A positive thread....... : V - Skyrim

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:30 am

The Elder Scrolls is my favorite series of all time, and with all the amazing things in it (way too many to list), this game is going to be absolutely massive and amazing. I don't even see why people would pay any attention to any of the other games this year because of how great Skyrim looks. I think this game has the potential to be my favorite game of all time (which is currently Morrowind). I also think most of the negative threads are here because since The Elder Scrolls is such an amazing series, people worry about every tiny small detail. In the end, I'd bet that the game will turn out great, and that people should just give it a chance, even if some[some things are a bit different than previous Elder Scrolls games. :tes:

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:44 am

A great thread, it's good to remember the great things this new installment is bringing to the table! I've even read a few things I hadn't heard and have more to look forward to.

I think the disgruntled threads are due to the lack of recent information/media. It comes down to appeasing the masses and when we haven't been fed our pudding, we start to whine. I've yet to be disappointed by any of the Elder Scrolls games, and I'm confident Skyrim is going to svck away my off-time, and my beer!

The people now actually look like people, not scary giant cabbage patch kids.

I literally laughed my ass off when I read this! You, sir, owe me a new ass.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:55 am

60 random details we know about Skyrim that I'm looking forward to, in no particular order

1. planes of Oblivion involved in some skyrim quests (german journalist asked about it)
2. no more casting unlock hundreds of times to level Alteration (norwegian journalist)
3. dark brotherhood confirmed (dutch journalist asked about it)
4. traveling merchants and crops that can be destroyed (italian journalist)
5. racist nords and racism in Skyrim involved in some quests (german journalist)
6. more complex reputation and location factions compared with Oblivion (separate bounties and reputation for each of the Nine Holds)
7. there is a Bard's College in Solitude (french journalist)
8. you can knock oil lamps to the ground, creating fire damage (euro journalist)
9. 150+ dungeons and 100+ POIs
10. more complex relationships with NPCs including friendships, romance and marriage options
11. archery incorporates elements from Duke Patricks
12. fish that jump out of the water (italian)
13. 100+ subquests (Italian)
14. the main quest is set against the backdrop of an epic Civil War
15. 75% of the quests are dynamic, even the reward and the quest giver are randomized (italian)
16. enchanting magic effects are learned by breaking down components from other magic items (giving us a reason to be excited about finding a crappy magic item with new effect)
17. you can set oil on fire (italian)
18. the Orcs and Khajits look AMAZING!
19. the game will have dynamic shadows (french)
20. clouds gather in real time around mountain peaks (french)
21. snow accumulates dynamically (french)
22. Oblivion had 14 voice actors, Skyrim has over 70
23. 85+ spell effects
24. more complex crafting system and options available to the PC, such as crafting weapons, armor.
25. all NPCs have different day and night activities (french)
26. every city and town is bound to a specific natural resource, meaning if you damage their mine, they will be forced to obtain that mineral ore somewhere else (french)
27. no cut scene zoom in for dialogue, you can avoid dialogue by walking away (french)
28. dragons crash when wounded (french)
29. there is a cause and consequence tree for every quest (french)
30. NPCs accompany you on your quests to show you the way (french)
31. only one dev working part-time on dungeons in Oblivion vs. 8 devs working full-time on handcrafting dungeons in Skyrim
32. the game world is designed so that dungeons and points of interest are placed specifically in areas that play testers have determined look the most beautiful and panoramic
33. PC can engage in mining, woodcutting, smithing, farming, etc., activities and you can sell the fruits of your labors to merchants
34. there will be a carriage travel system
35. unlimited number of dragons (norwegian)
36. wolves hunt mammoths and foxes hunt rabbits (norwegian)
37. no persuasion mini-game, fallout 3 style dialog skill checks (norwegian)
38. all the NPCs and presumably the PC look more naturalistic, with faces that don't look like they were hit with a potato
39. some loot will be random, leveled loot and other will be fixed, as in Fallout 3 (norwegian)
40. we can sleep in bed of dead person (norwegian)
41. you can kill virtually an entire city (norwegian)
42. there are "lots of cooking recipes"
43. locational limb damage confirmed (norwegian)
44. some dragon shouts can be combined (norwegian)
45. over 20 shouts with three levels each for total of 60 (norwegian)
46. finishing moves confirmed (norwegian)
47. mathematical level cap around level 70 (norwegian)
48. DX11 support confirmed (norwegian)
49. six or seven different environments in skyrim: spruce forests, mountain-ranges, grassy tundras, volcanic tundra, a autumnal forest and a glacier (norwegian)
50. cool spell effects including setting magical frost runes on the ground
51. Solitude is the base of power for the Empire and Windhelm is the base of power for the Rebels. The other major cities, Riften, Winterhold, Whiterun, are the HQ for Thieves' Guild, College of Winterhold, Companions, giving each major city a very different flavor.
52. Every single screenshot released looks absolutely gorgeous
53. Radiant Story means much more enjoyment of second, third, fourth playthrough, etc.
55. 280 perks means much more enjoyment of subsequent playthroughs
56. Dragons can fly off into the sky when you are fighting them -- "you can lose them and spin around looking at the sky" because you can't see them anymore
57. There are some badass helmets in this game. (the one the Draugr is wearing in Sep 2011 PSM3 magazine with 2 gigantic horns)
58. facial scars and blindness
59. it will be a lot more fun to play pure warrior or pure stealth characters who don't cast any spells or use enchanting, thanks to 280 perks and 60 dragon shouts
60. Todd on Skyrim's DLC: "we're thinking bigger than with Fallout 3."

This.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:59 am

I can't wait to see how everything works, its a new game so I'm not bothered about the changes.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:13 am

60 random details we know about Skyrim that I'm looking forward to, in no particular order

1. planes of Oblivion involved in some skyrim quests (german journalist asked about it)
2. no more casting unlock hundreds of times to level Alteration (norwegian journalist)
3. dark brotherhood confirmed (dutch journalist asked about it)
4. traveling merchants and crops that can be destroyed (italian journalist)
5. racist nords and racism in Skyrim involved in some quests (german journalist)
6. more complex reputation and location factions compared with Oblivion (separate bounties and reputation for each of the Nine Holds)
7. there is a Bard's College in Solitude (french journalist)
8. you can knock oil lamps to the ground, creating fire damage (euro journalist)
9. 150+ dungeons and 100+ POIs
10. more complex relationships with NPCs including friendships, romance and marriage options
11. archery incorporates elements from Duke Patricks
12. fish that jump out of the water (italian)
13. 100+ subquests (Italian)
14. the main quest is set against the backdrop of an epic Civil War
15. 75% of the quests are dynamic, even the reward and the quest giver are randomized (italian)
16. enchanting magic effects are learned by breaking down components from other magic items (giving us a reason to be excited about finding a crappy magic item with new effect)
17. you can set oil on fire (italian)
18. the Orcs and Khajits look AMAZING!
19. the game will have dynamic shadows (french)
20. clouds gather in real time around mountain peaks (french)
21. snow accumulates dynamically (french)
22. Oblivion had 14 voice actors, Skyrim has over 70
23. 85+ spell effects
24. more complex crafting system and options available to the PC, such as crafting weapons, armor.
25. all NPCs have different day and night activities (french)
26. every city and town is bound to a specific natural resource, meaning if you damage their mine, they will be forced to obtain that mineral ore somewhere else (french)
27. no cut scene zoom in for dialogue, you can avoid dialogue by walking away (french)
28. dragons crash when wounded (french)
29. there is a cause and consequence tree for every quest (french)
30. NPCs accompany you on your quests to show you the way (french)
31. only one dev working part-time on dungeons in Oblivion vs. 8 devs working full-time on handcrafting dungeons in Skyrim
32. the game world is designed so that dungeons and points of interest are placed specifically in areas that play testers have determined look the most beautiful and panoramic
33. PC can engage in mining, woodcutting, smithing, farming, etc., activities and you can sell the fruits of your labors to merchants
34. there will be a carriage travel system
35. unlimited number of dragons (norwegian)
36. wolves hunt mammoths and foxes hunt rabbits (norwegian)
37. no persuasion mini-game, fallout 3 style dialog skill checks (norwegian)
38. all the NPCs and presumably the PC look more naturalistic, with faces that don't look like they were hit with a potato
39. some loot will be random, leveled loot and other will be fixed, as in Fallout 3 (norwegian)
40. we can sleep in bed of dead person (norwegian)
41. you can kill virtually an entire city (norwegian)
42. there are "lots of cooking recipes"
43. locational limb damage confirmed (norwegian)
44. some dragon shouts can be combined (norwegian)
45. over 20 shouts with three levels each for total of 60 (norwegian)
46. finishing moves confirmed (norwegian)
47. mathematical level cap around level 70 (norwegian)
48. DX11 support confirmed (norwegian)
49. six or seven different environments in skyrim: spruce forests, mountain-ranges, grassy tundras, volcanic tundra, a autumnal forest and a glacier (norwegian)
50. cool spell effects including setting magical frost runes on the ground
51. Solitude is the base of power for the Empire and Windhelm is the base of power for the Rebels. The other major cities, Riften, Winterhold, Whiterun, are the HQ for Thieves' Guild, College of Winterhold, Companions, giving each major city a very different flavor.
52. Every single screenshot released looks absolutely gorgeous
53. Radiant Story means much more enjoyment of second, third, fourth playthrough, etc.
55. 280 perks means much more enjoyment of subsequent playthroughs
56. Dragons can fly off into the sky when you are fighting them -- "you can lose them and spin around looking at the sky" because you can't see them anymore
57. There are some badass helmets in this game. (the one the Draugr is wearing in Sep 2011 PSM3 magazine with 2 gigantic horns)
58. facial scars and blindness
59. it will be a lot more fun to play pure warrior or pure stealth characters who don't cast any spells or use enchanting, thanks to 280 perks and 60 dragon shouts
60. Todd on Skyrim's DLC: "we're thinking bigger than with Fallout 3."

This renewed my interest in Skyrim.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:30 pm

BEARDS!!!

The soundtrack (main theme at least :whistling:)

Yep, doesn't take me much to be pleased.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:09 pm

Elder Scrolls

We know its going to be amazing with those two words.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:41 am

You, sir, owe me a new ass.

And that is why I love the forums.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 2:40 am

I like the fact that FINALLY, people in a TES game don't look like they all fell out of an ugly tree.

I like the cave enviroments and the flowing water within caves.

I like dual weilding weapons and spells. How long have we wanted that?

I love new armor.

I like dragons (just hope they are not too common and end up like cliffracers).

I love Nord Lore. Give me more!

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:51 pm

Someone needs to write a song in the style of "The World Is Just Awesome" (also known as Boom De Yada), with all the stuff we're looking forward to in Skyrim. I'll try a verse.

I love the mountains,
I love the tall fair Nords,
I love exploring, and killing stuff with swords!
I love this province, Skyrim's an awesome place!
(Boom de yada, boom de yada, boom de yada, boom de yada!)

Okay, that's all I can come up with.

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:00 pm

If you are joking then LOL if you are serious... :facepalm:

The game.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:13 am

The game in general to be honest. So many things I'm looking forward too I can't be bothered to list them lol.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:57 am

First? Hardly. These pop up every few days, and by these I mean threads intended purely for positive thought in reaction to overwhelming negativity.

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:19 am

Its still open world and sidequests have random locations. The latter is a positive as maybe no two quest walkthroughs will be the same..

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:06 pm

60 random details we know about Skyrim that I'm looking forward to, in no particular order

1. planes of Oblivion involved in some skyrim quests (german journalist asked about it)
2. no more casting unlock hundreds of times to level Alteration (norwegian journalist)
3. dark brotherhood confirmed (dutch journalist asked about it)
4. traveling merchants and crops that can be destroyed (italian journalist)
5. racist nords and racism in Skyrim involved in some quests (german journalist)
6. more complex reputation and location factions compared with Oblivion (separate bounties and reputation for each of the Nine Holds)
7. there is a Bard's College in Solitude (french journalist)
8. you can knock oil lamps to the ground, creating fire damage (euro journalist)
9. 150+ dungeons and 100+ POIs
10. more complex relationships with NPCs including friendships, romance and marriage options
11. archery incorporates elements from Duke Patricks
12. fish that jump out of the water (italian)
13. 100+ subquests (Italian)
14. the main quest is set against the backdrop of an epic Civil War
15. 75% of the quests are dynamic, even the reward and the quest giver are randomized (italian)
16. enchanting magic effects are learned by breaking down components from other magic items (giving us a reason to be excited about finding a crappy magic item with new effect)
17. you can set oil on fire (italian)
18. the Orcs and Khajits look AMAZING!
19. the game will have dynamic shadows (french)
20. clouds gather in real time around mountain peaks (french)
21. snow accumulates dynamically (french)
22. Oblivion had 14 voice actors, Skyrim has over 70
23. 85+ spell effects
24. more complex crafting system and options available to the PC, such as crafting weapons, armor.
25. all NPCs have different day and night activities (french)
26. every city and town is bound to a specific natural resource, meaning if you damage their mine, they will be forced to obtain that mineral ore somewhere else (french)
27. no cut scene zoom in for dialogue, you can avoid dialogue by walking away (french)
28. dragons crash when wounded (french)
29. there is a cause and consequence tree for every quest (french)
30. NPCs accompany you on your quests to show you the way (french)
31. only one dev working part-time on dungeons in Oblivion vs. 8 devs working full-time on handcrafting dungeons in Skyrim
32. the game world is designed so that dungeons and points of interest are placed specifically in areas that play testers have determined look the most beautiful and panoramic
33. PC can engage in mining, woodcutting, smithing, farming, etc., activities and you can sell the fruits of your labors to merchants
34. there will be a carriage travel system
35. unlimited number of dragons (norwegian)
36. wolves hunt mammoths and foxes hunt rabbits (norwegian)
37. no persuasion mini-game, fallout 3 style dialog skill checks (norwegian)
38. all the NPCs and presumably the PC look more naturalistic, with faces that don't look like they were hit with a potato
39. some loot will be random, leveled loot and other will be fixed, as in Fallout 3 (norwegian)
40. we can sleep in bed of dead person (norwegian)
41. you can kill virtually an entire city (norwegian)
42. there are "lots of cooking recipes"
43. locational limb damage confirmed (norwegian)
44. some dragon shouts can be combined (norwegian)
45. over 20 shouts with three levels each for total of 60 (norwegian)
46. finishing moves confirmed (norwegian)
47. mathematical level cap around level 70 (norwegian)
48. DX11 support confirmed (norwegian)
49. six or seven different environments in skyrim: spruce forests, mountain-ranges, grassy tundras, volcanic tundra, a autumnal forest and a glacier (norwegian)
50. cool spell effects including setting magical frost runes on the ground
51. Solitude is the base of power for the Empire and Windhelm is the base of power for the Rebels. The other major cities, Riften, Winterhold, Whiterun, are the HQ for Thieves' Guild, College of Winterhold, Companions, giving each major city a very different flavor.
52. Every single screenshot released looks absolutely gorgeous
53. Radiant Story means much more enjoyment of second, third, fourth playthrough, etc.
55. 280 perks means much more enjoyment of subsequent playthroughs
56. Dragons can fly off into the sky when you are fighting them -- "you can lose them and spin around looking at the sky" because you can't see them anymore
57. There are some badass helmets in this game. (the one the Draugr is wearing in Sep 2011 PSM3 magazine with 2 gigantic horns)
58. facial scars and blindness
59. it will be a lot more fun to play pure warrior or pure stealth characters who don't cast any spells or use enchanting, thanks to 280 perks and 60 dragon shouts
60. Todd on Skyrim's DLC: "we're thinking bigger than with Fallout 3."

you sir, win a cookie. kudos. really

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:40 pm

combat looks better

you cant cast magic with both hands equipped any longer

graphics are darker and less cartoony than oblivion

animations and facial features are much improved

snow physics so that i can make snow angels and snowmen..........er i mean snowpersons

removed easy exploits like spellmaking

spells appear to act more like dark messiah and midas magic spells as opposed to just boring shader changes in oblivion and morrowind.

nord women have ample bosoms.......who needs a bed when i can rest on those pillows :hubbahubba:

more unique dungeons

no more billboard leaves that follow you when you move

weapons and armor look more realistic and less animeish than oblivions

spears

dwemer dungeons

dwemer dungeons

did i mention the dwemer dungeons are back. :toughninja: ayleid blow compared to the dwemer

its in skyrim and not some stupid animal crossing kingdom. i dont want to see a bunch of walking talking pandas and giraffes in my game thank you.

@Chaz GELF..........speaking of hilarious bugs which i also wouldnt mind seeing one or two of as long as they dont completely bork my game. this is my current favorite one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToKIkw3LIoQ

» Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:09 pm

The only thing so far I can somewhat judge on whether it's positive or not is the graphics. What I've seen so far, the game looks phenomenal. Hope, on consoles as well ...

» Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:50 am

This.

I agree with this thisness