As I recall there were several, but the one I was thinking of at that moment was Enhanced Economy of all things. Merchant's had quests where the item to be found was randomly located in one of four nearby caves/forts and randomly placed into any of the existing containers in those cells.

It was a simple thing, but well done and something that could easily be done much better by being built into the core game.

The beards were nothing but fake ones that you equip as a accessory/armor. You are right about duel-wielding, but it was still very weird and glitchy.

Random quest generation?! I NEED A LINK NAO! :celebration:

Here's your http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1157211-skyrim-information-explanation-and-compilation/ As for dual-wielding, yes it was very weird and glitchy, not to mention I wouldn't say that Beth took it from the modding community seeing as how dual-wielding has been in countless games over the years.

So the complaint here is that Bethesda is doing stuff that mods did in Oblivion? You do realize that there's a mod for just about every plausible scenario and taste, don't you? Might as well say that they're ripping off Qarl by improving the game textures over Oblivion. Silliness.

Gosh I hope this is an option and not mandatory. A mage should have a few Sauruman/Gandalf style fights, but should also have to deal with a few Aragorn/Boromir style opponents ~and them be the more common IMO. Fighters should have to deal with high level wizards and be out of their element IMO but not as often ~Fighters are more common than mages right?
This seems similar in a way [to me] as having leveled loot.

If not optional, I'll be hunting out a mod to fix this if the game supports mods.

Obviously, though, Bethesda still needs to apply their own judgement here and can't just blindly assume anything that's popular in mods is a good idea, because if they did that, I'm sure Skyrim would be filled with she-elves with huge bouncing briasts and chainmail bikinis.

HUH? everything except stroy has already been done with mods. level scaling mods, combat mods, new skills, classes mods,. etc.. the only thing unique is story, world, which obviously is not coming from the mod community. All major gameplay chanegs are already done with mods in OB.

Also, the "combat tailored to your style is MORONIC". i want varied, dynamic, random encounters, not face more magic users becauae im a mage.

I think the article got this wrong. From what I understand about the Radiant Story system, there are certain quests that won't be accessible to your character unless you meet certain requirements. In this one particular example, there is a mage who will challenge you to a duel, but he will only do so if your character uses magic, as this wizard is only interested in duelling another mage.

I don't actually think there are randomly generated quests.

Also, the "combat tailored to your style is MORONIC". i want varied, dynamic, random encounters, not face more magic users becauae im a mage.

Radiant Story is far more than just throwing mages at you because you are a mage. It's a very complex system, it doesn't really tailor the game to your playstyle, it spices the game with what you would like to see.

It's like Radiant AI mixed with The Director (L4D) on incredibly powerful steroids.

Expect random encounters like in Fallout 3, a lot of variety in combat encounters, and dynamic reactions to stuff you do.

I hope they aren't not to offend anybody that is a modder on here but I think that Bethesda should do what they want to do 1st then look to the fans for a 2nd opinion.

It seems to me if a developer needs to use mod ideas to improve a game sometihng is wrong.... Shouldnt the pro's know these things?

Some of these modders should get a pay check from bethesda.

You know nothing about the industry, probably a COD player.

You know nothing about the industry, probably a COD player.

Just as a curiosity, is it just me or are there more blue and orange names in this forum than in most of the other game forums (keeping in mind I've mostly frequented forums for already released games)?

Modder goes reading around the forum for ideas for a mod. Ideas and suggestions thread filled to the brink (what some 80 something of them) and thinks, "what a splendid idea" and starts working on a mod to include the idea they read or someone thought of. Those ideas that are written in hopes that devs will read it and actually implement it into the next game. Dev's read those ideas, modders read those ideas. Who gets to use it? It's on the interwebz so...anyone who decided to do so uses it. They are exchanges of ideas written for that purpose.

Modder posts and says, "Cool idea, I am so going to make a mod like that." and that is fine. Dev's read it, brings it up at a meeting and they mull it around and come up with a way to make it work. They use an idea that is posted on the forum in a suggestions and ideas thread made for that purpose.

What's the big deal it the above is so? In the history of this world is there really any ideas that have never been thought or conveyed or used before? Not many I'd say. What I can tell you is that in that article in GI, I did see info that I haven't yet seen in those 80 something suggestions and idea threads nor in any mods I've seen posted here. They should be commended for taking some of our suggestions and mixing it with their own.

At least that is my 2 gold worth of thought on the matter.

I hope they aren't not to offend anybody that is a modder on here but I think that Bethesda should do what they want to do 1st then look to the fans for a 2nd opinion.

This. He is right. It's very complex and will give a whole new level of immersion and gameplay.

No, there are randomly generated quests. The mage that challenges you to a duel isn't some mage that sits in a certain town and waits for something with the right skills to walk by. The mage might randomly show up if you do certain things. Quests like that are generated at random and do different things depending on what skill you raise, what quests you have done, how you play the game and so on. If you want to read up on more information on Skyrim go http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1157211-skyrim-information-explanation-and-compilation/.

80, c'mon. Those were just speculation threads. We were able to grind out 200 of the svckers.