Addiction in Skyrim? : V - Skyrim

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:56 pm

I'd say there's a good chance of them implementing addiction as they had it in New Vegas and it was mentioned throughout in Oblivion.

It's going to be awesome if they do

Especially if they introduce interactivity with NPC's. ie. You can give an NPC some skooma a couple of times and before long they're begging for it... Followed by your extorting them of course

My characters would do this to anyone who would try the drug.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:39 pm

I want to see the inclusion of a lot more illegal substances, like Skooma and Moon Sugar, to give the game a darker and grittier feel like that of Fallout 3. I'd also like to see the addition of a guild and/or questline that deals with the drug trade/drug smuggling. I assume Bethesda will include the possibility of becoming addicted to whatever forms of narcotics they put in the game.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:47 am

I'd also like to see the addition of a guild and/or questline that deals with the drug trade/drug smuggling.

Absolutely, or something along the lines of the Felldew quest in SI.

And I'd like some cool visual effects when the player consumes drugs - not only a change to stats, but maybe seeing things double or seeing monsters that aren't there or white rats everywhere...

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:34 pm

We have been through this before, I'll say the same thing again : sounds like a good idea until you remember there is a school of restoration magic, which can cure poisoning and almost every disease.
You could say that to make the idea of addiction work, restoration won't affect it, but imho, that is an artificial game mechanic, and, within the framework of TES, getting addicted then going to the chapel and getting completely cured makes perfect sense.

Did you play Morrowind? There's a quest that a female khajit can give you to cure her ex-mate of skooma addiction, and it does NOT involve a temple or magic. It's made quite plain in the quest that the ONLY cure for Skooma addiction is the user having enough motivation and willpower to just stop using it. It's not a disease that you can cure magically in game.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:33 pm

That's true, except it's the same for all drugs. Trust me heroin, coke, ecstasy are the sane way. In fact alcohol has been named the most addicting of all drugs by some scientist (I believe it's caffeine) yet you my fine sir, as well as I, are not addicted. Which means addiction has underlining conditions.

BTW, it's not genetic. It's more disposition (social-ecosystem, childhood, etc)

Also, some people just have addictive personalities. My mother always used to say that i can make anything into crack. Not literally, mind you, but figuratively.