» Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:11 am
There should be a GotY version of the guide as well as the original, and the GotY version should have at least the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles DLC included.
The official guide, like other Beth official guides, is an excellent reference tool. The problem with it, as with most any RPG guide, is when it attempts to offer specific advice. This problem also applies to the UESP, though, or any other guide. Specific advice may not apply for your character concept(s) or play style. That is a common issue I find with any guide.
Also, note that the UESP wiki has its own flaws, of course. For example, the information on the UESP wiki about Speed and how it actually functions within the game, particularly between enemies and PCs, is incomplete, largely due to the very complex method and many factors that speed is dependent on ingame. It also doesn't help that using the console to create certain contexts may not be the same as playing a character from the beginning and developing the same contexts (e.g., scaling of characters winds up treated differently between custom races from the CS and simply using the setscale console command).
Basically, with a game as complex as TES games are, it is almost impossible to detail all information. Therefore, it's good to use multiple sources and check your own game experience.