Wait are we talking about sprinting forever or running forever...?

Being forced to slowly walk from one town to another, forcing to rest after every 5 minutes of running, is not challenging, deep, or roleplaying. It's annoying. You know, things that are NOT FUN OR ENJOYABLE.

Thats one thing I hope they never get rid of.

I never use fast travel so like to run around everywhere.
It's one thing I hated about Morrowind. Movement was painfully slow in that game which forced me to cheat and use the super potion exploit to get round faster.

Oblivion got it right. I am not forced to fast travel everywhere because movement speed is just right.

Again you completely bypass my point so I will make it once again.

"Its just that people can be persuaded to prefer the other kind"

Sound business strategy, in the end, is not making crap. Its making a first time customer a repeat customer.
Since you have no interest in actually adressing what I am saying, I shall end our conversation here.

That would be awful, I want to enjoy the game. Not spend half of my time playing walking everywhere or having to constantly use fast travel.

This is one of those times where fun trumps realism.

Running should drain stamina slowly.

Personally I feel like I have out grown TES (as far as the default game goes). I felt like the default Oblivion was more Morrowind-Lite, than TES IV. Now I'm very concerned that Skyrim is going to be Oblivion-Lite.

Having your character become tired does not make the game take all that much longer (not if it is done correctly). In FO3, you could run from one end of the game map to the other in less than 10 real minutes. If you used my Tweaks' Encumbrance module; at 60 Encumbrance (with at least 50% health), you could run for 24 game minutes before getting tired . . . which is 6 real minutes at 4 Timescale . . . so you would have to rest once (for like 15 whole seconds) in your run across the map. The biggest difference is that getting tired makes combat more strategic . . . you cannot load yourself up to your maximum carrying capacity and run around in combat . . . and you actually have to think about that sort of thing.

For me (and I am definitely not alone) speed of movement is one of most important character traits in all TES games, and maybe even in all games. Big fan of moving very fast. Hate to crawl slowly. But there is also other thing I hate in games: being spoon-fed.

My solution on stamina drain when running.

1. Yes, you can't run constantly by default with new character. Your stamina will drain.
2. Khajiti, Bosmers and Redguards should have it easier than others.
3. During your Athletics skill development, your stamina drain will weaken.
4. At about 40-50 Athletics, you can get a perk which eliminates stamina drain during running completely. This perk should also provide some other advantage, because that first effect is not very impressive, especially considering other ways to remove stamina drain.
5. At 100 Athletics if you did NOT get that perk which eliminates stamina drain, you still will have some very minor stamina drain when running. Or maybe not, but only at 100.
6. Constant effect Restore Stamina enchant should be possible to obtain. Not easy, but possible.

There you go. If you like "realistic" slow movement with straining effect — you got it. If you want to run like crazy — you can do it, not so hard to attain, but you are either: spending one perk; train in not very important skill up to maximum; spend one equipment slot on enchant. Your choice.

Running should drain stamina slowly. The lower stamina you get, the slower you run. Not too much so it feels intrusive in the game, but not so little that it feels like you (and everyone else) are pro athletes from birth.

GTA on mammoths?

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GTA on mammoths?

WIN