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http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:M%27Aiq_the_Liar

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:M%27aiq_the_Liar

Amaya wrote:
Argonian - The desire to play an Argonian named Jesus is overwhelming...

Raptor Jesus?

Here's just hoping the Beast Races have some unique animations. That was one of the best flavor bits of Morrowind, that Khajiit and Argonians clawed at enemies for H2H instead of punching, along with their unique walks. Maybe not quite so... lizardy? But more slinky, less upright would be cool. Also maybe a little restriction in what they can wear- like the inability to wear full-face helmets and boots in Morrowind. That was neat.

One thing I hope they change is how the guards can tell when you've been stealing if you talk to them, but not if you just stand next to them; it's as if you just break down and confess whenever you talk to them. Hell, i've got the Grey Fox's mask at my house, I could steal anything I like and constantly do, but here I am babbling like an idiot and showing him where I hid everything on my person.

Avatar 720 wrote:One thing I hope they change is how the guards can tell when you've been stealing if you talk to them, but not if you just stand next to them; it's as if you just break down and confess whenever you talk to them. Hell, i've got the Grey Fox's mask at my house, I could steal anything I like and constantly do, but here I am babbling like an idiot and showing him where I hid everything on my person.

And also maybe not let the guards have a magical key to every single door regardless of whether or not it needs a key...

I have to use up my vacation at work by the end of the year, so I'm off from the 11/11 until 11/21. I'm probably gonna make a blog following my travels and a general review of the game, more details to come as time gets closer if anyone is interested.

They look pretty good, Orc has certainly jumped into the 'possible' list of starting characters.

Regarding the omnipresent guards, I saw a interview where one of the folks at Betheseda said that it was not going to be like that in Skyrim. I can't remember if he said it was totally gone, I have a feeling he said they'd need to witness the crimes.
However there was something about, you would be harder to track in other cities. So if you went on a rampage in city A, city B might not know about your previous deeds, even if arrested for something in city B. However if arrested in City A, you'd be a known and wanted criminal.
It would allow you to be a blagart in one area, and a saint in another.

Need to try and dig that up, but it was something that made me very happy, as when I play my rogue characters, I do find it quite frustrating how the AI operates in Oblivion.

It probably has something to do with the new Radiant AI storytelling thing they've got going on. So though the Guard wouldn't automatically know you've, say, killed someone, if that person's brother sees it, they might go running to the Guards to report you.

It would be cool if you had the option to lie your way out of crimes.

Indeed, it'd take it a step further if we take Anvildude's scenario of another NPC witnessing a murder you commit and telling the guards; otherwise it'd just be annoying.

"This guy said he witnessed you killing someone, and we're going to 100% believe him and STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL!"

Though in this case, since the world doesn't freeze when you talk to people, a guard could literally walk up to you being all "We have a few questions- could you follow me, please?"

Then you sprint away as fast as you can.

"STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM!"

kenshin620 wrote:

Anvildude wrote:How can you say that? Those gleaming ivory tusks on the Orc ladies, the silky fur of the Khajiiti females- the proud, wrinkled dewlaps on the Argonians? *pant*... Might have to make a Lifts-her-tail.

Someone has read the Lusty Argonian Maid a few too many times

HOW DO YOU KNOW ME?! STOP RIGHT THERE, CRIMINAL SCUM!

Inquisitor Lord Bane wrote:I have to use up my vacation at work by the end of the year, so I'm off from the 11/11 until 11/21. I'm probably gonna make a blog following my travels and a general review of the game, more details to come as time gets closer if anyone is interested.

I would do the same, but I'll save it for ~Christmas; that's when my brother gets home for a week or two from the Great Sand Box.

Karon wrote:

Saw this as a spray on TF2, was thoroughly compelled to giggle. Yes I am a 21 year old man and I giggled at the sight of an Oblivion reference in a cartoonish FPS game. Although you could slaughter 50 or so guards while wearing the Gray Fox Mask and then take it off and yield to get out of trouble.

That masked guy killed 50 guards
*take mask off in front of guard*
Wait this is the wrong person.

I hope they finally made character movement realistic. Having the PC move the same exact speed when going forward, backward, and sideways and always instantly accelerating to full speed really ruined the gameplay for me.

Can't find the interview, it might be in one of my games mags littered around the house, but I found a note of it..

Each city in the world has an unique economy, which the player can sabotage, should they so desire. Cities are still patrolled by guards, but they're no longer the omniscient killing machines they were in Oblivion. Bounties the player can incur are also no longer valid throughout the land: for instance, if you kill someone in Hold A, the guards in Hold B will not arrest you for it.

More info of note here..

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/304571/skyrim-gameplay-details-slip-out/

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/310429/skyrim-developer-qa-marriage-girl-power-and-pub-fights/

And there's definitely going to be different movement physics, at least for going backwards. They specifically said they fixed that issue.

Something interesting I have found from PAX interviews:

The entire pickpocketing skill tree list (Seriously):

Light Fingers (0/5)
Pickpocketing bonus of 20% – Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds…
Night Thief
Pickpocketing sleeping people almost always works…
Poisoned
Place poisons in other people’s pockets silently to harm or kill…
Cutpurse
Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier…
Extra Pockets
Carrying capacity is increased by 100…
Keymaster
Pickpocketing keys always works…
Misdirections
You can pickpocket equipped weapons…
Perfect Touch
You can pickpocket equipped items…

Slarg232 wrote:Orc (Aren't they a sort of Mer, too?)

Orsimer.

Oshunai wrote:Something interesting I have found from PAX interviews:

The entire pickpocketing skill tree list (Seriously):

Light Fingers (0/5)
Pickpocketing bonus of 20% – Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds…
Night Thief
Pickpocketing sleeping people almost always works…
Poisoned
Place poisons in other people’s pockets silently to harm or kill…
Cutpurse
Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier…
Extra Pockets
Carrying capacity is increased by 100…
Keymaster
Pickpocketing keys always works…
Misdirections
You can pickpocket equipped weapons…
Perfect Touch
You can pickpocket equipped items…

Kindda cool. Im curious how well the leveling system will work seeing as its going to be like Fallout, but go PAST level 20.

KingCracker wrote:

Oshunai wrote:Something interesting I have found from PAX interviews:

The entire pickpocketing skill tree list (Seriously):

Light Fingers (0/5)
Pickpocketing bonus of 20% – Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds…
Night Thief
Pickpocketing sleeping people almost always works…
Poisoned
Place poisons in other people’s pockets silently to harm or kill…
Cutpurse
Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier…
Extra Pockets
Carrying capacity is increased by 100…
Keymaster
Pickpocketing keys always works…
Misdirections
You can pickpocket equipped weapons…
Perfect Touch
You can pickpocket equipped items…

Kindda cool. Im curious how well the leveling system will work seeing as its going to be like Fallout, but go PAST level 20.

Man killing people whilst being sneaky is gonna be so much easier...

purplefood wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Oshunai wrote:Something interesting I have found from PAX interviews:

The entire pickpocketing skill tree list (Seriously):

Light Fingers (0/5)
Pickpocketing bonus of 20% – Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds…
Night Thief
Pickpocketing sleeping people almost always works…
Poisoned
Place poisons in other people’s pockets silently to harm or kill…
Cutpurse
Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier…
Extra Pockets
Carrying capacity is increased by 100…
Keymaster
Pickpocketing keys always works…
Misdirections
You can pickpocket equipped weapons…
Perfect Touch
You can pickpocket equipped items…

Kindda cool. Im curious how well the leveling system will work seeing as its going to be like Fallout, but go PAST level 20.

Man killing people whilst being sneaky is gonna be so much easier...

But no matter how easy it is, it will never be as fun as a grenade in the pocket.

KingCracker wrote:Kindda cool. Im curious how well the leveling system will work seeing as its going to be like Fallout, but go PAST level 20.

Meh...since the perks only apply to a single area of expertise (and you only get to choose one per level), it shouldn't be that hard to pull off. It's not like you have to allocate skill points or anything (those raise naturally in traditional Elder Scrolls fashion), and the perks don't look quite as powerful as they were in Fallout (aside from the gakky skill point perks). Since there are so many skills, and each one will have it's own perk tree, you'll still have to choose wisely, even fifty or so levels in. Also, they look to be a bit more restricted (you have to get one perk before you have access to another in the tree, though this seems to branch a bit), which should help a bit with balancing the game.

Part of the fun of the Elder Scrolls, however, is the fact that it's not balanced, and you become incredibly powerful over a very long period of time.

purplefood wrote:
Man killing people whilst being sneaky is gonna be so much easier...

You never enchanted enough armor to do a 100% chameleon run?

kenshin620 wrote:

purplefood wrote:
Man killing people whilst being sneaky is gonna be so much easier...

You never enchanted enough armor to do a 100% chameleon run?

Of course i did.
I did it too much actually...
Kept forgetting i didn't have it on some characters.

Oshunai wrote:Something interesting I have found from PAX interviews:

The entire pickpocketing skill tree list (Seriously):

Light Fingers (0/5)
Pickpocketing bonus of 20% – Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds…
Night Thief
Pickpocketing sleeping people almost always works…
Poisoned
Place poisons in other people’s pockets silently to harm or kill…
Cutpurse
Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier…
Extra Pockets
Carrying capacity is increased by 100…
Keymaster
Pickpocketing keys always works…
Misdirections
You can pickpocket equipped weapons…
Perfect Touch
You can pickpocket equipped items…

Pickpocketing equipped weapons? Isn't that almost like pickpocketing someone's underwear while they are wearing it?

Surprisingly enough, some people seem to be able to do that. And watches, while you're wearing them, and your sunglasses...

And your gloves when wearing a shield.

Slarg232 wrote:

purplefood wrote:

KingCracker wrote:

Oshunai wrote:Something interesting I have found from PAX interviews:

The entire pickpocketing skill tree list (Seriously):

Light Fingers (0/5)
Pickpocketing bonus of 20% – Item weight and value reduce pickpocketing odds…
Night Thief
Pickpocketing sleeping people almost always works…
Poisoned
Place poisons in other people’s pockets silently to harm or kill…
Cutpurse
Pickpocketing gold is 50% easier…
Extra Pockets
Carrying capacity is increased by 100…
Keymaster
Pickpocketing keys always works…
Misdirections
You can pickpocket equipped weapons…
Perfect Touch
You can pickpocket equipped items…

Kindda cool. Im curious how well the leveling system will work seeing as its going to be like Fallout, but go PAST level 20.

Man killing people whilst being sneaky is gonna be so much easier...

But no matter how easy it is, it will never be as fun as a grenade in the pocket.

Ahh yes, the exploding pants trick. That one is a classic.

The E3 demo has been uploaded in full HD as of yesterday. I realise theres alot of footage here that has already been seen, but it has virtually no commentary so you can really hear all the amazing background music!