Going Dark Early - Information Fast : V - Skyrim

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:42 pm

It all depends on whether or not you will get more out of the game by abstaining. Building hype can also get you uber excited.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:29 am

I want info and screen shots and game play. But I dont want to know anything about the story. Hell I didnt even want to know who the bad guy is. But thats kinda spoilt as soon as the first teaser came out. As you can guess the whoel story now. I dont want to know anything mroe about the story. Just the gameplay and graphics. I dont even want to know what monsters there will be.

For the E3 Demo for Oblivion they completely gave away the entire start to the game and the story.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:40 am

i dont plan on doing this. i was caught off guard with oblivion at first there were things that i didnt like the new armor system and that sort of stuff but in the end i just enjoyed that game for the last 5 years and few games have that merit

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:28 am

I want info and screen shots and game play. But I dont want to know anything about the story. Hell I didnt even want to know who the bad guy is. But thats kinda spoilt as soon as the first teaser came out. As you can guess the whoel story now. I dont want to know anything mroe about the story. Just the gameplay and graphics. I dont even want to know what monsters there will be.

For the E3 Demo for Oblivion they completely gave away the entire start to the game and the story.

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I never want to know a games story but everything else I do wish to know. I cant wait for this game and I am desperate for news and to get my hands on it.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:27 pm

Once I see some gameplay footage and a screenshot or two of the Khajiits I think I could hold off until realize.

But right now, I'm a total sponge.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 9:50 am

I'll be right here soaking up information by osmosis as I mop up and clean up and search for enough trolls to feed our server.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:51 pm

I would say yes, like I did with my real purity ring. I have a baby now.

So.... no. I wont lie to myself

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:06 pm

I try to ignore the info, because I dont wanna get hyped up and let down, but honestly, its freakin' Skyrim. I HAVE TO LEARN MORE MWAHAHA

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:05 pm

I definitely plan on "going dark" at some point. Probably after the first time I see the game in motion. I could go for some screens, and then just a short gameplay vid, then that's it. I thought way too much was revealed for Oblivion, and it did kind of spoil it.

» Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:25 am

Anyone who voted anything other than the last, and is a registered forum user, is kidding themselves

» Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:17 am

I'm so into the entire new engine deal I will surely watch out for updates. I'm not hyping the game up myself, but I would learn anything there it to learn about it.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:38 pm

I would love to go dark but I will be here like a little Skyrim sponge svcking up every little droplet of moisture for at least five or six more months. After that, I'll try to stay out of this section of the forums, try to avoid videos and articles, try to avoid people who need to tell me the latest OMG thing they've heard. I will fail miserably and come sulking back here with the rest of my spongy friends.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:58 am

No I won't go dark, I just can't control myself

When the game ships, I'll monitor for a few days about problems, DRM controversies, hardware requirements and incompatibilities and that sort of thing. But try very hard to be let in on any real secrets of the game. If I decide to go for it at that point, *then* I'll go dark not to pickup any spoilers. I hope. Probably...

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:13 am

Not going dark until about a month before where story might get leaked. I want to know every gameplay mechanic. Right now.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:57 pm

Yeah, most people only go dark when the story is in danger of being leaked, which is a month or two before release in most cases.

However for me, I want even the small things like the game mechanics to be brand new. The less hype and expectations I have, the more I'll enjoy the game for what it is...not what the Dev's are telling me it's like. ; )

Now lets see if I can actually do it when the gameplay videos come out. haha.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:43 pm

I don't doubt that sometimes my attention will be diverted elsewhere ; still... Gotta know and speculate. Then speculate some more.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:47 pm

I can't. I have a bad feeling that this will be a disappointment to me, but desperately wish it not to be.
So i will stay posted until its out, and I am satisfied, or I see a gamebreaker.

So if they say something that ruins it for me, I'll go dark and forget about it, does that count?

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:18 pm

I've never seen a Beth game that had enough information made available as to ruin the game. We saw a great deal of information of the first several FO3 quests....partial walkthroughs and such, and even that didn't do the quest justice. Same with the screenshots....they just aren't enough to ruin the OMG! moments in these games.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:53 am

I shall be strong and go dark...
No... I'm.. not strong enough! I need my Skyrim fix! :chaos:

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:25 pm

After I know more about where they are gonna go with the mechanics I will pay less attention to be surprised later this year.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 3:55 pm

After E3 I will take a couple months of vacation from the forums, or at least this section of the forums. Well, I'll try to.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:10 pm

I would prefer knowing as little as possible and avoid possible spoilers, but i can′t resist visiting the forums :sadvaultboy:

» Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:45 am

Anyone who voted anything other than the last, and is a registered forum user, is kidding themselves

How so? I like being surprised. I'm just as excited as most people, but I show it in my own way. And that doesn't involve turning into the human-sponge. :3

I voted for the second one, I wanna see how things are coming together, but I don't want them to talk about any quests, or any specifics at all, really.

EDIT: Other then game-play mechanics, obviously, I meant I didn't want any specifics on any story related things in the game-play video.

» Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:03 pm

It sounds like we both discovered Morrowind in a similar manner. I had about 20 bucks handy too haha. I'd never played anything quite like it.

I'm ashamed of how I discovered Morrowind. I borrowed the game from a friend not a very good friend but still a friend, and I moved two days later, but knew I was moving so you could say I stole it. But in those years since, the game has spawened a lifelong passion and one of the biggest elder scrolls fans (me).

glad i got that off my chest.

» Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:07 am

I like to pretend I have the willpower (pun intended

) to stay away from updates, but, i should probably stop lying to myself...