SKYRIM

[Disco Pickle]

I'm not sure how many hours I've clocked at the moment, but it has to be a lot because the GF asks every so often if I'm anywhere close to "finishing" the game. 

By sneaking everywhere, I've got it to 100 by around lvl 35.  This affords me the unique ability to sit in a dark corner and turn someone dressed in full armor into a pin cushion while they're walking right in front of me, unable to detect me.  Since arrows have no weight, I've seen no reason to not stay with archery, which is close to 100 now as well.  The flawless ebony bow helps a lot with the criticals and anyone wearing only robes goes down with one arrow.  I can sneak through most of an entire Dwemer ruin without setting off the security spiders or balls. 

I've been training up my Light Armor with a trainer every level so I don't end up a glass cannon after I hit level 50.  It's already pretty bad when 2 or more dual wielders surround me.  Have a nice set of glass armor to keep the blood out.

I've kept Azura's servant as my companion.  She's uses a nice destruction/conjuration combination and I gave here a set of ebony armor to wear so she doesn't take it so bad.  When we really can use some help, there's my Dremora conjuration with the Rose.  He hits hard as hell and sets fire.  Then, of course, there's the Wabbajak when you just have to turn that mage into a sweet roll or a goat.  Doesn't work on Dragons, believe me I tried, but does do a nice chunk of damage.

The list of unfinished miscellaneous quests was getting frankly ridiculous so I spent some time whittling it down to just a hand full.  After ignoring the main quest and all guild quests for a week, I've started doing them all at the same time.  I'll get a quest from each and then go out and knock them out one at a time before returning.  I like the system, as no one story line gets too much attention all at once.

I still have 8 Daedric artifacts to track down. 

I haven't even touched the Civil War quests, (or decided who to side with) the Shrine quests, or The Blades.

12 unique dragon shouts so far, 3 or 4 fully powered. 

Starting to be attacked by Elder Dragons regularly now.  Blood and normal dragons I can take out in just a few hits.

Loving the game still.

Oh, and someone discovered by turning clipping off, that the lands of Cyrodiil and Morrowind were roughly mapped but not completely rendered.

http://ppsh-41.tumblr.com/post/13145143504/entire-tamriel-landmass-built-into-skyrim

[Telarus]

As a 3d Landscape Artist, that's pretty damn impressive (the Skyrim Map is sweet, in and of itself). I wonder if they started with Skyrim, then built outwards.... OR if they started with a 'low res' copy of the entire continent, and then detailed Skyrim.

[P3nT4gR4m]

When I finally got around to visiting Azura's Shrine yesterday (Malog Bal's mace pretty much requires having her Soul Gem on hand) I was thinking something along the lines of the shrines from Oblivion.  Nope, they went all out for her.

Met Nocturne last night, one sexy bitch, complete with ravens! Can't believe I actually gave her back the skeleton key (too honest for my own good)

[Reginald Ret]

So far Rincewind the Wizzard is coming along nicely, i chose ice magic because slowing down enemies gives him the time to get away. He has a tendency to walk into giants, gets distracted by novels (found when he accidentally wandered into a dungeon) that he forgets where he is (seriously, i totally forgot where i was or why i was there. the book was called 'Thief'. Apparently its the sequal to 'Beggar' and the next one is called Warrior. good story, buy it.)

Rincewind will use any excuse to avoid combat so he is getting quite good at sneaking. When it's possible to cheat he will, and even when it isn't possible he will try to find a way. He spends more time trying to lure unavoidable enemies into traps than actually fighting them. one of the next investments will be spells like calm and frenzy to keep baddies from trying to kill him.

The only reason Rincewind goes on quests at all is because he doesn't really listen to those he talks to. He just smiles and nods a lot and hopes that he will be left alone. Ofcourse this often ends in him getting sent into the most dangerous cave/dungeon/lair in the area. The moment he realises what he is supposed to do he panicks, realizes that the one who told him to go there is far more dangerous than the mission. His experience with the Patrician has taught him that much.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Tiki is still bumbling around killing bears and shit. Just started playing though.

[Telarus]

So far Rincewind the Wizzard is coming along nicely, i chose ice magic because slowing down enemies gives him the time to get away. He has a tendency to walk into giants, gets distracted by novels (found when he accidentally wandered into a dungeon) that he forgets where he is (seriously, i totally forgot where i was or why i was there. the book was called 'Thief'. Apparently its the sequal to 'Beggar' and the next one is called Warrior. good story, buy it.)

Rincewind will use any excuse to avoid combat so he is getting quite good at sneaking. When it's possible to cheat he will, and even when it isn't possible he will try to find a way. He spends more time trying to lure unavoidable enemies into traps than actually fighting them. one of the next investments will be spells like calm and frenzy to keep baddies from trying to kill him.

The only reason Rincewind goes on quests at all is because he doesn't really listen to those he talks to. He just smiles and nods a lot and hopes that he will be left alone. Ofcourse this often ends in him getting sent into the most dangerous cave/dungeon/lair in the area. The moment he realises what he is supposed to do he panicks, realizes that the one who told him to go there is far more dangerous than the mission. His experience with the Patrician has taught him that much.

[P3nT4gR4m]

Okay here's something that's been bugging me for a while. A map. Traditionally a piece of paper with the ground drawn on it and stuff like roads and towns and whatnot, right? A map should not become blank when it's cloudy (the map is not the territory) In fact my experience in the hills has taught me that maps are at their most useful when it's cloudy and/or foggy, specifically because they don't become cloudy and/or foggy. Therefore the Skyrim "map" is not a map. It is, in actual fact, nothing more than dildoes and fail with a side order of retarded

[Triple Zero]

Sounds like you got yourself a cursed magic item, if its magical behaviour actual makes it less useful than the mundane variant

[Cain]

Have you tried zooming in and out a bit?  I've noticed on some Youtube vids that seems to solve the problem of "can't see where I am".

Also, I was just wondering: does Skyrim have unusually long days/nights as you go further north?

[PopeTom]

Can't stop laughing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MTMwjYgJsFQ

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Ahahahahaha!

[Disco Pickle]

Okay here's something that's been bugging me for a while. A map. Traditionally a piece of paper with the ground drawn on it and stuff like roads and towns and whatnot, right? A map should not become blank when it's cloudy (the map is not the territory) In fact my experience in the hills has taught me that maps are at their most useful when it's cloudy and/or foggy, specifically because they don't become cloudy and/or foggy. Therefore the Skyrim "map" is not a map. It is, in actual fact, nothing more than dildoes and fail with a side order of retarded

The "map" is mostly useless.  Someone made a patch that lets you zoom in similar to google maps but Bethesda patched around it to ensure anyone playing the PC version can only use patches run through Steam.  I went and bought the Prima guide just for the map.  It's huge and annoying, but less annoying than dealing with a snow cover for 3 days while you try and find the trail to that "whatever" you're looking for.

I'm PS3ing this one (I know...  ), with all of the god awful problems that entails.  The frame drops are fucking awful and I have to reboot it every 2 hours or so to make it playable.

Lvl 46, done with companions, mage's school, thief's guild, dark brotherhood quests.  

Torn on who to side with in the Civil War.  Imperial rule has brought stability and peace between the Elves and Nords, but I sympathize with the Nords wanting Independence to worship their gods as they see fit.

Need to make a decision soon as I'm running out of major quest lines.

I could seriously spend 2 days selling all of the shit I've stashed in the houses I have.  Where the hell is the mud crab merchant (or Skeever) when you need him?

[Cain]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=1GYEPDYmRlw

Obviously, the training and military expertise of the Legion has...declined somewhat since the days of the Septims.  Not that the Nord rebels are doing any better.

[Telarus]

Okay here's something that's been bugging me for a while. A map. Traditionally a piece of paper with the ground drawn on it and stuff like roads and towns and whatnot, right? A map should not become blank when it's cloudy (the map is not the territory) In fact my experience in the hills has taught me that maps are at their most useful when it's cloudy and/or foggy, specifically because they don't become cloudy and/or foggy. Therefore the Skyrim "map" is not a map. It is, in actual fact, nothing more than dildoes and fail with a side order of retarded

Scribbles furiously in a notebook. 

[President Television]

Torn on who to side with in the Civil War.  Imperial rule has brought stability and peace between the Elves and Nords, but I sympathize with the Nords wanting Independence to worship their gods as they see fit.

Need to make a decision soon as I'm running out of major quest lines.

The Stormcloaks are basically Nazi analogues, if that helps. No, really.