How much of your Skyrim experience will be... : V - Skyrim

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 12:49 pm

the thing with mods is that i only start looking into them by the time i've gotten bored with the vanilla game. and that doesn't happen for a looong time, or at least that was the case with oblivion. i'm talking like two years. but yeah i like looking into them

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:51 pm

i feel, from my experience with morrowind and oblivion, Bethesda make a good game, and generally the modders just defecate all over it.
don't get my wrong some mods are useful. Better Bodies for Morrowind making people look vaguely lifelike, or tolerable. (I never opted for the nudity option there)
but a lot just seem to be someone found out how to use the construction set, now in your cell there's a ring that boost all your stats by 100, and makes you invisible. what's the point in that?

to be completely honest though, i just don't like mods.

You haven't seen real mods then.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:18 pm

I will be using a whole lot of mods regardless how good the game is.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:37 pm

i feel, from my experience with morrowind and oblivion, Bethesda make a good game, and generally the modders just defecate all over it.
don't get my wrong some mods are useful. Better Bodies for Morrowind making people look vaguely lifelike, or tolerable. (I never opted for the nudity option there)
but a lot just seem to be someone found out how to use the construction set, now in your cell there's a ring that boost all your stats by 100, and makes you invisible. what's the point in that?

to be completely honest though, i just don't like mods.

Its all in the mods you go with. I prefer to stay away from item mods unless they are re-skins. Quests and dungeon mods are what I'll be going with. Anything that expands upon the game, rather than just taking it over.

I voted a bit.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:38 pm

I would buy skyrim in a flash if they did it on mac because then i could actually get mods

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:13 am

I would buy skyrim in a flash if they did it on mac because then i could actually get mods

http://www.ehow.com/how_5865317_set-up-oblivion-imac.html

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:45 pm

the thing with mods is that i only start looking into them by the time i've gotten bored with the vanilla game. and that doesn't happen for a looong time, or at least that was the case with oblivion. i'm talking like two years. but yeah i like looking into them

That's the stance I try to take, but I just can't help it.

"Wow, that colored map mod does look cool....."

I usually just do the minor stuff (like colored map mods) until I've been through it quite a few times. Usually, the only one that gets through completely unmodded is, as I said, the first.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 5:04 pm

I would buy skyrim in a flash if they did it on mac because then i could actually get mods

Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout New Vegas all ran great on my iMac, with mods. Using Bootcamp, with WinXP.
(and plenty of other games by other developers. But less mods there.)

:shrug:

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:59 pm

Those threads are like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're gonna get

:laugh:

I'm a console player, all I can do now is look through the window at the mod shop. And see all the other boys and girls enjoy their mods while I'm stuck in the cold with rag on my back. Drooling.

I'm sure Vanilla Skyrim will be amazing but only so many times you can replay every quest and such. Oblivion can last for years with such mods.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:23 pm

I voted a little bit, because balance truly is key.

Although for my first play through I won't use any mods. I've done it that way since Morrowind and won't change things up for Skyrim.

I like playing through at least once mod-free, plus, this allows more time for quality mods to be created.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:44 pm

I'm a console player, all I can do now is look through the window at the mod shop. And see all the other boys and girls enjoy their mods while I'm stuck in the cold with rag on my back. Drooling.

You've almost convinced me to donate you my old rig when I get my new one...just show me a http://carcat.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/sad_puppy_762581.jpg and it's yours

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 11:51 am

You've almost convinced me to donate you my old rig when I get my new one...just show me a http://carcat.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/sad_puppy_762581.jpg and it's yours

http://www.thecuteproject.com/images/items/1585.jpg

Oh wait heres a better one.

http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ll9schww2N1qcgdygo1_500.jpg

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:29 am

http://www.thecuteproject.com/images/items/1585.jpg

Oooh, I love white dogs....OK, it's yours. If you ever come to Barcelona (Spain), it'll be waiting for you ^^

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:08 am

Oooh, I love white dogs....OK, it's yours. If you ever come to Barcelona (Spain), it'll be waiting for you ^^

Now I just need to buy an expensive airline tick-......aw....darn.

Guess I'll have to save my money like everyone else.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 3:36 pm

Now I just need to buy an expensive airline tick-......aw....darn.

Guess I'll have to save my money like everyone else.

You've my encouragement. Mods rock! :thumbsup:

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:44 pm

My Skryim experience will be...

But as I think about it, it might...

Of course, maybe it...

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:17 pm

Oooh, I love white dogs....OK, it's yours. If you ever come to Barcelona (Spain), it'll be waiting for you ^^

Always a catch!! lol

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 10:45 am

The first year or so I rely on the original game, so it better be damn good on its own. When the mods are mature and I can pick the most popular from thousands, I will try a fine selection as I did with Oblivion, although I'm not very good at making them work together.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 2:58 pm

If I SOMEHOW was able to get 500 bucks I would and get every mod but I really dont have the money. Console for me I guess.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:36 am

Not much if any - I use a lot of mods for Bethesda games typically, but mostly just tweaks, convenience, improved UIs and so on rather than additional content.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 4:16 pm

Not much if any - I use a lot of mods for Bethesda games typically, but mostly just tweaks, convenience, improved UIs and so on rather than additional content.

wow, you mean you haven't tried any of the excellent questmods out there? What are you waiting for, man??!!

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 8:47 pm

A lot of it. Not because I think the game will be bad but because theres only so much they can include.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 1:16 pm

I don't know, I haven't experienced it yet!

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 9:55 am

That's the stance I try to take, but I just can't help it.

"Wow, that colored map mod does look cool....."

I usually just do the minor stuff (like colored map mods) until I've been through it quite a few times. Usually, the only one that gets through completely unmodded is, as I said, the first.

That makes sense. But another thing is that I buy for the xbox first. That way i can enjoy the comfort of a console when i first play through it. Then i get it for the pc later on when the price drops a bunch. Plus by the time skyrim comes out i doubt i'll have my new computer, because the one i have now will probably not run it.

But yeah if that weren't the case i'd probably be more like you haha.

» Thu Jan 06, 2011 6:30 pm

Maby if I bought a $1,000+ computer, meh I will play the vanilla with the DLC's and Expansions. :wink: