentally strike one of them, and a guard sees it. If you've been a douche to the guards, they'll arrest you. However, if you happen to have been courting the guard's friend, or sister, or brother or whatever, they might let you off with a small fine, or a slap on the wrist.

The problem with that is, once you go with a shopkeeper long enough to get that armor, you then stop caring about that shopkeeper because you already "Got what you needed from the relationship".

Well if you're powergaming, yeah. But in that case, you're probably not going to be worried too much about how 'immersive' the game is. And I'm thinking the 'armour news' or that special rumour, would be more a bonus that you wouldn't expect. I think the whole radiant AI system will very much reduce the ability to just 'wiki walk' the game- since every interaction will be different, not everyone would get the same quests and reactions from people.

First playthrough, QUICK BEAT THE GAME NAOW!

Second playthrough, ALL ACHIEVEMENTS RAWR!

Onward to random characters!

New Gameplay video, shows horses, duel wield swords, what are probably finishing moves, what I would assume is a redesigned frost atronach, and of course DRAGONS.

1:47

"Crap! A giant!"
...
"Crap! A dragon!"

That's got to be a reaaaaallly big dragon to be able to pick up a giant like that though..

I wasn't excited for Skyrim.
I watched that video.
I'm excited for Skyrim.

Wow that video is crazy and the dragon droping the giant is epic.

Draaaaagon.

... That's a big chicken.

corpsesarefun wrote:... That's a big chicken.

YES!

Slarg232 wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:... That's a big chicken.

YES!

Exalted... Like a boss.

Wasn't exalt introduced to be like a like feature to eliminate +1 posts?

Surely for this to work the number of exalts a post has should be displayed on the post somewhere.

corpsesarefun wrote:Wasn't exalt introduced to be like a like feature to eliminate +1 posts?

Surely for this to work the number of exalts a post has should be displayed on the post somewhere.

You'd have thought.
AFAIK the top 10 exalted threads chart is coming first and there may be something for the post exalts later on... now if Lego could just get that search engine working...

Currently exalting a post doesn't actually do anything at all then...

Well no... you can imaginate something though...
That's what i did... it was a number orange.

Back on topic, lads.

The enemy NPCs chatting while the player snuck up on them with bow and arrow brings back lots of very good memories.

Manchu wrote:Back on topic, lads.

The enemy NPCs chatting while the player snuck up on them with bow and arrow brings back lots of very good memories.

Silly NPCs...
Always taking when they are being watched... and aimed at.

That looked AWESOME! Wow, can't wait to get this now. So excited, I might well buy the game full price!

A giant gives the dragon lotsa food..

Wow, watching this makes me want to give the original another chance. I just need to get it on my xbox so I can sit on my comfy couch instead of in front of my tv.

corpsesarefun wrote:Wasn't exalt introduced to be like a like feature to eliminate +1 posts?

Surely for this to work the number of exalts a post has should be displayed on the post somewhere.

What the heck does exalt do anyway?

GalacticDefender wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:Wasn't exalt introduced to be like a like feature to eliminate +1 posts?

Surely for this to work the number of exalts a post has should be displayed on the post somewhere.

What the heck does exalt do anyway?

Its pretty much the same as Facebooks like button.

daedalus-templarius wrote:Wow, watching this makes me want to give the original another chance. I just need to get it on my xbox so I can sit on my comfy couch instead of in front of my tv.

So I did these things, and now I am really enjoying oblivion. Joined the thieves guild and the dark brotherhood, have a see in the dark spell, and will be going to assassinate a captain of a pirate ship soon.

Bring on Skyrim!

daedalus-templarius wrote:
So I did these things, and now I am really enjoying oblivion. Joined the thieves guild and the dark brotherhood, have a see in the dark spell, and will be going to assassinate a captain of a pirate ship soon.

Bring on Skyrim!

The thieves guild questline was one of the more tedious I thought, the dark brotherhood on the otherhand was pretty damn great imo lol.

johnscott10 wrote:

daedalus-templarius wrote:
So I did these things, and now I am really enjoying oblivion. Joined the thieves guild and the dark brotherhood, have a see in the dark spell, and will be going to assassinate a captain of a pirate ship soon.

Bring on Skyrim!

The thieves guild questline was one of the more tedious I thought, the dark brotherhood on the otherhand was pretty damn great imo lol.

Opposite for me lol.

I haven't actually started the thieves questline, I JUST joined it, I still have to go sell stuff to the first fence before I get any missions.

I will probably do the Dark Brotherhood stuff first though.

Dark Brotherhood questline was the best in the game, IMO, outside of Shivering Isles.

Much better than the main quest.

Main questline was like 'close oblviion gate!''now destroy big oblivion gate!' óohh! anozer oblivion gate! Close itz!'

The first part was cool. Really gavea good start to get steel armor and weapons for free. And a horse too. But Im now faster in running then that horse, so it doesnt count any more.