to the people saying that its not as bad as made out to be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Cz9zefTW4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg7j11_tlBY



my skyrim froze 3 times in one sitting (the ones requiring console restart).

I'm literally on 10 frames at the minute but if the patch fixes it I will be estatic. It's ironic because I was shouting about how good the port was because it ran so smooth

I think just about every game I've ever played has had a "Memory Leak" according to posters on that game's official forums. It's a term people who don't know what they're talking about use to try and sound like they do

I sort of expected frame rate issues, and wasn't shocked to see them. Like others said, most of the time a restart fixes that problem (annoying but not game-breaking). However, my problems usually start after 45 minutes or so, not the 2 - 4 hours that some get. I can live with the frame rate issue, if this patch does something to improve the situation.

My biggest problem is that the farther into the game I get, the more "tweaked" the game gets. All of the sudden my quests are starting to bug out, and certain functions no longer work. After about 30 hours, I can no longer use the alchemy, enchanting, or armor improving tables. At all.

Frame rate isn't a killer, but when features of the game stop working half-way through, it kills it for me. I started a 3rd character, but if the same issues come up again I'm afraid I'll be done with Skyrim for good.

Yes, but I didn't want to explain that to a person who actually stated that the problem was a memory leak when the exact opposite is the problem. It's like a person burning to death by fire complaining about all the ice. I'm not going to tell them what ice is if they're that ignorant.

Don't use the word ignorant on people who aren't ignorant. It makes you look like a massive [censored].

That's excellent advice, I'll be sure to remember it in the future when the term does not accurately portray the individual's grasp on a subject.

"Oh no, the ice is so hot!"
"Oh no, the memory leak is holding onto too much memory!"

Ignorant = apt

Ignorance has become an awfully offensive term over the years for some reason. But it is a legitimate way to say that someone does not know what they're talking about. For example, I am ignorant when it comes to playing a harp. But I'm trained classically when playing guitar.

Ignorant would be when someone has the relevant information on something but refuses to acknowledge the information. It's always better to educate someone over the issue than rather call them ignorant when they may not have correct information on the subject. If they continue to be incorrect them call them ignorant.

Edit* fair enough I see where you're coming from.

when i'm about 20hrs into the game and the save file has about 6 to 10mb the lagging starts in the major towns and especially when fighting a dragon.
after another 10 hrs maybe the lag is now almost everywhere except maybe in smaller dungeons. i really hope the patch will help because its a real great game and it would be sad to drop it.

Yeah, I thought my edit would make things a bit more understandable. I just wanted to tell them what the problem was and then move on. Unfortunately, not doing so has led to this entire side track so I did not save any time by skipping the explaining that memory leaks are even scheduled in games.

I love it when people who clearly have no idea of game developing talk like they do.
Ignorance and pretention never seize to amaze me on the Internet!