Hey so I play on PS3 (no mods obviously) and I don't have any DLC's, nor will I be buying any so please regard this question as me playing vanilla skyrim. I have 3 characters, two of them being an archer and mage, both with 20 hours. The main one has 75 hours which is a stealth melee character. I can't seem to have fun in this game anymore; I've done the Imperial questline as well as the DB and Thieve's guild questlines. Are there any specific fun quest lines, classes, or just in general different ways to play the game that will make the game enjoyable again? Obviously I'm nowhere near completing the game, but it seems as if I've done everything I can do.

Try to roleplay.

As you used archetype styles, maybe create a character that is a hybrid e.g Spellsword/Battlemage that use melee weapons & magic. Walk everywhere instead of fast travel. Take a break, play something else & come back to try a new build e.g hybrid as mentioned.

Roleplaying.

Make up a random character like a Khajiit spellsword who wields a warhammer and shoots flames. Then build up his/her past.

I'm sorry. But you need to by the DLC. Makes your experience at least 10 times better.

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without access to the Dawnguard Factions, lost to the ages, Solstheim, Soul Cairn, Forgotten Vale, Apocrypha, and both DG an DBs questlines you are severely limiting yourself, and will not get full enjoyment out of the games..

I know that the DLC's are great, maybe even a better experience than the original game, but is there anything else to do in the vanilla version?

other than roleplaying, not really

Huh, maybe give skyrim a break?

After a couple of weeks or days you'll find some fun in it (that works for me so it's just my opinion)

Also, If you can, Get the DLC.

You didn't mention if you have done the Companions or the Mages guild. I quite enjoyed the mages guild even though it is a short quest line.

Or maybe you would like to try being a werewolf or a vampire. Did you join the Blades? There is so much to do in vanilla, but I would also chime in with others that recommend the Dawnguard, Hearthfire and Dragaonborn.

Sorry I forgot to say I haven't played in months either because it's boring lol

Not knowing what you have done...and that could be a verrrrrry long or short list. I would Role play a character.... give them a job.

My favorite is mercenary you can either join the Companions or not, I usually don't. Get "job's" from the Inn keepers and Jarls. Explore as much as you want, don't do any "questlines". ( you don't have to worry about "breaking" them this way.) ( I had a werewolf merc that only cleared out the "jobs" as a werewolf. no going back to loot, so all the "pay" that the Jarls gave for the job done was important to him)

Blacksmith, your job is to learn, NO BUYING, of ingredients...go find everything you need to make every set of armor, every weapon, piece of jewlery in the vanilla game. You can sell your stuff. NO GRINDING.

Be a champion of one of the Deadric princes, my favorite is Meridia, then go after every vampire lair, Dragon Priest ( 2 are tied to Questlines, do them or don't) errr Holy Warrior type deal.

There is alot to do if you have the imagination to think of it. I would recomend getting the DLC's, I only have Dawnguard and that opens up a couple Roleplays that are more fun with than without.

BTW: I play on the 360, so no mods either....

Try dimming or turning off the HUD and doing without, use the map.... as a map. Turn your brightness down in settings so that you need a tourch or light spell. Turn off the "footsteps" and back ground music, so that you can't hear the "danger" music. It does add to the game.

Sorry.......but after a few months of gameplay you'll need DLC to keep any interest in the game.

I agree. The DLC gives Skyrim life.

I've been attempting an additional gameplay style on characters' personas that fit with said style which is actually attempting proper stealth. When I mean proper stealth, I mean not kill everything you lay your eyes on, when crawling through a dungeon try to leave it's inhabitants as undisturbed as possible, killing only the ones which are completely unavoidable. This playstyle actually works really well with role playing as someone who, as reflected in your very low leveled abilities, is thrown into a life where killing is the norm. You can roleplay guilt which the fact that you've just ended that person's life, which is a part of computer games which all too often completely fail to address with exceptions like Spec Ops: The Line, The Last of Us and Metal Gear Solid.

If your during gameplay you're usually filling your pockets which every shiny object you see, try to refrain from doing so. One of the biggest problems I have with Skyrim is that it is just too damn easy to gather heaps of gold pieces, it makes you wonder so much damn undisturbed loot in these old crypts for ages past. Attempt to adopt a rule for 9/10 events of stumbling upon valuables: if it isn't directly useful to you there and then, don't bother with it. Gems? Worthless outside of practising smithing. That big warhammer that's on that bandit leader you just assassinated? Deadweight. Don't carry weapons and armour you're not actually going to use. Of course if you are actually right up against the wall with barely 200 septims to your name, you might want to think about picking up that odd gem to sell to a merchant.

In conjunction to the previous suggestion, adopt a lower softcap to your carry capacity, on PC you can actually do this via command console, but you're on PS3 so yeah. What I mean by softcap if you're unfamiliar with the term is do your best to avoid carrying about a weight value greater than, say, 200, which is usually a pretty nice number. When and if you do garner a number above said soft cap, do what you can to reduce it at the next most appropriate time. Be deadly honest with yourself: what don't you need?

If you use a ranged weapon, remove the crosshair (if you don't already), it adds some much needed skill on top of archery, doubly more so on those far away shots; shooting someone in the back 150 yards away has never felt so damn satisfying. If you're feeling really adventurous, try turning off all of the UI. You'll now need to physically look around to see how might be looking at you when you go to pick that lock. You'll now play a heck of a lot more cautious when fighting literally everything because you don't know how much health your opponent has, or how many times you can spam your power attacks therefore consuming more potions being unaware of how long this fight will go on for.

And finally, if you're playing as an archer, don't invest in zooming and time slowing perks (you should be able to skip these perks, I haven't used the vanilla perk trees for over a year now so I'm a little rusty), like with removing the UI, a far away shot on a moving target will feel that much more of an accomplishment.

I hope these ideas might peak your interest.