Hey guys I have decided to go ahead and play Oblivion before Skyrim comes out, few questions. Are there any serious glitches I should watch out for? One I hear of is the vampire glitch, is it fixed. Hard to find an answer. Also since I've neve played any TES games any input you have on selecting a character or will it be explained enough at the start of the game? Got the GOTY edition ps3.

I was gonna have Skyrim be my first TES experience but I decided Oblivion looks great and I'll play that first instead. I'm sure I'll love it. What are some of example of how much freedom I'll actually have? I am really stoked for this game after reading reviews and seeing all the gameplay. Plus I hope playing it will make me be a little more familiar with Skyrim when I play that. Thanks ahead for any answers.

I so loved Morrowind that I refused to believe Oblivion could approach it in anything more then graphics and speed, but I was wrong. Oblivion has all the freedom of past TES but much, much more role play involvement, like the actors must have worked weeks to have all the things recorded. I love the horses, and miss flying and some of the old tricks, but I can always fly around Vvardenfel for old times sake should I want.

You can really be anything you want and make up classes to suit you. Like I was playing a strait mage but found the swords fun to use so now I am training that hard (tho admittedly unlike Morrowind) my ability to train is stopped at 5 lessons per level. That means I have to get in game practice outside of the guild halls. As a Mage I just summon a skeleton and attack that.

There is an http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes4Mod:Unofficial_Oblivion_Patch that does some of the more exhausting fixes Bethesda didn't have time for. TES games also have player 'mods' that enhance, change, or expand the game in some way

I would suggest playing a mage. I got 5 levels with a perfume bottle on my cast key for summoning spells. Conjuration is nice, you have your undead tank and throw fire around. Destruction has many more spells then just elemental ones. I like the fire when it works. Being a Mage gives you access to enchanting and alchemy. Alchemy is great money right from the get out. I just saw I have made more then 3000 potions, but I like picking the herbs. Hate bears tho. Flipping bear ate my Dremora Lord tonight. I like the Dremora Lord. I can go invisible now, so I try not to get near the bears, haunts, and demons unless I am sure to win. Anyone can like do alchemy, just some classes and races have it easier.

Learned how to poison today. Killed a scary necromancer chick with some poison. Was a good thing.

Still don't be a Mage if you want to be tough. All my muscle waxes and wans, here one sec and omg, ouch. Good thing for potions.

magicka