Skyrim, a world filled with the mentally deficient. : V - Skyrim

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:00 pm

one thing I do like about the ai though, is how people's comments can reflect what you're wearing, be it clothing, armor, swords, bows, that sort of thing, thought that was a nice touch.

Really? I've only had them say "lightly armored means light on your feet, smart" over and over and over again. I wear heavy armor...

» Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:49 am

You fail to mention how NPC's will repeat dialogue twice, first as an ambient one liner, and again after you actually initiate conversation.

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 6:57 pm

Really? I've only had them say "lightly armored means light on your feet, smart" over and over and over again. I wear heavy armor...

It seems like they only comment on the skills you have at level 40 or so.
They used to tell me "Destruction magic's fine, just don't burn down any buildings." Now my destruction's at level 100, and all I hear is "Go fiddling around with any locks around here, and we'll have a problem."

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:38 pm

*Leaves a mine after just clearing it it*

*Lydia, turns around, sees the mine entrance, and suddenly looks excited*

Lydia: ''Ohhh, look, a cave! I wonder what's inside... ''

Dragonborn: '' .... '' *Silent facepalm*

» Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:58 am

This happens everytime. :turned:

» Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:18 am

Skyrim, a video game filled with fake people operating on current technology and not some a bunch of human brains connected to computers transmitting the appropriate words.

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:49 pm

You fail to mention how NPC's will repeat dialogue twice, first as an ambient one liner, and again after you actually initiate conversation.

Yeah, I hate when that happens.

This thread is amazing, by the way.

» Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:37 am

I 'kinda' wish they had recorded more lines for the NPCs to say. Perhaps just random things "it's really warm today." "Does this look infected to you?" "I like my new shoes!" or more things that scale with level and race "What a handsome elf!" "You look strong..." "You wanna start something?!".

Stuff like that...

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:45 pm

My favorite is when you put an arrow through a bandits head without killing them, and creep back into the shadows.

They look around for 30 seconds or so, then put away their sword, and simply conclude: "must be my imagination..."

» Sun Dec 11, 2011 1:51 am

I 'kinda' wish they had recorded more lines for the NPCs to say. Perhaps just random things "it's really warm today." "Does this look infected to you?" "I like my new shoes!" or more things that scale with level and race "What a handsome elf!" "You look strong..." "You wanna start something?!".

Stuff like that...

Elves? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwYKtgFYCc

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:13 pm

I 'kinda' wish they had recorded more lines for the NPCs to say. Perhaps just random things "it's really warm today." "Does this look infected to you?" "I like my new shoes!" or more things that scale with level and race "What a handsome elf!" "You look strong..." "You wanna start something?!".

Stuff like that...

Ya, variation would be nice. I liked listening to the comments at first but after you have heard them 50+ times they get old quick (but at least they added some fun at the beginning).

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:29 pm

The same used to happen in Thief: The Dark Project. Near the end of Lord Bafford's Mansion, in the rafters above the room with the gongs, I used to get a kick out of dousing the torches, pegging one or two of the guards with arrows, to have them hollering things like "I'll find you coward," and when they calm down after a bit, one of them saying to the other. "Stay sharp. I thought I saw something a while back." Meanwhile he still has an arrow jutting from his chest.

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 10:56 pm

i cant complain.. its an RPG after all people are supposed to talk like that. reminds me of my very first rpg one of those richard gariott titles

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 5:20 pm

Slit a bandit's throat. Before I could back away, his buddy ran up, looked straight at me crouching over the lifeless corpse wielding blood splattered daggers, said "I'll find whoever did this" and walked away. He didn't turn around, either. He stepped over the body and actually pushed me aside slightly.

Edit: I thought I read somewhere before the game came out that the A.I wouldn't say anything to you unless you made eye contact or stopped moving. Guess that wasn't true. "Get to the wind district very often. Pfft, of course not [you're only the thane of Whiterun and go there every day]" He's the only accidental werewolf death I didn't feel remorse for.

nazeem is my adoring fan screw that guy :foodndrink:

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:40 pm

"In the real world, everyone spouts random facts at anyone that comes within a 5 foot radius of them!"

Can you imagine walking through the grocery store and then some random old lady stops checking out the tomatos to say "I heard they shot Osama Bin Laden recently. Serves him right!"
Then she goes back to checking out the tomatos.

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:13 pm

I love it, just to read threads like this.

I sat on the bench over watching the crazy religious nut yelling in the background. I go in third person just admiring the activity of the day about to wrap up my play when a lady sits down....I'm staring straight ahead and she just stares at me and asked me if I was married....then talks about where her husband is, making an innuendo about being stuck up the jarl's ass. I try to ignore and keep my head straight ahead as if I did not hear her. She keeps looking at me, staying quiet, then

Her (staring right after me): Good afternoon...

Me (looking dead pan straight ahead): .... *thinking......please leave alone

Her: .....

Me: ....

Her: Good Afternoon.

Me: .......

Her: Good afternoon.

Me: .....

Her: Are you married....

Me. ..... *Oh god, here we go again....just leave me alone

I hit escape as she rambles on how to treat a woman....

» Sun Dec 11, 2011 12:03 am

A lot of these are getting really annoying.

Anyone remember in Morrowind, every single Nord would say "SEEN ANY ELVES? HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!"?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!?!?!

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:39 pm

lol I agree. The npcs couldn't be more [censored].

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 4:22 pm

I agree with the mentally deficient argument.

My wonderful scenario:

Playing as a Redguard Paladin. Join the Legion for training purposes. Make it to Legate rank and walk outside of Castle Dour in Solitude.

Legion Guard: "If you disrespect the law, you disrespect me."
Me: "Umm. I'm an officer of the Imperial Legion, soldier. I expect you to-"
Legion Guard: "You can exchange that junk you're wearing for something better at the *insert whatever the smith's shop is called*"
Me: "I'm... I'm wearing Legionnaire plate armor, soldier..."

After that I walked away, cussing the guy out in RL. I thought to myself, "WTF? I'm an officer in the Legion and this little [censored]head gave me the business. It's because my character is black, isn't it?"

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:57 pm

All of the odd NPC behavior can be attributed to the use of skooma, mead, wine, and ale.

» Sat Dec 10, 2011 2:48 pm

My favorite one so far (spoilers for Thorvald Graymane quest)

Spoiler

I rescue him from the Thalmor prison and we break out the door into the light of day. There's a dead Thalmor in front of the door. Thorvald stops, looks down, and says "I'll find out who did this, I swear."